Football League Division Three
D. Westwood (32'), D. Richardson (85' pen)
(HT: 1-1)
Attendance: 8,012
Attendance: 8,012
M. Sinclair
Lineups
1
HILLYARD
HILLYARD
2
KNIGHT
KNIGHT
3
ARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG
4
OVERTON
OVERTON
5
SHIPPERLEY
SHIPPERLEY
6
CRABBE
CRABBE
7
NICHOLL
NICHOLL
8
WEATHERLY
WEATHERLY
9
PRICE
PRICE
10
WESTWOOD
WESTWOOD
11
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
1
ALLAN
ALLAN
2
McLAUGHLIN
McLAUGHLIN
3
TROLLOPE
TROLLOPE
4
KAMARA
KAMARA
5
CARTER
CARTER
6
PROPHETT
PROPHETT
7
MOSS
MOSS
8
STROUD
STROUD
9
GUTHRIE
GUTHRIE
10
McHALE
McHALE
11
CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM
| Gillingham | |
|---|---|
| 1Ron HILLYARD | |
| 2Graham KNIGHT | |
| 3Gary ARMSTRONG | |
| 4John OVERTON | |
| 5Dave SHIPPERLEY | 55' |
| 6John CRABBE | |
| 7Terry NICHOLL | |
| 8Mark WEATHERLY | |
| 9Ken PRICE | |
| 10Danny WESTWOOD | |
| 11Damien RICHARDSON | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Billy HUGHES | 55' |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Chris KAMARA4 | ||
| 5Roy CARTER5 | ||
| 6Colin PROPHETT6 | ||
| 7David MOSS7 | ||
| 8Ken STROUD8 | ||
| 9Chris GUTHRIE9 | ||
| 10Ray McHALE10 | ||
| 11Dave CUNNINGHAM11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Andy FORD12 | ||
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday December 31st, 1977:
Bradford City
Bradford
|
1-3 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Bury
Bury
|
1-1 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Chester
Chester
|
2-2 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
0-0 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-0 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
0-1 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
3-0 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-0 | 
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-0 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-0 | 
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday December 31st, 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
|
23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 26 |
| 8 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 |
Bury
Bury
|
23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 |
Chester
Chester
|
23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 22 |
| 16 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 19 |
| 20 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 18 |
| 21 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 18 |
| 22 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 18 |
| 23 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 17 |
| 24 | 
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 17 |
Match Programme
