Football League Fourth Division 1979/80

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Football League Fourth Division 1979/80
master Huddersfield Town
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Newport County (as Welsh Cup Winner)
Climbers Huddersfield Town
FC Walsall
Newport County
Portsmouth FC
Relegated none
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,460  (ø 2.64 per game)
Top scorer Colin Garwood ( Portsmouth FC ) / ( Aldershot FC )
← Football League Fourth Division 1978/79
^ Football League Third Division 1979/80

The Football League Fourth Division 1979/80 was the 22nd season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .

There was no relegation. The four last-placed clubs Hereford United , Darlington FC , Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale AFC all received enough votes in the re-election process to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1980/81 season.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Huddersfield Town  46  27  12  7th 101: 480 +53 66:26
 2. FC Walsall (A)  46  23  18th  5 075:470 +28 64:28
 3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  46  27  7th  12 083:500 +33 61:31
 4th Portsmouth FC  46  24  12  10 091:490 +42 60:32
 5. Bradford City  46  24  12  10 077:500 +27 60:32
 6th Wigan Athletic  46  21st  13  12 076:610 +15 55:37
 7th Lincoln City (A)  46  18th  17th  11 064:420 +22 53:39
 8th. Peterborough United (A)  46  21st  10  15th 058:470 +11 52:40
 9. Torquay United  46  19th  8th  19th 058:650  −7 46:46
10. FC Aldershot  46  16  13  17th 062:530  +9 45:47
11. Bournemouth AFC  46  13  18th  15th 052:510  +1 44:48
12. Doncaster Rovers  46  15th  14th  17th 062:630  −1 44:48
13. Northampton Town  46  16  12  18th 051:660 −15 44:48
14th Scunthorpe United  46  14th  15th  17th 058:750 −17 43:49
15th Tranmere Rovers (A)  46  14th  13  19th 050:560  −6 41:51
16. Stockport County  46  14th  12  20th 048:720 −24 40:52
17th York city  46  14th  11  21st 065:820 −17 39:53
18th Halifax Town  46  13  13  20th 046:720 −26 39:53
19th Hartlepool United  46  14th  10  22nd 059:640  −5 38:54
20th Port Vale  46  12  12  22nd 056:700 −14 36:56
21st Hereford United  46  11  14th  21st 038:520 −14 36:56
22nd Darlington FC  46  9  17th  20th 050:740 −24 35:57
23. Crewe Alexandra  46  11  13  22nd 035:680 −33 35:57
24. Rochdale AFC  46  7th  13  26th 033:790 −46 27:65

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1980/81
  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1980/81 and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1980/81 as a Welsh Cup winner
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1978/79

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