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Season 1978-79

Football League Division Four

Football League Division Four

Final League Position: 5th

FA Cup

H - Wimbledon

19 August 1978

Drew 1-1 - 3,510

A - Newport County

22 August 1978

Won 2-1 - 3,374

A - Rochdale

26 August 1978

Drew 1-1 - 976

H - Halifax Town

2 September 1978

Won 1-0 - 2,884

A - Port Vale

9 September 1978

Drew 1-1 - 3,045

H - Bradford City

12 September 1978

Won 6-0 - 3,344

A - Torquay United

16 September 1978

Lost 2-1 - 3,221

H - Portsmouth

23 September 1978

Lost 2-0 - 8,967

A - Scunthorpe United

26 September 1978

Lost 2-0 - 2,700

H - Darlington

30 September 1978

Drew 1-1 - 2,560

A - AFC Bournemouth

7 October 1978

Won 1-0 - 4,605

H - Hartlepool United

14 October 1978

Drew 1-1 - 2,968

H - Barnsley

17 October 1978

Won 1-0 - 3,622

A - Hereford United

21 October 1978 

Drew 1-1 - 3,836

A - Crewe Alexandra

27 October 1978

Drew 1-1 - 1,937

H - Grimsby Town

4 November 1978

Won 2-0 - 3,536

A - Halifax Town

11 November 1978

Drew 1-1 - 1,439

H - Rochdale

18 November 1978

Won 1-0 - 3,043

A - Huddersfield Town

2 December 1978

Drew 0-0 - 3,138

H - Doncaster Rovers

9 December 1978

Won 2-1 - 3,030

H - Stockport County

23 December 1978

Won 3-2 - 3,115

A - Northampton Town

26 December 1978

Won 3-2 - 3,325

A - Wigan Athletic

30 December 1978

Lost 3-2 - 7,289

H - Port Vale

13 January 1979

Drew 1-1 - 3,708

H - Torquay United

20 January 1979

Won 1-0 - 3,658

H - Scunthorpe United

3 February 1979

Won 2-0 - 3,669

H - Reading

6 February 1979

Drew 2-2 - 7,732

A - Hartlepool United

24 February 1979

Drew 2-2 - 2,908

H - Hereford United

3 March 1979

Won 2-0 - 3,932

A - Bradford City

7 March 1979

Won 2-0 - 3,866

H - Crewe Alexandra

10 March 1979

Won 3-0 - 3,947

A - Grimsby Town

17 March 1979

Drew 0-0 - 6,375

H - AFC Bournemouth

20 March 1979

Won 1-0 - 5,490

H - Newport County

24 March 1979

Lost 3-2 - 5,243

A - Wimbledon

27 March 1979

Lost 3-1 - 5,104

A - York City

31 March 1979

Drew 1-1 - 2,110

A - Darlington

3 April 1979

Lost 2-1 - 1,267

H - Huddersfield Town

7 April 1979

Won 1-0 - 4,215

A - Stockport County

9 April 1979

Drew 2-2 - 2,190

H - Northampton Town

14 April 1979

Won 2-0 - 4,438

A - Reading

16 April 1979

Lost 4-0 - 13,517

H - Wigan Athletic

21 April 1979

Won 1-0 - 5,466

A - Barnsley

24 April 1979

Lost 2-0 - 12,718

A - Doncaster Rovers

28 April 1979

Drew 1-1 - 1,539

H - York City

5 May 1979

Won 1-0 - 3,675

A - Portsmouth

15 May 1979

Drew 1-1 - 6,236

H - Weymouth

1st Round

25 November 1978

Drew 1-1 - 4,213

A - Weymouth

1st Round Replay

29 November 1978

Won 2-0 - 3,468

A - Barking

2nd Round

16 December 1978

Won 2-1 - 1,897

A - Sheffield United

3rd Round

9 January 1979

Drew 0-0 - 16,000

H - Sheffield United

3rd Round Replay

15 January 1979

Won 1-0 - 8,321

H - Swindon Town

4th Round

30 January 1979

Won 2-1 - 10,913

H - Shrewsbury Town

5th Round

20 February 1979

Drew 2-2 - 11,895

A - Shrewsbury Town

5th Round Replay

26 February 1979

Lost 3-1 AET - 13,720

Football League Cup

H - Millwall

1st Round 1st Leg

12 August 1978

Lost 1-0 - 4,973

A - Millwall

1st Round 2nd Leg

15 August 1978

Lost 1-0 - 7,060

Friendlies & Other Matches

H - Tottenham Hotspur

John Anderson Testimonial

19 September 1978

Drew 1-1 - 7,834

H - Oxford United

Pre-Season Friendly

29 July 1978

Won 3-1 - 1,448

A - Salisbury

Pre-Season Friendly

5 August 1978

Won 4-0 - 420

H - Brentford

Pre-Season Friendly

9 August 1978

Lost 2-1 - 1,368

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