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			DIVISION 2 1978/79

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Bryan Robson (West Ham United) 24 goals Despite scoring less goals than Sheffield United who were relegated Crystal Palace denied great rivals rivals Brighton the Div 2 title with a 2-0 last match victory over Burnley in front of what is still a record Selhurst Park crowd - 51,482. The turnstiles were less busy at St James' Park where a post-war low League crowd of 7,152 were at the Newcastle v Wrexham match in March. But it got worse - the match was abandoned at half time because of rain and when restaged in May only 7,134 turned up! Five minutes before the end of their FA Cup tie against Maidstone United, Charlton team-mates Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were sent off - for fighting each other!	Results	1	Crystal Palace	42	19	19	4	51	24	57
	Results	2	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	23	10	9	72	39	56
	Results	3	Stoke City	42	20	16	6	58	31	56
	Results	4	Sunderland	42	22	11	9	70	44	55
	Results	5	West Ham United	42	18	14	10	70	39	50
		6	Notts County	42	14	16	12	48	60	44
		7	Preston North End	42	12	18	12	59	57	42
	Results	8	Newcastle United	42	17	8	17	51	55	42
		9	Cardiff City	42	16	10	16	56	70	42
	Results	10	Fulham	42	13	15	14	50	47	41
		11	Orient	42	15	10	17	51	51	40
	Results	12	Cambridge United	42	12	16	14	44	52	40
	Results	13	Burnley	42	14	12	16	51	62	40
		14	Oldham Athletic	42	13	13	16	52	61	39
		15	Wrexham	42	12	14	16	45	42	38
		16	Bristol Rovers	42	14	10	18	48	60	38
	Results	17	Leicester City	42	10	17	15	43	52	37
		18	Luton Town	42	13	10	19	60	57	36
		19	Charlton Athletic	42	11	13	18	60	69	35
	Results	20	Sheffield United	42	11	12	19	52	69	34
		21	Millwall	42	11	10	21	42	61	32
		22	Blackburn Rovers	42	10	10	22	41	72	30