1979-01-09
| Cup and International Matches |
| FA Cup Round 2 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | D 4 | Millmoor | 15,535 | |
| Gwyther, Phillips | Lineups | Forrest OG | ||||||
| FA Cup Round 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | Burnley | D 2 | St Andrew's | 15,535 | |
| Lineups | Morley, James | |||||||
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Goldstone Ground | 25,217 | |
| Lawrenson, Ryan | Lineups | Bell, Daley, Williams OG | ||||||
| D 1 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Ashton Gate | 17,392 | |
| Gow, Ritchie, Rodgers | Lineups | Smith | ||||||
| D 2 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Maidstone United | SL | The Valley | 13,432 | |
| Flanagan | Lineups | Coupland | ||||||
| D 1 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Highfield Road | 38,046 | |
| Blair, Green | Lineups | Cunningham, Brown A | ||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 0 | 1 | Colchester United | D 3 | Feethams Ground | 3,465 | |
| Lineups | Hodge | |||||||
| D 2 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1 | Craven Cottage | 21,119 | |
| Margerrison, Davies | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Crystal Palace | D 2 | Ayresome Park | 21,441 | |
| Ashcroft | Lineups | Walsh | ||||||
| D 4 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | West Ham United | D 2 | Somerton Park | 14,124 | |
| Goddard, Woods | Lineups | Robson | ||||||
| D 2 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | Reading | D 4 | Meadow Lane | 8,265 | |
| Vinter, Hooks, Mann, Masson | Lineups | Kearney 2 | ||||||
| D 2 | Orient | 3 | 2 | Bury | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 6,192 | |
| Kitchen 2, Chiedozie | Lineups | Gregory, Beamish | ||||||
| D 2 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | Aldershot | D 4 | Bramall Lane | 16,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | D 2 | County Ground | 9,983 | |
| McHale, Kamara 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Wimbledon | 0 | 2 | Southampton | D 1 | Plough Lane | 9,254 | |
| Lineups | Boyer 2 | |||||||
| D 4 | York City | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | D 2 | Bootham Crescent | 6,700 | |
| Staniforth, Randall | Lineups | |||||||
| FA Cup Round 3 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 3 | Highbury | 37,987 | aet |
| Brady | Lineups | Wylde | ||||||
| League Cup Round 5 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 3 | Watford | 3 | 1 | Stoke City | D 2 | Vicarage Road | 21,419 | aet |
| Jenkins, Blissett 2 | Lineups | Richardson | ||||||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | Bradford City | Blundell Park | 5,241 | |
| Ford 3, Mitchell, Cumming | Lineups | Dolan | ||||
| Port Vale | 2 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Vale Park | 3,746 | |
| Wright, Todd | Lineups | Wright | ||||
| 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 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 29 | L | W | W | W | D | 1979-01-13 | Port Vale | H |
| 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 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 26 | W | W | W | D | W | 1979-01-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 8 | 0 | Newport County | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 23 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-01-13 | Reading | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Port Vale | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 22 | W | L | L | W | D | 1979-01-09 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 22 | W | W | W | W | W | 1979-01-09 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 22 | L | W | D | W | W | 1979-02-03 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1979-01-13 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 17 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -1 | 20 | L | W | L | D | W | 1979-02-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 20 | W | L | L | L | D | 1979-02-10 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 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 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 12 | W | L | L | L | L | 1979-01-13 | Portsmouth | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1979-02-10 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
