English Third Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 7th 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 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 41 | 56 | 25 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 44 | 53 | 32 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 27 | 53 | 22 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 43 | 51 | 21 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 41 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 7 |
| 6 | Reading | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 55 | 45 | 4 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 44 | 2 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 63 | 44 | -6 |
| 9 | Millwall | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 6 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 41 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 52 | 40 | 4 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 41 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 2 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 57 | 40 | -5 |
| 13 | Chester | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 40 | -6 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 3 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 1 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 1 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 37 | -12 |
| 18 | Brentford | 41 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 68 | 36 | -12 |
| 19 | Southend United | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 51 | 35 | -8 |
| 20 | Hull City | 40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 34 | -17 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 73 | 33 | -17 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 49 | 32 | -9 |
| 23 | Bury | 39 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 54 | 31 | -14 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 40 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 66 | 29 | -24 |



