| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Tuesday, October 9, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Walsall | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Newport County | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Darlington | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 9 |
| 19 | York City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 7 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 5 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 3 |
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