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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
06/04/1979 | Colchester United (A) 0-1
14/04/1979 | Blackpool (A) 0-2
16/04/1979 | Carlisle United (H) 1-1
18/04/1979 | Rotherham United (H) 1-1
21/04/1979 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) 2-1
24/04/1979 | Shrewsbury Town (A) 1-2
27/04/1979 | Walsall (H) 0-0
30/04/1979 | Mansfield Town (H) 1-2
04/05/1979 | Southend United (A) 1-0
09/05/1979 | Colchester United (H) 1-5
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League Division Three
Game #50 of 1978/79
Southend United
0 - 1
Tranmere Rovers
W
Friday, 04/05/1979
Thomas (40')
Match Details
Attendance
3,854
Manager
John King
Opposition Manager
Dave Smith
League Position
23
League Points
28
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
Parry, Les
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Postlewhite, Dennis
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Bramhall, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
7
Peplow, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Craven, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Thomas, John
Starter
90
1
0
0
10
Evans, Clive
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
Griffiths, Ian
Starter
90
0
0
0
12
Whittingham, Steve
Sub
90
0
0
0
Southend United
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Graham Horn
Starter
2
Micky Stead
Starter
3
Steve Yates
Starter
4
Phil Dudley
Starter
5
Dave Cusack
Starter
6
John Walker
Starter
7
Colin Morris
Starter
8
Ron Pountney
Starter
9
Derrick Parker
Starter
10
Tony Hadley
Starter
11
Anton Otulakowski
Starter
-
Andy Polycarpou
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Swansea City
44
23
11
10
79
58
+21
57
2
Watford
44
22
12
10
76
50
+26
56
3
Gillingham
42
19
16
7
58
37
+21
54
4
Shrewsbury Town
42
18
18
6
51
37
+14
54
5
Swindon Town
42
23
7
12
66
43
+23
53
6
Carlisle United
45
15
22
8
53
41
+12
52
7
Exeter City
42
17
15
10
59
47
+12
49
8
Colchester United
44
16
16
12
53
52
+1
48
9
Hull City
41
17
11
13
60
48
+12
45
10
Southend United
46
15
15
16
51
49
+2
45
11
Chester
45
14
16
15
57
59
-2
44
12
Brentford
43
17
9
17
48
45
+3
43
13
Plymouth Argyle
45
15
13
17
65
66
-1
43
14
Oxford United
44
13
17
14
42
49
-7
43
15
Blackpool
42
16
9
17
54
53
+1
41
16
Sheffield Wednesday
41
10
19
12
43
45
-2
39
17
Bury
42
9
20
13
52
60
-8
38
18
Rotherham United
41
14
10
17
40
48
-8
38
19
Chesterfield
41
12
13
16
48
59
-11
37
20
Mansfield Town
40
9
17
14
42
47
-5
35
21
Peterborough United
43
10
13
20
41
62
-21
33
22
Walsall
44
10
12
22
55
66
-11
32
23
Tranmere Rovers
45
6
16
23
44
73
-29
28
24
Lincoln City
42
6
11
25
35
78
-43
23
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