| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, January 10, 1981: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Notts County | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Orient | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 24 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Watford | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 22 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 21 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 21 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 18 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |