# Third Division 1978-1979

La Third Division 1978-1979 è stato il 52º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 20º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Brentford | Londra (Hounslow) | Griffin Park | 4º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 15º posto in Third Division |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park | 13º posto in Third Division |
| Chester | Chester | Sealand Road | 5º posto in Third Division |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 9º posto in Third Division |
| Colchester United | Colchester | Layer Road | 8º posto in Third Division |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 17º posto in Third Division |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 7º posto in Third Division |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | Boothferry Park | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 16º posto in Third Division |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | Field Mill | 21º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Oxford United | Oxford | Manor Ground | 18º posto in Third Division |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | London Road | 4º posto in Third Division |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 19º posto in Third Division |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | Millmoor | 20º posto in Third Division |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough | 14º posto in Third Division |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | Gay Meadow | 11º posto in Third Division |
| Southend United | Southend on Sea | Roots Hall | 2º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Vetch Field | 3º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 10º posto in Third Division |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 12º posto in Third Division |
| Walsall | Walsall | Fellows Park | 6º posto in Third Division |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 1º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | DR |
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 61 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 |
| 2 | Watford | 60 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 60 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 | +22 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 59 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | +23 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 57 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 52 | +22 |
| 6 | Carlisle Utd | 52 | 46 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 |
| 7 | Colchester Utd | 51 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 | +5 |
| 8 | Hull City | 49 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | +5 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 49 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 |
| 10 | Brentford | 47 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 49 | +4 |
| 11 | Oxford Utd | 46 | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 45 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 59 | +2 |
| 13 | Southend Utd | 45 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | +2 |
| 14 | Sheffield Weds | 45 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 |
| 15 | Plymouth | 44 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 | -1 |
| 16 | Chester | 44 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | -4 |
| 17 | Rotherham Utd | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 55 | -6 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 52 | -1 |
| 19 | Bury | 42 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 65 | -6 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 40 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 65 | -14 |
| 21 | Peterborough Utd | 36 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 | -19 |
| 22 | Walsall | 32 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 71 | -15 |
| 23 | Tranmere | 28 | 46 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 | -33 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 25 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 | -47 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1979-1980.
    Retrocesso in Fourth Division 1979-1980.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo la differenza reti.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | BLP | BRE | BUY | CLS | CHE | CHF | COL | EXE | GIL | HUL | LIN | MFT | OXF | PET | PLY | ROT | SHW | SHR | SEU | SWA | SWI | TRA | WAL | WAT |
| Blackpool | | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Brentford | 3-2 | | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| Bury | 1-3 | 2-3 | | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Chester | 4-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Chesterfield | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 3-1 | | 2:1 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 3:3 | 2:1 | 3:2 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 5:2 | 0:0 | 0:2 |
| Colchester United | 3-1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Exeter City | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Gillingham | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | | 2-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 |
| Hull City | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 |
| Lincoln City | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4-2 | | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-5 |
| Mansfield Town | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 |
| Oxford United | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Peterborough United | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-2 | | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Rotherham United | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Southend United | 4-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | | 0-2 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Swansea City | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 1:0 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | | 1-2 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 3-2 |
| Swindon Town | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | | 4-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Walsall | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | | 2-4 |
| Watford | 5-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-1 | |