| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, October 27, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Reading | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 13 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | York City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 11 |
| 22 | Darlington | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 8 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -19 | 4 |
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