| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Tuesday, December 26, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Orient | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 19 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 14 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 13 |
| 22 | Millwall | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |