League First Division

1980/81

Game Week 39Tue, 19 May 1981

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts
1	Aston Vi..Aston Villa	42	42	26	8	8	72	40	+32	60	60
2	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	42	42	23	10	9	77	43	+34	56	56
3	ArsenalArsenal	42	42	19	15	8	61	45	+16	53	53
4	West Bro..West Bromwich Albion	42	42	20	12	10	60	42	+18	52	52
5	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	42	17	17	8	62	42	+20	51	51
6	Southamp..Southampton	42	42	20	10	12	76	56	+20	50	50
7	Nottingh..Nottingham Forest	42	42	19	12	11	62	44	+18	50	50
8	Manchest..Manchester United	42	42	15	18	9	51	36	+15	48	48
9	Leeds Un..Leeds United	42	42	17	10	15	39	47	-8	44	44
10	Tottenha..Tottenham Hotspur	42	42	14	15	13	70	68	+2	43	43
11	Stoke CityStoke City	42	42	12	18	12	51	60	-9	42	42
12	Manchest..Manchester City	42	42	14	11	17	56	59	-3	39	39
13	Birmingh..Birmingham City	42	42	13	12	17	50	61	-11	38	38
14	Middlesb..Middlesbrough	42	42	16	5	21	53	61	-8	37	37
15	EvertonEverton	42	42	13	10	19	55	58	-3	36	36
16	Coventry..Coventry City	42	42	13	10	19	48	68	-20	36	36
17	SunderlandSunderland	42	42	14	7	21	52	53	-1	35	35
18	Wolverha..Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	42	13	9	20	43	55	-12	35	35
19	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	42	42	14	7	21	54	67	-13	35	35
20	Norwich ..Norwich City	42	42	13	7	22	49	73	-24	33	33
21	Leiceste..Leicester City	42	42	13	6	23	40	67	-27	32	32
22	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	42	42	6	7	29	47	83	-36	19	19

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal difference only — Points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then team name.

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