English Fourth Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 23rd August 1980
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Aldershot | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 |
| 16 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -4 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -5 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| 23 | Hereford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -5 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -5 |
