
Division Three table as at Friday May 8th, 1981:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 61 |
| 2 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 59 |
| 3 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 40 | 31 | 56 |
| 5 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 56 |
| 6 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 53 |
| 7 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 52 |
| 8 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 50 |
| 9 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 47 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 46 |
| 11 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 43 |
| 13 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 43 |
| 14 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 43 |
| 15 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 42 |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 42 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 41 |
| 18 |
Chester
Chester
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 41 |
| 19 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 41 |
| 20 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 41 |
| 21 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 40 |
| 22 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 39 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 75 | -30 | 32 |
| 24 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 71 | -31 | 32 |