Hartlepool United Historical Standings 10th May 1979

English League Two 1978/1979
Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Reading 46 91   19 3 1 49 8   7 10 6 27 27
2 Grimsby Town 46 87   15 5 3 51 23   11 4 8 31 26
3 Barnsley 45 84   15 5 3 47 23   9 7 6 25 18
4 Wimbledon 43 79   16 2 2 45 18   7 8 8 28 26
5 Aldershot 45 76   16 5 2 38 14   4 11 7 24 32
6 Wigan Athletic 46 76   14 5 4 40 24   7 8 8 23 24
7 Newport County 46 73   12 5 6 39 28   9 5 9 27 27
8 Portsmouth 44 71   13 6 3 34 11   7 5 10 27 34
9 46 65   14 4 5 38 24   5 4 14 20 41
10 Huddersfield Town 45 62   13 8 2 32 15   4 3 15 22 37
11 43 62   10 6 5 31 21   7 5 10 17 29
12 Bradford City 46 60   11 5 7 38 26   6 4 13 24 42
13 Scunthorpe United 45 59   12 3 8 33 30   4 8 10 18 28
14 46 58   12 8 3 35 18   3 5 15 18 35
15 Port Vale 46 56   8 10 5 29 28   6 4 13 28 42
16 45 54   11 5 7 33 21   3 7 12 25 38
17 AFC Bournemouth 46 53   11 6 6 34 19   3 5 15 13 29
18 Northampton Town 44 53   12 4 7 40 30   3 4 14 24 44
19 Hartlepool United 44 51   6 12 4 33 28   5 6 11 18 36
20 45 51   11 4 8 25 26   3 5 14 20 37
21 46 50   8 8 7 25 22   5 3 15 25 51
22 43 44   7 7 7 23 21   3 7 12 24 43
23 Halifax Town 44 35   7 5 9 20 25   2 3 18 15 40
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 32   3 7 12 23 39   3 7 13 19 49