English Third Division 1977/1978
Historical league standings at 10th September 1977
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Colchester United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Chester | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -2 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | -3 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | -4 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -4 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -4 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -5 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
