| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 8, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Brentford | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Millwall | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 | Chester | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Reading | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 19 |
| 19 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 19 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 18 |
| 21 | Southend United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 16 |
| 23 | Bury | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 15 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 15 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |