Third Division 1978-79 1388 goals 552 games | Shrewsbury Town | Watford | Swansea City | Gillingham | Swindon Town | Carlisle United | Colchester United | Hull City | Exeter City | Brentford | Oxford United | Blackpool | Southend United | Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth Argyle | Chester | Rotherham United | Mansfield Town | Bury | Chesterfield | Peterborough United | Walsall | Tranmere Rovers | Lincoln City | GP | HomeGF-GA | Pts | GP | TotalGF-GA | Pts |
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| Shrewsbury Town | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 23 | 36-11 | 37 | 46 | 61-41 | 61 | |
| Watford | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 47-22 | 35 | 46 | 83-52 | 60 | |
| Swansea City | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 5-3 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 23 | 57-32 | 38 | 46 | 83-61 | 60 | |
| Gillingham | 2-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 23 | 39-15 | 37 | 46 | 65-42 | 59 | |
| Swindon Town | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 44-14 | 36 | 46 | 74-52 | 57 | |
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 31-13 | 32 | 46 | 53-42 | 52 | |
| Colchester United | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 35-19 | 35 | 46 | 60-55 | 51 | |
| Hull City | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 23 | 36-14 | 33 | 46 | 66-61 | 49 | |
| Exeter City | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 23 | 38-18 | 34 | 46 | 61-56 | 49 | |
| Brentford | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 23 | 35-19 | 32 | 46 | 53-49 | 47 | |
| Oxford United | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 23 | 27-20 | 28 | 46 | 44-50 | 46 | |
| Blackpool | 5-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 5-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 38-19 | 29 | 46 | 61-59 | 45 | |
| Southend United | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 23 | 30-17 | 28 | 46 | 51-49 | 45 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 23 | 30-22 | 26 | 46 | 53-53 | 45 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 23 | 40-27 | 31 | 46 | 67-68 | 44 | |
| Chester | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 23 | 42-21 | 31 | 46 | 57-61 | 44 | |
| Rotherham United | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 23 | 30-23 | 29 | 46 | 49-55 | 44 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 30-24 | 25 | 46 | 51-52 | 43 | |
| Bury | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 23 | 35-32 | 23 | 46 | 59-65 | 42 | |
| Chesterfield | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1-3 | 23 | 35-34 | 25 | 46 | 51-65 | 40 | |
| Peterborough United | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 23 | 26-24 | 23 | 46 | 44-63 | 36 | |
| Walsall | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 23 | 34-32 | 20 | 46 | 56-71 | 32 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 23 | 26-31 | 20 | 46 | 45-78 | 28 | |
| Lincoln City | 1-2 | 0-5 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 23 | 26-38 | 17 | 46 | 41-88 | 25 | |
| GP | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| GF | 25 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 15 | ||||||
| GA | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 50 | ||||||
Away | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 |