| SEASON 1979-1980 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, February 16, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Southampton | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 24 |
| 19 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 19 |
| 21 | Derby County | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 12 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |