1979-09-21
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 4 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Roots Hall | 4,929 | |
| Morris, Pountney, Tuohy, Gray | Lineups | Kemp | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | D | W | D | W | D | 1979-09-22 | Barnsley | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | W | W | L | W | W | 1979-09-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | W | W | L | W | D | 1979-09-22 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | D | L | W | W | D | 1979-09-22 | Bury | H |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | W | D | W | W | D | 1979-09-22 | Hull City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | L | L | W | W | W | 1979-09-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1979-09-22 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | 8 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | L | L | 1979-09-29 | Brentford | A |
| 9 | -1 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | D | W | W | D | D | 1979-09-22 | Gillingham | H |
| 10 | -1 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-09-22 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | L | W | 1979-09-22 | Rotherham United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | D | D | L | W | L | 1979-09-22 | Swindon Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Chester | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 7 | L | D | D | L | D | 1979-09-22 | Reading | H |
| 14 | -1 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-09-22 | Wimbledon | A |
| 15 | -1 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 | W | D | L | L | L | 1979-09-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | D | L | D | W | 1979-09-22 | Blackpool | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-09-22 | Millwall | H |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-09-22 | Carlisle United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1979-09-22 | Oxford United | A |
| 20 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 5 | L | W | L | D | L | 1979-09-22 | Sheffield United | H |
| 21 | 1 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 5 | W | L | L | L | W | 1979-09-22 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 5 | L | D | W | L | L | 1979-09-29 | Blackpool | H |
| 23 | 0 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 5 | D | W | L | L | L | 1979-09-22 | Chester | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1979-09-22 | Brentford | H |
