



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN | |
| 2John McLAUGHLIN | |
| 3John TROLLOPE | |
| 4Chris KAMARA | |
| 5Andy FORD | |
| 6Colin PROPHETT | |
| 7David MOSS | |
| 8Ken STROUD | |
| 9Chris GUTHRIE | |
| 10Ray McHALE | |
| 11Dave CUNNINGHAM | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Roy CARTER | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Danny WILLIAMS |
| Plymouth Argyle | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Paul BARRON1 | ||
| 2Kevin SMART2 | ||
| 3John UZZELL3 | ||
| 4Chris HARRISON4 | ||
| 5George FOSTER5 | ||
| 6John CRAVEN6 | ||
| 7Mickey HORSWILL7 | ||
| 8Brian JOHNSON8 | ||
| 9Fred BINNEY9 | ||
| 10Gary MEGSON10 | ||
| 11Alan ROGERS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12 UNKNOWN12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Mike KELLY |
Football League Division Three results on Tuesday December 27th, 1977:
Bury
Bury
|
1-1 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
0-1 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-0 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
1-1 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
1-1 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
2-2 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-0 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
4-0 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-1 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
3-0 |
Chester
Chester
|
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
3-1 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Tuesday December 27th, 1977:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 25 |
| 8 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 |
Bury
Bury
|
22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 |
Chester
Chester
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 18 |
| 21 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 |
| 23 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 17 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 15 |