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Football
League Third Division
1980/81
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 61 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 59 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 56 | - |
| 5th | Chesterfield | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 56 | - |
| 6th | Portsmouth | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 53 | - |
| 7th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 52 | - |
| 8th | Burnley | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Reading | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 46 | - |
| 11th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 43 | - |
| 13th | Fulham | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 43 |
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| 14th | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 43 |
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| 15th | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 42 |
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| 16th | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 42 |
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| 17th | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 41 |
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| 18th | Chester | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 41 | - |
| 21st | Sheffield United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Blackpool | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 75 | -30 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Hull City |
46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 71 | -31 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Preston North End were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Bristol City were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Bristol Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Rotherham United were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Barnsley were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Charlton Athletic were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Sheffield United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Colchester United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Blackpool were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Hull City Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Southend United were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Lincoln City were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Wimbledon were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |