Match Centre

Friday January 20th, 1978

Football League Division Three

Portsmouth

1 - 2

1

E. Hand (24')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

2

D. Moss (49'), C. Kamara (58')
E. Hand (24')
(HT: 1-0)

Attendance: 11,647

D. Moss (49'), C. Kamara (58')
J.E. Bent
Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Newspaper Reports


Saturday January 21st, 1978
...
Football Pink
TOWN'S UNBEATEN RUN GOES TO NINE

Saturday January 21st, 1978
...
Football Pink
TOWN MATCH

Results


Football League Division Three results on Friday January 20th, 1978:

Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-2 Swindon Town Swindon
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Hereford United Hereford United

Table


Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday January 20th, 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 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 29 11 2 2 30 12 3 6 5 14 14 14 8 7 44 26 18 36
2 Wrexham Wrexham 25 9 5 0 28 13 4 3 4 14 14 13 8 4 42 27 15 34
3 Cambridge United Cambridge United 27 11 1 1 33 8 3 5 6 17 28 14 6 7 50 36 14 34
4 Gillingham Gillingham 27 7 5 1 25 12 4 7 3 23 22 11 12 4 48 34 14 34
5 Preston North End Preston North End 26 10 2 1 29 12 1 7 5 5 11 11 9 6 34 23 11 31
6 Peterborough United Peterborough United 25 6 6 0 13 6 4 4 5 8 12 10 10 5 21 18 3 30
7 Colchester United Colchester United 26 6 6 1 22 9 4 3 6 14 16 10 9 7 36 25 11 29
8 Swindon Town Swindon 26 9 4 1 31 12 1 5 6 14 24 10 9 7 45 36 9 29
9 Bury Bury 26 5 7 1 19 13 4 4 5 14 19 9 11 6 33 32 1 29
10 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 26 7 3 3 27 13 3 5 5 14 19 10 8 8 41 32 9 28
11 Chesterfield Chesterfield 25 8 3 2 18 6 3 1 8 11 19 11 4 10 29 25 4 26
12 Walsall Walsall 26 5 5 3 17 11 2 7 4 12 18 7 12 7 29 29 0 26
13 Exeter City Exeter City 26 6 3 4 18 14 3 4 6 13 18 9 7 10 31 32 -1 25
14 Chester Chester 25 6 5 0 18 10 0 8 6 10 25 6 13 6 28 35 -7 25
15 Carlisle United Carlisle United 25 5 6 2 20 15 2 4 6 13 18 7 10 8 33 33 0 24
16 Rotherham United Rotherham United 25 5 4 4 14 12 2 4 6 17 26 7 8 10 31 38 -7 22
17 Oxford United Oxford United 27 6 4 2 18 12 1 4 10 17 31 7 8 12 35 43 -8 22
18 Port Vale Port Vale 26 4 7 2 17 13 1 5 7 10 24 5 12 9 27 37 -10 22
19 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 26 6 4 3 13 8 0 4 9 11 25 6 8 12 24 33 -9 20
20 Lincoln City Lincoln City 25 3 6 4 15 17 2 4 6 11 19 5 10 10 26 36 -10 20
21 Hereford United Hereford United 27 5 6 2 16 12 0 4 10 4 23 5 10 12 20 35 -15 20
22 Portsmouth Portsmouth 27 3 8 3 22 21 1 4 8 7 25 4 12 11 29 46 -17 20
23 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 25 3 4 5 15 15 2 5 6 15 24 5 9 11 30 39 -9 19
24 Bradford City Bradford 26 5 4 4 22 19 1 3 9 7 26 6 7 13 29 45 -16 19

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