English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 26th April 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 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 42 | 60 | 27 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 81 | 47 | 57 | 34 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 33 | 57 | 22 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 46 | 53 | 20 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 5 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 65 | 48 | -5 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 10 |
| 8 | Reading | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 1 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 0 |
| 10 | Chester | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 46 | -6 |
| 11 | Millwall | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 8 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 63 | 45 | -6 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 62 | 44 | 8 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 45 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 56 | 44 | -4 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 42 | 3 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 45 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 59 | 41 | -2 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 44 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 50 | 40 | -3 |
| 18 | Brentford | 45 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 73 | 39 | -15 |
| 19 | Southend United | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 57 | 38 | -10 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 44 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 38 | -14 |
| 21 | Hull City | 44 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 68 | 38 | -18 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 55 | 36 | -10 |
| 23 | Bury | 43 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 56 | 35 | -15 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 45 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 79 | 32 | -30 |



