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1978–79 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1978–79 season of Brentford F.C.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1978–79

|manager=Bill Dodgin Jr.

|chairman=Dan Tana

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Third Division

|league result=10th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=First round

|league topscorer=McCulloch,
Phillips (14)

|season topscorer=McCulloch,
Phillips (14)

|highest attendance=13,873

|lowest attendance=5,140

|average attendance=7,455

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|pattern_so1=_redtop_2whitestripes

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|pattern_b2=_brentford_third_7980

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|shorts2=FFFFFF

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|prevseason=1977–78

|nextseason=1979–80

}}

During the 1978–79 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. After a rude awakening to third-tier football, the Bees ended the season strongly to finish in 10th position.

Season summary

After Brentford's promotion to the Third Division at the end of the previous season, manager Bill Dodgin Jr. stated that his squad would only need one or two more new players to be able to compete during the club's first season in the third tier since 1972–73.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 175. He managed to keep prolific forwards Steve Phillips and Andrew McCulloch at Griffin Park, with the former turning down a £120,000 transfer to Tottenham Hotspur.{{Cite web |title=Kings of the Castle: Steve Phillips |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/kings-of-the-castle-steve-phillips |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} Aside from goalkeeping trialist Trevor Porter (brought in to cover for car crash-victim Len Bond and the suspended Graham Cox),{{Cite news |title=They played for both: Bristol City |language=en-gb |work=Brentford FC |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/they-played-for-both-bristol-city_66563 |access-date=9 July 2017}} Dodgin made no significant signings.White, p. 309-311.

Fears that Brentford's largely-unchanged squad would be out of its depth in the Third Division were heightened after the season began with a 7–1 aggregate defeat to fellow third-tier side Watford in the first round of the League Cup. A dire start to the league season, which had seen Brentford sink into the relegation places by the end of September 1978,{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1978–1979 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1978-1979/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913001150/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1978-1979/results |archive-date=13 September 2016 |access-date=12 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} led manager Bill Dodgin Jr. to act in the transfer market. Potentially club-record breaking bids for Watford's Alan Mayes, Queens Park Rangers' Tony Hazell and Bristol City's John Bain were all rejected. Dodgin managed to sign defender Jim McNichol from Luton Town for a new club-record incoming fee of £30,000. While McNichol went on to be voted the Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year, Dodgin's other signing, forward Dean Smith (signed to support the misfiring Steve Phillips and Andrew McCulloch), only scored sporadically during the remainder of the season.

Between late-October 1978 and mid-March 1979, the Bees stabilised with a run of just two defeats in 17 league matches. The run ended with the club's biggest win of the season – a 6–0 thrashing of Chester at Griffin Park, with Steve Phillips scoring a hat-trick to boost his tally to six goals in four matches. The signing of Jim McNichol made an immediate impact on the defensive line, with a record of two clean sheets prior to his arrival being turned around to 14 in the following 31 matches, equivalent to a clean sheet nearly every other match.{{Cite web |title=Kings of the Castle: Jim McNichol |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/kings-of-the-castle-jim-mcnichol |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} A failure to win any of the following four matches dropped the Bees back to 18th position, but a strong run of 9 wins in 12 matches to close out the season elevated the club to a 10th-place finish.

League table

{{main|1978–79 Football League Third Division}}

{{:1978–79 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BRE}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Pre-season and friendlies=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
DateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd;"

|1 August 1978

Charlton AthleticH1–1

|2,500

Phillips
style="background:#ffd;"

|3 August 1978

Chesham UnitedA0–0

|n/a

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7 August 1978

Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–4

|2,800

J. Graham
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8 August 1978

WokingA0–3

|n/a

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|9 August 1978

AldershotA2–1

|n/a

Phillips, Kruse
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|15 December 1978

|Northampton Town

|A

|0–3

|n/a

|

=Football League Third Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
No.

!Date

OpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1

|19 August 1978

Shrewsbury TownA0–1

|2,346

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|2

|21 August 1978

Colchester UnitedH1–0

|6,802

Kruse
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|3

|26 August 1978

ChesterfieldH0–3

|6,162

style="background:#ffd;"

|4

|2 September 1978

Exeter CityA2–2

|3,645

McCulloch (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|9 September 1978

Hull CityH1–0

|6,528

Phillips
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|6

|12 September 1978

Swindon TownA0–2

|6,902

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7

|16 September 1978

Peterborough UnitedA1–3

|5,884

Kruse
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|23 September 1978

GillinghamH0–2

|6,977

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|9

|25 September 1978

Lincoln CityH2–1

|6,107

J. Graham, Eames
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|10

|30 September 1978

Swansea CityA1–2

|11,370

McCulloch
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|11

|7 October 1978

BuryH0–1

|5,855

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|12

|14 October 1978

WatfordA0–2

|15,180

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|13

|17 October 1978

Rotherham UnitedA0–1

|3,881

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|14

|21 October 1978

Tranmere RoversH2–1

|5,883

McCulloch (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|15

|28 October 1978

ChesterA1–3

|4,495

McCulloch
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|16

|4 November 1978

Oxford UnitedH3–0

|6,863

McCulloch, D. Smith (2)
style="background:#ffd;"

|17

|11 November 1978

Exeter CityH0–0

|6,387

style="background:#ffd;"

|18

|18 November 1978

ChesterfieldA0–0

|4,584

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|19

|2 December 1978

WalsallH1–0

|5,140

McCulloch
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20

|9 December 1978

|Mansfield Town

|A

|1–2

|4,003

|McCulloch

style="background:#ffd;"

|21

|23 December 1978

Southend UnitedA1–1

|13,703

Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|22

|26 December 1978

Plymouth ArgyleH2–1

|7,367

D. Smith (2)
style="background:#ffd;"

|23

|30 December 1978

Carlisle UnitedH0–0

|6,477

style="background:#ffd;"

|24

|20 January 1979

Peterborough UnitedH0–0

|5,760

style="background:#ffd;"

|25

|27 January 1979

GillinghamA0–0

|6,899

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|26

|10 February 1979

Swansea CityH1–0

|7,264

Carlton
style="background:#ffd;"

|27

|24 February 1979

WatfordH3–3

|13,873

D. Smith, Phillips (2, 1 pen)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|28

|3 March 1979

Tranmere RoversA1–0

|1,882

Phillips
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|29

|6 March 1979

Hull CityA0–1

|3,418

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|30

|10 March 1979

ChesterH6–0

|6,421

Phillips (3), Glover (2), McCulloch
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|31

|13 March 1979

Sheffield WednesdayA0–1

|10,383

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|32

|21 March 1979

|Lincoln City

|A

|0–1

|2,060

|

style="background:#ffd;"

|33

|24 March 1979

Colchester UnitedA1–1

|3,528

Shrubb
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|34

|26 March 1979

Shrewsbury TownH2–3

|7,756

McCulloch, D. Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|35

|31 March 1979

BlackpoolH3–2

|6,364

McNichol (2), Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|36

|4 April 1979

Oxford UnitedA1–0

|5,242

Shrubb
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|37

|7 April 1979

WalsallA3–2

|3,840

Kruse, Phillips (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|38

|13 April 1979

Southend UnitedH3–2

|11,509

McCulloch, Kruse, Salman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|39

|14 April 1979

Plymouth ArgyleA1–2

|6,344

Carlton
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|40

|17 April 1979

Sheffield WednesdayH2–1

|9,050

McNichol (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|41

|21 April 1979

|Carlisle United

|A

|0–1

|3,967

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|42

|23 April 1979

Rotherham UnitedH1–0

|6,758

D. Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|43

|28 April 1979

Mansfield TownH1–0

|6,838

Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|44

|5 May 1979

|Blackpool

|A

|1–0

|3,464

|McCulloch

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|45

|8 May 1979

Swindon TownH1–2

|13,320

D. Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|46

|15 May 1979

Bury

|A

3–2

|2,512

Phillips (2), McCulloch

= FA Cup =

{{Main|1978–79 FA Cup}}

style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

style="background:#ffd0e3;"1R25 November 1978Exeter CityA0–1

|3,810

= Football League Cup =

{{Main|1978–79 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1R (1st leg)

|12 August 1978

|Watford

|A

|0–4

|9,292

|

style="background:#ffd0e3;"1R (2nd leg)12 August 1978WatfordH1–3 (lost 7–1 on aggregate)

|7,414

|Rolph

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies,Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 158-169.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 314. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160913001150/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1978-1979/results Statto]

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1978–79 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers
GK

|Len Bond

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1954|1|12|df=y}}

|Bristol City

|1977

|

GK

|Trevor Porter

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1956|10|16|df=y}}

|Slough Town

|1978

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Michael Allen

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1949|3|30|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1971

|

DF

|John Fraser

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1953|7|12|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1976

|

DF

|Pat Kruse

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1953|11|30|df=y}}

|Torquay United

|1977

|

DF

|Jim McNichol

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1958|6|9|df=y}}

|Luton Town

|1978

|

DF

|Danis Salman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1960|3|12|df=y}}

|Youth

|1975

|

DF

|David Silman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1959|10|28|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1978

|

DF

|Barry Tucker

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1952|8|28|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1978

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
MF

|Doug Allder

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1951|12|30|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1977

|

MF

|Bob Booker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1958|1|25|df=y}}

|Bedmond Sports & Social

|1978

|

MF

|Dave Carlton

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1952|11|24|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1976

|

MF

|Allan Glover

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1950|10|21|df=y}}

|Orient

|1978

|

MF

|Jackie Graham (c)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1946|7|16|df=y}}

|Guildford City

|1970

|

MF

|Willie Graham

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1959|2|14|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1977

|

MF

|Paul Shrubb

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1955|8|1|df=y}}

|Hellenic

|1977

|

MF

|Paul Walker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1960|12|17|df=y}}

|Youth

|1976

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Tommy Baldwin

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1945|6|10|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1977

|Assistant manager

FW

|Andrew McCulloch

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1950|1|3|df=y}}

|Oxford United

|1976

|Loaned to Oakland Stompers

FW

|Gary Rolph

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1960|2|24|df=y}}

|Youth

|1976

|

FW

|Steve Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1954|8|4|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1977

|

FW

|Dean Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1958|11|28|df=y}}

|Leicester City

|1977

|

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season
DF

|Nigel Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1958|7|3|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1975

|Released

DF

|Stephen Wilkins

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1959|8|31|df=y}}

|Chelsea

|1978

|Released

FW

|Billy Eames

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1957|9|20|df=y}}

|Waterlooville

|1978

|Released

FW

|Lee Frost

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1978|8|12|1957|12|4|df=y}}

|Chelsea

|1978

|Returned to Chelsea after loan

  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies,{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796709 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex}} Timeless Bees{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}}

Coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Dodgin Jr.

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Baldwin

|Assistant Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Quinn

|Chief Scout

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

:Substitute appearances in brackets.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Len Bond

|35

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|36

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Trevor Porter

|11

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|13

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Michael Allen

|5 (2)

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|5 (2)

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Fraser

|21 (2)

|0

|0

|0

|0 (1)

|0

|21 (3)

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Kruse

|44

|4

|1

|0

|2

|0

|47

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jim McNichol

|32

|4

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|33

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|39 (1)

|1

|1

|0

|2

|0

|42 (1)

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |David Silman

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Nigel Smith

|2 (1)

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2 (1)

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Barry Tucker

|43

|0

|1

|0

|2

|0

|46

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Stephen Wilkins

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0 (1)

|0

|0 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Doug Allder

|18 (12)

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|20 (12)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bob Booker

|2 (1)

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|2 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dave Carlton

|36 (1)

|2

|1

|0

|2

|0

|39 (1)

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Glover

|18 (1)

|2

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|19 (1)

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Graham

|35

|1

|1

|0

|2

|0

|38

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Willie Graham

|8 (3)

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|10 (3)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Shrubb

|39

|2

|1

|0

|2

|0

|42

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Walker

|2 (5)

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2 (5)

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Baldwin

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Eames

|2

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|2

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Andrew McCulloch

|39

|14

|1

|0

|0

|0

|40

|14

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gary Rolph

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|1

|2

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Phillips

|46

|14

|1

|0

|2

|0

|49

|14

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dean Smith

|22 (3)

|8

|0 (1)

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|22 (4)

|8

colspan="11" |Players loaned in during the season
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Lee Frost

|5 (1)

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|5 (1)

|0

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=395}}

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!FL3

!FAC

!FLC

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Andrew McCulloch

|14

|0

|—

|14

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Phillips

|14

|0

|0

|14

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dean Smith

|8

|0

|—

|8

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Kruse

|4

|0

|0

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jim McNichol

|4

|0

|0

|4

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dave Carlton

|2

|0

|0

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Glover

|2

|0

|0

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Shrubb

|2

|0

|0

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Eames

|1

|—

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Graham

|1

|0

|0

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gary Rolph

|0

|0

|1

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|1

|0

|0

|1

colspan="3" |Total530

!1

54

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford

= Management =

style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="5" |Record All Comps

! colspan="5" |Record League

PWDLW %PWDLW %
style="text-align:left;" |Bill Dodgin, Jr.

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |12 August 1978

| style="text-align:left;" |15 May 1979

{{WDL|49|19|9|21}}

{{WDL|46|19|9|18}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played49 (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won19 (19 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn9 (9 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost21 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals scored54 (53 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals conceded57 (49 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Clean sheets16 (16 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Biggest league win6–0 versus Chester, 10 March 1979
Worst league defeat3–0 versus Chesterfield, 26 August 1978
Most appearances49, Steve Phillips (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)14, Andrew McCulloch, Steve Phillips
Top scorer (all competitions)14, Andrew McCulloch, Steve Phillips

Transfers & loans

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" cellpadding="1"

! colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred in

style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

August 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Eames

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Portsmouth

|Trial

|

August 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Porter

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Slough Town

|Trial

|

September 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Booker

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bedmond Sports & Social

|Non-contract

|

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim McNichol

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Luton Town

|£30,000

|

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City

|£20,000

|Haynes & Coumbe, p. 147.

November 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Glover

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Orient

|Free

|

1978

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Wilkins

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|n/a

|Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 190-194.

April 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Walsh

|n/a

|Non-contract

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned in
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!From

!Date to

!Ref.

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Frost

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|November 1978

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned out
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

May 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew McCulloch

|{{flagicon|USA}} Oakland Stompers

|August 1978

|

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Cox

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Margate

|n/a

|{{Cite web |title=Graham Cox |url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/grahamcox.shtml |access-date=12 February 2017}}

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players released
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

August 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Wilkins

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dagenham

|1978

|

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Eames

|n/a

|n/a

|

October 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cambridge United

|November 1978

|

December 1978

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Murray

|Retired

|

|

May 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Allen

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Whitby Town

|1979

|

May 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Cox

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wokingham Town

|1979

|Haynes & Coumbe, p. 41-42.

May 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Rolph

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Woking

|1979

|

May 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Silman

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walthamstow Avenue

|1979

|

Awards

References

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