Final Third Division 1977/1978 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 3rd May 1978 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 45 | 61 | +33 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 58 | +21 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 38 | 56 | +25 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 56 | +14 |
| 5 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 59 | 56 | 54 | +3 |
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 53 | +11 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 50 | +7 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 48 | +11 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 49 | 48 | +9 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 67 | 60 | 48 | +7 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 47 | +6 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 52 | 47 | +5 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 0 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 52 | 46 | -2 |
| 15 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 45 | +6 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 45 | -8 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 59 | 44 | -10 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 64 | 67 | 40 | -3 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 68 | 39 | -7 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 39 | -17 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 46 | 67 | 36 | -21 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 86 | 34 | -30 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 60 | 32 | -26 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 75 | 31 | -34 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



