English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 41 | 48 | 31 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 48 | 19 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 27 | 45 | 17 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 16 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 37 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 43 | 8 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 6 |
| 7 | Chester | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 1 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 57 | 39 | -7 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 9 |
| 10 | Millwall | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 8 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 7 |
| 12 | Reading | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 38 | 1 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 37 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 1 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 37 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 0 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 34 | -11 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 33 | -2 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 54 | 33 | -8 |
| 18 | Brentford | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 66 | 33 | -13 |
| 19 | Southend United | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 48 | 30 | -9 |
| 20 | Hull City | 36 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 30 | -18 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 29 | -7 |
| 22 | Bury | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 50 | 29 | -12 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 37 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 29 | -16 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 37 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 27 | -21 |



