Football League Division Four - Saturday 2nd September 1978
WIGAN ATHLETIC
2
- Joe Hinnigan 61
- Ian Purdie 88
3
NEWPORT COUNTY
3
- Colin Sinclair 28
- Howard Goddard 35
- Eddie Woods 47
- WIGAN ATHLETIC
- 1. John Brown
- 2. Tommy Gore
- 3. Joe Hinnigan
Micky Worswick - 4. Jeff Wright
- 5. Noel Ward
- 6. Ian Gillibrand
- 7. Frank Corrigan
- 8. Ian Seddon
- 9. Mickey Moore
- 10. John Wilkie
- 11. Ian Purdie
- Subs
- 12. Micky Worswick
Joe Hinnigan
- NEWPORT COUNTY
- 1. Gary Plumley
- 2. Richard Walden
- 3. John Relish
- 4. Grant Davies
- 5. Ronnie Walker
- 6. Steve Lowndes
- 7. Nigel Vaughan
- 8. Trevor Thompson
- 9. Eddie Woods
Steve Warriner - 10. Howard Goddard
- 11. Colin Sinclair
- Subs
- 12. Steve Warriner
Eddie Woods
Venue: Springfield Park
Attendance: 5,319
Kick Off: 15:00
Referee: Mr. Angus MacDonald, Sutton Coldfield
