English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 2nd November 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 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 11 |
| 2 | Millwall | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 10 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 4 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
| 5 | Brentford | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | Hull City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | Chester | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Reading | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 16 | -3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | -4 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 15 | -6 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | -1 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 14 | -4 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 14 | -4 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 14 | -6 |
| 21 | Wimbledon | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | -8 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | -7 |
| 23 | Southend United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | -7 |
| 24 | Bury | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 9 | -7 |
