The Football League 1979-80
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Overview
The 1979–1980 season was the 80th completed season of The Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
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First Division
Bob PaisleyBob Paisley
Robert "Bob" Paisley OBE was an English football half back turned manager. His association with Liverpool was to span nearly half a century including his contribution to the club, first as a player, then as a physiotherapist and coach, and finally as manager.In nine years as manager between 1974...
's Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
retained their league championship trophy after fighting off a determined challenge by Dave Sexton
Dave Sexton
David "Dave" Sexton OBE is an English former football manager and player.-Playing career:Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient,...
's Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
failed to make a serious title challenge but compensated for this by retaining the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
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Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
and Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
were relegated after brief, uneventful spells in the First Division notable only because Bristol City’s relegation ends the last time South West England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
has had a team in the top tier. On the other hand, Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
's relegation came just five years after they had been league champions.
Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
ended his three-year spell with Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and returned to England in a shock £400,000 move to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. Lawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy MBE is a retired English football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club...
's new signing was the transfer surprise of the season. Keegan was the current European Footballer of the Year
European Footballer of the Year
The "", literally translated as "the golden ball" and often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award. It was presented to the player who had been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year...
and rated as one of the best strikers in the world, while Southampton were still struggling to establish themselves as a First Division side. But this move showed that Southampton had ambition and were determined to compete with the best.
Second Division
Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
ended their relatively short spells in the Second Division and occupied the division's three promotion places. Going down were Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
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Third Division
Grimsby TownGrimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
, Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
all achieved some long-awaited success by gaining promotion from the Third Division. Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
, Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
and Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
occupied the Third Division's relegation places.
Fourth Division
Fallen giants Huddersfield Town and PortsmouthPortsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
finally achieved some success by gaining promotion from the Fourth Division. Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
achieved their first promotion since 1939
1938-39 in English football
The 1938–39 season was the 64th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour...
and Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
were also promoted. Re-election results are given at the end of this article.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated.Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.
Match results are drawn from …
First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 81 | 30 | + 51 | 60 | European Cup 1980–81 First round |
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| 2 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 65 | 35 | + 30 | 58 | UEFA Cup 1980–81 First round |
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| 3 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 68 | 39 | + 29 | 53 | UEFA Cup 1980–81 First round |
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| 4 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 36 | + 16 | 52 | |||||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 63 | 43 | + 20 | 48 | European Cup 1980–81 First round Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... won the European Cup 1980 European Cup Final The 1980 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 28 May 1980, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Hamburg of Germany 1–0. In the 21st minute, John Robertson squeezed a shot past Hamburg keeper Rudolf Kargus for the only goal of the game, to... for the second year running, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions. |
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| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 58 | 47 | + 11 | 47 | UEFA Cup 1980–81 First round Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... were this season's League Cup 1980 Football League Cup Final The 1980 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1979–80 Football League Cup, the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League... winners. |
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| 7 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 51 | 50 | + 1 | 46 | |||||
| 8 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 65 | 53 | + 12 | 45 | |||||
| 9 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 44 | + 6 | 44 | |||||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 50 | + 4 | 41 | |||||
| 11 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 50 | – 4 | 40 | |||||
| 12 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 58 | 66 | – 8 | 40 | |||||
| 13 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 41 | 50 | – 9 | 40 | |||||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 52 | 62 | – 10 | 40 | |||||
| 15 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 66 | – 10 | 39 | |||||
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 47 | 57 | – 10 | 37 | |||||
| 17 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 66 | – 23 | 37 | |||||
| 18 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 58 | – 14 | 36 | |||||
| 19 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 51 | – 8 | 35 | |||||
| 20 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 37 | 66 | – 29 | 31 | |||||
| 21 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 47 | 67 | – 20 | 30 | |||||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 52 | 38 | 73 | – 35 | 25 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| Qualified for European Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup The 1979–80 Football League Cup was the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The winners qualified for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, if not already qualified for European competition.... , winners qualified for UEFA Cup |
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| Relegated |
First Division Results
Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 58 | 38 | + 20 | 55 | |||||
| 2 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 42 | + 27 | 54 | |||||
| 3 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 38 | + 20 | 53 | |||||
| 4 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 66 | 52 | + 14 | 53 | |||||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 75 | 53 | + 22 | 49 | |||||
| 6 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 66 | 45 | + 21 | 49 | |||||
| 7 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 54 | 43 | + 11 | 47 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1980–81 First round |
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| 8 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 53 | + 8 | 44 | |||||
| 9 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 53 | 49 | + 4 | 44 | |||||
| 10 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 56 | 52 | + 4 | 43 | |||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 49 | 53 | – 4 | 43 | |||||
| 12 | Swansea City | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 48 | 53 | – 5 | 43 | |||||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 60 | 53 | + 7 | 41 | |||||
| 14 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 54 | – 6 | 41 | |||||
| 15 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 41 | 48 | – 7 | 40 | |||||
| 16 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 49 | – 9 | 38 | |||||
| 17 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
42 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 51 | 52 | – 1 | 37 | |||||
| 18 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 46 | – 7 | 37 | |||||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 50 | 64 | – 14 | 35 | |||||
| 20 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 42 | 74 | – 32 | 29 | |||||
| 21 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 39 | 73 | – 34 | 27 | |||||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 78 | – 39 | 22 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Relegated |
Second Division Results
Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 73 | 42 | + 31 | 62 | ||||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 58 | 36 | + 22 | 59 | ||||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 81 | 47 | + 34 | 58 | ||||
| 4 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 71 | 46 | + 25 | 57 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 64 | 56 | + 8 | 52 | ||||
| 6 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 66 | 56 | + 10 | 48 | ||||
| 7 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 66 | 65 | + 1 | 48 | ||||
| 8 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 60 | 68 | – 8 | 48 | ||||
| 9 | Chester Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 49 | 57 | – 8 | 47 | ||||
| 10 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 71 | 63 | + 8 | 46 | ||||
| 11 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 56 | – 3 | 46 | ||||
| 12 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 59 | 66 | – 7 | 46 | ||||
| 13 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 58 | 66 | – 8 | 46 | ||||
| 14 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 65 | 59 | + 6 | 45 | ||||
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 59 | 55 | + 4 | 44 | ||||
| 16 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 49 | 51 | – 2 | 42 | ||||
| 17 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 57 | 62 | – 5 | 41 | ||||
| 18 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 74 | – 12 | 41 | ||||
| 19 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 59 | 73 | – 14 | 41 | ||||
| 20 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 51 | 69 | – 18 | 40 | ||||
| 21 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 59 | – 14 | 39 | ||||
| 22 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 57 | – 10 | 38 | ||||
| 23 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 58 | – 11 | 36 | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 52 | 81 | – 29 | 34 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Third Division Results
Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 101 | 48 | + 53 | 66 | |||||
| 2 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 75 | 47 | + 28 | 64 | |||||
| 3 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 50 | + 33 | 61 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1980–81 First round |
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| 4 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 91 | 49 | + 42 | 60 | |||||
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 36 | 77 | 50 | + 27 | 60 | |||||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 76 | 61 | + 15 | 55 | |||||
| 7 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 64 | 42 | + 22 | 53 | |||||
| 8 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 47 | + 11 | 52 | |||||
| 9 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 70 | 69 | + 1 | 47 | |||||
| 10 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 62 | 53 | + 9 | 45 | |||||
| 11 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 52 | 51 | + 1 | 44 | |||||
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 62 | 63 | – 1 | 44 | |||||
| 13 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 51 | 66 | – 15 | 44 | |||||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 58 | 75 | – 17 | 43 | |||||
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 56 | – 6 | 41 | |||||
| 16 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 48 | 72 | – 24 | 40 | |||||
| 17 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 65 | 82 | – 17 | 39 | |||||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 46 | 72 | – 26 | 39 | |||||
| 19 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 64 | – 5 | 38 | |||||
| 20 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 56 | 70 | – 14 | 36 | |||||
| 21 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 38 | 52 | – 14 | 36 | |||||
| 22 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 74 | – 24 | 35 | |||||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 68 | – 33 | 35 | |||||
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 33 | 79 | – 46 | 27 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup, promoted |
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| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election (none) |
Fourth Division Results
Election/Re-election to the Football League
Winners of the Alliance Premier LeagueFootball Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
, Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
, won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom teams in the 1979–80 Football League Division Four
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
22nd (Division Four) | 49 |
| Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
23rd (Division Four) | 48 |
| Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
21st (Division Four) | 48 |
| Rochdale | 24th (Division Four) | 26 |
| Altrincham Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:... |
1st (Alliance Premier League) | 25 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
were denied membership of the League.