1979-11-30
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 3 | 3 | Hartlepool United | Sincil Bank | 3,526 | |
| Bell, Harford, Hobson | Lineups | Lawrence 2, Hampton | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Old Showground | 1,887 | |
| Oates 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley Park | 2,936 | |
| Henson (p), Sword | Lineups | Scott | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Prenton Park | 2,158 | |
| Evans, Lumby | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 30 | D | D | W | W | D | 1979-12-01 | Hereford United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 29 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-12-01 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 28 | D | D | W | L | D | 1979-12-01 | Walsall | H |
| 4 | 0 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 28 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-12-01 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Newport County | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 26 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-12-01 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 26 | L | D | W | W | D | 1979-12-08 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 25 | D | W | W | L | W | 1979-12-01 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | W | L | W | W | W | 1979-12-01 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Lincoln City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 22 | D | L | D | L | W | 1979-12-08 | Halifax Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Peterborough United | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 20 | L | L | L | W | L | 1979-12-01 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 11 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 20 | W | D | D | D | L | 1979-12-08 | Darlington | A |
| 12 | -1 | Halifax Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 20 | L | D | L | D | L | 1979-12-01 | Portsmouth | A |
| 13 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 18 | D | D | L | W | D | 1979-12-01 | Peterborough United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 18 | W | W | W | L | D | 1979-12-01 | Northampton Town | H |
| 15 | 4 | Stockport County | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 18 | W | L | D | W | W | 1979-12-07 | Port Vale | A |
| 16 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 17 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-12-08 | Newport County | H |
| 17 | -2 | Hereford United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 17 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-12-01 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 18 | -2 | Northampton Town | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -11 | 17 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-12-01 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 19 | -1 | York City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -11 | 16 | D | L | L | W | D | 1979-12-01 | Port Vale | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -12 | 15 | D | D | W | L | D | 1979-12-01 | Newport County | A |
| 21 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -16 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1979-12-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Port Vale | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -3 | 14 | D | D | D | W | L | 1979-12-01 | York City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -22 | 10 | L | D | L | L | W | 1979-12-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 28 | -28 | 9 | L | D | D | L | W | 1979-12-07 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
