Season 1977-1978

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 20 AUG Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) D1 - 1 C. Kamara 12,095
2 23 AUG Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W2 - 0 C. Guthrie, R. McHale 7,136
3 27 AUG Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 1 C. Kamara, R. McHale, D. Moss 9,396
4 03 SEP Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 2 - 4,717
5 10 SEP Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W2 - 1 C. Guthrie, A. Ford 6,847
6 13 SEP Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) D1 - 1 T. Anderson 6,014
7 16 SEP Bury (Home) Bury (H) D1 - 1 C. Guthrie 8,139
8 24 SEP Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) L1 - 2 D. Moss 8,002
9 27 SEP Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge United (A) L2 - 5 D. Moss, R. McHale pen. 4,423
10 30 SEP Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W5 - 0 C. Kamara, S. Aizlewood, D. Moss, C. Guthrie, J. Trollope 6,809
11 04 OCT Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) L0 - 1 - 7,569
12 08 OCT Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) L1 - 3 C. Guthrie 4,852
13 15 OCT Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) D1 - 1 S. Aizlewood 6,132
14 22 OCT Chester (Away) Chester (A) L0 - 1 - 3,292
15 29 OCT Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W4 - 0 T. Anderson 2, D. Moss, R. McHale 7,021
16 05 NOV Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 2 D. Moss, S. Aizlewood, T. Anderson 7,080
17 11 NOV Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 2 - 4,788
18 19 NOV Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W2 - 0 C. Guthrie, R. McHale 6,024
19 03 DEC Hereford United (Away) Hereford United (A) D1 - 1 R. McHale pen. 4,541
20 10 DEC Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D2 - 2 D. Moss, K. Stroud 5,889
21 26 DEC Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D3 - 3 C. Kamara 2, C. Guthrie 8,746
22 27 DEC Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W3 - 1 D. Moss, C. Guthrie, C. Kamara 9,732
23 31 DEC Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D2 - 2 C. Kamara, D. Moss 8,012
24 02 JAN Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W1 - 0 R. McHale pen. 11,054
25 14 JAN Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) D2 - 2 R. McHale 2 (2 pens) 7,609
26 20 JAN Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W2 - 1 D. Moss, C. Kamara 11,647
27 25 FEB Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) W3 - 2 K. Stroud, C. Kamara, J. Keay (o.g.) 3,112
28 28 FEB Bury (Away) Bury (A) D0 - 0 - 4,433
29 04 MAR Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W1 - 0 C. Bates 6,945
30 07 MAR Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) L0 - 2 - 10,211
31 11 MAR Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L0 - 1 - 3,723
32 14 MAR Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) L1 - 2 D. Moss 7,697
33 17 MAR Chester (Home) Chester (H) D1 - 1 C. Kamara 4,275
34 22 MAR Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D0 - 0 - 4,449
35 25 MAR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) W2 - 0 D. Cunningham, C. Guthrie 9,174
36 27 MAR Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 2 D. Moss 3 9,517
37 31 MAR Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D1 - 1 C. Guthrie 2,812
38 04 APR Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge United (H) D0 - 0 - 6,774
39 08 APR Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) D0 - 0 - 4,596
40 11 APR Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L2 - 3 K. Stroud, D. Moss 3,925
41 15 APR Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) W3 - 1 C. Guthrie, D. Moss, D. Cunningham 3,824
42 18 APR Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L0 - 2 - 6,843
43 22 APR Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) W1 - 0 D. Cunningham 4,270
44 26 APR Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) L1 - 2 R. Carter 3,448
45 29 APR Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) D2 - 2 C. Guthrie, R. Carter 4,351
46 03 MAY Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) L1 - 3 C. Prophett 3,428

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 26 NOV Boreham Wood (Away) Boreham Wood (A) D0 - 0 - 2,500
1R 29 NOV Boreham Wood (Home) Boreham Wood (H) W2 - 0 D. Moss, R. McHale 7,016
SECOND ROUND
2 17 DEC Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W2 - 1 C. Prophett, R. McHale 8,447
THIRD ROUND
3 07 JAN Nottingham Forest (Away) Nottingham Forest (A) L1 - 4 D. Moss 28,953

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 13 AUG Swansea City (Away) Swansea City (A) W3 - 1 T. Anderson, J. Trollope, C. Guthrie 5,878
1-2L 16 AUG Swansea City (Home) Swansea City (H) W2 - 1
W5 - 2  (Agg.)
D. Moss, T. Anderson 5,415
SECOND ROUND
2 30 AUG Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W5 - 1 C. Guthrie, T. Anderson 2, D. Moss, R. McHale 8,919
THIRD ROUND
3 25 OCT Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 S. Middleton (o.g.) 14,955
3R 01 NOV Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W4 - 3 C. Kamara, T. Anderson, D. Moss, R. McHale pen. 9,378
FOURTH ROUND
4 07 DEC Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) L0 - 2 - 10,105