1979-12-04
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 5 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Highbury | 38,024 | |
| Sunderland (p) | Lineups | Tucker | ||||||
| D 3 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Blundell Park | 23,115 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 2 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Upton Park | 35,386 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Aldershot | Spotland | 1,230 | |
| Hilditch, Taylor | Lineups | Needham | ||||
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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 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 31 | W | W | D | L | W | 1979-12-08 | Peterborough United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 30 | L | D | D | W | W | 1979-12-08 | Torquay United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 30 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 4 | 0 | Newport County | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 28 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 28 | L | D | D | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Hereford United | A |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | D | D | W | W | L | 1979-12-21 | Darlington | H |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 23 | L | D | W | L | W | 1979-12-08 | York City | H |
| 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 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 21 | D | L | L | L | W | 1979-12-08 | Portsmouth | H |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Halifax Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 20 | L | L | D | L | D | 1979-12-08 | Lincoln City | H |
| 13 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 19 | D | D | D | L | W | 1979-12-07 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 19 | D | W | W | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 19 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Bradford City | H |
| 16 | 0 | York City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -7 | 18 | W | D | L | L | W | 1979-12-08 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -11 | 18 | D | W | D | L | W | 1979-12-08 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -16 | 15 | L | D | D | W | L | 1979-12-08 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 14 | L | D | D | D | W | 1979-12-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -21 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 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 |
