Third Division Table 1979/80

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Grimsby Town	46	26	10	10	73	42	+31	62
2	Blackburn Rovers	46	25	9	12	58	36	+22	59
3	Sheffield Wednesday	46	21	16	9	81	47	+34	58
4	Chesterfield	46	23	11	12	71	46	+25	57
5	Colchester United	46	20	12	14	64	56	+8	52
6	Carlisle United	46	18	12	16	66	56	+10	48
7	Reading	46	16	16	14	66	65	+1	48
8	Exeter City	46	19	10	17	60	68	-8	48
9	Chester City	46	17	13	16	49	57	-8	47
10	Swindon Town	46	19	8	19	71	63	+8	46
11	Barnsley	46	16	14	16	53	56	-3	46
12	Sheffield United	46	18	10	18	60	66	-6	46
13	Rotherham United	46	18	10	18	58	66	-8	46
14	Millwall	46	16	13	17	65	59	+6	45
15	Plymouth Argyle	46	16	12	18	59	55	+4	44
16	Gillingham	46	14	14	18	49	51	-2	42
17	Oxford United	46	14	13	19	57	62	-5	41
18	Blackpool	46	15	11	20	62	74	-12	41
19	Brentford	46	15	11	20	59	73	-14	41
20	Hull City	46	12	16	18	51	69	-18	40
21	Bury	46	16	7	23	45	59	-14	39
22	Southend United	46	14	10	22	47	57	-10	38
23	Mansfield Town	46	10	16	20	47	58	-11	36
24	Wimbledon	46	10	14	22	52	81	-29	34