English Fourth Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 26th April 1980
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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 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 99 | 47 | 64 | 52 |
| 2 | Walsall | 45 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 73 | 43 | 64 | 30 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 49 | 60 | 28 |
| 4 | Newport County | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 46 | 59 | 33 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 89 | 49 | 58 | 40 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 61 | 52 | 12 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 51 | 19 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 10 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 46 | 4 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 44 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 12 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 64 | 44 | -13 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 43 | 2 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 45 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 0 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 42 | -17 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 54 | 40 | -4 |
| 16 | York City | 45 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 65 | 80 | 39 | -15 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 62 | 38 | -4 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 65 | 38 | -23 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 45 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 71 | 38 | -27 |
| 20 | Darlington | 45 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 73 | 35 | -23 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 45 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 70 | 34 | -17 |
| 22 | Hereford United | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 51 | 33 | -16 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 68 | 33 | -35 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 43 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 77 | 23 | -48 |



