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