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