English Second Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 10th November 1979
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 8 |
| 6 | Notts. County | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 8 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | -3 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Orient | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 13 | -7 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 12 | -10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 11 | -4 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 11 | -7 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 10 | -5 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | -8 |
| 21 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | -11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 6 | -17 |
