English First Division 1979/1980
Historical league standings at 22nd March 1980
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 23 | 50 | 46 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 44 | 22 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 34 | 41 | 21 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 32 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 40 | 18 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 38 | 9 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| 7 | Southampton | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 36 | 9 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 36 | 8 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 33 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 2 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 33 | -5 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 1 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 33 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 32 | -3 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 51 | 32 | -5 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 32 | -9 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 29 | -10 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 33 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 29 | -10 |
| 18 | Everton | 34 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 28 | -7 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 34 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 27 | -25 |
| 20 | Derby County | 34 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 23 | -20 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 34 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 23 | -27 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 58 | 19 | -30 |



