English First Division 1981/1982
Historical league standings at 16th January 1982
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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 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 38 | 12 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 33 | 13 |
| 4 | Southampton | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 7 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 33 | -2 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 1 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 30 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 6 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 7 |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 2 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 4 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 23 | -12 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 22 | -1 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 22 | -5 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 21 | -5 |
| 18 | Notts. County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 20 | -6 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 19 | -14 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 18 | -2 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 14 | -17 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | -14 |
