1979-02-09
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Southend United | Gay Meadow | 5,749 | |
| Chapman, Atkins (p) | Lineups | |||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 38 | D | D | D | W | W | 1979-02-10 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 37 | W | D | W | W | D | 1979-02-24 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 3 | 0 | Gillingham | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 32 | W | D | W | W | W | 1979-02-21 | Chester | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swansea City | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 31 | D | W | L | L | W | 1979-02-10 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 30 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-02-24 | Rotherham United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 28 | D | W | W | W | W | 1979-02-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Carlisle United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 28 | D | W | D | W | D | 1979-02-10 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 27 | D | W | W | L | L | 1979-02-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Rotherham United | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 27 | W | D | L | W | W | 1979-02-10 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 10 | 0 | Southend United | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 25 | L | L | W | W | L | 1979-02-13 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chester | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -5 | 24 | L | L | D | L | L | 1979-02-10 | Bury | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chesterfield | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 23 | L | L | D | W | D | 1979-02-24 | Bury | H |
| 13 | 0 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 23 | D | L | W | W | D | 1979-02-10 | Hull City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Hull City | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 22 | D | W | W | L | W | 1979-02-10 | Oxford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 22 | W | W | L | L | L | 1979-02-20 | Swansea City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -6 | 22 | L | L | L | W | W | 1979-02-10 | Colchester United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Colchester United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 22 | D | L | D | L | L | 1979-02-10 | Blackpool | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 21 | D | D | D | W | D | 1979-02-10 | Swansea City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 | L | D | D | L | L | 1979-02-13 | Southend United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 20 | L | D | W | L | L | 1979-02-10 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 | D | D | W | D | D | 1979-02-10 | Chester | A |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -15 | 14 | D | L | L | L | L | 1979-02-10 | Watford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Lincoln City | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 26 | -29 | 10 | L | L | L | W | L | 1979-02-23 | Colchester United | A |
