Season 1977-78
Football League Division Four
Football League Division Four
Final League Position: 5th
H - Scunthorpe United
3 December 1977
Won 4-0 - 3,070
A - Hartlepool United
10 December 1977
Drew 2-2 - 2,082
H - Brentford
26 December 1977
Won 1-0 - 8,175
A - Southend United
27 December 1977
Lost 3-1 - 10,203
A - Northampton Town
31 December 1977
Drew 1-1 - 3,598
H - Southport
2 January 1978
Drew 0-0 - 5,871
A - Stockport County
6 January 1978
Lost 2-1 - 5,121
H - York City
14 January 1978
Drew 1-1 - 3,798
H - Huddersfield Town
28 January 1978
Drew 3-3 - 4,062
A - Barnsley
7 February 1978
Lost 2-0 - 5,899
H - Swansea City
25 February 1978
Drew 2-2 - 3,806
H - Darlington
28 February 1978
Won 3-2 - 3,114
A - Newport County
4 March 1978
Lost 2-1 - 3,737
H - Wimbledon
8 March 1978
Won 3-1 - 4,632
A - Watford
11 March 1978
Lost 1-0 - 12,641
H - Grimsby Town
17 March 1978
Won 4-2 - 3,606
H - Southend United
25 March 1978
Won 3-0 - 5,631
A - Brentford
27 March 1978
Lost 2-0 - 12,579
A - AFC Bournemouth
24 March 1978
Drew 0-0 - 4,470
H - Northampton Town
1 April 1978
Won 2-1 - 3,353
FA Cup
A - Scunthorpe United
22 April 1978
Drew 1-1 - 2,686
H - Reading
4 April 1978
Drew 1-1 - 6,756
A - Torquay United
8 April 1978
Won 2-1 - 2,622
A - Doncaster Rovers
11 April 1978
Lost 4-3 - 1,595
H - Halifax Town
15 April 1978
Drew 0-0 - 3,727
A - Crewe Alexandra
25 April 1978
Won 2-0 - 1,953
H - Hartlepool United
29 April 1978
Won 3-0 - 3,624
A - Rochdale
1 May 1978
Drew 0-0 - 923
A - York City
20 August 1977
Won 2-1 - 2,003
H - Stockport County
24 August 1977
Won 2-1 - 2,190
H - Doncaster Rovers
27 August 1977
Won 1-0 - 3,128
A - Huddersfield Town
3 September 1977
Drew 1-1 - 4,205
H - Barnsley
10 September 1977
Drew 0-0 - 3,447
A - Wimbledon
13 September 1977
Won 2-1 - 4,446
H - Watford
15 October 1977
Won 1-0 - 8,059
A - Grimsby Town
22 October 1977
Lost 1-0 - 4,521
H - AFC Bournemouth
29 October 1977
Won 2-0 - 4,863
A - Southport
5 November 1977
Drew 1-1 - 1,246
H - Torquay United
12 November 1977
Won 3-0 - 3,716
A - Darlington
17 September 1977
Drew 1-1 - 1,809
H - Rochdale
24 September 1977
Won 2-0 - 3,633
H - Crewe Alexandra
28 September 1977
Won 2-0 - 4,276
A - Swansea City
1 October 1977
Lost 1-0 - 5,708
A - Reading
5 October 1977
Lost 1-0 - 6,235
H - Newport County
8 October 1977
Drew 2-2 - 3,452
A - Halifax Town
19 November 1977
Lost 2-1 - 1,093
A - Reading
1st Round
26 November 1976
Lost 3-1 - 8,194
Football League Cup
H - Colchester United
1st Round 1st Leg
13 August 1977
Drew 1-1 - 2,574
A - Colchester United
1st Round 2nd Leg
16 August 1977
Lost 4-1 - 3,360
Friendlies & Other Matches
H - Swindon Town
Pre-Season Friendly
6 August 1977
Won 3-1 - 934
A - Portsmouth
Pre-Season Friendly
3 August 1977
Won 1-0 - 2,256
H - Arsenal
Golden Jubilee Celebration
8 August 1977
Lost 1-0 - 5,501
Postponed Matches
H - Darlington
League Division Four
11 February 1978
POSTPONED