| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  | |
| 27/01/1979 | Div 3 | BRENTFORD | H | 0-0 | 6899 |  | ||
| 03/02/1979 | Div 3 | BLACKPOOL | H | 2-0 | Westwood(2,1p) | 6146 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 10/03/1979 | Div 3 | OXFORD UTD | H | 2-1 | Overton,Weatherly | 6063 |  | |
| 16/03/1979 | Div 3 | Swansea | A | 1-3 | White(p) | 10832 |  | |
| 20/03/1979 | Div 3 | Walsall | A | 1-0 | Westwood | 3084 |  | |
| 24/03/1979 | Div 3 | MANSFIELD TOWN | H | 0-0 | 6935 |  | ||
| 27/03/1979 | Div 3 | Rotherham Utd | A | 1-1 | Westwood | 3239 |  | |
| 07/04/1979 | Div 3 | Carlisle Utd | A | 0-1 | 5113 |  | ||
| 10/04/1979 | Div 3 | WALSALL | H | 3-1 | White(p),Price(2) | 7342 |  | |
| 14/04/1979 | Div 3 | Southend Utd | A | 1-0 | Westwood | 7291 |  | |
| 16/04/1979 | Div 3 | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 3-0 | Price,Westwood,Funnell | 12030 |  | |
| 21/04/1979 | Div 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1-2 | Funnell | 5868 |  | |
| 25/04/1979 | Div 3 | Lincoln City | A | 4-2 | Funnell(2),Westwood,Price | 1863 |  | |
| 05/05/1979 | Div 3 | Swindon Town | A | 1-3 | Funnell | 15112 |  |