| SEASON 1977-1978 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Tuesday, December 27, 1977: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrexham | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 25 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Bury | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Chester | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 18 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 17 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 15 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |