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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
16/02/1979 | Oxford United (H) 1-0
19/02/1979 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) 1-1
24/02/1979 | Chester (A) 1-1
27/02/1979 | Bury (A) 0-1
03/03/1979 | Brentford (H) 0-1
06/03/1979 | Carlisle United (A) 0-2
10/03/1979 | Chesterfield (A) 2-5
16/03/1979 | Exeter City (H) 2-2
24/03/1979 | Swindon Town (A) 1-4
26/03/1979 | Lincoln City (H) 0-0
30/03/1979 | Southend United (H) 1-2
03/04/1979 | Swansea City (H) 1-2
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14/04/1979 | Blackpool (A) 0-2
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League Division Three
Game #41 of 1978/79
Tranmere Rovers
1 - 2
Swansea City
L
Tuesday, 03/04/1979
Evans (76')
Match Details
Attendance
3,499
Manager
John King
Opposition Manager
John Toshack
League Position
23
League Points
21
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Johnson, Dickie
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Flood, Eddie
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Mathias, Ray
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
Parry, Les
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Bramhall, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Evans, Clive
Starter
90
1
0
0
7
O'Neil, Tommy
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Postlewhite, Dennis
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Kerr, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
10
Thomas, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
McAuley, Hughie
Starter
90
0
0
0
12
Craven, Steve
Sub
90
0
0
0
Swansea City
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Geoff Crudgington
Starter
2
Leighton Phillips
Starter
3
Danny Bartley
Starter
4
Tommy Smith
Starter
5
Nigel Stevenson
Starter
6
Phil Boersma
Starter
7
Brian Attley
Starter
8
Robbie James
Starter
9
Alan Curtis
Starter
10
Alan Waddle
Starter
11
Ian Callaghan
Starter
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Watford
36
19
10
7
67
41
+26
48
2
Swansea City
37
20
7
10
67
50
+17
47
3
Gillingham
35
14
16
5
44
31
+13
44
4
Shrewsbury Town
34
15
14
5
42
30
+12
44
5
Carlisle United
38
12
19
7
44
34
+10
43
6
Swindon Town
34
18
6
10
56
38
+18
42
7
Southend United
37
14
14
9
48
36
+12
42
8
Exeter City
35
13
13
9
49
40
+9
39
9
Plymouth Argyle
37
13
11
13
51
50
+1
37
10
Colchester United
36
12
13
11
40
43
-3
37
11
Blackpool
35
14
7
14
45
42
+3
35
12
Chester
37
12
11
14
47
51
-4
35
13
Oxford United
35
10
14
11
34
40
-6
34
14
Hull City
32
12
8
12
45
39
+6
32
15
Rotherham United
32
13
6
13
35
38
-3
32
16
Sheffield Wednesday
33
9
14
10
33
37
-4
32
17
Brentford
35
11
9
15
36
39
-3
31
18
Chesterfield
33
10
11
12
43
48
-5
31
19
Bury
34
7
16
11
42
48
-6
30
20
Walsall
36
10
9
17
48
53
-5
29
21
Mansfield Town
32
6
16
10
33
36
-3
28
22
Peterborough United
34
8
10
16
32
49
-17
26
23
Tranmere Rovers
36
4
13
19
37
63
-26
21
24
Lincoln City
33
4
9
20
23
65
-42
17
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