| SEASON 1977-1978 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 10, 1977: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 | Southend United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Aldershot | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Brentford | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Newport County | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Reading | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Darlington | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Wimbledon | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | York City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 16 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Southport | 20 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 13 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 10 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |