



| Sheffield Wednesday | |
|---|---|
| 1Bob BOLDER | |
| 2Peter SHIRTLIFF | |
| 3David GRANT | |
| 4Jimmy MULLEN | |
| 5Mike PICKERING | |
| 6David RUSHBURY | |
| 7Gordon OWEN | |
| 8Ian PORTERFIELD | |
| 9Ian FLEMING | |
| 10Ian NIMMO | |
| 11Brian HORNSBY | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Jack CHARLTON |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2John TROLLOPE2 | ||
| 3Andy FORD3 | ||
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
| 5Roy CARTER5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Bryan HAMILTON8 | ||
| 9Andy ROWLAND9 | ||
| 10Alan MAYES10 | ||
| 11Chic BATES11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Chris KAMARA12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bobby SMITH |
Football League Division Three results on Friday May 11th, 1979:
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
2-0 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
3-0 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
2-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
2-1 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday May 11th, 1979:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 | 22 | 60 |
| 2 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
45 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 |
Watford
Watford
|
45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 58 |
| 4 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
45 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
44 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 55 |
| 6 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 52 |
| 7 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 51 |
| 8 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 49 |
| 9 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
44 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 55 | 8 | 47 |
| 10 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 45 |
| 12 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 45 |
| 13 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 44 |
| 14 |
Chester
Chester
|
46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 44 |
| 15 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 43 |
| 16 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
44 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 43 |
| 17 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
43 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 40 |
| 18 |
Bury
Bury
|
44 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 40 |
| 19 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
44 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 40 |
| 20 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
44 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 40 |
| 21 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
45 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 36 |
| 22 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
45 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 32 |
| 23 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 28 |
| 24 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 | -47 | 25 |