English Second Division 1977/1978
Historical league standings at 23rd August 1977
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Notts. County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 20 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
| 21 | Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
| 22 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
