| SEASON 1977-1978 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Monday, January 2, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrexham | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | Bury | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Chester | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 19 |
| 21 | Hereford United | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 19 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 19 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 17 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |