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