1977–78 was the club's first season under the management of Graham Taylor, and its last in the fourth tier of English football.
[1] Ross Jenkins finished at the club's top scorer for the third time in four campaigns, with 18 goals in all competitions.
He was followed by Alan Mayes and Keith Mercer with 16 and 13 goals respectively; both men also scored hat-tricks for the team.
Bobby Downes and Alan Garner made the most appearances, playing some part in all 54 competitive fixtures.
Other player milestones included the arrival of future club captain Ian Bolton, and the breakthrough into the first team of young striker Luther Blissett, who went on to become the club's all-time leading appearance maker and goalscorer.