DIVISION 2    1978/79
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Bryan Robson
 (West Ham United)
 24  goals

Five minutes before the end of their FA Cup tie against Maidstone United, Charlton team-mates Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were sent off - for fighting each other!

   1 Crystal Palace 42 19 19 4 51 24 57 Promoted
    2 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 23 10 9 72 39 56 Promoted
    3 Stoke City 42 20 16 6 58 31 56 Promoted
    4 Sunderland 42 22 11 9 70 44 55
    5 West Ham United 42 18 14 10 70 39 50
    6 Notts County 42 14 16 12 48 60 44
    7 Preston North End 42 12 18 12 59 57 42
    8 Newcastle United 42 17 8 17 51 55 42
    9 Cardiff City 42 16 10 16 56 70 42
    10 Fulham 42 13 15 14 50 47 41
    11 Orient 42 15 10 17 51 51 40
    12 Cambridge United 42 12 16 14 44 52 40
    13 Burnley 42 14 12 16 51 62 40
      14 Oldham Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 61 39
      15 Wrexham 42 12 14 16 45 42 38
      16 Bristol Rovers 42 14 10 18 48 60 38
      17 Leicester City 42 10 17 15 43 52 37
      18 Luton Town 42 13 10 19 60 57 36
      19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 13 18 60 69 35
      20 Sheffield United 42 11 12 19 52 69 34 Relegated
      21 Millwall 42 11 10 21 42 61 32

Relegated
      22 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 10 22 41 72 30 Relegated