English Fourth Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 22nd August 1978
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| 13 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
| 24 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
