English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 1st November 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 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 15 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 12 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 16 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 8 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 14 | -6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 14 | -7 |
| 14 | Southampton | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 13 | -3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | -6 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | -10 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 10 | -11 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 10 | -12 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | -12 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 9 | -14 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 8 | -13 |
