Final Third Division 1979/1980 league table
Season completed Tuesday, 6th May 1980 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 42 | 62 | +31 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 36 | 59 | +22 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 47 | 58 | +34 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 46 | 57 | +25 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 56 | 52 | +8 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 56 | 48 | +10 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 48 | +1 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | 48 | -8 |
| 9 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 47 | -8 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 63 | 46 | +8 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | 46 | -3 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 46 | -6 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 66 | 46 | -8 |
| 14 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 59 | 45 | +6 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 44 | +4 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | -2 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 41 | -5 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 74 | 41 | -12 |
| 19 | Brentford | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 73 | 41 | -14 |
| 20 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 40 | -18 |
| 21 | Bury | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 59 | 39 | -14 |
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 58 | 38 | -11 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 36 | -11 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 34 | -29 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
