Football League Division Three
D. Biddle
Lineups
1
HODGE
HODGE
2
BASON
BASON
3
ROGERS
ROGERS
4
TRUSSON
TRUSSON
5
FOSTER
FOSTER
6
PERRIN
PERRIN
7
TAYLOR
TAYLOR
8
MEGSON
MEGSON
9
BINNEY
BINNEY
10
BRENNAN
BRENNAN
11
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
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
KAMARA
KAMARA
| Plymouth Argyle | |
|---|---|
| 1Martin HODGE | |
| 2Brian BASON | |
| 3Alan ROGERS | |
| 4Mike TRUSSON | |
| 5George FOSTER | |
| 6Steve PERRIN | |
| 7Brian TAYLOR | |
| 8Gary MEGSON | |
| 9Fred BINNEY | |
| 10Steve BRENNAN | |
| 11Brian JOHNSON | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Keith FEAR | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Chris OGDEN1 | ||
| 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | ||
| 3Andy FORD3 | ||
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 74' | 7Ian MILLER7 | 74' |
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 9Chris GUTHRIE9 | ||
| 10Chic BATES10 | ||
| 11Chris KAMARA11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 74' | 12Paul GILCHRIST12 | 74' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday September 16th, 1978:
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
2-1 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Bury
Bury
|
1-2 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-0 | 
Chester
Chester
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
1-1 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
1-1 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
3-2 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
3-1 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2-0 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
4-3 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday September 16th, 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 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 |
Watford
Watford
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 |
Chester
Chester
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 3 |
| 22 |
Bury
Bury
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 3 |
| 24 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 2 |
Match Programme
