1978-12-29
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 4 | 2 | Portsmouth | Edgeley Park | 3,795 | |
| Bradd, Lee 2, Summerbee | Lineups | Pullar, Garwood | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wimbledon | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 32 | L | W | D | W | D | 1979-02-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 31 | L | W | W | W | W | 1979-01-13 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 30 | W | L | D | W | L | 1979-01-13 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 29 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-01-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 29 | W | W | W | D | W | 1978-12-30 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 26 | L | W | W | L | W | 1979-01-09 | Bradford City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 24 | W | W | D | W | L | 1978-12-30 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 6 | Stockport County | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 22 | W | L | L | L | W | 1979-01-12 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Hereford United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1979-01-30 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 10 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 22 | W | D | W | W | L | 1978-12-30 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | -1 | Newport County | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 21 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-12-30 | Port Vale | H |
| 12 | -1 | Torquay United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 21 | D | L | L | W | L | 1979-01-20 | Aldershot | A |
| 13 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 21 | D | D | D | L | D | 1979-01-20 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | L | L | L | D | D | 1978-12-30 | Bradford City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 20 | L | W | D | W | W | 1978-12-30 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20 | W | L | D | W | D | 1979-01-01 | Port Vale | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bradford City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1978-12-30 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 18 | 0 | York City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 20 | D | L | W | W | L | 1979-02-03 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 19 | W | D | D | L | D | 1979-01-16 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Northampton Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 18 | L | L | L | D | L | 1978-12-30 | Halifax Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 16 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-01-16 | Port Vale | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 14 | L | L | L | D | D | 1979-01-13 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -25 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1978-12-30 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -26 | 7 | L | L | D | L | L | 1978-12-30 | Northampton Town | A |
