Captain:

Home Grounds used:
Thorneyholme Road, Accrington

Away Grounds visited:
Liverpool Road, Lowerhouse; Centre Vale, Todmorden; Dill Hall Lane, Enfield; The Worswick Memorial Ground, Rawtenstall; Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn; Acre Bottom, Ramsbottom; Seedhill, Nelson; Lanehead, Bacup; Bentgate, Haslingden; Blackburn Road, Rishton; Turf Moor, Burnley; Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle; The Horsfield, Colne

First XI playing record:
P 28     W 15     T 1     D 0     L 8     NR 4

Click on this link for the season's First XI scorecards and results

15 players appeared in First XI matches for Accrington in 1978:
G Beech; IH Birtwistle; G Davies; A Gallagher; PS Graham; G Hayhurst; J Heyburn; A Kennedy; DJ Parsons; A Richardson; G Smith; J Swanney; M Taylor; PJ West; A Worsick.