English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 11th April 1981
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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 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 55 | 30 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 34 | 52 | 37 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 47 | 16 |
| 4 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 50 | 46 | 20 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 20 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 45 | 17 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 10 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 39 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 42 | 12 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 58 | 41 | 6 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 40 | -8 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 54 | 37 | -5 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 36 | -11 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 50 | 35 | -1 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 34 | -5 |
| 15 | Everton | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 32 | -3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 32 | -8 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 49 | 31 | -3 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 65 | 30 | -22 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 67 | 29 | -24 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 27 | -20 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 61 | 27 | -28 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 73 | 18 | -30 |



