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