1979-08-24
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | Torquay United | Gresty Road | 2,165 | |
| Nelson, Hunter | Lineups | Sermanni, Larmour | ||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Spotland | 2,180 | |
| Jones | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 0 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Darlington | H |
| 4 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 7 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Newport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| 10 | 2 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1979-09-01 | Northampton Town | H |
| 11 | 8 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1979-08-31 | Darlington | A |
| 12 | -2 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | York City | A |
| 13 | -2 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Halifax Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1979-09-01 | Aldershot | H |
| 16 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Stockport County | A |
| 17 | -1 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 18 | -1 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Halifax Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1979-09-01 | Halifax Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Walsall | H |
| 22 | -1 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 23 | -1 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Port Vale | H |
| 24 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1979-08-25 | Portsmouth | A |
