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At the end of the season the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Alliance Premier League</a> was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Thirteen clubs from the Premier Division joined the new league, leading to a restructuring of the Southern League for the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">next season</a>, in which it was divided solely into Midland and Southern divisions. </p><p>Due to the forthcoming changes, there was no relegation or promotion between the Southern League's divisions, although the Premier Division clubs that remained in the Southern League had effectively been relegated one level, being placed in the Midland or Southern divisions the following season. Several clubs left the Division One North at the end of the season to join the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Premier_League" title="Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a>, which had also lost clubs to the new Alliance Premier League, whilst Premier Division club <a href="/wiki/Atherstone_Town_F.C." title="Atherstone Town F.C.">Atherstone Town</a> folded. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premier_Division">Premier Division</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Premier Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">previous season</a> and four new clubs: </p> <ul><li>Two clubs promoted from Division One North: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Bridgend Town F.C.">Bridgend Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witney_Town_F.C." title="Witney Town F.C.">Witney Town</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Two clubs promoted from Division One South: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorchester_Town_F.C." title="Dorchester Town F.C.">Dorchester Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margate_F.C." title="Margate F.C.">Margate</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>At the end of the season most of the Premier Division clubs left the league to join newly created <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a>. <a href="/wiki/Atherstone_Town_F.C." title="Atherstone Town F.C.">Atherstone Town</a> folded at the end of the season. The rest of the clubs were distributed between newly created Midland and Southern divisions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Southern Football League<br />Premier Division</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1978–79</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_City_F.C." title="Worcester City F.C.">Worcester City</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">462</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Goals scored</th><td class="infobox-data">1,251 (2.71 per match)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">1977–78</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">1979–80 Midland</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">1979–80 Southern</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Premier_Division"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion or relegation </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_City_F.C." title="Worcester City F.C.">Worcester City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">92 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+59 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="9">Promoted to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Alliance_Premier_League#Premier_Division" title="1979–80 Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Town_F.C." title="Kettering Town F.C.">Kettering Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">109 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+66 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">61 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Telford_United_F.C." title="Telford United F.C.">Telford United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">60 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">54 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_United_F.C._(1897)" title="Maidstone United F.C. (1897)">Maidstone United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+20 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">54 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Bath_City_F.C." title="Bath City F.C.">Bath City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+18 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">53 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Weymouth_F.C." title="Weymouth F.C.">Weymouth</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">71 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+20 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">51 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/AP_Leamington_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="AP Leamington F.C.">AP Leamington</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">49 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Redditch_United_F.C." title="Redditch United F.C.">Redditch United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">70 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Yeovil_Town_F.C." title="Yeovil Town F.C.">Yeovil Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">49 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+10 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">46 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Witney_Town_F.C." title="Witney Town F.C.">Witney Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">+1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_Borough_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Nuneaton Borough F.C.">Nuneaton Borough</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">50 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="3">Promoted to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Alliance_Premier_League#Premier_Division" title="1979–80 Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Gravesend_%26_Northfleet_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.">Gravesend & Northfleet</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">56 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Barnet_F.C." title="Barnet F.C.">Barnet</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">64 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">−12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Hillingdon_Borough_F.C." title="Hillingdon Borough F.C.">Hillingdon Borough</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">50 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Southern Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Wealdstone_F.C." title="Wealdstone F.C.">Wealdstone</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">−8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="1">Promoted to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Alliance_Premier_League#Premier_Division" title="1979–80 Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Atherstone_Town_F.C." title="Atherstone Town F.C.">Atherstone Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;">−19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#FFCCCC;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFCCCC;" rowspan="1">Club folded </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">17 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dartford_F.C." title="Dartford F.C.">Dartford</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">56 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−16 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Southern Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">18 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Town_F.C." title="Cheltenham Town F.C.">Cheltenham Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">72 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−34 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">19 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Margate_F.C." title="Margate F.C.">Margate</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">23 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">75 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−31 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="3">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Southern Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">20 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dorchester_Town_F.C." title="Dorchester Town F.C.">Dorchester Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">86 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−40 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">21 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Hastings_United_F.C._(1948)" title="Hastings United F.C. (1948)">Hastings United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">85 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−48 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">22 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Town_A.F.C." title="Bridgend Town A.F.C.">Bridgend Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">90 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">−51 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:inherit; color: inherit;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fchd.info/lghist/south1979.htm">fchd.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_One_North">Division One North</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Division One North"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Division One North consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_North" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">previous season</a> and three new clubs: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_F.C." title="Alvechurch F.C.">Alvechurch</a>, joined from the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League" title="1977–78 West Midlands (Regional) League">West Midlands (Regional) League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Town_F.C." title="Bedford Town F.C.">Bedford Town</a>, relegated from the Premier Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grantham_Town_F.C." title="Grantham Town F.C.">Grantham</a>, relegated from the Premier Division</li></ul> <p>At the end of the season <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a> on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. Most of the Division One North clubs were placed to the Midland Division. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table_2">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Southern Football League<br />Division One North</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1978–79</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grantham_Town_F.C." title="Grantham Town F.C.">Grantham</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">380</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Goals scored</th><td class="infobox-data">1,109 (2.92 per match)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_North" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">1977–78</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">1979–80 Midland</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Division_One_North"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion or relegation </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Grantham_Town_F.C." title="Grantham Town F.C.">Grantham</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">70 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Promoted and transferred to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Northern_Premier_League" title="1979–80 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil_F.C." title="Merthyr Tydfil F.C.">Merthyr Tydfil</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">90 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+37 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_F.C." title="Alvechurch F.C.">Alvechurch</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">70 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Town_F.C." title="Bedford Town F.C.">Bedford Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">74 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">49 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Lynn_F.C." title="King's Lynn F.C.">King's Lynn</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">45 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oswestry_Town_F.C." title="Oswestry Town F.C.">Oswestry Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">63 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+20 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Promoted and transferred to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Northern_Premier_League" title="1979–80 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_City_A.F.C." title="Gloucester City A.F.C.">Gloucester City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">76 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+17 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_Albion_F.C." title="Burton Albion F.C.">Burton Albion</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Promoted and transferred to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Northern_Premier_League" title="1979–80 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Kidderminster_Harriers_F.C." title="Kidderminster Harriers F.C.">Kidderminster Harriers</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">70 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">60 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+10 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bedworth_United_F.C." title="Bedworth United F.C.">Bedworth United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Tamworth_F.C." title="Tamworth F.C.">Tamworth</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Promoted and transferred to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Northern_Premier_League" title="1979–80 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_F.C." title="Stourbridge F.C.">Stourbridge</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">64 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="9"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Town_United_F.C." title="Barry Town United F.C.">Barry Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Enderby_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Enderby Town F.C.">Enderby Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Banbury_United_F.C." title="Banbury United F.C.">Banbury United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−16 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Wellingborough_Town_F.C." title="Wellingborough Town F.C.">Wellingborough Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">50 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">71 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">32 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_City_F.C." title="Cambridge City F.C.">Cambridge City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">62 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_Rovers_F.C." title="Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.">Bromsgrove Rovers</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_City_F.C." title="Milton Keynes City F.C.">Milton Keynes City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">87 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−50 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Corby_Town_F.C." title="Corby Town F.C.">Corby Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">85 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−45 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fchd.info/lghist/south1979.htm">fchd.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_One_South">Division One South</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Division One South"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Division One South expanded up to 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_South" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">previous season</a> and four new clubs: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dover_F.C." title="Dover F.C.">Dover</a>, relegated from the Premier Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunstable_Town_F.C." title="Dunstable Town F.C.">Dunstable</a>, transferred from the Southern League Division One North</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gosport_Borough_F.C." title="Gosport Borough F.C.">Gosport Borough</a>, promoted from the <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_League" title="Hampshire League">Hampshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minehead_A.F.C." title="Minehead A.F.C.">Minehead</a>, relegated from the Premier Division</li></ul> <p>At the end of the season <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Alliance Premier League">Alliance Premier League</a> on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. Most of the Division One South clubs were placed to the Southern Division. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table_3">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Southern Football League<br />Division One South</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1978–79</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dover_F.C." title="Dover F.C.">Dover</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">420</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Goals scored</th><td class="infobox-data">1,145 (2.73 per match)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League#Division_One_South" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">1977–78</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">1979–80 Southern</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Division_One_South"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion or relegation </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dover_F.C." title="Dover F.C.">Dover</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">28 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">88 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+68 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_%26_Shepway_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Folkestone & Shepway F.C.">Folkestone & Shepway</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">84 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">50 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+34 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Gosport_Borough_F.C." title="Gosport Borough F.C.">Gosport Borough</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">62 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+15 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">49 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Chelmsford_City_F.C." title="Chelmsford City F.C.">Chelmsford City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Minehead_A.F.C." title="Minehead A.F.C.">Minehead</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Hounslow_F.C." title="Hounslow F.C.">Hounslow</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">56 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Waterlooville_F.C." title="Waterlooville F.C.">Waterlooville</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Trowbridge_Town_F.C." title="Trowbridge Town F.C.">Trowbridge Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Aylesbury_United_F.C." title="Aylesbury United F.C.">Aylesbury United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">54 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Taunton_Town_F.C." title="Taunton Town F.C.">Taunton Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCCCFF;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCCCFF;" rowspan="1">Placed to the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">Midland Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bognor_Regis_Town_F.C." title="Bognor Regis Town F.C.">Bognor Regis Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="10"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dunstable_Town_F.C." title="Dunstable Town F.C.">Dunstable</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Tonbridge_Angels_F.C." title="Tonbridge Angels F.C.">Tonbridge Angels</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_City_F.C." title="Salisbury City F.C.">Salisbury</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_Town_F.C." title="Basingstoke Town F.C.">Basingstoke Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">49 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">62 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; 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(Kent)">Ashford Town (Kent)</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">28 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Crawley_Town_F.C." title="Crawley Town F.C.">Crawley Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">75 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−31 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">21 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_City_F.C." title="Canterbury City F.C.">Canterbury City</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">98 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−67 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fchd.info/lghist/south1979.htm">fchd.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_League_election">Football League election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Football League election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Runners-up Kettering Town were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League. 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href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">Football League Division Four</a></td> <td align="right">43 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="ccffcc"> <td><a href="/wiki/Halifax_Town_A.F.C." title="Halifax Town A.F.C.">Halifax Town</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">Football League Division Four</a></td> <td align="right">37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_F.C." title="Altrincham F.C.">Altrincham</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Premier_League" title="Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a></td> <td align="right">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kettering Town</td> <td>Southern League</td> <td align="right">12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southern_Football_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit 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Totton">AFC Totton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_Town_F.C." title="Basingstoke Town F.C.">Basingstoke Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Town_F.C." title="Bracknell Town F.C.">Bracknell Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chertsey_Town_F.C." title="Chertsey Town F.C.">Chertsey Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorchester_Town_F.C." title="Dorchester Town F.C.">Dorchester Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frome_Town_F.C." title="Frome Town F.C.">Frome Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_City_A.F.C." title="Gloucester City A.F.C.">Gloucester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gosport_Borough_F.C." title="Gosport Borough F.C.">Gosport Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanwell_Town_F.C." title="Hanwell Town F.C.">Hanwell Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havant_%26_Waterlooville_F.C." title="Havant & Waterlooville F.C.">Havant & Waterlooville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungerford_Town_F.C." title="Hungerford Town F.C.">Hungerford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlow_F.C." title="Marlow F.C.">Marlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Parkway_F.C." title="Plymouth Parkway F.C.">Plymouth Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholing_F.C." title="Sholing F.C.">Sholing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Supermarine_F.C." title="Swindon Supermarine F.C.">Swindon Supermarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton_Town_F.C." title="Taunton Town F.C.">Taunton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiverton_Town_F.C." title="Tiverton Town F.C.">Tiverton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walton_%26_Hersham_F.C." title="Walton & Hersham F.C.">Walton & Hersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimborne_Town_F.C." title="Wimborne Town F.C.">Wimborne Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester_City_F.C." title="Winchester City F.C.">Winchester City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Dunstable" title="AFC Dunstable">AFC Dunstable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aylesbury_United_F.C." title="Aylesbury United F.C.">Aylesbury United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barton_Rovers_F.C." title="Barton Rovers F.C.">Barton Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield_Town_F.C." title="Beaconsfield Town F.C.">Beaconsfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkhamsted_F.C." title="Berkhamsted F.C.">Berkhamsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggleswade_F.C." title="Biggleswade F.C.">Biggleswade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enfield_F.C." title="Enfield F.C.">Enfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flackwell_Heath_F.C." title="Flackwell Heath F.C.">Flackwell Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hadley_F.C." title="Hadley F.C.">Hadley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_Town_F.C." title="Hertford Town F.C.">Hertford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidlington_F.C." title="Kidlington F.C.">Kidlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Langley_F.C." title="Kings Langley F.C.">King's Langley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Town_F.C." title="Leighton Town F.C.">Leighton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leverstock_Green_F.C." title="Leverstock Green F.C.">Leverstock Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Leigh_F.C." title="North Leigh F.C.">North Leigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwood_F.C." title="Northwood F.C.">Northwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Bedford_F.C." title="Real Bedford F.C.">Real Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stotfold_F.C." title="Stotfold F.C.">Stotfold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thame_United_F.C." title="Thame United F.C.">Thame United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ware_F.C." title="Ware F.C.">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Garden_City_F.C." title="Welwyn Garden City F.C.">Welwyn Garden City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bashley_F.C." title="Bashley F.C.">Bashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bemerton_Heath_Harlequins_F.C." title="Bemerton Heath Harlequins F.C.">Bemerton Heath Harlequins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bideford_A.F.C." title="Bideford A.F.C.">Bideford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_Cleeve_F.C." title="Bishop's Cleeve F.C.">Bishop's Cleeve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Manor_Farm_F.C." title="Bristol Manor Farm F.C.">Bristol Manor Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinderford_Town_A.F.C." title="Cinderford Town A.F.C.">Cinderford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cribbs_F.C." title="Cribbs F.C.">Cribbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didcot_Town_F.C." title="Didcot Town F.C.">Didcot Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evesham_United_F.C." title="Evesham United F.C.">Evesham United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exmouth_Town_F.C." title="Exmouth Town F.C.">Exmouth Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falmouth_Town_A.F.C." title="Falmouth Town A.F.C.">Falmouth Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helston_Athletic_F.C." title="Helston Athletic F.C.">Helston Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkhall_Athletic_F.C." title="Larkhall Athletic F.C.">Larkhall Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvern_Town_F.C." title="Malvern Town F.C.">Malvern Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melksham_Town_F.C." title="Melksham Town F.C.">Melksham Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mousehole_A.F.C." title="Mousehole A.F.C.">Mousehole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaftesbury_F.C." title="Shaftesbury F.C.">Shaftesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tavistock_A.F.C." title="Tavistock A.F.C.">Tavistock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thatcham_Town_F.C." title="Thatcham Town F.C.">Thatcham Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westbury_United_F.C." title="Westbury United F.C.">Westbury United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willand_Rovers_F.C." title="Willand Rovers F.C.">Willand Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yate_Town_F.C." title="Yate Town F.C.">Yate Town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1894%E2%80%9395_Southern_Football_League" title="1894–95 Southern Football League">1894–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895%E2%80%9396_Southern_Football_League" title="1895–96 Southern Football League">1895–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%9397_Southern_Football_League" title="1896–97 Southern Football League">1896–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897%E2%80%9398_Southern_Football_League" title="1897–98 Southern Football League">1897–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_Southern_Football_League" title="1898–99 Southern Football League">1898–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899%E2%80%931900_Southern_Football_League" title="1899–1900 Southern Football League">1899–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_Southern_Football_League" title="1900–01 Southern Football League">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_Southern_Football_League" title="1901–02 Southern Football League">1901–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_Southern_Football_League" title="1902–03 Southern Football League">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304_Southern_Football_League" title="1903–04 Southern Football League">1903–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_Southern_Football_League" title="1904–05 Southern Football League">1904–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905%E2%80%9306_Southern_Football_League" title="1905–06 Southern Football League">1905–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_Southern_Football_League" title="1906–07 Southern Football League">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_Southern_Football_League" title="1907–08 Southern Football League">1907–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_Southern_Football_League" title="1908–09 Southern Football League">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909%E2%80%9310_Southern_Football_League" title="1909–10 Southern Football League">1909–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_Southern_Football_League" title="1910–11 Southern Football League">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911%E2%80%9312_Southern_Football_League" title="1911–12 Southern Football League">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_Southern_Football_League" title="1912–13 Southern Football League">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_Southern_Football_League" title="1913–14 Southern Football League">1913–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914%E2%80%9315_Southern_Football_League" title="1914–15 Southern Football League">1914–15</a></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1915–16</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1916–17</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1917–18</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1918–19</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_Southern_Football_League" title="1919–20 Southern Football League">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_Southern_Football_League" title="1920–21 Southern Football League">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_Southern_Football_League" title="1921–22 Southern Football League">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_Southern_Football_League" title="1922–23 Southern Football League">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_Southern_Football_League" title="1923–24 Southern Football League">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_Southern_Football_League" title="1924–25 Southern Football League">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_Southern_Football_League" title="1925–26 Southern Football League">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_Southern_Football_League" title="1926–27 Southern Football League">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_Southern_Football_League" title="1927–28 Southern Football League">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329_Southern_Football_League" title="1928–29 Southern Football League">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_Southern_Football_League" title="1929–30 Southern Football League">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_Southern_Football_League" title="1930–31 Southern Football League">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_Southern_Football_League" title="1931–32 Southern Football League">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_Southern_Football_League" title="1932–33 Southern Football League">1932–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_Southern_Football_League" title="1933–34 Southern Football League">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_Southern_Football_League" title="1934–35 Southern Football League">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_Southern_Football_League" title="1935–36 Southern Football League">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_Southern_Football_League" title="1936–37 Southern Football League">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Southern_Football_League" title="1937–38 Southern Football League">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_Southern_Football_League" title="1938–39 Southern Football League">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_Southern_Football_League" title="1939–40 Southern Football League">1939–40</a></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1940–41</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1941–42</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1942–43</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1943–44</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1944–45</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_Southern_Football_League" title="1945–46 Southern Football League">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Southern_Football_League" title="1946–47 Southern Football League">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Southern_Football_League" title="1947–48 Southern Football League">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Southern_Football_League" title="1948–49 Southern Football League">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Southern_Football_League" title="1949–50 Southern Football League">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Southern_Football_League" title="1950–51 Southern Football League">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Southern_Football_League" title="1951–52 Southern Football League">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Southern_Football_League" title="1952–53 Southern Football League">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Southern_Football_League" title="1953–54 Southern Football League">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Southern_Football_League" title="1954–55 Southern Football League">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Southern_Football_League" title="1955–56 Southern Football League">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Southern_Football_League" title="1956–57 Southern Football League">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Southern_Football_League" title="1957–58 Southern Football League">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Southern_Football_League" title="1958–59 Southern Football League">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Southern_Football_League" title="1959–60 Southern Football League">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Southern_Football_League" title="1960–61 Southern Football League">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Southern_Football_League" title="1961–62 Southern Football League">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_Southern_Football_League" title="1962–63 Southern Football League">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Southern_Football_League" title="1963–64 Southern Football League">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Southern_Football_League" title="1964–65 Southern Football League">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Southern_Football_League" title="1965–66 Southern Football League">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Southern_Football_League" title="1966–67 Southern Football League">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Southern_Football_League" title="1967–68 Southern Football League">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Southern_Football_League" title="1968–69 Southern Football League">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Southern_Football_League" title="1969–70 Southern Football League">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Southern_Football_League" title="1970–71 Southern Football League">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Southern_Football_League" title="1971–72 Southern Football League">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Southern_Football_League" title="1972–73 Southern Football League">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Southern_Football_League" title="1973–74 Southern Football League">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Southern_Football_League" title="1974–75 Southern Football League">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Southern_Football_League" title="1975–76 Southern Football League">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Southern_Football_League" title="1976–77 Southern Football League">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Southern_Football_League" title="1977–78 Southern Football League">1977–78</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Southern_Football_League" title="1979–80 Southern Football League">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Southern_Football_League" title="1980–81 Southern Football League">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Southern_Football_League" title="1981–82 Southern Football League">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Southern_Football_League" title="1982–83 Southern Football League">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Southern_Football_League" title="1983–84 Southern Football League">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Southern_Football_League" title="1984–85 Southern Football League">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Southern_Football_League" title="1985–86 Southern Football League">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southern_Football_League" title="1986–87 Southern Football League">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Southern_Football_League" title="1987–88 Southern Football League">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Southern_Football_League" title="1988–89 Southern Football League">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Southern_Football_League" title="1989–90 Southern Football League">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Southern_Football_League" title="1990–91 Southern Football League">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Southern_Football_League" title="1991–92 Southern Football League">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Southern_Football_League" title="1992–93 Southern Football League">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Southern_Football_League" title="1993–94 Southern Football League">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Southern_Football_League" title="1994–95 Southern Football League">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Southern_Football_League" title="1995–96 Southern Football League">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Southern_Football_League" title="1996–97 Southern Football League">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Southern_Football_League" title="1997–98 Southern Football League">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Southern_Football_League" title="1998–99 Southern Football League">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Southern_Football_League" title="1999–2000 Southern Football League">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Southern_Football_League" title="2000–01 Southern Football League">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Southern_Football_League" title="2001–02 Southern Football League">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Southern_Football_League" title="2002–03 Southern Football League">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Southern_Football_League" title="2003–04 Southern Football League">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Southern_Football_League" title="2004–05 Southern Football League">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Southern_Football_League" title="2005–06 Southern Football League">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Southern_Football_League" title="2006–07 Southern Football League">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Southern_Football_League" title="2007–08 Southern Football League">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Southern_Football_League" title="2008–09 Southern Football League">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Southern_Football_League" title="2009–10 Southern Football League">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Southern_Football_League" title="2010–11 Southern Football League">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Southern_Football_League" title="2011–12 Southern Football League">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Southern_Football_League" title="2012–13 Southern Football League">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Southern_Football_League" title="2013–14 Southern Football League">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Southern_Football_League" title="2014–15 Southern Football League">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Southern_Football_League" title="2015–16 Southern Football League">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Southern_Football_League" title="2016–17 Southern Football League">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Southern_Football_League" title="2017–18 Southern Football League">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Southern_Football_League" title="2018–19 Southern Football League">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Southern_Football_League" title="2019–20 Southern Football League">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Southern_Football_League" title="2020–21 Southern Football League">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Southern_Football_League" title="2021–22 Southern Football League">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Southern_Football_League" title="2022–23 Southern Football League">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Southern_Football_League" title="2023–24 Southern Football League">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Southern_Football_League" title="2024–25 Southern Football League">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League_Cup_(England)" title="Southern Football League Cup (England)">Southern Football League Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1978–79_in_English_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_in_English_football" title="1979–80 in English football">1979–80</a> » </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Greenwood" title="Ron Greenwood">Ron Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_British_Home_Championship" title="1978–79 British Home Championship">Home Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1980" title="UEFA Euro 1980">UEFA Euro 1980</a> (<a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1980_qualifying" title="UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying">qualification</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 1–4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League" title="1978–79 Football League">Football League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League First Division">First Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 5–6</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Isthmian_League" title="1978–79 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Isthmian_League#Premier_Division" title="1978–79 Isthmian League">Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Isthmian_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Isthmian League">One</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Northern_Premier_League" title="1978–79 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> (level 5 only)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Southern League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Premier_Division">Premier</a>, <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Division_One_North">One North</a>, <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Division_One_South">One South</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 7–9</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Isthmian_League" title="1978–79 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Isthmian_League#Division_Two" title="1978–79 Isthmian League">Two</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Athenian_League" title="1978–79 Athenian League">Athenian League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Cheshire_County_Football_League" title="1978–79 Cheshire County Football League">Cheshire County League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Cheshire_County_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Cheshire County Football League">One</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Cheshire_County_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1978–79 Cheshire County Football League">Two</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Town_%26_Country_League" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Town & Country League">Town & Country League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Essex_Senior_Football_League" title="1978–79 Essex Senior Football League">Essex Senior League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Hellenic_Football_League" title="1978–79 Hellenic Football League">Hellenic League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Hellenic_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1978–79 Hellenic Football League">Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Hellenic_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Hellenic Football League">One</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Home_Counties_League" title="1978–79 Home Counties League">Home Counties League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Kent_Football_League" title="1978–79 Kent Football League">Kent League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Lancashire_Combination&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Lancashire Combination (page does not exist)">Lancashire Combination</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_London_Spartan_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">London Spartan League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_London_Spartan_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">Premier</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_London_Spartan_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">Senior</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Midland_Football_Combination" title="1978–79 Midland Football Combination">Midland Football Combination</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Midland_Football_League" title="1978–79 Midland Football League">Midland League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Midland_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1978–79 Midland Football League">Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Midland_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Midland Football League">One</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Northern_Football_League" title="1978–79 Northern Football League">Northern League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">South Midlands League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">Premier</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_South_Midlands_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 South Midlands League (page does not exist)">One</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Sussex_County_Football_League" title="1978–79 Sussex County Football League">Sussex County League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Sussex County Football League">One</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1978–79 Sussex County Football League">Two</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_Counties_League" title="1978–79 United Counties League">United Counties League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_Counties_League#Premier_Division" title="1978–79 United Counties League">Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_Counties_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 United Counties League">One</a></span>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_Counties_League#Division_Two" title="1978–79 United Counties League">Two</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League" title="1978–79 West Midlands (Regional) League">West Midlands (Regional) League</a> (level 7 only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Western_Football_League" title="1978–79 Western Football League">Western League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Western_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1978–79 Western Football League">Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Western_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Western Football League">One</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Yorkshire_Football_League" title="1978–79 Yorkshire Football League">Yorkshire League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_One" title="1978–79 Yorkshire Football League">One</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1978–79 Yorkshire Football League">Two</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Yorkshire_Football_League#Division_Three" title="1978–79 Yorkshire Football League">Three</a>)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FA cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_FA_Cup" title="1978–79 FA Cup">FA Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1978–79 FA Cup qualifying rounds">Qualifying rounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_FA_Cup_final" title="1979 FA Cup final">Final</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1978 FA Charity Shield">Charity Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_FA_Trophy" title="1978–79 FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_FA_Trophy_final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 FA Trophy final (page does not exist)">Final</a>)</li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Football League cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Cup" title="1978–79 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_Football_League_Cup_final" title="1979 Football League Cup final">Final</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_European_Cup" title="1978–79 European Cup">European Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_UEFA_Cup" title="1978–79 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_European_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup">European Cup Winners' Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Anglo-Scottish_Cup" title="1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup">Anglo-Scottish Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_3%E2%80%935_West_Bromwich_Albion_(1978)" title="Manchester United 3–5 West Bromwich Albion (1978)">Manchester United 3–5 West Bromwich Albion (1978)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Club_seasons"><b>Club seasons</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League First Division">First Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Arsenal_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Arsenal F.C. season">Arsenal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Aston Villa F.C. season">Aston Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Birmingham City F.C. season">Birmingham City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bolton Wanderers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Bristol_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Bristol City F.C. season">Bristol City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Chelsea_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Chelsea F.C. season">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Coventry_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Coventry City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Coventry City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Derby_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Derby County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Derby County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Everton_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Everton F.C. season">Everton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Ipswich_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Ipswich Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Ipswich Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Leeds United A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Leeds United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Liverpool_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Manchester_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Manchester City F.C. season">Manchester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Manchester United F.C. season">Manchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Middlesbrough_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Middlesbrough F.C. season (page does not exist)">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Norwich_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Norwich City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Norwich City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season">Nottingham Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season">Queens Park Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Southampton_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Southampton F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season (page does not exist)">Tottenham Hotspur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season" title="1978–79 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season">West Bromwich Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Blackburn_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">Brighton & Hove Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Bristol Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Burnley_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Burnley F.C. season">Burnley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Cambridge_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Cambridge United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Cambridge United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Cardiff_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Cardiff City F.C. season">Cardiff City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Charlton Athletic F.C. season (page does not exist)">Charlton Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Crystal Palace F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crystal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Fulham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Fulham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Fulham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Leicester_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Leicester City F.C. season">Leicester City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Luton_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Luton Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Luton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Millwall_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Millwall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Millwall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Newcastle_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Newcastle United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Newcastle United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Notts_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Notts County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Notts County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oldham Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Orient_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Orient F.C. season (page does not exist)">Orient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Preston_North_End_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Preston North End F.C. season (page does not exist)">Preston North End</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Sheffield_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Sheffield United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Stoke_City_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season">Stoke City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Sunderland_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Sunderland A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_West_Ham_United_F.C._season" title="1978–79 West Ham United F.C. season">West Ham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Wrexham_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Wrexham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wrexham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Blackpool_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Blackpool F.C. season">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Brentford_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Brentford F.C. season">Brentford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Bury_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Bury F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Carlisle_United_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Carlisle United F.C. season">Carlisle United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Chester_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Chester F.C. season">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Chesterfield_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Chesterfield F.C. season (page does not exist)">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Colchester_United_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Colchester United F.C. season">Colchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Exeter_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Exeter City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Exeter City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Gillingham_F.C._season" class="mw-redirect" title="1978–79 Gillingham F.C. season">Gillingham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Hull_City_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Hull City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hull City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Lincoln_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Lincoln City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Lincoln City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Mansfield Town F.C. season">Mansfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Oxford_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Oxford United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oxford United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Peterborough_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Peterborough United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Peterborough United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Plymouth_Argyle_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season (page does not exist)">Plymouth Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Rotherham_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Rotherham United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Rotherham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season (page 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href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Barnsley_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Barnsley F.C. season (page does not exist)">Barnsley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Bournemouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Bournemouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Bradford_City_A.F.C._season" title="1978–79 Bradford City A.F.C. season">Bradford City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crewe Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Darlington_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Darlington F.C. season (page does not exist)">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Doncaster Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Grimsby Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Grimsby Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Halifax_Town_A.F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Halifax Town A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Halifax Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Hartlepool_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Hartlepool United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hartlepool United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Hereford_United_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Hereford United F.C. season">Hereford United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C._season" title="1978–79 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season">Huddersfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Newport_County_A.F.C._season" title="1978–79 Newport County A.F.C. season">Newport County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Northampton_Town_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Northampton Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Northampton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season">Port Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Portsmouth_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Portsmouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Reading_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Reading F.C. season (page does not exist)">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Rochdale_A.F.C._season" title="1978–79 Rochdale A.F.C. season">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Scunthorpe_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Scunthorpe United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Stockport_County_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Stockport County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Stockport County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Torquay_United_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Torquay United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Torquay United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Wigan_Athletic_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Wigan Athletic F.C. season">Wigan Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Wimbledon_F.C._season" title="1978–79 Wimbledon F.C. season">Wimbledon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_York_City_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 York City F.C. season (page 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