1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season
Football League Fourth Division

1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season

Section Title: Football League Fourth Division
Table Section Text: None

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers

19 August 1978	Scunthorpe United	H	2–2	3,027	Wright, Bromage

22 August 1978	Wimbledon	A	0–1	2,638

25 August 1978	Crewe Alexandra	A	5–1	4,413	Wright (3), Bloor, Beamish

2 September 1978	Rochdale	H	1–1	3,222	Beamish

9 September 1978	Aldershot	H	1–1	3,045	Beamish

12 September 1978	Doncaster Rovers	A	3–1	3,405	Bromage, Todd, Beamish

16 September 1978	Portsmouth	A	0–2	9,937

23 September 1978	Bournemouth	H	1–2	3,140	Griffiths (pen)

26 September 1978	Northampton Town	H	2–2	3,245	N.Chamberlain (2)

30 September 1978	Hereford United	A	0–1	3,963

7 October 1978	Grimsby Town	H	1–1	3,433	N.Chamberlain

14 October 1978	Halifax Town	A	3–0	1,591	Wright (2), Tully

18 October 1978	Bradford City	A	3–2	4,136	Sutcliffe, Wright, Healy

21 October 1978	Torquay United	H	1–2	4,108	Todd

28 October 1978	Darlington	A	0–4	1,793

4 November 1978	Hartlepool United	H	2–0	3,195	N.Chamberlain, Beech

11 November 1978	Rochdale	A	1–0	1,882	Keenan

18 November 1978	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–2	4,607	Farrell (pen), Healy

9 December 1978	Stockport County	H	2–1	3,689	Wright, Farrell (pen)

26 December 1978	Barnsley	A	2–6	10,532	Todd, Keenan

30 December 1978	Newport County	A	0–1	4,075

1 January 1979	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	4,021	Wright

9 January 1979	Wigan Athletic	H	2–1	3,746	Wright, Todd

13 January 1979	Aldershot	A	1–1	3,708	Sinclair

16 January 1979	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–3	3,381	o.g.

6 February 1979	Bournemouth	A	1–3	3,416	o.g.

24 February 1979	Halifax Town	H	0–1	3,117

3 March 1979	Torquay United	A	2–2	1,711	Todd, Wright

10 March 1979	Darlington	H	2–1	2,566	Hawkins, Beech

13 March 1979	Northampton Town	A	0–1	1,572

21 March 1979	Portsmouth	H	0–0	2,738

24 March 1979	Wimbledon	H	1–0	2,906	Beech

27 March 1979	Scunthorpe United	A	0–2	1,580

31 March 1979	Reading	A	0–0	6,704

3 April 1979	Grimsby Town	A	0–1	8,072

7 April 1979	York City	H	0–0	2,712

13 April 1979	Wigan Athletic	A	3–5	8,452	Todd (2), Wright

14 April 1979	Barnsley	H	3–2	5,226	N.Chamberlain, Wright, Todd

16 April 1979	Huddersfield Town	A	2–3	3,236	M.Chamberlain, Beech

21 April 1979	Newport County	H	1–1	2,444	Wright

24 April 1979	Bradford City	H	2–1	2,264	Farrell, N.Chamberlain

27 April 1979	Stockport County	A	0–0	3,345

1 May 1979	Hereford United	H	1–1	2,160	Hawkins

5 May 1979	Reading	H	0–3	3,603

7 May 1979	York City	A	0–4	2,344

10 May 1979	Hartlepool United	A	2–1	2,007	Sinclair, Farrell

Sentence(s)

Vale were thumped 6–2 by Barnsley in front of 10,532 fans.

final_sentence: Vale were thumped 6–2 by Barnsley in front of 10,532 fans.