| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, October 26, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Walsall | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Newport County | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | York City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 11 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 11 |
| 21 | Darlington | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 10 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 9 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 36 | -26 | 5 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |