| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, October 4, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Reading | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Brentford | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Chester | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Hull City | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Newport County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 7 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 6 |
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