Season 1978-1979

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 19 AUG Bury (Home) Bury (H) W2 - 1 C. Bates, I. Miller 5,382
2 21 AUG Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D1 - 1 R. Carter 2,150
3 26 AUG Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D0 - 0 - 2,672
4 02 SEP Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) W1 - 0 C. Bates 6,195
5 09 SEP Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L1 - 4 B. Williams 5,024
6 12 SEP Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W2 - 0 R. McHale, C. Bates 6,685
7 16 SEP Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 2 - 6,099
8 23 SEP Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L0 - 1 - 6,607
9 27 SEP Chester (Away) Chester (A) L0 - 2 - 3,311
10 30 SEP Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W3 - 0 C. Bates, A. Rowland, P. Gilchrist 5,857
11 06 OCT Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L2 - 3 P. Gilchrist, C. Bates 3,324
12 14 OCT Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W1 - 0 C. Bates 4,476
13 17 OCT Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 1 C. Bates 2, R. Carter 4,352
14 21 OCT Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) W3 - 0 J. McLaughlin, B. Williams, R. McHale 2,983
15 28 OCT Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L0 - 2 - 5,141
16 04 NOV Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W1 - 0 P. Gilchrist 5,647
17 11 NOV Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) W1 - 0 C. Bates 4,721
18 18 NOV Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W2 - 1 P. Gilchrist, S. Aizlewood 7,317
19 09 DEC Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W2 - 0 I. Miller, R. Carter 5,697
20 26 DEC Swansea City (Away) Swansea City (A) W2 - 1 C. Bates, P. Gilchrist 16,770
21 30 DEC Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 2 - 15,486
22 16 JAN Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W4 - 1 C. Kamara, C. Bates 2, P. Gilchrist 7,282
23 20 JAN Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) L1 - 3 R. Carter 7,780
24 03 FEB Chester (Home) Chester (H) W2 - 0 R. McHale, R. Carter 6,036
25 24 FEB Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W3 - 1 A. Mayes 3 5,128
26 28 FEB Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) D1 - 1 C. Kamara 3,904
27 03 MAR Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W6 - 0 A. Rowland 2, A. Mayes, R. McHale, C. Bates, I. Miller 6,649
28 10 MAR Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D0 - 0 - 8,386
29 16 MAR Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L3 - 5 R. McHale, A. Mayes, M. Cawston (o.g.) 4,303
30 20 MAR Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 6,678
31 24 MAR Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W4 - 1 A. Rowland 2, A. Mayes, R. McHale 5,678
32 27 MAR Bury (Away) Bury (A) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 3,557
33 31 MAR Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D2 - 2 A. Mayes, R. Carter 9,460
34 03 APR Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 7,923
35 07 APR Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W1 - 0 R. Carter 6,176
36 11 APR Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W2 - 1 C. Bates, A. Rowland 5,548
37 14 APR Swansea City (Home) Swansea City (H) L0 - 1 - 16,971
38 16 APR Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) W1 - 0 R. Carter pen. 9,176
39 21 APR Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 R. Jenkins (o.g.), A. Rowland 16,414
40 24 APR Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L1 - 2 B. Hamilton 4,121
41 28 APR Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 4,980
42 02 MAY Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W2 - 0 C. Bates, R. Carter 8,975
43 05 MAY Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 1 A. Rowland, A. Mayes 2 15,117
44 08 MAY Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) W2 - 1 I. Miller, A. Mayes 13,320
45 11 MAY Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 9,057
46 15 MAY Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) L2 - 5 S. Aizlewood, R. Carter 4,191

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 25 NOV March Town United (Home) March Town United (H) W2 - 0 P. Gilchrist, C. Bates 5,633
SECOND ROUND
2 16 DEC Enfield (Home) Enfield (H) W3 - 0 C. Bates, R. Carter, P. Gilchrist 5,681
THIRD ROUND
3 09 JAN Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W3 - 0 R. McHale, C. Kamara 2 9,983
FOURTH ROUND
4 30 JAN Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 10,913

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 12 AUG Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D0 - 0 - 9,261
1-2L 15 AUG Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W4 - 2
W4 - 2  (Agg.)
S. Aizlewood, B. Williams, I. Miller, C. Guthrie 7,343
SECOND ROUND
2 30 AUG West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) W2 - 1 I. Miller, C. Guthrie 19,672
THIRD ROUND
3 03 OCT Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) D1 - 1 S. Aizlewood 6,132
3R 10 OCT Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) L0 - 2  (AET) - 7,764