Football League Division Three
Swindon Town
2 - 1
2
P. Gilchrist (50'), S. Aizlewood (86')
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
1
C. Griffin (38')
Lineups
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
GILCHRIST
GILCHRIST
10
BATES
BATES
11
KAMARA
KAMARA
1
WARDLE
WARDLE
2
KING
KING
3
LEONARD
LEONARD
4
TURNER
TURNER
5
GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN
6
HAYES
HAYES
7
CHAPMAN
CHAPMAN
8
TONG
TONG
9
ATKINS
ATKINS
10
BIGGINS
BIGGINS
11
MAGUIRE
MAGUIRE
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Chris OGDEN | |
| 2John McLAUGHLIN | |
| 3Andy FORD | |
| 4Ray McHALE | |
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD | |
| 6Ken STROUD | |
| 7Ian MILLER | |
| 8Roy CARTER | |
| 9Paul GILCHRIST | 77' |
| 10Chic BATES | |
| 11Chris KAMARA | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Brian WILLIAMS | 77' |
| Shrewsbury Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Bob WARDLE1 | ||
| 2Jake KING2 | ||
| 3Carleton LEONARD3 | ||
| 4Graham TURNER4 | ||
| 5Colin GRIFFIN5 | ||
| 6Steve HAYES6 | ||
| 7Sammy CHAPMAN7 | ||
| 8David TONG8 | ||
| 9Ian ATKINS9 | ||
| 10Steve BIGGINS10 | ||
| 11Paul MAGUIRE11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Jimmy LINDSAY12 | ||
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday November 18th, 1978:
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
1-2 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
0-0 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
1-0 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-1 | 
Chester
Chester
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
3-3 | 
Bury
Bury
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
2-1 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
3-3 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
0-1 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
1-1 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-2 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday November 18th, 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 |
Watford
Watford
|
18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 |
Chester
Chester
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 17 |
| 15 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 |
| 16 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 16 |
| 18 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 20 |
Bury
Bury
|
18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 14 |
| 21 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 14 |
| 22 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 13 |
| 23 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 36 | -24 | 7 |
Match Programme
