Football League Division Three
Saturday, December 9, 1978

Swindon Town Hull City
I.Miller (52'), R.Carter (55')
HT: 0-0
Attendance:  5,697    



Lineups
1
Chris OGDEN
                 
Eddie BLACKBURN
1
2
John MCLAUGHLIN
                 
Gordon NISBET
2
3
Andy FORD
                 
Roger DEVRIES
3
4
Ray MCHALE
                 
Mickey HORSWILL
4
5
Steve AIZLEWOOD
                 
Stuart CROFT
5
6
Ken STROUD
                 
Ian DOBSON
6

7
Ian MILLER
               
Paul HAIGH
7

8
Roy CARTER
               
Malcolm LORD
8
9
Paul GILCHRIST
                 
Alan WARBOYS
9
10
Chic BATES
                 
Keith EDWARDS
10
11
Chris KAMARA
                 
John FARLEY
11
Substitutes
12
Brian WILLIAMS
               
Bruce BANNISTER
12













Results on Saturday, December 9, 1978: League Table

 
  Blackpool 0 - 0 Peterborough United  
  Carlisle United 1 - 1 Exeter City  
  Colchester United 0 - 0 Bury  
  Lincoln City 2 - 2 Oxford United  
  Mansfield Town 2 - 1 Brentford  
  Plymouth Argyle 1 - 1 Watford  
  Rotherham United 1 - 0 Chesterfield  
  Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0 Chester  
  Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Gillingham  
  Swindon Town 2 - 0 Hull City  
  Walsall 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers  

Table as at Saturday, December 9, 1978:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Watford 20 13 2 5 41 23 18 28 
2 Swansea City 20 12 4 4 40 26 14 28 
3 Shrewsbury Town 20 9 9 2 24 14 10 27 
4 Swindon Town 19 11 2 6 25 18 7 24 
5 Gillingham 20 6 11 3 25 19 6 23 
6 Chester 19 9 5 5 24 21 3 23 
7 Carlisle United 20 5 12 3 20 14 6 22 
8 Rotherham United 20 9 4 7 21 19 2 22 
9 Plymouth Argyle 19 7 7 5 29 26 3 21 
10 Southend United 20 6 8 6 27 21 6 20 
11 Colchester United 19 6 8 5 20 21 -1 20 
12 Exeter City 20 6 7 7 21 19 2 19 
13 Chesterfield 19 6 7 6 24 23 1 19 
14 Sheffield Wednesday 20 5 9 6 17 23 -6 19 
15 Walsall 20 6 6 8 30 28 2 18 
16 Blackpool 19 7 4 8 18 25 -7 18 
17 Oxford United 20 4 10 6 18 25 -7 18 
18 Hull City 19 6 5 8 26 24 2 17 
19 Mansfield Town 20 4 9 7 21 25 -4 17 
20 Peterborough United 20 4 8 8 21 30 -9 16 
21 Bury 19 2 11 6 21 25 -4 15 
22 Brentford 20 6 3 11 16 25 -9 15 
23 Tranmere Rovers 19 3 7 9 20 31 -11 13 
24 Lincoln City 19 1 6 12 14 38 -24

Key: Promotion Relegation