| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 29, 1979: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Millwall | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Brentford | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Chester | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 25 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 23 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 21 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 20 |
| 21 | Hull City | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 20 |
| 22 | Bury | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 19 |
| 23 | Southend United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 19 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 17 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |