English First Division 1981/1982
Historical league standings at 31st October 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 | Manchester United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 10 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 5 |
| 8 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 17 | -1 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -2 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Notts. County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | -5 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 12 | -12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | -2 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 9 | -12 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 9 | -15 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | -12 |
