| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 55 | +20 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 38 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 42 | 54 | +27 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 53 | +20 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 53 | +14 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 52 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 49 | +22 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 49 | +21 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 45 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 42 | 47 | +11 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 43 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 44 | +8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 53 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 44 | +4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 42 | 43 | +4 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 52 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 43 | -4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 42 | 43 | -5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 53 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 41 | +7 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 |
| 14 | Orient | 42 | 41 | -6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 54 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 40 | -7 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 48 |
| 16 | 42 | 38 | -9 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | |
| 17 | Notts. County | 42 | 37 | -1 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 |
| 18 | Watford | 42 | 37 | -7 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 46 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 35 | -14 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 64 |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 29 | -32 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 74 |
| 21 | Burnley | 42 | 27 | -34 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 73 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | -39 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 78 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1979_1980/championship/index.shtml.
