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			DIVISION 3 1979/80

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Terry Curran (Sheffield Wednesday) 22 goals For the first season the two Sheffield clubs played each other in League matches outside the top two divisions. The first of those matches was on 26th December 1979 when 49,309 were at Hillsborough to see Wednesday beat United 4-0, still a record Third Division attendance. The receipts figure of £70,000 was also a Third Division record at the time. The return at Bramall Lane on Saturday April 5th 1980 (1-1) was watched by 45,156. The first goal conceded by Reading keeper Steve Death against Brentford on the opening day of the season - ironically an own goal - ended a record 1103 minutes without him conceding a League goal. The record lasted until 2009 when beaten by Edwin van der Sar.		1	Grimsby Town	46	26	10	10	73	42	62
		2	Blackburn Rovers	46	25	9	12	58	36	59
		3	Sheffield Wednesday	46	21	16	9	81	47	58
		4	Chesterfield	46	23	11	12	71	46	57
		5	Colchester United	46	20	12	14	64	56	52
		6	Carlisle United	46	18	12	16	66	56	48
	Results	7	Reading	46	16	16	14	66	65	48
		8	Exeter City	46	19	10	17	60	68	48
		9	Chester	46	17	13	16	49	57	47
		10	Swindon Town	46	19	8	19	71	63	46
		11	Barnsley	46	16	14	16	53	56	46
	Results	12	Sheffield United	46	18	10	18	60	66	46
		13	Rotherham United	46	18	10	18	58	66	46
		14	Millwall	46	16	13	17	65	59	45
		15	Plymouth Argyle	46	16	12	18	59	55	44
		16	Gillingham	46	14	14	18	49	51	42
		17	Oxford United	46	14	13	19	57	62	41
		18	Blackpool	46	15	11	20	62	74	41
	Results	19	Brentford	46	15	11	20	59	73	41
		20	Hull City	46	12	16	18	51	69	40
		21	Bury	46	16	7	23	45	59	39
		22	Southend United	46	14	10	22	47	58	38
		23	Mansfield Town	46	10	16	20	47	58	36
	Results	24	Wimbledon	46	10	14	22	52	81	34