Football League Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
0 - 0
0
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
0
(HT: 0-0)
Attendance: 2,672
Attendance: 2,672
N. Glover
Lineups
1
MULHEARN
MULHEARN
2
KING
KING
3
LEONARD
LEONARD
4
TURNER
TURNER
5
GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN
6
HAYES
HAYES
7
LOUGHNANE
LOUGHNANE
8
LINDSAY
LINDSAY
9
ATKINS
ATKINS
10
BIGGINS
BIGGINS
11
MAGUIRE
MAGUIRE
1
OGDEN
OGDEN
2
McLAUGHLIN
McLAUGHLIN
3
FORD
FORD
4
McHALE
McHALE
5
AIZLEWOOD
AIZLEWOOD
6
STROUD
STROUD
7
MILLER
MILLER
8
CARTER
CARTER
9
GUTHRIE
GUTHRIE
10
BATES
BATES
11
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
| Shrewsbury Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Ken MULHEARN | |
| 2Jake KING | |
| 3Carleton LEONARD | |
| 4Graham TURNER | |
| 5Colin GRIFFIN | |
| 6Steve HAYES | |
| 7Peter LOUGHNANE | |
| 8Jimmy LINDSAY | |
| 9Ian ATKINS | |
| 10Steve BIGGINS | |
| 11Paul MAGUIRE | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Jack KEAY | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Chris OGDEN1 | ||
| 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | ||
| 3Andy FORD3 | ||
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 82' | 9Chris GUTHRIE9 | 82' |
| 10Chic BATES10 | ||
| 11Brian WILLIAMS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 82' | 12Chris KAMARA12 | 82' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday August 26th, 1978:
Brentford
Brentford
|
0-3 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Bury
Bury
|
2-2 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
1-0 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Chester
Chester
|
3-0 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
0-2 | 
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2-1 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
2-1 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
0-0 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
0-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
1-3 | 
Hull City
Hull City
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-2 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday August 26th, 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 |
Chester
Chester
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |
Watford
Watford
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |
Bury
Bury
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 23 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |