1979-08-20
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Upton Park | 31,627 | |
| Lineups | Johnson | |||||
| 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 | 12 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | -1 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Newcastle United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Cambridge United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Cardiff City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Watford | A |
| 7 | -1 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Orient | H |
| 8 | -1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Preston North End | A |
| 9 | -1 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 10 | -1 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 11 | -1 | Orient | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Fulham | A |
| 12 | -1 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Leicester City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Birmingham City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 16 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Wrexham | H |
| 17 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Luton Town | H |
| 18 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Notts County | H |
| 19 | 1 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Swansea City | H |
| 20 | -3 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Burnley | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0 | 1 | Hereford United | Vale Park | 2,744 | |
| Lineups | Feeley | |||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | Edgeley Park | 3,554 | |
| Henson | Lineups | Esser | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Darlington | H |
| 2 | -1 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Walsall | H |
| 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Halifax Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Newport County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | York City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | 2 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 15 | 6 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-24 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 16 | -2 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Bradford City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -3 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 19 | -1 | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | -1 | Aldershot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Newport County | H |
| 21 | -1 | Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-21 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1979-08-22 | Lincoln City | H |
