| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, February 10, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 32 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 30 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Orient | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Notts County | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 24 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 24 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 21 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 19 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 19 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 15 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 15 |
| 22 | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 13 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |