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

 

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