Football League Division Three
J.E. Bent
Lineups
| Portsmouth | |
|---|---|
| 1Phil FIGGINS | |
| 2Phil ROBERTS | |
| 3Billy WILSON | |
| 4Peter ELLIS | |
| 5Peter DENYER | |
| 6Eoin HAND | |
| 7Norman PIPER | |
| 8David KEMP | |
| 9Paul GILCHRIST | |
| 10Bobby STOKES | |
| 11Mick MELLOWS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Matt POLLOCK | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2Andy FORD2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Chris KAMARA4 | ||
| 5Roy CARTER5 | ||
| 6Colin PROPHETT6 | ||
| 7David MOSS7 | ||
| 8Ken STROUD8 | ||
| 33' | 9Chris GUTHRIE9 | 33' |
| 10Ray McHALE10 | ||
| 11Dave CUNNINGHAM11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 33' | 12Russell LEWIS12 | 33' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Friday January 20th, 1978:
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
1-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
2-1 | 
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday January 20th, 1978:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | 
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 29 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 29 |
| 9 | 
Bury
Bury
|
26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | 
Chester
Chester
|
25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 20 |
| 21 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 20 |
| 23 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 19 |
| 24 | 
Bradford City
Bradford
|
26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 19 |
Match Programme
