1979-03-05
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 4 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley Park | 3,102 | |
| Bradd 2, Lee, Henson | Lineups | Davies, Coyne, Bevan | ||||
| 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 | Reading | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 42 | W | W | W | W | W | 1979-03-09 | Stockport County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wimbledon | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 40 | W | W | W | W | L | 1979-03-06 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Aldershot | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 38 | W | D | D | W | W | 1979-03-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 37 | W | D | W | W | L | 1979-03-10 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Portsmouth | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 35 | L | L | W | D | L | 1979-03-10 | Torquay United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 34 | D | D | W | W | L | 1979-03-10 | Northampton Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 32 | D | D | D | L | L | 1979-03-06 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 8 | 0 | Newport County | 29 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 31 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-03-06 | Wimbledon | A |
| 9 | 3 | Stockport County | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 29 | W | W | L | D | L | 1979-03-09 | Reading | H |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 29 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-03-10 | Portsmouth | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bradford City | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -5 | 28 | D | W | D | W | L | 1979-03-07 | Aldershot | H |
| 12 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | L | D | D | D | W | 1979-03-06 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hereford United | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 27 | L | D | D | L | D | 1979-03-07 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 27 | D | L | D | W | L | 1979-03-07 | Hereford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 26 | D | L | L | L | D | 1979-03-10 | Darlington | H |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -12 | 26 | L | L | L | W | W | 1979-03-06 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 25 | D | W | L | L | W | 1979-03-10 | York City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -3 | 22 | L | W | L | L | L | 1979-03-06 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -11 | 22 | L | W | D | L | L | 1979-03-06 | York City | H |
| 20 | 0 | York City | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 22 | L | D | D | L | D | 1979-03-06 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -22 | 22 | L | D | D | D | L | 1979-03-10 | Aldershot | A |
| 22 | 0 | Northampton Town | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -10 | 21 | L | L | D | L | W | 1979-03-06 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 15 | W | L | D | W | L | 1979-03-10 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 27 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 31 | -26 | 11 | W | L | W | L | L | 1979-03-06 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
