| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 60 | |
2 |
42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 56 | |
3 |
42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 53 | |
4 |
42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 52 | |
5 |
42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 51 | |
6 |
42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 50 | |
7 |
42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 50 | |
8 |
42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 48 | |
9 |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 44 | |
10 |
42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 43 | |
11 |
42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 42 | |
12 |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 39 | |
13 |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 38 | |
14 |
42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 37 | |
15 |
42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 36 | |
16 |
42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 36 | |
17 |
42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 35 | |
18 |
42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 35 | |
19 |
42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 35 | |
20 |
42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 33 | |
21 |
42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 32 | |
22 |
42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | -36 | 19 |
42-round
| Top Scorers |  |
 |  |
|---|---|---|---|
|
20 | 36 | |
|
20 | 41 | |
|
19 | 40 | |
|
19 | 42 | |
|
18 | 31 | |
|
|
18 | 40 | |
|
18 | 5 | 40 |
|
|
17 | 35 | |
|
16 | 1 | 36 |
|
|
16 | 40 | |
|
15 | 33 | |
|
15 | 42 |
First Division
| Winner | |
| Country |  England |
| Date | 16.08.1980 - 19.05.1981 |
| Played | 462 of 462 |
| Attendance | 24669 |
Reviews of games
Chelsea 3 - 1 Wolverhampton Highlights
Man Utd 1 - 3 Brighton Highlights
Nottingham Forest 3 - 2 Southampton Highlights
Ipswich Town 0 - 6 Manchester City Highlights
Everton 3 - 2 Tottenham Highlights
Leicester City 0 - 2 Fulham Highlights
Brentford 0 - 2 Liverpool Highlights
Arsenal 2 - 2 Aston Villa Highlights
West Ham 0 - 2 Crystal Palace Highlights
Newcastle Utd 1 - 4 AFC Bournemouth Highlights
Man Utd 3 - 1 Southampton Highlights
Ipswich Town 0 - 2 Brighton Highlights
