1979-11-10
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 4 | Liverpool | Goldstone Ground | 29,682 | Largest home gate 1979-80 |
| Clarke | Lineups | Kennedy R, Dalglish 2, Johnson | ||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 2 | Derby County | Ashton Gate | 16,943 | |
| Lineups | Moreland, Duncan | |||||
| Coventry City | 3 | 0 | Leeds United | Highfield Road | 19,402 | |
| Ferguson 2, Wallace | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | Selhurst Park | 42,887 | |
| Swindlehurst | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 0 | 2 | Middlesbrough | Goodison Park | 25,155 | |
| Lineups | Johnston 2 | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | Portman Road | 17,807 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | Maine Road | 50,067 | Largest home gate 1979-80 |
| Henry, Robinson | Lineups | |||||
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | The Dell | 22,072 | |
| Boyer 2, Watson, Channon | Lineups | Birtles | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Victoria Ground | 26,061 | |
| Lineups | Hibbitt | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane | 33,155 | |
| Yorath, Hoddle (p) | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | The Hawthorns | 19,308 | |
| Wile, Robson | Lineups | Peters | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | L | W | D | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 19 | W | W | W | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 3 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 19 | L | W | L | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 19 | W | W | D | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Manchester United | A |
| 5 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 18 | W | D | W | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Liverpool | A |
| 6 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 17 | W | L | D | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Coventry City | H |
| 7 | -2 | Norwich City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 16 | L | D | W | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Southampton | H |
| 8 | -2 | Arsenal | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | L | W | W | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | W | D | L | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Bristol City | H |
| 10 | 3 | Southampton | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | W | L | L | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | W | L | W | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Leeds United | A |
| 12 | -2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | D | W | D | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Stoke City | H |
| 13 | 2 | Coventry City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 15 | W | L | L | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 2 | Manchester City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 15 | W | L | L | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | -4 | Bristol City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 14 | L | W | L | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 16 | -2 | Stoke City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 13 | L | W | W | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Aston Villa | A |
| 17 | 1 | Everton | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 12 | L | D | D | D | W | 1979-11-13 | Leeds United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Leeds United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-11-13 | Everton | A |
| 19 | 0 | Derby County | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 12 | W | W | L | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 10 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Derby County | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -15 | 9 | L | L | D | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Cambridge United | St Andrew's | 17,120 | |
| Lynex | Lineups | |||||
| Fulham | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | Craven Cottage | 16,478 | |
| Davies | Lineups | Stewart (p), Cross | ||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Filbert Street | 17,191 | |
| Young | Lineups | James | ||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Kenilworth Road | 19,619 | |
| Saxby | Lineups | Allen | ||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | St James' Park | 22,867 | |
| Shoulder | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Meadow Lane | 8,602 | |
| Mair, Christie | Lineups | Bruce | ||||
| Orient | 3 | 7 | Chelsea | Brisbane Road | 13,005 | |
| Jennings 2, Fisher | Lineups | Fillery, Britton, Frost 3 (1p), Walker 2 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | Watford | Gay Meadow | 8,150 | |
| Keay (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | Vetch Field | 15,826 | |
| Attley, Stevenson, James R | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | Racecourse Ground | 9,188 | |
| McNeil | Lineups | Bater, White | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 21 | D | W | D | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Burnley | A |
| 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 3 | 2 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Watford | A |
| 4 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | D | W | W | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 5 | -2 | Leicester City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 19 | D | W | W | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | 1 | Notts County | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | W | L | L | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 2 | Swansea City | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 18 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-11-17 | West Ham United | A |
| 8 | 3 | Chelsea | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 17 | W | L | L | W | W | 1979-11-14 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | -3 | Wrexham | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | L | L | W | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Cambridge United | A |
| 10 | -2 | Preston North End | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 16 | L | D | D | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Leicester City | H |
| 11 | 3 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 16 | W | W | W | L | W | 1979-11-14 | Chelsea | A |
| 12 | -2 | Sunderland | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 15 | L | W | L | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Notts County | H |
| 13 | -1 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Orient | H |
| 14 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 14 | L | W | L | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Fulham | H |
| 15 | 0 | Orient | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 13 | L | W | W | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Cardiff City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 12 | W | D | W | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Chelsea | A |
| 17 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 18 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 11 | W | L | L | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Newcastle United | H |
| 19 | -2 | Cambridge United | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 10 | L | L | L | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | -2 | Watford | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 10 | L | L | L | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Birmingham City | H |
| 21 | -2 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 10 | L | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -17 | 6 | D | L | L | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Luton Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2 | 2 | Exeter City | Oakwell | 11,739 | |
| Glavin 2 (1p) | Lineups | Hunter OG, Pearson | ||||
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bloomfield Road | 8,355 | |
| Bowey | Lineups | Mellor | ||||
| Brentford | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Griffin Park | 9,070 | |
| McNichol | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 3 | 0 | Millwall | Gigg Lane | 3,286 | |
| Johnson, Madden, Hilton | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Field Mill | 4,425 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | Williams | ||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 1 | Chester | Manor Ground | 4,026 | |
| Lineups | Rush | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | Carlisle United | Home Park | 5,216 | |
| Randell, Johnson (p), Kemp, McDonald OG | Lineups | Ludlam, Bannon | ||||
| Reading | 3 | 0 | Hull City | Elm Park | 6,909 | |
| Kearney 2, Sanchez | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | Gillingham | Bramall Lane | 14,329 | |
| Butlin 2, Sabella, de Goey | Lineups | |||||
| Wimbledon | 0 | 1 | Rotherham United | Plough Lane | 2,798 | |
| Lineups | Fern | |||||
| 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 | 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 25 | W | L | L | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Carlisle United | A |
| 2 | 2 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 24 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | -2 | Millwall | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 24 | L | L | W | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Blackpool | H |
| 4 | -1 | Colchester United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 23 | L | D | D | L | W | 1979-11-16 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 21 | D | L | W | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 21 | D | L | L | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Southend United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 21 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Chesterfield | A |
| 8 | 4 | Chester | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 20 | W | L | W | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | -2 | Chesterfield | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 19 | D | W | D | D | D | 1979-11-14 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 10 | 5 | Rotherham United | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 19 | W | D | L | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Brentford | H |
| 11 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 19 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Wimbledon | H |
| 12 | 1 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 19 | D | W | W | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Hull City | A |
| 13 | -3 | Oxford United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 18 | L | D | W | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Exeter City | A |
| 14 | -3 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 | L | D | D | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Barnsley | H |
| 15 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 17 | D | W | L | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Chester | A |
| 16 | -2 | Gillingham | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | L | D | D | W | L | 1979-11-13 | Southend United | H |
| 17 | 2 | Blackpool | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 17 | D | D | D | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Millwall | A |
| 18 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 16 | W | L | W | D | L | 1979-11-14 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | -1 | Carlisle United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -3 | 16 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Sheffield United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Exeter City | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -11 | 16 | D | L | L | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Oxford United | H |
| 21 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 14 | W | W | L | D | L | 1979-11-16 | Colchester United | A |
| 22 | -1 | Southend United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 14 | W | W | L | L | D | 1979-11-13 | Gillingham | A |
| 23 | 1 | Bury | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 13 | W | L | W | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Gillingham | A |
| 24 | -2 | Wimbledon | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 13 | L | D | L | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Valley Parade | 10,509 | Largest home gate 1979-80 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Darlington | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Feethams Ground | 1,559 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | Port Vale | The Shay | 1,798 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | Hereford United | Victoria Park | 2,282 | |
| Loadwick, Newton 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Sincil Bank | 3,548 | |
| Cunningham | Lineups | Holder | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Somerton Park | 4,718 | |
| Bruton D | Lineups | Chesters | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | Old Showground | 1,967 | |
| Cammack | Lineups | Bradd | ||||
| Torquay United | 4 | 3 | York City | Plainmoor | 3,924 | |
| Lawrence 2, Murphy 2 | Lineups | Randall, Eccles, Wellings | ||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | Fellows Park | 7,468 | |
| McDonough | Lineups | Garwood | ||||
| 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 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 29 | D | W | W | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 27 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Lincoln City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 27 | D | W | L | D | W | 1979-11-17 | York City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Walsall | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 26 | D | W | L | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 1 | Torquay United | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 25 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Port Vale | A |
| 6 | 1 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 24 | D | W | L | W | W | 1979-11-16 | Stockport County | A |
| 7 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1979-11-17 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | 0 | Aldershot | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 20 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-11-17 | Halifax Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 20 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Walsall | H |
| 11 | 0 | Halifax Town | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 20 | D | L | D | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Aldershot | A |
| 12 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 17 | D | L | W | D | D | 1979-11-17 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 13 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 16 | W | L | L | W | D | 1979-11-17 | Northampton Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 16 | W | W | L | D | W | 1979-11-17 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 16 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-12 | Port Vale | H |
| 16 | -3 | Hereford United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 16 | L | W | L | L | D | 1979-11-17 | Rochdale | H |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1979-11-16 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | -2 | York City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -11 | 15 | L | L | W | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Bradford City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Northampton Town | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -12 | 15 | D | L | W | L | W | 1979-11-17 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -12 | 14 | D | W | L | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -15 | 13 | D | L | D | W | W | 1979-11-17 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 12 | D | W | L | L | W | 1979-11-12 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -20 | 9 | L | L | W | D | L | 1979-11-17 | Hereford United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 26 | -27 | 8 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-11-17 | Darlington | H |
