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