| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 61 | +20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 41 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 60 | +31 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 52 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 60 | +22 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 59 | +23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 57 | +22 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 52 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 46 | 52 | +11 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 51 | +5 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 49 | +5 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 49 | +5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 56 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 47 | +4 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 49 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 46 | 46 | -6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 45 | +2 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 59 |
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | 45 | +2 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 53 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 44 | -1 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 |
| 16 | 46 | 44 | -4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 44 | -6 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 55 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 43 | -1 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 52 |
| 19 | 46 | 42 | -6 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 65 | |
| 20 | 46 | 40 | -14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 65 | |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 46 | 36 | -19 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 |
| 22 | Walsall | 46 | 32 | -15 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 71 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 28 | -33 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 46 | 25 | -47 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1978_1979/league_one/index.shtml.
