| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 30th December 1978 |
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| Brighton & HA | 2-0 | Newcastle Utd |
| Burnley | 0-0 | Cardiff C. |
| Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Orient |
| Fulham | 1-0 | Luton Town |
| Oldham | 0-3 | Charlton |
| Preston NE | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers |
| Sheffield United | 3-3 | Cambridge |
| Stoke City | 2-0 | Notts County |
| West Ham | 4-0 | Blackburn R. |
| 1st January 1979 |
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| Leicester City | 2-0 | Oldham |
| 13th January 1979 |
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| Cambridge | 5-0 | Cardiff C. |
| 16th January 1979 |
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| Luton Town | 3-2 | Bristol Rovers |
| 17th January 1979 |
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| Blackburn R. | 1-1 | Sunderland |
| 20th January 1979 |
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| Brighton & HA | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | West Ham |
| Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Millwall |
| Fulham | 2-2 | Sunderland |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Blackburn R. |
| Orient | 3-0 | Notts County |
| 3rd February 1979 |
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| Brighton & HA | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| Cambridge | 0-0 | Luton Town |
| Orient | 2-0 | Newcastle Utd |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Charlton |
| Sunderland | 3-1 | Burnley |
| 6th February 1979 |
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| Luton Town | 0-0 | Stoke City |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Fulham |
| 10th February 1979 |
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| Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Cambridge |
| Charlton | 2-0 | Blackburn R. |
| Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| Fulham | 1-0 | Oldham |
| Leicester City | 5-3 | Orient |
| Luton Town | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Preston NE | 1-0 | Brighton & HA |
| West Ham | 3-3 | Sunderland |
| Division Two 1978-79 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stoke City | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | +11 | 33 |
| 2. | Brighton & HA | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | +20 | 32 |
| 3. | Crystal Palace | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | +16 | 32 |
| 4. | West Ham | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | +22 | 30 |
| 5. | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | +7 | 30 |
| 6. | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 29 |
| 7. | Orient | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 27 |
| 8. | Charlton | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | +4 | 26 |
| 9. | Notts County | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -10 | 26 |
| 10. | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | +1 | 25 |
| 11. | Newcastle Utd | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 12. | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 13. | Luton Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 24 |
| 14. | Cambridge | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 15. | Preston NE | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 16. | Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 17. | WREXHAM | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | +4 | 21 |
| 18. | Sheffield United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 19. | Oldham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -12 | 19 |
| 20. | Blackburn R. | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -20 | 15 |
| 21. | Cardiff C. | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -27 | 15 |
| 22. | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 13 |