| SEASON 1978-1979 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Wednesday, December 6, 1978: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Reading | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Newport County | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | York City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 15 |
| 21 | Darlington | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 15 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 14 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 10 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 36 | -23 | 6 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |