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