| SEASON 1981-1982 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, October 10, 1981: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Notts County | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 7 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 6 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |