1979-01-19
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Colchester United | Gay Meadow | 2,917 | |
| Chapman, Biggins | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 35 | W | W | D | W | D | 1979-01-20 | Bury | H |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 32 | W | D | W | D | W | 1979-01-30 | Chester | H |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 30 | W | L | L | W | W | 1979-02-02 | Carlisle United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | W | W | W | D | D | 1979-01-27 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 28 | W | L | W | W | W | 1979-01-20 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 | W | W | W | D | D | 1979-01-20 | Oxford United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Carlisle United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | D | W | D | D | W | 1979-01-20 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Rotherham United | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | L | W | W | L | W | 1979-02-03 | Watford | A |
| 9 | 0 | Chester | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -2 | 24 | D | L | L | L | D | 1979-01-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 23 | W | L | D | L | D | 1979-02-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 23 | L | D | W | D | L | 1979-02-02 | Southend United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 22 | L | L | D | D | D | 1979-01-20 | Swindon Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -3 | 22 | L | W | W | D | L | 1979-02-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 22 | W | W | D | W | D | 1979-01-20 | Exeter City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hull City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 21 | W | W | L | W | L | 1979-02-03 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Colchester United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 21 | L | D | L | L | D | 1979-02-02 | Exeter City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 20 | D | D | L | L | D | 1979-01-27 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 19 | D | L | D | W | D | 1979-02-10 | Carlisle United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 19 | D | W | D | L | W | 1979-01-20 | Peterborough United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 19 | W | L | L | D | D | 1979-01-20 | Brentford | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 21 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 18 | D | W | D | D | L | 1979-01-20 | Watford | A |
| 22 | 0 | Walsall | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -5 | 18 | L | L | L | L | W | 1979-02-03 | Peterborough United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -15 | 13 | L | L | L | L | L | 1979-02-03 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 10 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-01-20 | Carlisle United | A |
