| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, January 20, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 29 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Fulham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Orient | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Burnley | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Notts County | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 21 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 21 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 21 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 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 |