English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 28th March 1981
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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 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 28 | 52 | 42 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 51 | 27 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 38 | 44 | 19 |
| 4 | Southampton | 37 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 50 | 44 | 18 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 43 | 13 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 42 | 17 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 8 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 56 | 40 | 6 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 37 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 9 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 48 | 35 | -3 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 35 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 35 | -14 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 36 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 52 | 34 | -10 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 48 | 33 | -1 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 33 | -3 |
| 15 | Everton | 34 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 1 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 0 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 30 | -9 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 30 | -17 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 63 | 27 | -18 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 36 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 54 | 26 | -26 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 36 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 25 | -28 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 16 | -31 |
