| SEASON 1977-1978 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 31, 1977: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 36 |
| 2 | Southend United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Aldershot | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Newport County | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 24 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Darlington | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 21 |
| 18 | York City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 20 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | Wimbledon | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 18 |
| 22 | Southport | 23 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 16 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 15 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |