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Football
League Third Division
1979/80
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Grimsby Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 59 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Sheffield Wednesday |
46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 58 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Chesterfield | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 57 | - |
| 5th | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Reading | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Chester | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 46 | - |
| 11th | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 46 | - |
| 12th | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 46 |
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| 14th | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 45 |
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| 15th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 44 |
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| 16th | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 42 |
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| 17th | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 41 |
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| 18th | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 41 | - |
| 20th |
Hull City |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Bury | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd |
Southend United |
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Wimbledon |
46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 81 | -29 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Fulham were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Burnley were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Blackburn Rovers were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Bury were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Southend United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Wimbledon Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Walsall were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Newport County were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |