| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 27, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Reading | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Brentford | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Chester | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 6 |
| 24 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 5 |
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