Sat 7 Jan 1978
Division Three
Port Vale 2 Pompey 0
| Pos | Player | Goals | Subs |
| 1 | Phil Figgins | ||
| 2 | Peter Denyer | ||
| 3 | Billy Wilson | ||
| 4 | John Ruggiero | ||
| 5 | Steve Foster | * | |
| 5 | Peter Ellis | s | |
| 6 | Eoin Hand | ||
| 7 | Norman Piper | ||
| 8 | David Kemp | ||
| 9 | Paul Gilchrist | ||
| 10 | Phil Roberts | ||
| 11 | Mick Mellows |
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| Scorers: Manager: Jimmy Dickinson Attendance: 3,481 |
Season 1977/78
Fixtures
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 13 Aug 1977 | Newport County- Football League Cup Round 1 1st Leg H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Tue 16 Aug 1977 | Newport County- Football League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg A | L | 2 - 3 |
| Sat 20 Aug 1977 | Peterborough United A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 27 Aug 1977 | Swindon Town A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Wed 31 Aug 1977 | Leicester City- Football League Cup Round 2 H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 3 Sep 1977 | Chesterfield H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 10 Sep 1977 | Wrexham A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Tue 13 Sep 1977 | Colchester United H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 17 Sep 1977 | Lincoln City H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 24 Sep 1977 | Exeter City A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Wed 28 Sep 1977 | Oxford United A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 1 Oct 1977 | Sheffield Wednesday H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Tue 4 Oct 1977 | Chester City H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 8 Oct 1977 | Walsall A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 15 Oct 1977 | Bury H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 22 Oct 1977 | Shrewsbury Town A | L | 1 - 6 |
| Tue 25 Oct 1977 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 3 H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 29 Oct 1977 | Plymouth Argyle A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Tue 1 Nov 1977 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 3 Replay A | L | 3 - 4 |
| Sat 5 Nov 1977 | Tranmere Rovers H | L | 2 - 5 |
| Sat 12 Nov 1977 | Carlisle United A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Tue 15 Nov 1977 | Port Vale H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Nov 1977 | Hereford United H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 26 Nov 1977 | Bideford- FA Cup Round 1 H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 3 Dec 1977 | Preston North End A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 10 Dec 1977 | Rotherham United H | D | 3 - 3 |
| Sat 17 Dec 1977 | Swansea City- FA Cup Round 2 H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Tue 20 Dec 1977 | Swansea City- FA Cup Round 2 Replay A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Mon 26 Dec 1977 | Gillingham A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 27 Dec 1977 | Cambridge United H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Fri 30 Dec 1977 | Tranmere Rovers A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Mon 2 Jan 1978 | Bradford City H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 7 Jan 1978 | Port Vale A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 14 Jan 1978 | Peterborough United H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Fri 20 Jan 1978 | Swindon Town H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 28 Jan 1978 | Chesterfield A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 4 Feb 1978 | Wrexham H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 11 Feb 1978 | Lincoln City A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 25 Feb 1978 | Sheffield Wednesday A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 28 Feb 1978 | Exeter City H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 4 Mar 1978 | Walsall H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Tue 7 Mar 1978 | Colchester United A | L | 0 - 4 |
| Sat 11 Mar 1978 | Bury A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 18 Mar 1978 | Shrewsbury Town H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Tue 21 Mar 1978 | Plymouth Argyle H | L | 1 - 5 |
| Sat 25 Mar 1978 | Cambridge United A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Mon 27 Mar 1978 | Gillingham H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 1 Apr 1978 | Bradford City A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Tue 4 Apr 1978 | Oxford United H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 8 Apr 1978 | Carlisle United H | D | 3 - 3 |
| Sat 15 Apr 1978 | Hereford United A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 22 Apr 1978 | Preston North End H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Wed 26 Apr 1978 | Chester City A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 29 Apr 1978 | Rotherham United A | W | 1 - 0 |
