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      DIVISION 3    1978/79
     
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
Ross Jenkins
 (Watford)
 29  goals

 In front of a full house at Layer Road Colchester (13,171) it took a Jimmy Greenhoff goal for Manchester United to defeat the home side in an FA Cup 5th Round tie.

   1 Shrewsbury Town 46 21 19 6 61 41 61 Promoted
    Results 2 Watford 46 24 12 10 83 52 60 Promoted
    3 Swansea City 46 24 12 10 83 61 60 Promoted
    4 Gillingham 46 21 17 8 65 42 59
    5 Swindon Town 46 25 7 14 74 52 57
    6 Carlisle United 46 15 22 9 53 42 52
    7 Colchester United 46 17 17 12 60 55 51
    8 Hull City 46 19 11 16 66 61 49
    9 Exeter City 46 17 15 14 61 56 49
    Results 10 Brentford 46 19 9 18 53 49 47
    11 Oxford United 46 14 18 14 44 50 46
    12 Blackpool 46 18 9 19 61 59 45
    13 Southend United 46 15 15 16 51 49 45
    14 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 19 14 53 53 45
    15 Plymouth Argyle 46 15 14 17 67 68 44
    16 Chester 46 14 16 16 57 61 44
    17 Rotherham United 46 17 10 19 49 55 44
    18 Mansfield Town 46 12 19 15 51 52 43
    19 Bury 46 11 20 15 59 65 42
    20 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 51 65 40
    Results 21 Peterborough United 46 11 14 21 44 63 36 Relegated
    22 Walsall 46 10 12 24 56 71 32 Relegated
    23 Tranmere Rovers 46 6 16 24 45 78 28 Relegated
    24 Lincoln City 46 7 11 28 41 88 25

Relegated
     

 


Football League clubs have conceded a century or more of League goals 119 times, the worst being 141 conceded in just 34 Second Division matches by Darwen. The worst top flight goals against figure was set by Blackpool (125 in 1930/31) - and they weren't relegated!
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