| SEASON 1981-1982 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, January 23, 1982: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Southampton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 30 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 26 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Notts County | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 18 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 14 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |