English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 1st March 1980
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 43 | 16 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 26 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 6 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 39 | 15 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 13 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 8 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 53 | 36 | -7 |
| 8 | Chester | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 0 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 13 |
| 10 | Millwall | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 5 |
| 11 | Reading | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 50 | 32 | -4 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 31 | -1 |
| 13 | Brentford | 33 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 31 | -5 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 30 | -2 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 31 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | 30 | -7 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 2 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 32 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 29 | -3 |
| 18 | Southend United | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 28 | -7 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 28 | -12 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 27 | -11 |
| 21 | Hull City | 32 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 52 | 27 | -17 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 39 | 26 | -4 |
| 23 | Wimbledon | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 25 | -12 |
| 24 | Bury | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 48 | 24 | -12 |
