English First Division 1980/1981
Historical league standings at 28th February 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 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 48 | 37 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 46 | 27 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 40 | 17 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 39 | 13 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 37 | 15 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 32 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 8 |
| 7 | Southampton | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 13 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 51 | 35 | 6 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 32 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 8 |
| 10 | Everton | 30 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 7 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 2 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 31 | -14 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 43 | 30 | -1 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 30 | -6 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 29 | -10 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 32 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 51 | 28 | -13 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 26 | -12 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 23 | -18 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 22 | -26 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 21 | -25 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 67 | 15 | -28 |



