English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 20th October 1979
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 11 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 4 | Brentford | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 6 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| 6 | Hull City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Chester | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Reading | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | -3 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 13 | -3 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 13 | -3 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | -4 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | -3 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | -6 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 12 | -8 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | -4 |
| 22 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | -2 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | -5 |
| 24 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | -5 |
