1979-05-22
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall | 0 | 2 | Preston North End | The Den, New Cross | 2,833 | |
| Lineups | Bell, Potts | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 57 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 56 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 56 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 55 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 50 | L | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Notts County | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 45 | -12 | 44 | L | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 3 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 42 | W | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -4 | 42 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -14 | 42 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 41 | L | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Orient | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 40 | L | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Cambridge United | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -8 | 40 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | -11 | 40 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | -9 | 39 | W | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 38 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -12 | 38 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -9 | 37 | D | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 36 | L | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 35 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 45 | -17 | 34 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Millwall | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -19 | 32 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -31 | 30 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
