English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 8th 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 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 38 | 44 | 28 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 44 | 16 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 38 | 41 | 16 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 14 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 5 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 40 | 8 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 55 | 37 | -7 |
| 8 | Millwall | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 9 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 35 | 10 |
| 10 | Chester | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 0 |
| 11 | Reading | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 34 | -2 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 32 | -1 |
| 15 | Brentford | 34 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 32 | -5 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 53 | 32 | -7 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 31 | -2 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 33 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 30 | -12 |
| 19 | Southend United | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 46 | 28 | -8 |
| 20 | Hull City | 34 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 55 | 28 | -18 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 27 | -12 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 41 | 26 | -6 |
| 23 | Bury | 34 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 50 | 26 | -13 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 25 | -17 |



