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