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      DIVISION 4    1977/78
     
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorers:
Alan Curtis 
(Swansea City) &
Steve Phillips 
(Brentford)
 32  goals

Wimbledon made their debut in the Football League in a 3-3 draw with Halifax Town at Plough Lane on August 20th 1977. That was just 14 years after they had won the FA Amateur Cup while 11 years later they were to win the FA Cup.

At the other end of the table Southport lost their place in the Football League that they had held since the 1921/22 season,  to Wigan Athletic. Southport issued a souvenir programme to mark  their last home game, against Huddersfield on April 22nd 1978.

  Results 1 Watford 46 30 11 5 85 38 71 Promoted
    2 Southend United 46 25 10 11 66 39 60 Promoted
    3 Swansea City 46 23 10 13 87 47 56 Promoted
    Results 4 Brentford 46 21 14 11 86 54 56 Promoted
    5 Aldershot 46 19 16 11 67 47 54
    6 Grimsby Town 46 21 11 14 57 51 53
    7 Barnsley 46 18 14 14 61 49 50
    8 Reading 46 18 14 14 55 52 50
    9 Torquay United 46 16 15 15 57 56 47
    Results 10 Northampton Town 46 17 13 16 63 68 47
    11 Huddersfield Town 46 15 15 16 63 55 45
    12 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 17 15 52 65 45
    Results 13 Wimbledon 46 14 16 16 66 67 44
    14 Scunthorpe United 46 14 16 16 50 55 44
    15 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 14 17 50 69 44
    16 Newport County 46 16 11 19 65 73 43
    Results 17 Bournemouth 46 14 15 17 41 51 43
    18 Stockport County 46 16 10 20 56 56 42
    19 Darlington 46 14 13 19 52 59 41
    20 Halifax Town 46 10 21 15 52 62 41
    21 Hartlepool United 46 15 7 24 51 84 37 Re-election position
    22 York City 46 12 12 22 50 69 36 Re-election position
    23 Southport 46 6 19 21 52 76 31

Re-election position

Left League
    24 Rochdale 46 8 8 30 43 85 24 Re-election position
     
     

R Non-Leaguers Bath City and Wigan Athletic challenged the four clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership. Voting - 
49 votes York City Re-elected to the League
39 Rochdale Re-elected to the League
33 Hartlepool United Re-elected to the League
26 Southport 2nd ballot
26 Wigan Athletic 2nd ballot
23 Bath City Not elected to the League
2nd ballot
29 votes Wigan Athletic Elected to the League
20 Southport Not re-elected to the League

Click on Northern Premier League 1977/78 for Wigan's final non-league table.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       

 


Back in the late 1980's which club got into the Guinness Book of Records when the roof of one of its stands (pictured) with two giant 'Heritage Hampers' ads on it was considered the largest advertising hoarding in the country?

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