1980-03-17
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Roots Hall | 2,793 | |
| Tuohy | Lineups | Allen | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 46 | W | D | W | W | W | 1980-03-22 | Southend United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 45 | D | W | W | W | W | 1980-03-18 | Gillingham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Chesterfield | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 43 | W | W | D | W | L | 1980-03-22 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 43 | W | W | W | D | W | 1980-03-22 | Chesterfield | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 42 | W | D | D | D | L | 1980-03-22 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Colchester United | 36 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 41 | L | L | L | W | W | 1980-03-22 | Brentford | H |
| 7 | 0 | Exeter City | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | -8 | 37 | L | D | W | D | W | 1980-03-22 | Barnsley | H |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 36 | L | D | W | L | L | 1980-03-19 | Chester | A |
| 9 | 0 | Millwall | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 36 | L | D | W | L | W | 1980-03-18 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 36 | W | L | W | L | D | 1980-03-22 | Hull City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -1 | 35 | L | D | L | D | W | 1980-03-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Carlisle United | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 34 | D | D | D | W | D | 1980-03-18 | Blackpool | H |
| 13 | 0 | Barnsley | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -10 | 34 | W | W | D | D | D | 1980-03-22 | Exeter City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -1 | 33 | W | D | L | L | L | 1980-03-22 | Carlisle United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Gillingham | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -2 | 33 | L | W | W | L | L | 1980-03-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 16 | 0 | Brentford | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -6 | 33 | L | D | D | L | W | 1980-03-18 | Millwall | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -2 | 32 | L | D | L | L | D | 1980-03-19 | Wimbledon | H |
| 18 | 0 | Rotherham United | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -8 | 32 | L | D | D | W | L | 1980-03-22 | Wimbledon | H |
| 19 | 1 | Southend United | 36 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -8 | 30 | D | D | L | W | D | 1980-03-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Hull City | 35 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | -17 | 30 | W | D | L | W | L | 1980-03-22 | Reading | H |
| 21 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | -6 | 29 | D | D | D | L | W | 1980-03-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Blackpool | 35 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -11 | 29 | W | L | W | L | L | 1980-03-18 | Carlisle United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 35 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | -13 | 27 | D | W | L | D | W | 1980-03-22 | Millwall | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -18 | 26 | D | L | L | L | D | 1980-03-19 | Oxford United | A |
