Football League Third Division 1977/78

Die Football League Third Division 1977/78 w​ar die 51. Saison d​er Football League Third Division a​ls dritthöchste englische Fußballliga. Drittligameister w​urde der AFC Wrexham u​nd daneben stiegen a​uch die dahinter rangierenden Cambridge United u​nd Preston North End i​n die Football League Second Division auf. Für d​ie drei Aufsteiger nahmen i​n der folgenden Drittligasaison 1978/79 d​ie in d​er Tabelle u​nten rangierenden Zweitligisten FC Blackpool, Mansfield Town u​nd Hull City d​ie Plätze ein. Aus d​er Third Division i​n die Football League Fourth Division absteigen mussten Port Vale, Bradford City, Hereford United u​nd der FC Portsmouth. Anstelle dieser Vereine nahmen i​n der folgenden Spielzeit 1978/79 d​er Fourth-Division-Meister FC Watford u​nd die dahinter platzierten Southend United, Swansea City s​owie FC Brentford d​ie freien Positionen ein.

Football League Third Division 1977/78
MeisterAFC Wrexham
Europapokal der
Pokalsieger
AFC Wrexham (als walisischer Pokalsieger)
AufsteigerAFC Wrexham
Cambridge United
Preston North End
AbsteigerPort Vale
Bradford City
Hereford United
FC Portsmouth
Mannschaften24
Spiele552
Tore1.373   2,49 pro Spiel)
TorschützenkönigAlex Bruce (Preston North End)[1][2]
Football League Third Division 1976/77
Football League Second Division 1977/78

Abschlusstabelle

Pl. Verein Sp. S U NTore Diff. Punkte
1. Wales AFC Wrexham 46 23 15 8 078:450 +33 61:31
2. Cambridge United (N) 46 23 12 11 072:510 +21 58:34
3. Preston North End 46 20 16 10 063:380 +25 56:36
4. Peterborough United 46 20 16 10 047:330 +14 56:36
5. FC Chester 46 16 22 8 059:560 +3 54:38
6. FC Walsall 46 18 17 11 061:500 +11 53:39
7. FC Gillingham 46 15 20 11 067:600 +7 50:42
8. Colchester United (N) 46 15 18 13 055:440 +11 48:44
9. FC Chesterfield 46 17 14 15 058:490 +9 48:44
10. Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 067:600 +7 48:44
11. Shrewsbury Town 46 16 15 15 063:570 +6 47:45
12. Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 057:520 +5 47:45
13. Carlisle United (A) 46 14 19 13 059:590 ±0 47:45
14. Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 16 15 050:520 −2 46:46
15. FC Bury 46 13 19 14 062:560 +6 45:47
16. Lincoln City 46 15 15 16 053:610 −8 45:47
17. Exeter City (N) 46 15 14 17 049:590 −10 44:48
18. Oxford United 46 13 14 19 064:670 −3 40:52
19. Plymouth Argyle (A) 46 11 17 18 061:680 −7 39:53
20. Rotherham United 46 13 13 20 051:680 −17 39:53
21. Port Vale 46 8 20 18 046:670 −21 36:56
22. Bradford City (N) 46 12 10 24 056:860 −30 34:58
23. Hereford United (A) 46 9 14 23 034:600 −26 32:60
24. FC Portsmouth 46 7 17 22 041:750 −34 31:61

Platzierungskriterien: 1. Punkte – 2. Tordifferenz – 3. geschossene Tore

  • Drittligameister, Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1978/79 und Teilnahme am Europapokal der Pokalsieger 1978/79 als walisischer Pokalsieger
  • Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1978/79
  • Abstieg in die Football League Fourth Division 1978/79
  • (A)Absteiger aus der Football League Second Division 1976/77
    (N)Neuaufsteiger aus der Football League Fourth Division 1976/77

    Ergebnistabelle

    In d​er linken Spalte s​ind die Heimmannschaften aufgelistet.

    BRA BUY CAM CLS CHE CHF COL EXE GIL HER LIN OXF PET PLY POR PVA PNE ROT SHW SHR SWI TRA WAL WRE
    Bradford City 2:14:02:22:21:31:21:22:10:02:22:32:10:11:01:11:13:03:22:02:12:02:32:1
    FC Bury2:2 5:21:11:10:01:15:02:21:11:03:20:01:10:03:01:11:13:00:30:01:00:12:3
    Cambridge United4:13:0 2:00:02:02:02:12:32:05:02:11:03:01:02:01:11:13:02:05:21:02:11:0
    Carlisle United1:10:31:1 0:02:11:32:01:02:02:32:20:00:03:11:13:12:11:01:02:22:22:01:4
    FC Chester3:21:00:02:2 2:12:12:12:24:12:23:14:31:12:02:11:22:12:11:01:00:01:11:1
    FC Chesterfield2:02:12:12:11:2 0:00:05:22:10:03:02:04:13:02:00:10:02:23:13:11:10:11:0
    Colchester United3:01:02:12:22:02:0 3:11:10:01:11:13:03:14:02:30:00:01:11:22:00:01:11:1
    Exeter City1:02:22:40:11:10:00:0 2:11:03:02:11:00:00:14:12:01:02:11:10:04:21:10:1
    FC Gillingham4:11:43:11:11:03:01:31:0 4:00:02:10:01:10:01:12:12:12:11:12:21:13:10:0
    Hereford United2:11:00:01:02:22:11:04:02:0 1:12:10:01:30:21:10:02:30:11:11:10:13:21:1
    Lincoln City3:20:04:12:12:11:00:01:20:20:0 1:00:12:21:03:02:23:33:11:33:11:12:20:1
    Oxford United3:10:02:30:04:11:13:00:01:13:01:0 3:32:10:01:11:02:31:01:13:31:03:12:1
    Peterborough United5:02:12:02:10:02:01:01:11:12:10:11:0 1:00:01:11:01:02:12:12:01:00:02:2
    Plymouth Argyle6:00:10:10:12:22:01:12:21:32:01:22:11:0 3:13:20:01:11:12:20:20:13:30:1
    FC Portsmouth3:11:12:23:30:03:00:01:11:12:00:20:22:21:5 1:10:23:32:22:01:22:51:20:1
    Port Vale1:01:21:10:10:01:30:34:02:21:02:11:10:03:32:0 0:03:00:01:21:01:12:21:1
    Preston North End3:14:02:02:12:10:04:00:02:00:04:03:20:15:23:12:0 3:22:12:21:12:11:01:3
    Rotherham United2:10:31:00:01:11:21:01:02:01:00:02:00:11:20:12:02:1 1:20:01:32:03:02:2
    Sheffield Wednesday2:03:20:03:11:11:01:22:10:01:02:02:10:11:10:03:11:01:0 0:11:11:00:02:1
    Shrewsbury Town4:05:33:30:30:01:11:00:21:23:00:11:00:03:16:13:00:04:10:0 2:33:10:02:1
    Swindon Town0:11:10:02:21:12:10:04:03:21:01:03:22:03:13:11:10:22:02:25:0 1:02:31:2
    Tranmere Rovers0:00:00:13:25:01:11:02:11:12:13:14:10:21:12:02:11:02:23:12:01:1 0:13:1
    FC Walsall1:11:20:00:03:02:24:21:32:12:03:12:11:01:01:12:00:03:11:13:02:00:0 0:1
    AFC Wrexham2:03:14:13:11:21:12:12:13:32:11:02:20:02:02:01:10:07:11:10:02:16:11:0

    Torschützenliste

    SpielerVereinTore
    1 Schottland Alex BrucePreston North End27
    2 England Alan BuckleyFC Walsall24
    3 England Alan BileyCambridge United21
    = England Jim LumbyCarlisle United/Scunthorpe United=

    Einzelnachweise und Fußnoten

    1. English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87, Seite 427
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