| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 15, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 32 |
| 2 | Newport County | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | Walsall | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 30 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 30 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 28 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Aldershot | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 24 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | York City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Darlington | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 17 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 16 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 14 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 43 | -28 | 10 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |