English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 25th 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 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 11 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 6 |
| 7 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Southampton | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 13 | -2 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 13 | -7 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12 | -7 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | -9 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | -7 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 9 | -11 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 9 | -12 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 8 | -11 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 8 | -12 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 6 | -13 |
