English Third Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 4th November 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 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 9 |
| 2 | Watford | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 9 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 7 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Chester | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Southend United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | -1 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 17 | -3 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 16 | -6 |
| 16 | Hull City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 17 | Walsall | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 15 | -4 |
| 19 | Bury | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 13 | -3 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | -8 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | -4 |
| 22 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | -9 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 10 | -9 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 5 | -24 |
