Sat 18 Nov 1978
Division Four
Pompey 3 Hartlepool United 0
| Pos | Player | Goals | Subs |
| 1 | Peter Mellor | ||
| 2 | Peter Ellis | ||
| 3 | Keith Viney | ||
| 4 | Peter Denyer | ||
| 5 | Steve Foster | 1 | |
| 6 | Steve Davey | ||
| 7 | Jeff Hemmerman | ||
| 8 | John Lathan | 1 | |
| 9 | Colin Garwood | 1 | |
| 10 | Leigh Barnard | ||
| 11 | David Pullar | * | |
| 11 | Eoin Hand | s |
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| Scorers: Garwood p, Foster, Lathan Manager: Jimmy Dickinson Attendance: 10,717 |
Season 1978/79
Fixtures
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 12 Aug 1978 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 1 1st Leg H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 15 Aug 1978 | Swindon Town- Football League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg A | L | 2 - 4 |
| Sat 19 Aug 1978 | Bradford City H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Tue 22 Aug 1978 | York City A | L | 3 - 5 |
| Fri 25 Aug 1978 | Hartlepool United A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 2 Sep 1978 | Crewe Alexandra H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Sep 1978 | Rochdale A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Tue 12 Sep 1978 | Scunthorpe United H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 16 Sep 1978 | Port Vale H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 23 Sep 1978 | Aldershot A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Tue 26 Sep 1978 | Wigan Athletic H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Fri 29 Sep 1978 | AFC Bournemouth A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 7 Oct 1978 | Hereford United H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 14 Oct 1978 | Grimsby Town A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Tue 17 Oct 1978 | Doncaster Rovers A | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 21 Oct 1978 | Halifax Town H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Oct 1978 | Torquay United A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 4 Nov 1978 | Darlington H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 11 Nov 1978 | Crewe Alexandra A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 18 Nov 1978 | Hartlepool United H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 25 Nov 1978 | Northampton Town- FA Cup Round 1 H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 2 Dec 1978 | Northampton Town A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Dec 1978 | Huddersfield Town H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 16 Dec 1978 | Reading- FA Cup Round 2 H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 23 Dec 1978 | Reading H | W | 4 - 0 |
| Tue 26 Dec 1978 | Wimbledon A | W | 4 - 2 |
| Fri 29 Dec 1978 | Stockport County A | L | 2 - 4 |
| Sat 13 Jan 1979 | Rochdale H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 3 Feb 1979 | Wigan Athletic A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 10 Feb 1979 | AFC Bournemouth H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Tue 20 Feb 1979 | Newport County H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 24 Feb 1979 | Grimsby Town H | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 3 Mar 1979 | Halifax Town A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 10 Mar 1979 | Torquay United H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Wed 21 Mar 1979 | Port Vale A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 24 Mar 1979 | York City H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Wed 28 Mar 1979 | Bradford City A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Fri 30 Mar 1979 | Barnsley A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Tue 3 Apr 1979 | Scunthorpe United A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 7 Apr 1979 | Northampton Town H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Fri 13 Apr 1979 | Reading A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 14 Apr 1979 | Wimbledon H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Mon 16 Apr 1979 | Newport County A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 21 Apr 1979 | Stockport County H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Tue 24 Apr 1979 | Doncaster Rovers H | W | 4 - 0 |
| Sat 28 Apr 1979 | Huddersfield Town A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 5 May 1979 | Barnsley H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Mon 7 May 1979 | Hereford United A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Fri 11 May 1979 | Darlington A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Tue 15 May 1979 | Aldershot H | D | 1 - 1 |
