English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 22nd September 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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | -2 |
| 11 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | -1 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | -1 |
| 17 | Chester | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | -3 |
| 18 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | -4 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | -8 |
| 21 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | -2 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | -3 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | -4 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | -6 |
