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Football
League Third Division 1978/79
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 61 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Watford | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 60 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 57 | - |
| 6th | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | - |
| 8th |
Hull City |
46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 49 | - |
| 9th | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 46 | - |
| 12th | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 45 | - |
| 13th |
Southend United |
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 45 |
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| 14th |
Sheffield Wednesday |
46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 45 |
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| 15th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 44 |
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| 16th | Chester | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 44 |
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| 17th | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 44 |
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| 18th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Bury | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Lincoln City | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 | -47 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Sheffield United were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Millwall were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Blackburn Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Shrewsbury Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Watford were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Swansea City were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Peterborough United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Walsall were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Tranmere Rovers were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Lincoln City Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Reading were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Wimbledon were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Barnsley were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |