| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, December 29, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | Reading | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 29 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Hereford United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 20 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | York City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Darlington | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 19 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 18 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 16 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 14 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 10 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 40 | -26 | 7 |
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