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