| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, November 8, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | Everton | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 14 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 11 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 10 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 9 |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 8 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |