
Division Three table as at Wednesday May 3rd, 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 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 45 | 33 | 61 |
| 2 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 58 |
| 3 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 56 |
| 4 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 56 |
| 5 |
Chester
Chester
|
46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 54 |
| 6 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 48 |
| 9 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 48 |
| 10 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 48 |
| 11 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 47 |
| 12 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 47 |
| 13 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 47 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 46 |
| 15 |
Bury
Bury
|
46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 45 |
| 16 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 45 |
| 17 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 44 |
| 18 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 40 |
| 19 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 68 | -7 | 39 |
| 20 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 39 |
| 21 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 36 |
| 22 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 86 | -30 | 34 |
| 23 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 60 | -26 | 32 |
| 24 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 75 | -34 | 31 |