English League Tables

1978/79 Tables 1979/80 Tables 1980/81 Tables

Football League First Division  1979/80

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 25 10 7 81 30 +51 60 Champions EC
2nd  Manchester United 42 24 10 8 65 35 +30 58 Runners Up UC
3rd  Ipswich Town 42 22 9 11 68 39 +29 53 UC
4th  Arsenal 42 18 16 8 52 36 +16 52 -
5th  Nottingham Forest 42 20 8 14 63 43 +20 48 EC
6th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 58 47 +11 47  ♦UC
7th  Aston Villa 42 16 14 12 51 50 +1 46 -
8th  Southampton 42 18 9 15 65 53 +12 45 -
9th  Middlesbrough 42 16 12 14 50 44 +6 44 -
10th  West Bromwich Albion 42 11 19 12 54 50 +4 41 -
11th  Leeds United 42 13 14 15 46 50 -4 40 -
12th  Norwich City 42 13 14 15 58 66 -8 40 -
13th  Crystal Palace 42 12 16 14 41 50 -9 40 -
14th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 10 17 52 62 -10 40 -
15th  Coventry City 42 16 7 19 56 66 -10 39 -
16th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 11 15 16 47 57 -10 37 -
17th  Manchester City 42 12 13 17 43 66 -23 37 -
18th  Stoke City 42 13 10 19 44 58 -14 36 -
19th  Everton 42 9 17 16 43 51 -8 35 -
20th  Bristol City 42 9 13 20 37 66 -29 31 ▼Relegated
21st  Derby County 42 11 8 23 47 67 -20 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bolton Wanderers 42 5 15 22 38 73 -35 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1979/80

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Leicester City 42 21 13 8 58 38 +20 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Sunderland 42 21 12 9 69 42 +27 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Birmingham City 42 21 11 10 58 38 +20 53 ▲Promoted
4th  Chelsea 42 23 7 12 66 52 +14 53 -
5th  Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 49 -
6th  Luton Town 42 16 17 9 66 45 +21 49 -
7th  West Ham United 42 20 7 15 54 43 +11 47 ECWC
8th  Cambridge United 42 14 16 12 61 53 +8 44 -
9th  Newcastle United 42 15 14 13 53 49 +4 44 -
10th  Preston North End 42 12 19 11 56 52 +4 43 -
11th  Oldham Athletic 42 16 11 15 49 53 -4 43 -
12th  Swansea City 42 17 9 16 48 53 -5 43 -
13th  Shrewsbury Town 42 18 5 19 60 53 +7 41 -
14th  Orient 42 12 17 13 48 54 -6 41 -
15th  Cardiff City 42 16 8 18 41 48 -7 40 -
16th  Wrexham 42 16 6 20 40 49 -9 38 -
17th  Notts County 42 11 15 16 51 52 -1 37 -
18th  Watford 42 12 13 17 39 46 -7 37 -
19th  Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 50 64 -14 35 -
20th  Fulham 42 11 7 24 42 74 -32 29 ▼Relegated
21st  Burnley 42 6 15 21 39 73 -34 27 ▼Relegated
22nd  Charlton Athletic 42 6 10 26 39 78 -39 22 ▼Relegated

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 59 66 -7 46 -
13th  Rotherham United 46 18 10 18 58 66 -8 46 -
14th  Millwall 46 16 13 17 65 59 +6 45 -
15th  Plymouth Argyle 46 16 12 18 59 55 +4 44 -
16th  Gillingham 46 14 14 18 49 51 -2 42 -
17th  Oxford United 46 14 13 19 57 62 -5 41 -
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 57 -10 38 ▼Relegated
23rd  Mansfield Town 46 10 16 20 47 58 -11 36 ▼Relegated
24th  Wimbledon 46 10 14 22 52 81 -29 34 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1979/80

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Huddersfield Town 46 27 12 7 101 48 +53 66 ▲Champions
2nd  Walsall 46 23 18 5 75 47 +28 64 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Newport County 46 27 7 12 83 50 +33 61 ▲Promoted
4th  Portsmouth 46 24 12 10 91 49 +42 60 ▲Promoted
5th  Bradford City 46 24 12 10 77 50 +27 60 -
6th  Wigan Athletic 46 21 13 12 76 61 +15 55 -
7th  Lincoln City 46 18 17 11 64 42 +22 53 -
8th  Peterborough United 46 21 10 15 58 47 +11 52 -
9th  Torquay United 46 15 17 14 70 69 +1 47 -
10th  Aldershot 46 16 13 17 62 53 +9 46 -
11th  AFC Bournemouth 46 13 18 15 52 51 +1 44 -
12th  Doncaster Rovers 46 15 14 17 62 63 -1 44 -
13th  Northampton Town 46 16 12 18 51 66 -15 44 -
14th  Scunthorpe United 46 14 15 17 58 75 -17 43 -
15th  Tranmere Rovers 46 14 13 19 50 56 -6 41 -
16th  Stockport County 46 14 12 20 48 72 -24 40 -
17th  York City 46 14 11 21 65 82 -17 39 -
18th  Halifax Town 46 13 13 20 46 72 -26 39 -
19th  Hartlepool United 46 14 10 22 59 64 -5 38 -
20th  Port Vale 46 12 12 22 56 70 -14 36 -
21st  Hereford United 46 11 14 21 38 52 -14 36 Re-Elected
22nd  Darlington 46 9 17 20 50 74 -24 35 Re-Elected
23rd  Crewe Alexandra 46 11 13 22 35 68 -33 35 Re-Elected
24th  Rochdale 46 7 13 26 33 79 -46 27 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Altrincham in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
49 Darlington Re Elected to the League
48 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
48 Hereford United Re Elected to the League
26 Rochdale Re Elected to the League
25 Altrincham Not Elected to the League

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