English Fourth Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 30th October 1979
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 11 |
| 5 | Newport County | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 11 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 11 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 5 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 15 | -4 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 14 | -1 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 14 | -2 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | -2 |
| 16 | York City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 13 | -10 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | -8 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 12 | -9 |
| 19 | Darlington | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 11 | -11 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 11 | -13 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 11 | -13 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 9 | -5 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | -14 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 5 | -28 |
