1977–78 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End's 1977–1978 season September 2026 Preston North End 1977–78 Nobby Stiles Alan R.W. Jones JP FRICS Deepdale Third Division 3rd FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Alex Bruce (27) Alex Bruce (30) 16,078 vs. Shrewsbury Town 5,319 vs. Cambridge United 8,799 1976–77 1978–79 During the 1977–78 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division. Final league table 1977–78 Football League Third Division PNE y Results Preston North End's score comes firstPowter David 25 Seasons At Deepdale - The Complete Record 1977-78 to 2001-02 98 2002 Soccer Books Limited Cleethorpes 1-86223-070-6 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1977 Plymouth Argyle A 0-0 7,154 27 August 1977 Rotherham United H 3-2 5,964 Thomson, Doyle, Bruce 03 September 1977 Oxford United A 0-1 4,804 10 September 1977 Carlisle United A 1-3 5,743 Bruce 13 September 1977 Swindon Town H 1-1 6,014 Robinson 17 September 1977 Hereford United H 0-0 5,447 24 September 1977 Colchester United A 0-0 4,978 27 September 1977 Walsall A 0-0 5,138 01 October 1977 Cambridge United H 2-0 5,319 Bruce, Baxter 04 October 1977 Sheffield Wednesday H 2-1 7,627 Elwiss, Cross 08 October 1977 Bradford City A 1-1 5,815 Smith 15 October 1977 Gillingham H 2-0 7,212 Elwiss, Smith 22 October 1977 Exeter City A 0-2 5,444 25 October 1977 Tranmere Rovers H 2-1 7,906 Baxter, Elwiss 29 October 1977 Chester City H 2-1 7,550 Bruce 2 05 November 1977 Port Vale A 0-0 4,208 12 November 1977 Wrexham H 1-3 10,342 Bruce 19 November 1977 Lincoln City A 2-2 3,924 Bruce 2 03 December 1977 Portsmouth H 3-1 5,936 Bruce, Elwiss, Smith 10 December 1977 Shrewsbury Town A 0-0 3,764 26 December 1977 Bury H 4-0 10,297 Bruce 2 (1 pen), Elwiss, Coleman 27 December 1977 Chesterfield A 1-0 6,484 Bruce 31 December 1977 Peterborough United A 0-1 7,134 02 January 1978 Port Vale H 2-0 10,930 Thomson, Bruce 06 January 1978 Tranmere Rovers A 0-1 7,254 14 January 1978 Plymouth Argyle H 5-2 7,065 Baxter, Bruce, Coleman, Thomson, Elwiss 04 February 1978 Carlisle United H 2-1 9,095 Bruce (2 pen) 11 February 1978 Hereford United A 0-0 4,791 21 February 1978 Oxford United H 3-2 6,189 Thomson 2, Bruce 25 February 1978 Cambridge United A 1-1 5,766 Thomson 28 February 1978 Colchester United H 4-0 9,225 Bruce 4 (2 pen) 04 March 1978 Bradford City H 3-1 11,920 McMahon, Elwiss 2 07 March 1978 Swindon Town A 2-0 10,211 Baxter, Bruce 11 March 1978 Gillingham A 1-2 9,568 Coleman 18 March 1978 Exeter City H 0-0 9,189 24 March 1978 Chester City A 2-1 7,864 Bruce, Elwiss 25 March 1978 Chesterfield H 0-0 10,922 27 March 1978 Bury A 1-1 9,783 Thomson 01 April 1978 Peterborough United H 0-1 9,695 04 April 1978 Walsall H 1-0 11,239 Paul (og) 08 April 1978 Wrexham A 0-0 19,088 15 April 1978 Lincoln City H 4-0 11,208 Robinson, Baxter, Bruce, Coleman 18 April 1978 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-1 12,426 22 April 1978 Portsmouth A 2-0 6,866 Bruce, Elwiss 25 April 1978 Rotherham United A 1-2 5,646 Bruce 29 April 1978 Shrewsbury Town H 2-2 16,078 Elwiss, Bruce FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1 26 November 1977 Lincoln City H 3-2 6,965 Elwiss (2), Bruce r2 17 December 1977 Wrexham H 0-2 11,134 League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1-1 13 August 1977 Port Vale A 1-2 4,530 Bruce r1-2 17 August 1977 Port Vale H 2-1 5,816 Elwiss (2) r1r 23 August 1977 Port Vale N 2-1 2,201 Elwiss, Bruce r2 31 August 1977 Walsall A 0-0 5,445 r2r 06 September 1977 Walsall H 0-1 (AET) 7,079 Statistics Appearances and goals Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 234 Division Three FA Cup EFL Cup ENG MF Alan Spavin 1 + 4 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 SCO FW Alex Bruce 45 27 2 1 5 2 SCO DF Danny Cameron 40 0 2 0 0 0 SCO DF Francis Burns 36 + 2 0 2 0 3 0 ENG MF Gordon Coleman 45 4 2 0 4 0 ENG DF Graham Cross 40 1 0 0 5 0 ENG DF Harry Wilson 18 0 0 0 5 0 SCO MF James Brown 2 0 0 0 3 0 ENG DF John McMahon 30 1 2 0 5 0 ENG FW John Smith 14 + 1 3 2 0 2 0 ENG FW Michael Robinson 8 + 2 3 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Mick Baxter 45 5 2 0 5 0 ENG FW Mike Elwiss 46 12 2 2 5 3 ENG FW Richard Thomson 25 + 1 6 0 0 3 + 1 0 ENG GK Roy Tunks 46 0 2 0 5 0 ENG MF Sean Haslegrave 38 0 2 0 0 0 WAL MF Steve Doyle 25 + 7 1 2 0 5 0 ENG DF Steve Uzelac 2 0 0 0 0 0 |} Awards and Nominations Club Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Player of the Year cxxlo ENG Mike Elwiss Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 231 References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons Category:1977 in English sport Category:1978 in English sport