League Second Division

1980/81

League table

Game Week 38Fri, 8 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	West Ham..West Ham United	42	42	28	10	4	79	29	+50	66	66
2	Notts Co..Notts County	42	42	18	17	7	49	38	+11	53	53
3	Swansea ..Swansea City	42	42	18	14	10	64	44	+20	50	50
4	Blackbur..Blackburn Rovers	42	42	16	18	8	42	29	+13	50	50
5	Luton TownLuton Town	42	42	18	12	12	61	46	+15	48	48
6	Derby Co..Derby County	42	42	15	15	12	57	52	+5	45	45
7	Grimsby ..Grimsby Town	42	42	15	15	12	44	42	+2	45	45
8	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	42	42	15	13	14	56	46	+10	43	43
9	WatfordWatford	42	42	16	11	15	50	45	+5	43	43
10	Sheffiel..Sheffield Wednesday	42	42	17	8	17	53	51	+2	42	42
11	Newcastl..Newcastle United	42	42	14	14	14	30	45	-15	42	42
12	ChelseaChelsea	42	42	14	12	16	46	41	+5	40	40
13	Cambridg..Cambridge United	42	42	17	6	19	53	65	-12	40	40
14	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	42	42	11	17	14	46	47	-1	39	39
15	Oldham A..Oldham Athletic	42	42	12	15	15	39	48	-9	39	39
16	WrexhamWrexham	42	42	12	14	16	43	45	-2	38	38
17	Leyton O..Leyton Orient	42	42	13	12	17	52	56	-4	38	38
18	Bolton W..Bolton Wanderers	42	42	14	10	18	61	66	-5	38	38
19	Cardiff ..Cardiff City	42	42	12	12	18	44	60	-16	36	36
20	Preston ..Preston North End	42	42	11	14	17	41	62	-21	36	36
21	Bristol ..Bristol City	42	42	7	16	19	29	51	-22	30	30
22	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	42	42	5	13	24	34	65	-31	23	23

Qualification

Relegation

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