| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 16, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Reading | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 26 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Hereford United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 20 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | York City | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 18 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Newport County | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 | Darlington | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 16 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 16 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 14 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -24 | 10 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 7 |
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