| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 27, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 34 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 29 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | Southampton | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Everton | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 26 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 20 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 20 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 14 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 13 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |