English Third Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 4th October 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | -1 |
| 15 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | -1 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -4 |
| 17 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | -7 |
| 18 | Chester | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -2 |
| 19 | Hull City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | -4 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | -7 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | -8 |
| 22 | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | -1 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | -9 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 6 | -16 |
