| 01/01/1979 | Leicester City | - | Oldham Athletic | 2:0 | ||
| 13/01/1979 | Cambridge United | - | Cardiff City | 5:0 | ||
| 16/01/1979 | Luton Town | - | Bristol Rovers | 3:2 | ||
| 17/01/1979 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Sunderland AFC | 1:1 | ||
| 20/01/1979 | Leyton Orient | - | Notts County | 3:0 | ||
| Leicester City | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:1 | |||
| Fulham FC | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:2 | |||
| Crystal Palace | - | Millwall FC | 0:0 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | - | West Ham United | 0:1 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Stoke City | 1:1 |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 34:18 | 16 | 31:17 |
| 2 |
|
Stoke City | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33:22 | 11 | 31:17 |
| 3 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 44:25 | 19 | 30:18 |
| 4 |
|
West Ham United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45:23 | 22 | 29:17 |
| 5 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35:30 | 5 | 27:21 |
| 6 |
|
Fulham FC | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 26:20 |
| 7 |
|
Leyton Orient | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30:26 | 4 | 25:23 |
| 8 |
|
Burnley FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35:32 | 3 | 25:19 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24:23 | 1 | 25:21 |
| 10 |
|
Notts County | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30:40 | -10 | 25:23 |
| 11 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38:36 | 2 | 23:23 |
| 12 |
|
Cambridge United | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31:32 | -1 | 23:25 |
| 13 |
|
Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33:41 | -8 | 23:25 |
| 14 |
|
Luton Town | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40:29 | 11 | 21:23 |
| 15 |
|
Wrexham AFC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 21:19 |
| 16 |
|
Leicester City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 21:23 | -2 | 21:25 |
| 17 |
|
Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37:40 | -3 | 21:25 |
| 18 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28:39 | -11 | 19:25 |
| 19 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24:42 | -18 | 15:31 |
| 21 |
|
Cardiff City | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25:52 | -27 | 15:31 |
| 22 |
|
Millwall FC | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19:38 | -19 | 13:33 |