| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Tuesday, October 2, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Walsall | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Newport County | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Darlington | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | York City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 6 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 6 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 5 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 3 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |