| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, January 10, 1981: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Southampton | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 29 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Everton | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 22 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 22 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 20 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 20 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 14 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 14 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |