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12/08/1978 | Wigan Athletic (H) 1-1
16/08/1978 | Wigan Athletic (A) 1-2
19/08/1978 | Lincoln City (A) 1-2
21/08/1978 | Swindon Town (H) 1-1
26/08/1978 | Hull City (H) 1-3
02/09/1978 | Peterborough United (A) 0-1
09/09/1978 | Gillingham (H) 1-1
16/09/1978 | Swansea City (A) 3-4
22/09/1978 | Bury (H) 0-0
25/09/1978 | Plymouth Argyle (H) 2-1
30/09/1978 | Watford (A) 0-4
07/10/1978 | Oxford United (A) 0-0
13/10/1978 | Chester (H) 6-2
16/10/1978 | Shrewsbury Town (H) 2-2
21/10/1978 | Brentford (A) 0-2
27/10/1978 | Chesterfield (H) 1-1
04/11/1978 | Exeter City (A) 0-3
10/11/1978 | Peterborough United (H) 1-0
13/11/1978 | Mansfield Town (A) 0-0
18/11/1978 | Hull City (A) 1-2
25/11/1978 | Boston United (H) 2-1
09/12/1978 | Walsall (A) 0-2
16/12/1978 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) 1-1
19/12/1978 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) 0-4
23/12/1978 | Rotherham United (A) 2-3
26/12/1978 | Blackpool (H) 0-2
13/01/1979 | Gillingham (A) 2-3
03/02/1979 | Plymouth Argyle (A) 2-2
10/02/1979 | Watford (H) 1-1
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League Division Three
Game #22 of 1978/79
Walsall
2 - 0
Tranmere Rovers
L
Saturday, 09/12/1978
Match Details
Attendance
2,954
Manager
John King
Opposition Manager
Alan Ashman
League Position
23
League Points
13
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Johnson, Dickie
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Mathias, Ray
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Flood, Eddie
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
Bramhall, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Cahill, Paul
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Parry, Les
Starter
90
0
0
0
7
O'Neil, Tommy
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Evans, Clive
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Moore, Ronnie
Starter
90
0
0
0
10
Peplow, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
McAuley, Hughie
Starter
90
0
0
0
12
Craven, Steve
Sub
90
0
0
0
Walsall
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Mick Kearns
Starter
2
Ian Paul
Starter
3
Brian Caswell
Starter
4
Tony Macken
Starter
5
Roy McDonough
Starter
6
Colin Harrison
Starter
7
Alan Birch
Starter
8
Steve Waddington
Starter
9
Terry Austin
Starter
10
Don Penn
Starter
11
Jeff King
Starter
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Watford
20
13
2
5
41
23
+18
28
2
Swansea City
20
12
4
4
40
26
+14
28
3
Shrewsbury Town
20
9
9
2
24
14
+10
27
4
Swindon Town
19
11
2
6
25
18
+7
24
5
Gillingham
20
6
11
3
25
19
+6
23
6
Chester
19
9
5
5
24
21
+3
23
7
Carlisle United
20
5
12
3
20
14
+6
22
8
Rotherham United
20
9
4
7
21
19
+2
22
9
Plymouth Argyle
19
7
7
5
29
26
+3
21
10
Southend United
20
6
8
6
27
21
+6
20
11
Colchester United
19
6
8
5
20
21
-1
20
12
Exeter City
20
6
7
7
21
19
+2
19
13
Chesterfield
19
6
7
6
24
23
+1
19
14
Sheffield Wednesday
20
5
9
6
17
23
-6
19
15
Walsall
20
6
6
8
30
28
+2
18
16
Blackpool
19
7
4
8
18
25
-7
18
17
Oxford United
20
4
10
6
18
25
-7
18
18
Hull City
19
6
5
8
26
24
+2
17
19
Mansfield Town
20
4
9
7
21
25
-4
17
20
Peterborough United
20
4
8
8
21
30
-9
16
21
Bury
19
2
11
6
21
25
-4
15
22
Brentford
20
6
3
11
16
25
-9
15
23
Tranmere Rovers
19
3
7
9
20
31
-11
13
24
Lincoln City
19
1
6
12
14
38
-24
8