| SEASON 1980-1981 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Friday, December 26, 1980: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Notts County | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Orient | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 22 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 22 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 22 |
| 15 | Watford | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 20 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 20 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 17 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |