English Fourth Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 5th April 1980
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Walsall | 41 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 69 | 38 | 60 | 31 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 86 | 40 | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 47 | 52 | 23 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 46 | 51 | 34 |
| 5 | Newport County | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 42 | 50 | 31 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 40 | 47 | 14 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 53 | 39 | 45 | 14 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 7 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 40 | -10 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 9 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 2 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 0 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 40 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 0 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 39 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 1 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 36 | -14 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 35 | -2 |
| 17 | York City | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 35 | -15 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 63 | 35 | -23 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 33 | -10 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 68 | 33 | -21 |
| 21 | Darlington | 41 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 66 | 32 | -22 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 41 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 64 | 31 | -15 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 65 | 26 | -37 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 38 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 72 | 22 | -43 |



