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