| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 20, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 38 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 23 |
| 13 | Darlington | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | York City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 23 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 22 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 22 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 20 |
| 22 | Bury | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 19 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 17 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 16 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |