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