Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 19 August 1978 Hereford United Away 0–0 5,674
2 23 August 1978 Grimsby Town Home 0–3 9,227
3 26 August 1978 Reading Away 0–2 4,788
4 2 September 1978 Newport County Home 2–3 5,319 Hinnigan, Purdie
5 9 September 1978 Wimbledon Away 1–2 3,217 Corrigan
6 13 September 1978 Rochdale Home 3–0 5,746 Wright, Corrigan, Hinnigan
7 16 September 1978 Bradford City Home 1–3 7,090 Purdie
8 23 September 1978 York City Away 1–0 3,307 Gore
9 26 September 1978 Portsmouth Away 0–1 13,902
10 30 September 1978 Scunthorpe United Home 1–0 4,459 Brownbill
11 7 October 1978 Huddersfield Town Away 1–1 5,150 Brownbill
12 14 October 1978 Doncaster Rovers Home 1–0 5,788 Ward
13 18 October 1978 Halifax Town Home 1–0 5,216 Hinnigan
14 21 October 1978 Barnsley Away 0–0 9,841
15 28 October 1978 Northampton Town Home 2–0 6,264 Purdie (2, 1 pen.)
16 3 November 1978 Stockport County Away 1–0 8,357 Hinnigan
17 10 November 1978 Newport County Away 1–2 4,142 Houghton
18 18 November 1978 Reading Home 3–0 5,858 Houghton (2), Ward
19 9 December 1978 Darlington Away 1–1 1,967 Moore
20 16 December 1978 Halifax Town Away 2–1 2,437 Moore, Purdie
21 26 December 1978 Crewe Alexandra Home 1–0 7,586 Houghton
22 30 December 1978 Aldershot Home 3–2 7,289 Moore, Houghton (2)
23 9 January 1979 Port Vale Away 1–2 3,744 Wright (pen.)
24 3 February 1979 Portsmouth Home 2–0 8,289 Wright, Corrigan
25 14 February 1979 Wimbledon Home 1–2 6,704 Purdie (pen.)
26 17 February 1979 Huddersfield Town Home 2–1 7,420 Ward (2)
27 24 February 1979 Doncaster Rovers Away 1–0 4,612 Wright
28 28 February 1979 York City Home 1–1 5,896 Houghton
29 3 March 1979 Barnsley Home 1–1 9,427 Wright
30 10 March 1979 Northampton Town Away 4–2 2,275 Brownbill (2), Purdie, Corrigan
31 14 March 1979 Torquay United Home 3–1 5,722 Moore (2), Hinnigan
32 17 March 1979 Stockport County Home 2–0 7,610 Wright, Smart
33 19 March 1979 Rochdale Away 2–0 3,621 Purdie, Moore
34 24 March 1979 Grimsby Town Away 1–3 8,252 Wigginton (o.g.)
35 28 March 1979 Hereford United Home 0–0 4,876
36 31 March 1979 Bournemouth Home 1–0 5,527 Houghton
37 3 April 1979 Hartlepool United Away 1–1 2,081 Houghton
38 7 April 1979 Torquay United Away 1–1 2,969 Houghton
39 13 April 1979 Port Vale Home 5–3 8,452 Houghton (3), Brownbill, Moore
40 14 April 1979 Crewe Alexandra Away 1–1 4,604 Purdie (pen.)
41 16 April 1979 Hartlepool United Home 2–2 8,217 Wright, Purdie
42 21 April 1979 Aldershot Away 0–1 5,466
43 28 April 1979 Darlington Home 2–2 6,153 Moore, Brownbill
44 1 May 1979 Scunthorpe United Away 1–0 1,582 Gore
45 5 May 1979 Bournemouth Away 1–2 3,063 Purdie
46 7 May 1979 Bradford City Away 1–1 3,748 Moore