1979-10-29
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 0 | 3 | Gillingham | Roots Hall | 4,704 | |
| Lineups | Westwood, Bruce, Crabbe | |||||
| 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 | Sheffield United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 23 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-11-03 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | W | W | D | W | D | 1979-11-03 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 21 | L | W | W | W | W | 1979-11-02 | Hull City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 20 | W | W | D | W | D | 1979-11-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-11-03 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 18 | W | W | W | L | L | 1979-11-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 16 | L | W | L | L | L | 1979-11-03 | Oxford United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | D | D | D | D | W | 1979-11-03 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Hull City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 16 | D | L | L | W | D | 1979-11-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Chester | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 16 | D | D | W | L | W | 1979-11-03 | Wimbledon | H |
| 11 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-11-03 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 13 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 15 | W | L | W | D | L | 1979-11-03 | Exeter City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 15 | D | W | L | W | D | 1979-11-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Oxford United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 14 | W | L | D | L | L | 1979-10-31 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 16 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | W | D | D | W | W | 1979-11-03 | Chesterfield | A |
| 17 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 14 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-11-03 | Millwall | A |
| 18 | -1 | Blackpool | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | 1979-11-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 19 | -1 | Carlisle United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 | L | D | W | L | W | 1979-11-03 | Southend United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Barnsley | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 14 | D | D | L | W | L | 1979-11-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wimbledon | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 12 | L | L | D | W | D | 1979-11-03 | Chester | A |
| 22 | 0 | Southend United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 10 | L | D | L | L | L | 1979-11-03 | Carlisle United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 9 | L | D | L | L | W | 1979-11-03 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 24 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 9 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-10-31 | Oxford United | A |
