English Third Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 23rd January 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 | Watford | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 36 | 23 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 15 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 11 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 10 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 7 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 9 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 2 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 10 | Chester | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 24 | -2 |
| 11 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 23 | -4 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 22 | -3 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 22 | -6 |
| 16 | Hull City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 6 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 20 | -6 |
| 18 | Brentford | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 20 | -8 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 20 | -10 |
| 20 | Bury | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 19 | -3 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 19 | -7 |
| 22 | Walsall | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 18 | -5 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 13 | -15 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 10 | -31 |
