Football League Fourth Division 1979/80
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 101 | 48 | +53 | 66 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Walsall | 46 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 64 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Newport County | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 61 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Portsmouth | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Bradford City | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 60 | - |
| 6th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 55 | - |
| 7th | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 53 | - |
| 8th | Peterborough United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 52 | - |
| 9th | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 45 | - |
| 11th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 44 | - |
| 12th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 44 |
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| 14th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 75 | -17 | 43 |
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| 15th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 41 |
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| 16th | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 40 |
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| 17th | York City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 65 | 82 | -17 | 39 |
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| 18th | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 36 | ♦Re Elected |
| 22nd | Darlington | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 74 | -24 | 35 | ♦Re Elected |
| 23rd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 68 | -33 | 35 | ♦Re Elected |
| 24th | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 79 | -46 | 27 | ♦Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| With the formation of a new national senior non-league competition - then called the Alliance Premier League - the non-league challenge was now limited to just one club. Alliance Champions Altrincham therefore challenged the four clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 49 | Darlington | Re Elected to the League |
| 48 | Crewe Alexandra | Re Elected to the League |
| 48 | Hereford United | Re Elected to the League |
| 26 | Rochdale | Re Elected to the League |
| 25 | Altrincham | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bury were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Southend United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Wimbledon were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Walsall were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Newport County were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Hereford United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Darlington were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Crewe Alexandra were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Rochdale were Re-Elected to the League |