| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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![]() | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Wednesday, March 19, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 40 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Millwall | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Chester City | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 37 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 36 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 36 |
| 12 | Reading | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 36 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 34 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 33 |
| 17 | Brentford | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 33 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 32 |
| 19 | Southend United | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 30 |
| 20 | Hull City | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 30 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 29 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 29 |
| 23 | Bury | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 27 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 57 | -21 | 26 |
| Key: | Promotion places | Relegation |
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