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ENGLAND 1980/81 | ![]() |
| Champions: | Aston Villa | ![]() |
| Cup Winners: | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
| Supercup Winners: | Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur |
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| League Cup Winners: | Liverpool | ![]() |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 60 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 56 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 53 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | |
| 5 | Liverpool * | 51 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | EFL Cup Winners |
| 6 | Southampton | 50 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 50 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 48 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 44 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 43 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | FA Cup Winners |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 39 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 38 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | |
| 15 | Everton | 36 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 36 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 35 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Howe Albion | 35 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 33 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | |
| 21 | Leicester City | 32 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | |
| * Liverpool qualified to European Cup as title holders | |||||||||
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| Relegation | |||||||||
| Matchday 1 | ||||
| 16/08/1980 | Birmingham City - Coventry City | 3-1 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Leeds United - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Leicester City - Ipswich Town | 0-1 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Liverpool - Crystal Palace | 3-0 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Manchester United - Middlesbrough | 3-0 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Norwich City - Stoke City | 5-1 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Southampton - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Sunderland - Everton | 3-1 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 16/08/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 2 | ||||
| 19/08/1980 | Arsenal - Southampton | 1-1 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Coventry City - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Crystal Palace - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-4 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Everton - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Ipswich Town - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Middlesbrough - Leeds United | 3-0 | ||
| 19/08/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 20/08/1980 | Aston Villa - Norwich City | 1-0 | ||
| 20/08/1980 | Manchester City - Sunderland | 0-4 | ||
| 20/08/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Birmingham City | 2-1 | ||
| 20/08/1980 | Stoke City - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 3 | ||||
| 23/08/1980 | Birmingham City - Manchester United | 0-0 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Coventry City - Arsenal | 3-1 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Crystal Palace - Middlesbrough | 5-2 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Everton - Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Leicester City - Liverpool | 2-0 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Manchester City - Aston Villa | 2-2 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Norwich City - Leeds United | 2-3 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Stoke City - Ipswich Town | 2-2 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Sunderland - Southampton | 1-2 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-2 | ||
| 23/08/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 4 | ||||
| 30/08/1980 | Arsenal - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Aston Villa - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Ipswich Town - Everton | 4-0 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Leeds United - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Liverpool - Norwich City | 4-1 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Manchester United - Sunderland | 1-1 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Middlesbrough - Manchester City | 2-2 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Stoke City | 5-0 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Southampton - Birmingham City | 3-1 | ||
| 30/08/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Crystal Palace | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 5 | ||||
| 06/09/1980 | Birmingham City - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Coventry City - Crystal Palace | 3-1 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Everton - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Ipswich Town - Aston Villa | 1-0 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Leicester City - Sunderland | 0-1 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Manchester City - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Middlesbrough - Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Southampton - Brighton & Howe Albion | 3-1 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Stoke City - Leeds United | 3-0 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United | 0-0 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Norwich City | 3-0 | ||
| Matchday 6 | ||||
| 13/09/1980 | Arsenal - Stoke City | 2-0 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Aston Villa - Everton | 0-2 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Birmingham City | 2-2 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Crystal Palace - Ipswich Town | 1-2 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Leeds United - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Liverpool - West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Manchester United - Leicester City | 5-0 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Norwich City - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Manchester City | 3-2 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Sunderland - Middlesbrough | 0-1 | ||
| 13/09/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Coventry City | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 7 | ||||
| 20/09/1980 | Aston Villa - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Birmingham City - West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Norwich City | 2-0 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Everton - Crystal Palace | 5-0 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Ipswich Town - Coventry City | 2-0 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Leeds United - Manchester United | 0-0 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Manchester City - Stoke City | 1-2 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Middlesbrough - Arsenal | 2-1 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Leicester City | 5-0 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Southampton - Liverpool | 2-2 | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Sunderland | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 8 | ||||
| 27/09/1980 | Arsenal - Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Coventry City - Everton | 0-5 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Crystal Palace - Aston Villa | 0-1 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Leicester City - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Liverpool - Brighton & Howe Albion | 4-1 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Manchester United - Manchester City | 2-2 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Norwich City - Birmingham City | 2-2 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Stoke City - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Sunderland - Leeds United | 4-1 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Southampton | 2-1 | ||
| 27/09/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Ipswich Town | 0-2 | ||
| Matchday 9 | ||||
| 04/10/1980 | Arsenal - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Aston Villa - Sunderland | 4-0 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Coventry City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 3-3 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Crystal Palace - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Everton - Southampton | 2-1 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Ipswich Town - Leeds United | 1-1 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Manchester City - Liverpool | 0-3 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Middlesbrough - Norwich City | 6-1 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Manchester United | 1-2 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Stoke City - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | ||
| 04/10/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Birmingham City | 1-0 | ||
| Matchday 10 | ||||
| 07/10/1980 | Birmingham City - Arsenal | 3-1 | ||
| 07/10/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Everton | 1-3 | ||
| 07/10/1980 | Liverpool - Middlesbrough | 4-2 | ||
| 07/10/1980 | Southampton - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-2 | ||
| 08/10/1980 | Leeds United - Manchester City | 1-0 | ||
| 08/10/1980 | Leicester City - Stoke City | 1-1 | ||
| 08/10/1980 | Manchester United - Aston Villa | 3-3 | ||
| 08/10/1980 | Sunderland - Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | ||
| 08/10/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 29/10/1980 | Norwich City - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| 17/12/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Ipswich Town | 5-3 | ||
| Matchday 11 | ||||
| 11/10/1980 | Birmingham City - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Leeds United - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Leicester City - Coventry City | 1-3 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Liverpool - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Manchester United - Arsenal | 0-0 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Norwich City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Southampton - Stoke City | 1-2 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Sunderland - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Middlesbrough | 3-2 | ||
| 11/10/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Manchester City | 3-1 | ||
| Matchday 12 | ||||
| 18/10/1980 | Arsenal - Sunderland | 2-2 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Coventry City - Norwich City | 0-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Crystal Palace - Leicester City | 2-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Everton - Liverpool | 2-2 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Ipswich Town - Manchester United | 1-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Manchester City - Birmingham City | 0-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Middlesbrough - Southampton | 1-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Nottingham Forest - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Stoke City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 18/10/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 13 | ||||
| 21/10/1980 | Arsenal - Norwich City | 3-1 | ||
| 21/10/1980 | Coventry City - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 21/10/1980 | Crystal Palace - Southampton | 3-2 | ||
| 21/10/1980 | Everton - West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | ||
| 21/10/1980 | Middlesbrough - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 22/10/1980 | Aston Villa - Brighton & Howe Albion | 4-1 | ||
| 22/10/1980 | Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | ||
| 22/10/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| 22/10/1980 | Stoke City - Manchester United | 1-2 | ||
| 25/11/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Liverpool | 4-1 | ||
| 13/01/1981 | Ipswich Town - Birmingham City | 5-1 | ||
| Matchday 14 | ||||
| 25/10/1980 | Birmingham City - Stoke City | 1-1 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Manchester City | 1-2 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Leeds United - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Leicester City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Liverpool - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Manchester United - Everton | 2-0 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Norwich City - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Southampton - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Sunderland - Ipswich Town | 0-2 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Coventry City | 4-1 | ||
| 25/10/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Middlesbrough | 3-0 | ||
| Matchday 15 | ||||
| 01/11/1980 | Arsenal - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Aston Villa - Leicester City | 2-0 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Coventry City - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Crystal Palace - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Everton - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Ipswich Town - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Manchester City - Norwich City | 1-0 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Middlesbrough - Birmingham City | 1-2 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Southampton | 2-1 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Stoke City - Liverpool | 2-2 | ||
| 01/11/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 16 | ||||
| 08/11/1980 | Birmingham City - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Middlesbrough | 0-1 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Leeds United - Arsenal | 0-5 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Leicester City - Manchester City | 1-1 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Liverpool - Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Manchester United - Coventry City | 0-0 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Norwich City - Everton | 2-1 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Southampton - Ipswich Town | 3-3 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Sunderland - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Aston Villa | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 17 | ||||
| 11/11/1980 | Birmingham City - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 11/11/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Ipswich Town | 1-0 | ||
| 11/11/1980 | Liverpool - Coventry City | 2-1 | ||
| 11/11/1980 | Southampton - Arsenal | 3-1 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Leeds United - Middlesbrough | 2-1 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Leicester City - Everton | 0-1 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Manchester United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Norwich City - Aston Villa | 1-3 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Sunderland - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Crystal Palace | 4-2 | ||
| 25/11/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 18 | ||||
| 15/11/1980 | Arsenal - West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Aston Villa - Leeds United | 1-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Coventry City - Birmingham City | 2-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Crystal Palace - Liverpool | 2-2 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Everton - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Ipswich Town - Leicester City | 3-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Manchester City - Southampton | 3-0 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Middlesbrough - Manchester United | 1-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-3 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Stoke City - Norwich City | 3-1 | ||
| 15/11/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Brighton & Howe Albion | 0-2 | ||
| Matchday 19 | ||||
| 22/11/1980 | Arsenal - Everton | 2-1 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Birmingham City - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Manchester United | 1-4 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Liverpool - Aston Villa | 2-1 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Manchester City - Coventry City | 3-0 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Middlesbrough - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Norwich City - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Ipswich Town | 1-2 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Southampton - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | Stoke City - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 22/11/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Leicester City | 3-1 | ||
| Matchday 20 | ||||
| 29/11/1980 | Aston Villa - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Coventry City - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Crystal Palace - Manchester City | 2-3 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Everton - Birmingham City | 1-1 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Leeds United - Brighton & Howe Albion | 1-0 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Leicester City - Norwich City | 1-2 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Manchester United - Southampton | 1-1 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Sunderland - Liverpool | 2-4 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - West Bromwich Albion | 2-3 | ||
| 29/11/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Stoke City | 1-0 | ||
| 17/02/1981 | Ipswich Town - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| Matchday 21 | ||||
| 06/12/1980 | Arsenal - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Birmingham City - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Manchester City - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Middlesbrough - Aston Villa | 2-1 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Norwich City - Manchester United | 2-2 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Crystal Palace | 3-0 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Southampton - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | Stoke City - Everton | 2-2 | ||
| 06/12/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Leeds United | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 22 | ||||
| 13/12/1980 | Coventry City - West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Crystal Palace - Norwich City | 4-1 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Everton - Brighton & Howe Albion | 4-3 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Southampton | 1-1 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Manchester City - Leeds United | 1-0 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Sunderland | 3-1 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Stoke City - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Aston Villa - Manchester United | 3-3 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Ipswich Town - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | ||
| 31/03/1981 | Arsenal - Birmingham City | 2-1 | ||
| 05/05/1981 | Middlesbrough - Liverpool | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 23 | ||||
| 13/12/1980 | Leeds United - Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Leicester City - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Manchester United - Stoke City | 2-2 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester City | 2-1 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Birmingham City - Ipswich Town | 1-3 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Aston Villa | 1-0 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Southampton - Crystal Palace | 4-2 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Norwich City - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Sunderland - Coventry City | 3-0 | ||
| 31/03/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Everton | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 24 | ||||
| 26/12/1980 | Aston Villa - Stoke City | 1-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Coventry City - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Crystal Palace - Arsenal | 2-2 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Everton - Manchester City | 0-2 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Ipswich Town - Norwich City | 2-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Leeds United - Birmingham City | 0-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Leicester City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Manchester United - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Sunderland - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur - Southampton | 4-4 | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nottingham Forest | 1-4 | ||
| Matchday 25 | ||||
| 27/12/1980 | Arsenal - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Birmingham City - Sunderland | 3-2 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Crystal Palace | 3-2 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Liverpool - Leeds United | 0-0 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Manchester City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Middlesbrough - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Norwich City - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa | 2-2 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Southampton - Leicester City | 4-0 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | Stoke City - Coventry City | 2-2 | ||
| 27/12/1980 | West Bromwich Albion - Manchester United | 3-1 | ||
| Matchday 26 | ||||
| 10/01/1981 | Aston Villa - Liverpool | 2-0 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Coventry City - Manchester City | 1-1 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Crystal Palace - Stoke City | 1-1 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Everton - Arsenal | 1-2 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Ipswich Town - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Leeds United - Southampton | 0-3 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Leicester City - West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Manchester United - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Sunderland - Norwich City | 3-0 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Birmingham City | 1-0 | ||
| 10/01/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Middlesbrough | 3-0 | ||
| Matchday 27 | ||||
| 17/01/1981 | Birmingham City - Southampton | 0-3 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Coventry City - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Crystal Palace - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Everton - Ipswich Town | 0-0 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Leicester City - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Manchester City - Middlesbrough | 3-2 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Norwich City - Liverpool | 0-1 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Arsenal | 2-0 | ||
| 17/01/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 28/01/1981 | Sunderland - Manchester United | 2-0 | ||
| 18/02/1981 | Stoke City - Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 28 | ||||
| 31/01/1981 | Arsenal - Coventry City | 2-2 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Aston Villa - Manchester City | 1-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-2 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Ipswich Town - Stoke City | 4-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Leeds United - Norwich City | 1-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Liverpool - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Manchester United - Birmingham City | 2-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Middlesbrough - Crystal Palace | 2-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Southampton - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 31/01/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 29 | ||||
| 07/02/1981 | Birmingham City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Coventry City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Everton - Aston Villa | 1-3 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Ipswich Town - Crystal Palace | 3-2 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Leicester City - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Manchester City - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Middlesbrough - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Southampton - Norwich City | 2-1 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Stoke City - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Leeds United | 1-1 | ||
| 07/02/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Liverpool | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 30 | ||||
| 14/02/1981 | Leeds United - Stoke City | 1-3 | ||
| 14/02/1981 | Liverpool - Birmingham City | 2-2 | ||
| 14/02/1981 | Norwich City - West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | ||
| 14/02/1981 | Sunderland - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 17/02/1981 | Crystal Palace - Coventry City | 0-3 | ||
| 17/02/1981 | Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | ||
| 24/02/1981 | Arsenal - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 24/02/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Southampton | 2-0 | ||
| 03/03/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| 14/04/1981 | Aston Villa - Ipswich Town | 1-2 | ||
| 04/05/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 31 | ||||
| 20/02/1981 | Birmingham City - Norwich City | 4-0 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Aston Villa - Crystal Palace | 2-1 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Liverpool | 2-2 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Everton - Coventry City | 3-0 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Ipswich Town - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Leeds United - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Manchester City - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Middlesbrough - Stoke City | 3-1 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Arsenal | 3-1 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Southampton - West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | ||
| 21/02/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 32 | ||||
| 28/02/1981 | Arsenal - Middlesbrough | 2-2 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Coventry City - Ipswich Town | 0-4 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Crystal Palace - Everton | 2-3 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Leicester City - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Liverpool - Southampton | 2-0 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Manchester United - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Norwich City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 3-1 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Sunderland - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Birmingham City | 2-2 | ||
| 28/02/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Aston Villa | 0-1 | ||
| 18/03/1981 | Stoke City - Manchester City | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 33 | ||||
| 07/03/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Coventry City | 4-1 | ||
| 07/03/1981 | Leicester City - Arsenal | 1-0 | ||
| 07/03/1981 | Sunderland - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 07/03/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 11/03/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Stoke City | 2-2 | ||
| 17/03/1981 | Birmingham City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 17/03/1981 | Norwich City - Middlesbrough | 2-0 | ||
| 17/03/1981 | Southampton - Everton | 3-0 | ||
| 18/03/1981 | Manchester United - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 31/03/1981 | Leeds United - Ipswich Town | 3-0 | ||
| 19/05/1981 | Liverpool - Manchester City | 1-0 | ||
| Matchday 34 | ||||
| 13/12/1980 | Aston Villa - Birmingham City | 3-0 | ||
| 13/12/1980 | Ipswich Town - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Arsenal - Manchester United | 2-1 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Middlesbrough - Tottenham Hotspur | 4-1 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Coventry City - Leicester City | 4-1 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Crystal Palace - Sunderland | 0-1 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Everton - Leeds United | 1-2 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Manchester City - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Brighton & Howe Albion | 4-1 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Stoke City - Southampton | 1-2 | ||
| 14/03/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Norwich City | 3-0 | ||
| Matchday 35 | ||||
| 13/12/1980 | Sunderland - Arsenal | 2-0 | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Norwich City - Coventry City | 2-0 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Birmingham City - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Stoke City | 1-1 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Leeds United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Leicester City - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Liverpool - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Manchester United - Ipswich Town | 2-1 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Southampton - Middlesbrough | 1-0 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Aston Villa | 2-0 | ||
| 21/03/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 36 | ||||
| 28/03/1981 | Arsenal - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Aston Villa - Southampton | 2-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Coventry City - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Crystal Palace - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Everton - Manchester United | 0-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Ipswich Town - Sunderland | 4-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Manchester City - Brighton & Howe Albion | 1-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Middlesbrough - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Norwich City | 2-1 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Stoke City - Birmingham City | 0-0 | ||
| 28/03/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leicester City | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 37 | ||||
| 03/04/1981 | Liverpool - Stoke City | 3-0 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Birmingham City - Middlesbrough | 2-1 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Leeds United - Coventry City | 3-0 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Leicester City - Aston Villa | 2-4 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Manchester United - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Norwich City - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Southampton - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Sunderland - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Everton | 2-2 | ||
| 04/04/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Ipswich Town | 3-1 | ||
| Matchday 38 | ||||
| 31/03/1981 | Manchester City - Leicester City | 3-3 | ||
| 08/04/1981 | Aston Villa - West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Arsenal - Leeds United | 0-0 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Coventry City - Manchester United | 0-2 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Crystal Palace - Birmingham City | 3-1 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Everton - Norwich City | 0-2 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Middlesbrough - Brighton & Howe Albion | 1-0 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Stoke City - Sunderland | 2-0 | ||
| 30/04/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | ||
| 13/05/1981 | Ipswich Town - Southampton | 2-3 | ||
| Matchday 39 | ||||
| 18/04/1981 | Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Coventry City - Stoke City | 2-2 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Crystal Palace - Brighton & Howe Albion | 0-3 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Everton - Middlesbrough | 4-1 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Ipswich Town - Arsenal | 0-2 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Leeds United - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Leicester City - Southampton | 2-2 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Manchester United - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Sunderland - Birmingham City | 3-0 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Norwich City | 2-3 | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester City | 1-3 | ||
| Matchday 40 | ||||
| 14/04/1981 | Liverpool - Manchester United | 0-1 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Arsenal - Crystal Palace | 3-2 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Leicester City | 2-1 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Manchester City - Everton | 3-1 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Norwich City - Ipswich Town | 1-0 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Southampton - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Stoke City - Aston Villa | 1-1 | ||
| 20/04/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 21/04/1981 | Birmingham City - Leeds United | 0-2 | ||
| 21/04/1981 | Middlesbrough - Coventry City | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 41 | ||||
| 25/04/1981 | Aston Villa - Middlesbrough | 3-0 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Coventry City - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Everton - Stoke City | 0-1 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Ipswich Town - Manchester City | 1-0 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Leicester City - Birmingham City | 1-0 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Manchester United - Norwich City | 1-0 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Sunderland - Brighton & Howe Albion | 1-2 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Arsenal | 1-2 | ||
| 06/05/1981 | Leeds United - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 42 | ||||
| 07/03/1981 | Southampton - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Arsenal - Aston Villa | 2-0 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Birmingham City - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Brighton & Howe Albion - Leeds United | 2-0 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Liverpool - Sunderland | 0-1 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Manchester City - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Middlesbrough - Ipswich Town | 2-1 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Norwich City - Leicester City | 2-3 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Nottingham Forest - Coventry City | 1-1 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | Stoke City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | ||
| 02/05/1981 | West Bromwich Albion - Tottenham Hotspur | 4-2 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | West Ham United | 66 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 29 | |
| 2 | Notts County | 53 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 | |
| 3 | Swansea City | 50 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 44 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 50 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 29 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 48 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 45 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 45 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 42 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park Rangers | 43 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 46 | |
| 9 | Watford | 43 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 45 | |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 51 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 40 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 | |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 40 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 65 | |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 47 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 48 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 38 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 45 | |
| 17 | Orient | 38 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 36 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | |
| 20 | Preston North End | 36 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | |
| 21 | Bristol City | 30 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 65 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| Relegation | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 61 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 32 | |
| 2 | Barnsley | 59 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 45 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 59 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 44 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 56 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 40 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 56 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 48 | |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 53 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 47 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 52 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 44 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 50 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 48 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 47 | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 52 | 49 | |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | |
| 11 | Exeter City | 45 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 66 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 43 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 61 | |
| 13 | Fulham | 43 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | |
| 14 | Oxford United | 43 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 47 | |
| 15 | Gillingham | 42 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | |
| 16 | Millwall | 42 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 60 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 41 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 56 | |
| 18 | Chester | 41 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 48 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 41 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | |
| 20 | Walsall | 41 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 74 | |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 40 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | |
| 22 | Colchester United | 39 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 65 | |
| 23 | Blackpool | 32 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 75 | |
| 24 | Hull City | 32 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 71 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| Relegation | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Southend United | 67 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 31 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 65 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 25 | |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 56 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 49 | |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 55 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 46 | |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 52 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 68 | 54 | |
| 6 | Aldershot | 50 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 41 | |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 49 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 44 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 49 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 59 | |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 49 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 61 | |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 49 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 67 | |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 47 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 55 | |
| 12 | Bury | 45 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 62 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 45 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 48 | |
| 14 | Bradford City | 44 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 60 | |
| 15 | Rochdale | 43 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 60 | 70 | |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 60 | 69 | |
| 17 | Torquay United | 41 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 63 | |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | |
| 19 | Port Vale | 39 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 70 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 39 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 57 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 59 | 73 | |
| 22 | Hereford United | 35 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 62 | |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 34 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 71 | |
| 24 | York City | 33 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 66 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||