| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/1979 | FLC1 | LUTON TOWN | H | 3-0 | Price(2),Barker(p) | 6222 |  | |
| 14/08/1979 | FLC1 | Luton Town | A | 1-1 | Crabbe | 5509 |  | |
| 25/08/1979 | Div 3 | MILLWALL | H | 1-1 | Price | 8769 |  | |
| 28/08/1979 | FLC2 | NORWICH CITY | H | 1-1 | Overton | 10594 |  | |
| 01/09/1979 | Div 3 | Reading | A | 3-1 | Price(2),Westwood | 6156 |  | |
| 05/09/1979 | FLC2 | Norwich City | A | 2-4 | Bruce(2) | 10656 |  | |
| 08/09/1979 | Div 3 | Carlisle Utd | A | 2-1 | Price,Bruce | 3411 |  | |
| 15/09/1979 | Div 3 | CHESTER | H | 2-2 | Price(2) | 7397 |  | |
| 18/09/1979 | Div 3 | WIMBLEDON | H | 1-0 | Crabbe | 8074 |  | |
| 22/09/1979 | Div 3 | Hull City | A | 0-0 | 6142 |  | ||
| 29/09/1979 | Div 3 | EXETER CITY | H | 1-0 | Funnell | 7538 |  | |
| 06/10/1979 | Div 3 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | H | 1-2 | Funnell | 7851 |  | |
| 13/10/1979 | Div 3 | Barnsley | A | 0-2 | 9132 |  | ||
| 20/10/1979 | Div 3 | GRIMSBY TOWN | H | 0-1 | 6378 |  | ||
| 23/10/1979 | Div 3 | OXFORD UTD | H | 4-0 | Westwood(2),Barker(p),Bruce | 5094 |  | |
| 27/10/1979 | Div 3 | Mansfield Town | A | 0-2 | 4598 |  | ||
| 03/11/1979 | Div 3 | BLACKPOOL | H | 1-1 | Sharpe | 6517 |  | |
| 07/11/1979 | Div 3 | Oxford Utd | A | 1-1 | Nicholl | 4197 |  | |
| 10/11/1979 | Div 3 | Sheffield Utd | A | 0-4 | 14329 |  | ||
| 13/11/1979 | Div 3 | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 1-0 | Price | 5286 |  | |
| 17/11/1979 | Div 3 | BURY | H | 2-1 | Price,Funnell | 5371 |  | |
| 24/11/1979 | FAC1 | WIMBLEDON | H | 0-0 | 7027 |  | ||
| 27/11/1979 | FAC1R | Wimbledon | A | 2-4 | Price(2) | 4612 |  | |
| 01/12/1979 | Div 3 | SWINDON TOWN | H | 0-0 | 8029 |  | ||
| 08/12/1979 | Div 3 | Rotherham Utd | A | 1-2 | Price | 4648 |  | |
| 26/12/1979 | Div 3 | Colchester Utd | A | 2-2 | Overton,Westwood | 5145 |  | |
| 29/12/1979 | Div 3 | Millwall | A | 0-2 | 6913 |  | ||
| 05/01/1980 | Div 3 | Brentford | A | 2-0 | Price,Westwood | 7850 |  | |
| 12/01/1980 | Div 3 | READING | H | 1-1 | Weatherly | 6238 |  | |
| 19/01/1980 | Div 3 | CARLISLE UTD | H | 1-1 | Westwood | 5106 |  | |
| 26/01/1980 | Div 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2-2 | Hughes,Price | 6413 |  | |
| 12/02/1980 | Div 3 | Wimbledon | A | 0-1 | 3697 |  | ||
| 16/02/1980 | Div 3 | Exeter City | A | 1-3 | Price | 3466 |  | |
| 23/02/1980 | Div 3 | BARNSLEY | H | 1-1 | Walker | 5800 |  | |
| 26/02/1980 | Div 3 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 0-1 | 4726 |  | ||
| 01/03/1980 | Div 3 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-1 | 11246 |  |  | |
| 04/03/1980 | Div 3 | HULL CITY | H | 1-0 | Duncan | 4161 |  | |
| 08/03/1980 | Div 3 | MANSFIELD TOWN | H | 2-0 | Overton,Richardson | 4572 |  | |
| 14/03/1980 | Div 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-3 | Bruce | 11636 |  | |
| 22/03/1980 | Div 3 | SHEFFIELD UTD | H | 3-0 | Westwood(2),Bruce | 7076 |  | |
| 29/03/1980 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 2-0 | White(2) | 2764 |  | |
| 01/04/1980 | Div 3 | Chesterfield | A | 0-0 | 8952 |  | ||
| 05/04/1980 | Div 3 | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 2-2 | Price,Bruce | 6561 |  | |
| 07/04/1980 | Div 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-1 | 22717 |  | ||
| 12/04/1980 | Div 3 | BRENTFORD | H | 0-1 | 5889 |  | ||
| 19/04/1980 | Div 3 | Swindon Town | A | 0-3 | 9150 |  | ||
| 26/04/1980 | Div 3 | ROTHERHAM UTD | H | 0-1 | 3479 |  |