English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 8th October 1980
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | Southampton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | -7 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | -6 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | -6 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | -6 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | -9 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | -10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 5 | -10 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 4 | -12 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2 | -13 |
