| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Friday, December 26, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Everton | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 20 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 19 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 18 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 14 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 13 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |