English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 11th October 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 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 11 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | Southampton | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | -6 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | -4 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | -1 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | -8 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | -6 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | -7 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | -12 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 6 | -10 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 4 | -14 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 2 | -14 |
