Season 1979-80
Football League Division Four
Football League Division Four
Final League Position: 10th
H - Port Vale
25 August 1979
Won 3-1 - 2,538
A - Huddersfield Town
18 August 1979
Lost 2-0 - 3,313
A - Hartlepool United
1 September 1979
Lost 1-0 - 3,084
H - Scunthorpe United
8 September 1979
Won 2-0 - 2,709
A - Darlington
15 September 1979
Drew 0-0 - 1,456
H - Newport County
21 August 1979
Lost 1-0 - 3,537
A - Peterborough United
19 September 1979
Won 3-1 - 4,449
H - Crewe Alexandra
22 September 1979
Won 3-0 - 3,227
A - Walsall
29 September 1979
Drew 1-1 - 5,137
H - Bradford City
6 October 1959
Won 3-1 - 4,339
A - Newport County
9 October 1979
Lost 4-2 - 3,794
H - Northampton Town
13 October 1979
Won 2-0 - 3,799
A - Torquay United
20 October 1979
Lost 2-1 - 4,211
H - Lincoln City
23 October 1979
Won 2-0 - 3,945
A - Hereford United
27 October 1979
Won 1-0 - 3,224
H - Peterborough United
30 October 1979
Won 2-0 - 4,168
H - Huddersfield Town
3 November 1979
Lost 2-0 - 5,271
H - Halifax Town
17 November 1979
Won 3-1 - 3,352
A - Doncaster Rovers
1 December 1979
Drew 1-1 - 6,210
A - Rochdale
4 December 1979
Lost 2-1 - 1,230
H - York City
8 December 1979
Drew 2-2 - 3,610
A - Tranmere Rovers
21 December 1979
Won 2-1 - 1,503
H - AFC Bournemouth
26 December 1979
Lost 1-0 - 5,217
A - Port Vale
29 December 1979
Won 2-0 - 2,559
A - Portsmouth
1 January 1980
Won 3-1 - 23,462
H - Hartlepool United
12 January 1980
Lost 2-0 - 3,516
H - Stockport County
26 January 1980
Won 2-0 - 3,002
H - Darlington
2 February 1980
Drew 1-1 - 3,130
A - Crewe Alexandra
9 February 1980
Lost 1-0 - 2,187
H - Walsall
16 February 1980
Drew 1-1 - 4,421
A - Northampton Town
23 February 1980
Lost 2-1 - 2,592
H - Torquay United
1 March 1980
Drew 1-1 - 3,593
A - Wigan Athletic
5 March 1980
Lost 2-1 - 5,018
H - Hereford United
8 March 1980
Drew 3-3 - 2,932
A - Lincoln City
19 March 1980
Drew 1-1 - 2,440
H - Rochdale
22 March 1980
Won 3-0 - 2,796
A - Bradford City
15 March 1980
Lost 2-0 - 4,766
A - Halifax Town
29 March 1980
Lost 1-0 - 1,202
FA Cup
A - Scunthorpe United
22 April 1980
Drew 1-1 - 1,702
A - AFC Bournemouth
5 April 1980
Lost 3-1 - 3,757
H - Portsmouth
7 April 1980
Lost 2-1 - 11,989
A - Stockport County
11 April 1980
Won 4-0 - 2,511
H - Doncaster Rovers
19 April 1980
Drew 1-1 - 2,921
A - York City
26 April 1980
Drew 1-1 - 2,051
H - Wigan Athletic
3 May 1980
Lost 3-0 - 2,683
H - Tranmere Rovers
6 May 1980
Drew 0-0 - 2,057
H - Exeter City
1st Round
24 November 1979
Won 4-1 - 4,846
A - Hereford United
2nd Round
15 December 1979
Won 2-1 - 4,051
A - Everton
3rd Round
5 January 1980
Lost 4-1 - 23,700
Football League Cup
A - Wimbledon
1st Round 1st Leg
11 August 1979
Lost 4-1 - 3,508
H - Wimbledon
1st Round 2nd Leg
14 August 1979
Lost 2-1 - 3,280
Friendlies & Other Matches
A - Fleet Town
Ian Mulvey Testimonial
30 April 1980
Won 5-1
H - Fulham
Pre-Season Friendly
1 August 1979
Drew 1-1 - Unknown
H - Southend United
Pre-Season Friendly
28 July 1979
Lost 3-0 - 1,096
A - Woking
Pre-Season Friendly
6 August 1979
Won 2-1 - Unknown
A - Fareham Town
Pre-Season Friendly
3 August 1979
Won 2-1 - Unknown
A - Farnborough Town
Danny Sheedy Testimonial
7 May 1980
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Postponed Matches
A - Rochdale
League Division Four
9 November 1979
POSTPONED