1970's◄ English Football Tier 3 ►1990's
English Football - League Positions - 1980'S
| Tier 3 - FL 3rd Division |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 3
|
Club |
79/80 | 80/81 | 81/82 | 82/83 | 83/84 | 84/85 | 85/86 | 86/87 | 87/88 | 88/89 |
| AFC Bournemouth | - | - | - | 14th | 17th | 10th | 15th | 1st | - | - |
| Aldershot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 24th |
| Barnsley | 11th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackpool | 18th | 23rd | - | - | - | - | 12th | 9th | 10th | 19th |
| Bolton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | 10th | 17th | 18th | 21st | - | 10th |
| Bradford City | - | - | - | 12th | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | - |
| Brentford | 19th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 20th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 7th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | - |
| Bristol City | - | - | 23rd | - | - | 5th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 11th |
| Bristol Rovers | - | - | 15th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 16th | 19th | 8th | 5th |
| Burnley | - | 8th | 1st | - | 12th | 21st | - | - | - | - |
| Bury | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 16th | 14th | 13th |
| Cambridge United | - | - | - | - | - | 24th | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiff City | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - | 22nd | - | - | 16th |
| Carlisle United | 6th | 19th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - |
| Charlton Athletic | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chester City | 9th | 18th | 24th | - | - | - | - | 15th | 15th | 8th |
| Chesterfield | 4th | 5th | 11th | 24th | - | - | 17th | 17th | 18th | 22nd |
| Colchester United | 5th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darlington | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 23rd | - | - |
| Derby County | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 3rd | - | - | - |
| Doncaster Rovers | - | - | 19th | 23rd | - | 14th | 11th | 13th | 24th | - |
| Exeter City | 8th | 11th | 18th | 19th | 24th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fulham | - | 13th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 18th | 9th | 4th |
| Gillingham | 16th | 15th | 6th | 13th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 23rd |
| Grimsby Town | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - |
| Huddersfield Town | - | 4th | 17th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| Hull City | 20th | 24th | - | - | 4th | 3rd | - | - | - | - |
| Leyton Orient | - | - | - | 20th | 11th | 22nd | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln City | - | - | 4th | 6th | 14th | 19th | 21st | - | - | - |
| Mansfield Town | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 19th | 15th |
| Middlesbrough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - |
| Millwall | 14th | 16th | 9th | 17th | 9th | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| Newport County | - | 12th | 16th | 4th | 13th | 18th | 19th | 24th | - | - |
| Northampton Town | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 20th |
| Notts County | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | 4th | 9th |
| Oxford United | 17th | 14th | 5th | 5th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth Argyle | 15th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 19th | 15th | 2nd | - | - | - |
| Port Vale | - | - | - | - | 23rd | - | - | 12th | 11th | 3rd |
| Portsmouth | - | 6th | 13th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preston North End | - | - | 14th | 16th | 16th | 23rd | - | - | 16th | 6th |
| Reading | 7th | 10th | 12th | 21st | - | 9th | 1st | - | - | 18th |
| Rotherham United | 13th | 1st | - | - | 18th | 12th | 14th | 14th | 21st | - |
| Scunthorpe United | - | - | - | - | 21st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheffield United | 12th | 21st | - | 11th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 2nd |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southend United | 22nd | - | 7th | 15th | 22nd | - | - | - | 17th | 21st |
| Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | - |
| Swansea City | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 24th | - | - | 12th |
| Swindon Town | 10th | 17th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - |
| Walsall | - | 20th | 20th | 10th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | - |
| Wigan Athletic | - | - | - | 18th | 15th | 16th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 17th |
| Wimbledon | 24th | - | 21st | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd | - | - | 1st |
| Wrexham | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York City | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | 20th | 23rd | - |
1970's◄ English Football Tier 3 ►1990's