English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 16th February 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 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 39 | 14 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 32 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 9 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 17 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 15 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 9 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 52 | 33 | -8 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 13 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 31 | 4 |
| 10 | Millwall | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 3 |
| 11 | Chester | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 0 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 30 | 3 |
| 13 | Brentford | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 52 | 29 | -3 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 28 | -1 |
| 15 | Reading | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 28 | -4 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 27 | -4 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 4 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 26 | -12 |
| 19 | Southend United | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 25 | -7 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 56 | 25 | -11 |
| 21 | Hull City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 49 | 25 | -17 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 22 | -7 |
| 23 | Wimbledon | 27 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | -12 |
| 24 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 21 | -11 |



