English Fourth Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 15th September 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 | Southend United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Aldershot | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | York City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | -2 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -4 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | -2 |
| 17 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -5 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | -5 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | -6 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | -8 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | -9 |
