| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 19 AUG | Bury (Home) | 2 - 1 | Bates, Miller | 5,382 |
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| 21 AUG | Tranmere Rovers (Away) | 1 - 1 | Carter | 2,150 |
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| 26 AUG | Shrewsbury Town (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 2,672 |
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| 2 SEP | Mansfield Town (Home) | 1 - 0 | Bates | 6,195 |
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| 9 SEP | Walsall (Away) | 1 - 4 | Williams | 5,024 |
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| 12 SEP | Brentford (Home) | 2 - 0 | McHale, Bates | 6,685 |
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| 16 SEP | Plymouth Argyle (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 6,099 |
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| 23 SEP | Blackpool (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 6,607 |
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| 27 SEP | Chester (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 3,311 |
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| 30 SEP | Sheffield Wednesday (Home) | 3 - 0 | Bates, Rowland, Gilchrist | 5,857 |
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| 6 OCT | Colchester United (Away) | 2 - 3 | Gilchrist, Bates | 3,324 |
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| 14 OCT | Rotherham United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Bates | 4,476 |
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| 17 OCT | Peterborough United (Home) | 3 - 1 | Bates 2, Carter | 4,352 |
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| 21 OCT | Lincoln City (Away) | 3 - 0 | McLaughlin, Williams, McHale | 2,983 |
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| 28 OCT | Carlisle United (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 5,141 |
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| 4 NOV | Southend United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Gilchrist | 5,647 |
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| 11 NOV | Mansfield Town (Away) | 1 - 0 | Bates | 4,721 |
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| 18 NOV | Shrewsbury Town (Home) | 2 - 1 | Gilchrist, Aizlewood | 7,317 |
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| 9 DEC | Hull City (Home) | 2 - 0 | Miller, Carter | 5,697 |
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| 26 DEC |  Swansea City (Away) |
2 - 1 | Bates, Gilchrist | 16,770 |
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| 30 DEC | Watford (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 15,486 |
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| 16 JAN | Walsall (Home) | 4 - 1 | Kamara, Serella (og), Bates, Gilchrist | 7,282 |
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| 20 JAN | Plymouth Argyle (Home) | 1 - 3 | Carter | 7,780 |
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| 3 FEB | Chester (Home) | 2 - 0 | McHale, Carter | 6,036 |
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| 24 FEB | Rotherham United (Away) | 3 - 1 | Mayes 3 | 5,128 |
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| 28 FEB | Chesterfield (Away) | 1 - 1 | Kamara | 3,904 |
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| 3 MAR | Lincoln City (Home) | 6 - 0 | Rowland 2, Mayes, McHale, Bates, Miller | 6,649 |
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| 10 MAR | Carlisle United (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 8,386 |
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| 16 MAR | Southend United (Away) | 3 - 5 | Rowland, Mayes, Cawston (og) | 4,303 |
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| 20 MAR | Colchester United (Home) | 1 - 2 | Rowland | 6,678 |
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| 24 MAR | Tranmere Rovers (Home) | 4 - 1 | Rowland 2, Mayes, McHale | 5,678 |
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| 27 MAR | Bury (Away) | 1 - 0 | Rowland | 3,557 |
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| 31 MAR | Gillingham (Away) | 2 - 2 | Mayes, Carter | 9,460 |
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| 3 APR | Exeter City (Home) | 1 - 1 | Rowland | 7,923 |
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| 7 APR | Chesterfield (Home) | 1 - 0 | Carter | 6,176 |
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| 11 APR | Exeter City (Away) | 2 - 1 | Bates, Rowland | 5,548 |
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| 14 APR | Swansea City (Home) |
0 - 1 | - | 16,971 |
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| 16 APR | Oxford United (Away) | 1 - 0 | Carter (pen) | 9,176 |
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| 21 APR | Watford (Home) | 2 - 0 | Jenkins (og), Rowland | 16,414 |
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| 24 APR | Peterborough United (Away) | 1 - 2 | Hamilton | 4,121 |
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| 28 APR | Hull City (Away) | 1 - 1 | Rowland | 4,980 |
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| 2 MAY | Oxford United (Home) | 2 - 0 | Bates, Carter | 8,975 |
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| 5 MAY | Gillingham (Home) | 3 - 1 | Rowland, Mayes 2 | 15,117 |
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| 8 MAY | Brentford (Away) | 2 - 1 | Miller, Mayes | 13,320 |
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| 11 MAY | Sheffield Wednesday (Away) | 1 - 2 | Mayes | 9,057 |
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| 15 MAY | Blackpool (Away) | 2 - 5 | Aizlewood, Carter | 4,191 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 25 NOV | 1 | March Town United (Home) | 2 - 0 | Gilchrist, Bates | 5,633 |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 16 DEC | 2 | Enfield (Home) | 3 - 0 | Bates, Carter, Gilchrist | 5,681 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 9 JAN | 3 | Cardiff City (Home) |
3 - 0 | McHale, Kamara 2 | 9,983 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 30 JAN | 4 | Aldershot (Away) | 1 - 2 | Rowland | 10,913 |
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 | LEAGUE CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 12 AUG | 1-1L | Portsmouth (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,261 |
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| 15 AUG | 1-2L | Portsmouth (Home) | 4 - 2 | Aizlewood, B.Williams, Miller, Guthrie | 7,343 |
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| Swindon win 4-2 on aggregate. | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 30 AUG | 2 | West Ham United (Away) | 2 - 1 | Miller, Guthrie | 19,672 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 3 OCT | 3 | Peterborough United (Away) | 1 - 1 | Aizlewood | 6,132 |
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| 10 OCT | R | Peterborough United (Home) | 0 - 2 AET | - | 7,764 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 0-0. | ||||||