1979-09-14
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Old Showground | 2,679 | |
| Green | Lineups | Stanton | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Edgeley Park | 3,146 | |
| Henson (p) | Lineups | Chambers | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | Portsmouth | Prenton Park | 3,550 | Largest home gate 1979-80 |
| O'Neil, Craven, Kerr, Peplow | Lineups | Brisley | ||||
| 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 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | L | W | W | W | W | 1979-09-18 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1979-09-15 | Newport County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | D | W | L | W | W | 1979-09-19 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 4 | 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | W | W | L | L | W | 1979-09-17 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | W | W | W | L | W | 1979-09-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 6 | -1 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | D | W | W | D | W | 1979-09-15 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | W | L | 1979-09-15 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Hereford United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1979-09-15 | Halifax Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Newport County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | L | W | L | W | W | 1979-09-15 | Bradford City | H |
| 10 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | D | L | L | W | D | 1979-09-18 | Portsmouth | A |
| 11 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1979-09-15 | Walsall | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | W | L | W | L | D | 1979-09-15 | York City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 | W | L | L | D | W | 1979-09-15 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Aldershot | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | W | L | W | L | L | 1979-09-15 | Darlington | A |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | D | W | L | D | L | 1979-09-15 | Hereford United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 4 | L | D | D | L | W | 1979-09-15 | Rochdale | H |
| 17 | 1 | Stockport County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | D | L | W | L | D | 1979-09-17 | Darlington | H |
| 18 | -1 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 | D | L | W | D | L | 1979-09-15 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 3 | L | W | L | L | D | 1979-09-15 | Aldershot | H |
| 20 | 3 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-09-18 | York City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 2 | D | D | L | L | L | 1979-09-15 | Port Vale | A |
| 22 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1979-09-15 | Northampton Town | H |
| 23 | -1 | York City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1979-09-15 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1979-09-15 | Peterborough United | A |
