| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, December 5, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 31 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Darlington | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 21 |
| 18 | York City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 19 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 19 |
| 22 | Bury | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 17 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 15 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 15 |
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