
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08/1978 | FLC1 | Reading | A | 1-3 | Price | 6910 | | |
| 15/08/1978 | FLC1 | READING | H | 1-2 | Young | 6441 | | |
| 19/08/1978 | Div 3 | ROTHERHAM UTD | H | 0-0 | 4157 | | ||
| 21/08/1978 | Div 3 | Mansfield Town | A | 1-1 | Price | 5745 | | |
| 26/08/1978 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 2-2 | Weatherly,Nicholl | 3414 | | |
| 02/09/1978 | Div 3 | WATFORD | H | 2-3 | Overton,Westwood | 8248 | | |
| 09/09/1978 | Div 3 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-1 | Price | 1589 | | |
| 12/09/1978 | Div 3 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | H | 0-0 | 5385 | | ||
| 16/09/1978 | Div 3 | CHESTER | H | 1-0 | Richardson | 4743 | | |
| 23/09/1978 | Div 3 | Brentford | A | 2-0 | Price,Hughes | 6970 | | |
| 26/09/1978 | Div 3 | Blackpool | A | 0-2 | 5772 | | ||
| 30/09/1978 | Div 3 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 2-1 | Westwood,Richardson | 4596 | | |
| 07/10/1978 | Div 3 | Exeter City | A | 0-0 | 4241 | | ||
| 14/10/1978 | Div 3 | HULL CITY | H | 2-0 | Crabbe(p),Jolley | 5460 | | |
| 17/10/1978 | Div 3 | LINCOLN CITY | H | 4-2 | Westwood(2),Jolley,Hughes | 5763 | | |
| 21/10/1978 | Div 3 | Peterborough Utd | A | 1-1 | Nicholl | 5001 | | |
| 28/10/1978 | Div 3 | Oxford Utd | A | 1-1 | Price | 4366 | | |
| 04/11/1978 | Div 3 | SWANSEA | H | 2-0 | Price,Crabbe(p) | 11329 | | |
| 11/11/1978 | Div 3 | Watford | A | 0-1 | 13941 | | ||
| 18/11/1978 | Div 3 | BURY | H | 3-3 | Jolley(2),Richardson | 6291 | | |
| 25/11/1978 | FAC1 | Reading | A | 0-0 | 3246 | | ||
| 28/11/1978 | FAC1R | READING | H | 1-2 (aet) | Westwood | 5184 | | |
| 02/12/1978 | Div 3 | CARLISLE UTD | H | 0-0 | 4322 | | ||
| 09/12/1978 | Div 3 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-1 | Westwood | 3924 | | |
| 26/12/1978 | Div 3 | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 1-0 | Jolley | 6644 | | |
| 30/12/1978 | Div 3 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | H | 2-0 | Nicholl,Westwood | 5951 | | |
| 13/01/1979 | Div 3 | TRANMERE ROVERS | H | 3-2 | Price,Westwood(p),Nicholl | 5480 | | |
| 21/02/1979 | Div 3 | Chester | A | 1-1 | Barker | 2421 | | |
| 24/02/1979 | Div 3 | Hull City | A | 1-0 | Price | 4349 | | |
| 03/03/1979 | Div 3 | PETERBOROUGH UTD | H | 1-0 | Richardson | 6890 | | |
| 06/03/1979 | Div 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1-2 | Westwood | 8205 | | |
| 19/05/1979 | Div 3 | Chesterfield | A | 2-0 | Westwood,Funnell | 2802 | |