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Saturday, 14 April, 1979

1978/79, Game No. 43
League Division Three
BlackpoolBlackpool
Derek Spence (24')
Garry Jones (50')
2 - 0
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Watford
Watford
39 20 11 8 71 45 +26 51
2
Swansea City
Swansea City
40 21 9 10 69 51 +18 51
3
Gillingham
Gillingham
38 16 16 6 48 33 +15 48
4
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
37 16 16 5 46 32 +14 48
5
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
41 13 21 7 48 37 +11 47
6
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
37 20 6 11 59 40 +19 46
7
Exeter City
Exeter City
38 14 14 10 53 44 +9 42
8
Southend United
Southend United
40 14 14 12 48 41 +7 42
9
Colchester United
Colchester United
39 14 14 11 45 44 +1 42
10
Hull City
Hull City
36 15 9 12 54 44 +10 39
11
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
40 14 11 15 58 58 0 39
12
Chester
Chester
40 13 13 14 52 54 -2 39
13
Oxford United
Oxford United
39 11 16 12 38 44 -6 38
14
Blackpool
Blackpool
38 15 7 16 50 48 +2 37
15
Brentford
Brentford
39 14 9 16 44 43 +1 37
16
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
36 10 16 10 38 38 0 36
17
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
35 14 7 14 37 42 -5 35
18
Bury
Bury
37 8 17 12 47 53 -6 33
19
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
36 10 11 15 44 55 -11 31
20
Walsall
Walsall
39 10 10 19 53 61 -8 30
21
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
34 6 16 12 33 41 -8 28
22
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
36 9 10 17 33 51 -18 28
23
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
38 4 13 21 37 66 -29 21
24
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
36 5 10 21 26 66 -40 20
Blue line: automatic promotionOrange line: relegation zone