League Third Division

1979/80

Game Week 37Fri, 2 May 1980

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts
1	Grimsby ..Grimsby Town	46	46	26	10	10	73	42	+31	62	62
2	Blackbur..Blackburn Rovers	46	46	25	9	12	58	36	+22	59	59
3	Sheffiel..Sheffield Wednesday	46	46	21	16	9	81	47	+34	58	58
4	Chesterf..Chesterfield	46	46	23	11	12	71	46	+25	57	57
5	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	20	12	14	64	56	+8	52	52
6	Carlisle..Carlisle United	46	46	18	12	16	66	56	+10	48	48
7	ReadingReading	46	46	16	16	14	66	65	+1	48	48
8	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	19	10	17	60	68	-8	48	48
9	ChesterChester	46	46	17	13	16	49	57	-8	47	47
10	Swindon ..Swindon Town	46	46	19	8	19	71	63	+8	46	46
11	BarnsleyBarnsley	46	46	16	14	16	53	56	-3	46	46
12	Sheffiel..Sheffield United	46	46	18	10	18	60	66	-6	46	46
13	Rotherha..Rotherham United	46	46	18	10	18	58	66	-8	46	46
14	MillwallMillwall	46	46	16	13	17	65	59	+6	45	45
15	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	46	46	16	12	18	59	55	+4	44	44
16	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	14	14	18	49	51	-2	42	42
17	Oxford U..Oxford United	46	46	14	13	19	57	62	-5	41	41
18	BlackpoolBlackpool	46	46	15	11	20	62	74	-12	41	41
19	BrentfordBrentford	46	46	15	11	20	59	73	-14	41	41
20	Hull CityHull City	46	46	12	16	18	51	69	-18	40	40
21	BuryBury	46	46	16	7	23	45	59	-14	39	39
22	Southend..Southend United	46	46	14	10	22	47	58	-11	38	38
23	Mansfiel..Mansfield Town	46	46	10	16	20	47	58	-11	36	36
24	WimbledonWimbledon	46	46	10	14	22	52	81	-29	34	34

Qualification

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal difference only — Points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then team name.

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