# Third Division 1979-1980

La Third Division 1979-1980 è stato il 53º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 4º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 12º posto in Third Division |
| Brentford | Londra (Hounslow) | Griffin Park | 10º posto in Third Division |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 19º posto in Third Division |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park | 6º posto in Third Division |
| Chester | Chester | Sealand Road | 16º posto in Third Division |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 20º posto in Third Division |
| Colchester United | Colchester | Layer Road | 7º posto in Third Division |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 9º posto in Third Division |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 4º posto in Third Division |
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby | Blundell Park | 2º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | Boothferry Park | 8º posto in Third Division |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | Field Mill | 18º posto in Third Division |
| Millwall | Londra (Bermondsey) | The Den | 21º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Oxford United | Oxford | Manor Ground | 11º posto in Third Division |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 15º posto in Third Division |
| Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 1º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | Millmoor | 17º posto in Third Division |
| Sheffield Utd | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 20º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough | 14º posto in Third Division |
| Southend United | Southend on Sea | Roots Hall | 13º posto in Third Division |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 5º posto in Third Division |
| Wimbledon FC | Londra (Wimbledon) | Plough Lane | 3º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | DR |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 62 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 42 | +31 |
| 2 | Blackburn | 59 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 36 | +22 |
| 3 | Sheffield Weds | 58 | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 57 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 46 | +25 |
| 5 | Colchester Utd | 52 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 56 | +8 |
| 6 | Carlisle Utd | 48 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 56 | +10 |
| 7 | Reading | 48 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | +1 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 48 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | -8 |
| 9 | Chester | 47 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -8 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 63 | +8 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | -3 |
| 12 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 66 | -7 |
| 13 | Rotherham Utd | 46 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 66 | -8 |
| 14 | Millwall | 45 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 |
| 15 | Plymouth | 44 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 55 | +4 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | -2 |
| 17 | Oxford Utd | 41 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | -5 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 41 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 74 | -12 |
| 19 | Brentford | 41 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 73 | -14 |
| 20 | Hull City | 40 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -18 |
| 21 | Bury | 39 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 59 | -14 |
| 22 | Southend Utd | 38 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 57 | -10 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 58 | -11 |
| 24 | Wimbledon FC | 34 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 81 | -29 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1980-1981.
    Retrocesso in Fourth Division 1980-1981.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo la differenza reti.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | BAR | BLA | BLP | BRE | BUY | CLS | CHE | CHF | COL | EXE | GIL | GRI | HUL | MFT | MIL | OXF | PLY | REA | ROT | SHU | SHW | SEU | SWI | WIM |
| Barnsley | | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Blackpool | 1-1 | 2-1 | | 5-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 |
| Brentford | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 7-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Bury | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Carlisle United | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Chester | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Chesterfield | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Colchester United | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-0 |
| Exeter City | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | | 3-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 0-2 |
| Gillingham | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Grimsby Town | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Hull City | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Mansfield Town | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Millwall | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 2-2 |
| Oxford United | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | | 1-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Reading | 7-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Rotherham United | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Sheffield United | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | 0-3 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | | 2-0 | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Southend United | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Swindon Town | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | | 2-1 |
| Wimbledon FC | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-6 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-0 | |