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