Football League Third Division  1977/78

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1st  Wrexham 46 23 15 8 78 45 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Cambridge United 46 23 12 11 72 51 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Preston North End 46 20 16 10 63 38 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Peterborough United 46 20 16 10 47 33 56 -
5th  Chester 46 16 22 8 59 56 54 -
6th  Walsall 46 18 17 11 61 50 53 -
7th  Gillingham 46 15 20 11 67 60 50 -
8th  Colchester United 46 15 18 13 55 44 48 -
9th  Chesterfield 46 17 14 15 58 49 48 -
10th  Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 67 60 48 -
11th  Shrewsbury Town 46 16 15 15 63 57 47 -
12th  Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 57 52 47 -
13th  Carlisle United 46 14 19 13 59 59 47

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14th  Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 16 15 50 52 46

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15th  Bury 46 13 19 14 62 56 45

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16th  Lincoln City 46 15 15 16 53 61 45

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17th  Exeter City 46 15 14 17 49 59 44

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18th  Oxford United 46 13 14 19 64 67 40 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 46 11 17 18 61 68 39 -
20th  Rotherham United 46 13 13 20 51 68 39 -
21st  Port Vale 46 8 20 18 46 67 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bradford City 46 12 10 24 56 86 34 ▼Relegated
23rd  Hereford United 46 9 14 23 34 60 32 ▼Relegated
24th  Portsmouth 46 7 17 22 41 75 31 ▼Relegated

 

End of Season Notes
 ▼Blackpool were Relegated from the Second Division
 ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated from the Second Division
 ▼Hull City were Relegated from the Second Division
 ▲Wrexham were Promoted to the Second Division
 ▲Cambridge United were Promoted to the Second Division
 ▲Preston North End were Promoted to the Second Division
 ▼Port Vale were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Bradford City were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Hereford United were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Portsmouth Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▲Watford were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Southend United were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Swansea City were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Brentford were Promoted from the Fourth Division