| Rk | Final Ranking | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m | att. |  | 1. | Aston Villa | 60 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72: | 40 | +32 | 42 | 30,842 |  | 2. | Ipswich Town | 56 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77: | 43 | +34 | 42 | 23,998 |  | 3. | Arsenal | 53 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61: | 45 | +16 | 42 | 31.140 |  | 4. | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60: | 42 | +18 | 42 | 21,205 |  | 5. | Liverpool | 51 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62: | 42 | +20 | 42 | 36,853 |  | 6. | Southampton | 50 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76: | 56 | +20 | 42 | 21,318 |  | 7. | Nottingham Forest | 50 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62: | 44 | +18 | 42 | 24,177 |  | 8. | Manchester United | 48 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51: | 36 | +15 | 42 | 45,850 |  | 9. | Leeds United | 44 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39: | 47 | -8 | 42 | 16,674 |  | 10. | Tottenham Hotspur | 43 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70: | 68 | +2 | 42 | 29,885 |  | 11. | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51: | 60 | -9 | 42 | 15,116 |  | 12. | Manchester City | 39 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56: | 59 | -3 | 42 | 32,779 |  | 13. | Birmingham City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50: | 61 | -11 | 42 | 20,242 |  | 14. | Middlesbrough | 37 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53: | 61 | -8 | 42 | 16,550 |  | 15. | Everton | 36 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55: | 58 | -3 | 42 | 27,246 |  | 16. | Coventry City | 36 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48: | 68 | -20 | 42 | 16,898 |  | 17. | Sunderland | 35 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52: | 53 | -1 | 42 | 25,688 |  | 18. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43: | 55 | -12 | 42 | 21,131 |  | 19. | Brighton   Hove Albion | 35 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54: | 67 | -13 | 42 | 16,875 |  | 20. | Norwich City | 33 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49: | 73 | -24 | 42 | 15,989 |  | 21. | Leicester City | 32 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40: | 67 | -27 | 42 | 18,996 |  | 22. | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47: | 83 | -36 | 42 | 19,033 |   
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| Team | Arse | Asto | Birm | Brig | Cove | Crys | Ever | Ipsw | Leed | Leic | Live | Manc | Manc | Midd | Norw | Nott | Sout | Stok | Sund | Tott | West | Wolv |  | Arsenal | -- | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 3:2 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 |  | Aston Villa | 1:1 | -- | 3:0 | 4:1 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 3:3 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 |  | Birmingham City | 3:1 | 1:2 | -- | 2:1 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:3 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 4:0 | 2:0 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 3:2 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 |  | Brighton   Hove Albion | 0:1 | 1:0 | 2:2 | -- | 4:1 | 3:2 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 1:4 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2:0 |  | Coventry City | 3:1 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 3:3 | -- | 3:1 | 0:5 | 0:4 | 2:1 | 4:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 3:0 | 2:2 |  | Crystal Palace | 2:2 | 0:1 | 3:1 | 0:3 | 0:3 | -- | 2:3 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 2:3 | 1:0 | 5:2 | 4:1 | 1:3 | 3:2 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 3:4 | 0:1 | 0:0 |  | Everton | 1:2 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 4:3 | 3:0 | 5:0 | -- | 0:0 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 4:1 | 0:2 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 |  | Ipswich Town | 0:2 | 1:0 | 5:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 3:2 | 4:0 | -- | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 2:3 | 4:0 | 4:1 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 3:1 |  | Leeds United | 0:5 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | -- | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:3 |  | Leicester City | 1:0 | 2:4 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 0:1 | -- | 2:0 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 |  | Liverpool | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 4:1 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:2 | -- | 1:0 | 0:1 | 4:2 | 4:1 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 3:0 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 4:0 | 1:0 |  | Manchester City | 1:1 | 2:2 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 3:3 | 0:3 | -- | 1:0 | 3:2 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 0:4 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 4:0 |  | Manchester United | 0:0 | 3:3 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 5:0 | 0:0 | 2:2 | -- | 3:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 0:0 |  | Middlesbrough | 2:1 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 2:2 | 1:1 | -- | 6:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 |  | Norwich City | 1:1 | 1:3 | 2:2 | 3:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 2:3 | 2:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | -- | 1:1 | 1:0 | 5:1 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 0:2 | 1:1 |  | Nottingham Forest | 3:1 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 4:1 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 5:0 | 0:0 | 3:2 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:1 | -- | 2:1 | 5:0 | 3:1 | 0:3 | 2:1 | 1:0 |  | Southampton | 3:1 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 4:2 | 3:0 | 3:3 | 2:1 | 4:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | -- | 1:2 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 4:2 |  | Stoke City | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 2:2 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 1:2 | -- | 2:0 | 2:3 | 0:0 | 3:2 |  | Sunderland | 2:0 | 1:2 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 0:2 | 4:1 | 1:0 | 2:4 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 3:0 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 0:0 | -- | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:1 |  | Tottenham Hotspur | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 4:1 | 4:2 | 2:2 | 5:3 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 3:2 | 2:3 | 2:0 | 4:4 | 2:2 | 0:0 | -- | 2:3 | 2:2 |  | West Bromwich Albion | 0:1 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 4:2 | -- | 1:1 |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:2 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 4:1 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 1:4 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 2:0 | -- |   
| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Manchester United | 3-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Norwich City | 5-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Southampton | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 16.08.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Arsenal |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Southampton |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Crystal Palace | 3-4 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Everton | 1-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Tue 19.08.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Wed 20.08.80 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Wed 20.08.80 | Manchester City | 0-4 | Sunderland |   |  | Wed 20.08.80 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Wed 20.08.80 | Stoke City | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Manchester United | 0-0 | 28,661 |  |    |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Coventry City | 3-1 | Arsenal | 0-0 | 15,399 |     1-0 Garry Thompson 51'  2-0 Tom English 67'  3-0 Gary Gilespie 76' 3-1  Frank Stapleton 86' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Crystal Palace | 5-2 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | 16,713 |       Clive Allen 3 (1p),  Tony Sealy,  Gerry Francis --- Billy Ashcroft , Craig Johnston  |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Everton | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | 25,981 |  |   |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Leicester City | 2-0 | Liverpool | 1-0 | 28,455 |     1-0 Andy Peake 42'  2-0 Martin Henderson 80' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Aston Villa | 0-1 | 30,017 |    0-1  Peter White 9' 0-2  Peter White 75'  1-2 Dennis Tueart 83'pen.  2-2 Ray Ranson 88' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Norwich City | 2-3 | Leeds United | 0-1 | 17,890 |    0-1  Paul Hart 6' 0-2  Arthur Graham 53' 1-3  Terry Connor 82'  2-3 Clive Woods 84' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | 10,122 |     1-0 Loek Ursem 8' 1-1  Allan Brazil 15' 1-2  Eric Gates 40'  2-2 Lee Chapman 79' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Southampton | 1-1 | 41,141 |    0-1 Chris Nicholl 5'  1-1 Sam Allardyce 15' 1-2  Charlie George 45' |  | Sat 23.08.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-1 | 39,763 |     Garth Crooks,  Glenn Hoddle --- Gordon Smith   2 |  | Sat 23.08.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | 25,409 |    0-1  Andy Gray 11'  1-1 Cyrille Regis 83' |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Ipswich Town | 4-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Nottingham Forest | 5-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Southampton | 3-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 30.08.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | Crystal Palace |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Coventry City | 3-1 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Everton | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Southampton | 3-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Stoke City | 3-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 06.09.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Norwich City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-2 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Liverpool | 4-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Manchester United | 5-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Sunderland | 0-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 13.09.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | Coventry City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Everton | 5-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Nottingham Forest | 5-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Southampton | 2-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 20.09.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Sunderland |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Coventry City | 0-5 | Everton |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Leicester City | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Manchester United | 2-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Sunderland | 4-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 27.09.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-2 | Ipswich Town |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Aston Villa | 4-0 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Coventry City | 3-3 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Everton | 2-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Manchester City | 0-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Middlesbrough | 6-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Stoke City | 2-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 04.10.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 07.10.80 | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Tue 07.10.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-3 | Everton |   |  | Tue 07.10.80 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 07.10.80 | Southampton | 4-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Wed 08.10.80 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Wed 08.10.80 | Leicester City | 1-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Wed 08.10.80 | Manchester United | 3-3 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 08.10.80 | Sunderland | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Wed 08.10.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Coventry City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Leicester City | 1-3 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Southampton | 1-2 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 11.10.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Manchester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Coventry City | 0-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Everton | 2-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Manchester City | 0-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Stoke City | 0-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 18.10.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-1 | Leeds United |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 21.10.80 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Tue 21.10.80 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Tue 21.10.80 | Crystal Palace | 3-2 | Southampton |   |  | Tue 21.10.80 | Everton | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 21.10.80 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Wed 22.10.80 | Aston Villa | 4-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Wed 22.10.80 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Wed 22.10.80 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Wed 22.10.80 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Manchester United |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Leicester City | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Southampton | 1-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Sunderland | 0-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 25.10.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Middlesbrough |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Wed 29.10.80 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Everton | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 01.11.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 0-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Leeds United | 0-5 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Leicester City | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Norwich City | 2-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Southampton | 3-3 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Sunderland | 0-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 08.11.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Aston Villa |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 11.11.80 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Tue 11.11.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Tue 11.11.80 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 11.11.80 | Southampton | 3-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Leeds United | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Everton |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Norwich City | 1-3 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Wed 12.11.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-2 | Crystal Palace |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Arsenal | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Everton | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Manchester City | 3-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Stoke City | 3-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 15.11.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-2 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 18.11.80 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-4 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Manchester City | 3-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Southampton | 2-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 22.11.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Leicester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 25.11.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Tue 25.11.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 4-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Crystal Palace | 2-3 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Everton | 1-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Leicester City | 1-2 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Sunderland | 2-4 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 29.11.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Stoke City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Southampton | 1-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 06.12.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Leeds United |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Coventry City | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Crystal Palace | 4-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Everton | 4-3 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Leicester City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Manchester United | 2-2 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 13.12.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-1 | Southampton |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 16.12.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Wed 17.12.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5-3 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Birmingham City | 1-3 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Middlesbrough | 4-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Southampton | 4-2 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 20.12.80 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Leicester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | 26.12.80 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Stoke City |   |  | 26.12.80 | Coventry City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | 26.12.80 | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Arsenal |   |  | 26.12.80 | Everton | 0-2 | Manchester City |   |  | 26.12.80 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Norwich City |   |  | 26.12.80 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | 26.12.80 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | 26.12.80 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | 26.12.80 | Sunderland | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | 26.12.80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-4 | Southampton |   |  | 26.12.80 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-4 | Nottingham Forest |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Birmingham City | 3-2 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 3-2 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Manchester City | 4-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Southampton | 4-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 27.12.80 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Wed 31.12.80 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Crystal Palace |   |   
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| Rk | Ranking 01.01.1981 | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m |  | 1. | Liverpool | 34 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 46: | 27 | +19 | 25 |  | 2. | Aston Villa | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 42: | 23 | +19 | 25 |  | 3. | Ipswich Town | 33 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40: | 21 | +19 | 23 |  | 4. | Arsenal | 30 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37: | 28 | +9 | 25 |  | 5. | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40: | 27 | +13 | 24 |  | 6. | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31: | 24 | +7 | 25 |  | 7. | Manchester United | 27 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 33: | 23 | +10 | 25 |  | 8. | Southampton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 48: | 39 | +9 | 25 |  | 9. | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38: | 31 | +7 | 24 |  | 10. | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 37: | 33 | +4 | 25 |  | 11. | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49: | 47 | +2 | 25 |  | 12. | Stoke City | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 29: | 34 | -5 | 25 |  | 13. | Manchester City | 24 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36: | 36 | 0 | 25 |  | 14. | Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31: | 32 | -1 | 24 |  | 15. | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29: | 37 | -8 | 25 |  | 16. | Leeds United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21: | 34 | -13 | 25 |  | 17. | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32: | 35 | -3 | 25 |  | 18. | Brighton   Hove Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 31: | 43 | -12 | 25 |  | 19. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23: | 37 | -14 | 25 |  | 20. | Norwich City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 31: | 47 | -16 | 25 |  | 21. | Leicester City | 14 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 18: | 42 | -24 | 25 |  | 22. | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 33: | 55 | -22 | 26 |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Everton | 1-2 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Leeds United | 0-3 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Leicester City | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Manchester United | 2-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Sunderland | 3-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 10.01.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 3-0 | Middlesbrough |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 13.01.81 | Ipswich Town | 5-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Birmingham City | 0-3 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Coventry City | 1-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Everton | 0-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Leicester City | 0-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Manchester City | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 17.01.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Wed 28.01.81 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 0-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Ipswich Town | 4-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Southampton | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 31.01.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-0 | 13,691 |     Tony Evans,  Alan Curbishley --- Michael Robinson  |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | 18,243  |     1-0 Steve Hunt 29'  2-0 Mark Hateley 35' 2-1  John Richards 46' 2-2  Andy Gray 84' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Everton | 1-3 | Aston Villa | 0-2 | 31,434 |    0-1  Tony Morley 4'  1-1 Trevor Ross 36'pen. 1-2  Dennis Mortimer 43' 1-3  Gordon Cowans 71'pen. |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Ipswich Town | 3-2 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | 25,036 |    0-1  Ian Walsh 41'  1-1 Paul Mariner 51'  2-1 John Wark 53'pen.  3-1 Billy Gilbert 58'OG 3-2  Paul MAriner 80'OG |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Leicester City | 1-0 | Manchester United | 0-0 | 26,085 |     1-0 Jim Melrose 64' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | 39,524 |     1-0 Paul Power 11' 1-1  Trevor Francis 56' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | 1-0 | 35,065 |     1-0 Graeme Hedley 39' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Southampton | 2-1 | Norwich City | 0-0 | 20,454 |     1-0 Xteve Williams 58'  2-0 Charlie George 63' 2-1  Dave Watson 73' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Stoke City | 1-1 | Arsenal | 1-0 | 14,400 |     1-0 Loek Ursem 12' 1-1  Frank Stapleton 57' |  | Sat 07.02.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Leeds United | 1-0 | 32,372 |     Steve Archibald --- Carl Harris  |  | Sat 07.02.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Liverpool | 1-0 | 27,905 |     1-0 Bryan Robson 37'  2-0 Cyrille Regis 85'  |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Ipswich Town | 42 | 54:24 | 28 |  | 2. Aston Villa | 42 | 50:25 | 29 |  | 3. Liverpool | 36 | 48:33 | 29 |  | 4. Southampton | 35 | 58:41 | 29 |  | 5. West Brom Al | 35 | 37:26 | 28 |  | 6. Arsenal | 34 | 42:34 | 29 |  | 7. Tottenham Hot | 33 | 55:48 | 29 |  |  --------------- |  | 16.Wolverhampton | 26 | 30:39 | 29 |  | 17.Birmingham C | 26 | 34:44 | 29  |  | 18.Sunderland | 24 | 38:38 | 29  |  | 19.Brighton   HA | 20 | 33:51 | 29  |  | 20.Norwich City | 20 | 32:54 | 29  |  | 21.Leicester C | 18 | 21:46 | 29  |  | 22.Crystal Pal | 15 | 36:59 | 29  |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 14.02.81 | Leeds United | 1-3 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 14.02.81 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 14.02.81 | Norwich City | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 14.02.81 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leicester City |   |  | Tue 17.02.81 | Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 17.02.81 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 17.02.81 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Wed 18.02.81 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Fri 20.02.81 | Birmingham City | 4-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Everton | 3-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Southampton | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 21.02.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Leicester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 24.02.81 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Tue 24.02.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | 24,504 |     Frank Stapleton,  John Holins pen. --- David Armstrong , David Shearer  |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Coventry City | 0-4 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | 17,557 |    0-1  Alan Brazil 32' 0-2  Eric Gates 47' 0-3  Steve McCall 77' 0-4  Russel Osman 83' |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Crystal Palace | 2-3 | Everton | 1-1 | 14,594 |    0-1  Peter Eastoe 23'  1-1 Vince Hilaire 31' 1-2  Steve McMahon 51' 1-3  Imre Varadi 63'  2-3 Clive Allen 77'pen. |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Leicester City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | 26,608 |     Steve Lynex --- Colin Walsh  |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | 0-0 | 41,575 |      1-0 Ray KEnnedy 13'  2-0 Terry McDermott 60'  |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Manchester United | 0-1 | Leeds United | 0-0 | 45,733 |    0-1  Brian Flynn 90' |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Norwich City | 3-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-0 | 16,199 |     1-0 Mick McGuire 9'  2-0 Dave Watson 31'  3-0 Justin Fashanu 50' 3-1  Michael Robinson 82' |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Stoke City | ppd | Manchester City |   |  |  played on Wednesday, 18th March - score 2-1. |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | 22,382 |    0-1  Garth Crooks 41'  1-1 Ian bowyer 77' |  | Sat 28.02.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Birmingham City | 1-2 | 24,853 |     Remi Moses,  Ally Brown --- Frank Worthington , Alan Ainscow  |  | Sat 28.02.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | 34,693 |    0-1  | Peter Withe 83' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Ipswich Town | 48 | 62:25 | 31  |  | 2. Aston Villa | 46 | 53:26 | 31  |  | 3. Liverpool | 40 | 54:37 | 32  |  | 4. West Brom Al | 39 | 43:30 | 31  |  | 5. Nottingham F | 37 | 48:33 | 31  |  | 6. Arsenal | 37 | 47:39 | 32  |  | 7. Southampton | 36 | 60:47 | 32  |  |  --------------- |  | 16.Coventry City | 28 | 38:51 | 32  |  | 17.Sunderland | 27 | 40:40 | 32  |  | 18.Wolverhampton | 26 | 31:43 | 31  |  | 19.Brighton   HA | 23 | 38:56 | 32  |  | 20.Norwich City | 22 | 35:61 | 32  |  | 21.Leicester C | 21 | 24:49 | 32  |  | 22.Crystal Pal | 15 | 39:67 | 32  |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 03.03.81 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | 19,690 |     1-0 Kenny Burns 2T |  | Sat 07.03.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 4-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 07.03.81 | Leicester City | 1-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 07.03.81 | Southampton | 1-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 07.03.81 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 07.03.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Wed 11.03.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Aston Villa | 3-3 | Manchester United | 2-0 | 42,182 |     1-0 Peter Withe 15'  2-0 Peter Withe 28' 2-1  Joe Jordan 46' 2-2  Joe Jordan 66'  3-2 Gary Shaw 68' 3-3  Sammy McIlroy 88'pen. |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Coventry City | 4-1 | Leicester City | 2-1 | 21,430 |    0-1  Alan Young 19'  1-1 Tom English 24'  2-1 Tom English 41'  3-1 Garry Rhompson 62'  4-1 Tom English 83' |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Sunderland | 0-1 | 16,748 |    0-1  Joe Hinnigan 27' |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Everton | 1-2 | Leeds United | 1-0 | 23,014 |     1-0 Imre Varadi 7' 1-1  Derek Parlane 80' 1-2  Carl Harris 88' |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | 32,052 |     1-0 Eric Gates 8'  2-0 John Work 45'pen.  3-0 Alan Brazil 67' |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Manchester City | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 36,581 |     1-0 Bobby McDonald 10'  2-0 Dennis Tueart 39' 2-1  Brian Robson 89' |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-1 | 20,688 |     John Robertson pen.,  Ian Wallace,  Gary Mills,  Kenny Butms --- Giles Stile  |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Southampton | 0-1 | 14,828 |    0-1  Kevin Keagan 31' 0-2  Kevin Keagan 75'  1-2 Adrian Heath 86'  |  | Sat 14.03.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 3-0 | Norwich City | 1-0 | 21,605 |     1-0 Geogg Palmer 31'  2-0 John Tichards 50'  3-0 John McDowell 63'OG |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Ipswich Town | 50 | 65:25 | 32  |  | 2. Aston Villa | 49 | 58:30 | 33  |  | 3. Nottingham F | 41 | 53:34 | 33  |  | 4. West Brom Al | 41 | 45:32 | 32  |  | 5. Liverpool | 40 | 54:37 | 32  |  | 6. Southampton | 40 | 63:48 | 34  |  |  ------------- |  | 17.Sunderland | 29 | 42:42 | 34  |  | 18.Wolverhampton | 28 | 34:43 | 32  |  | 19.Brighton   HA | 25 | 43:61 | 34  |  | 20.Leicester C | 23 | 26:53 | 34  |  | 21.Norwich City | 22 | 35:64 | 33  |  | 22.Crystal Pal | 15 | 39:69 | 34  |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 17.03.81 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Tue 17.03.81 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 17.03.81 | Southampton | 3-0 | Everton |   |  | Wed 18.03.81 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Wed 18.03.81 | Stoke City | 2-1 | Manchester City |   |  |  postponed from Saturday, 28th February |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 1-1 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Leeds United | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Leicester City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Manchester United | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Southampton | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Sunderland | 3-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 21.03.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Coventry City | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Everton | 0-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Stoke City | 0-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 28.03.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | Leicester City |   |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Ipswich Town | 52 | 70:28 | 34 |  | 2. Aston Villa | 51 | 60:33 | 35 |  | 3. Nottingham F | 44 | 57:38 | 36 |  | 4. Southampton | 44 | 68:50 | 37 |  | 5. West Brom Al | 43 | 48:35 | 35 |  | 6. Liverpool | 42 | 55:38 | 34 |  | 7. Arsenal | 40 | 49:41 | 35 |  |  ---------------- |  | 16.Sunderland | 31 | 46:46 | 36 |  | 17.Wolverhampton | 30 | 37:46 | 35 |  | 18.Coventry City | 30 | 43:60 | 36 |  | 19.Brighton   HA | 27 | 45:63 | 36  |  | 20.Leicester C | 26 | 28:54 | 36  |  | 21.Norwich City | 25 | 39:67 | 36  |  | 22.Crystal Pal | 16 | 40:71 | 36  |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 31.03.81 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Tue 31.03.81 | Leeds United | 3-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Tue 31.03.81 | Manchester City | 3-3 | Leicester City |   |  | Tue 31.03.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Everton |   |  | Fri 03.04.81 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 0-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Leeds United | 3-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Leicester City | 2-4 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Southampton | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Sunderland | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 04.04.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Wed 08.04.81 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Coventry City | 0-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Crystal Palace | 3-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Everton | 0-2 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 11.04.81 | Stoke City | 2-0 | Sunderland |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Tue 14.04.81 | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Tue 14.04.81 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Stoke City |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Brighton   Hove Albio |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Everton | 4-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Leicester City | 2-2 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Manchester United | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Sunderland | 3-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 18.04.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-3 | Manchester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-1 | Leicester City |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Everton |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Southampton | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | Stoke City | 1-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Mon 20.04.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Tue 21.04.81 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Leeds United |   |  | Tue 21.04.81 | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Coventry City |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | 38,018 |     1-0 Gary Shaw 23'  2-0 Peter Withe 51'  3-0 Allan Evans 80' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Coventry City | 1-0 | Southampton | 0-0 | 18,213 |     1-0 Gary Thompson 54' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Crystal Palace | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | 12,138  |    0-1  Stuart Gray 1T 0-2  Ian Wallace 1T 0-3  Einar Aas 2T |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Everton | 0-1 | Stoke City | 0-0 | 15,352 |    0-1  Adrian Heath 78' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Manchester City | 0-0 | 22,684 |  |   |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Leicester City | 1-0 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | 13,666  |     1-0 Tommy Williams 2T |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Leeds United | ppd | West Bromwich Albion |   |  |   played on Wed 06.05.81 - score 0-0. |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Norwich City | 0-0 | 40,165 |     1-0 Joe Jordan 57' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 0-1 | 22,317 |    0-1  Michael Robinson 35'  1-1 alan Brown 61. 1-2  Gary Wiliams 90' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Liverpool | 1-1 | 35,334 |    0-1  Howard Gayle 25'  1-1 Glenn Hodle 28' |  | Sat 25.04.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-2 | Arsenal | 1-1 | 15,160 |     1-0 John Richards 25' 1-1  George Berry 31'OG 1-2  Frank Stapleton 70' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Aston Villa | 60 | 72:38 | 41  |  | 2. Ipswich Town | 56 | 74:38 | 40  |  | 3. Arsenal | 51 | 59:45 | 41  |  | 4. Nottingham F | 49 | 61:43 | 41  |  | 5. West Brom Al | 49 | 56:40 | 40  |  | 6. Southampton | 48 | 73:54 | 41  |  | 7. Manchester U | 48 | 51:36 | 42 |  |  ---------- |  | 16.Everton | 34 | 54:57 | 40 |  | 17.Sunderland | 33 | 51:53 | 41  |  | 18.Brighton   HA | 33 | 52:67 | 41  |  | 19.Norwich City | 33 | 47:70 | 41  |  | 20.Wolverhampton | 32 | 40:52 | 39  |  | 21.Leicester C | 30 | 37:65 | 41  |  | 22.Crystal Pal | 18 | 46:82 | 41  |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Thu 30.04.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | 18,350 |     1-0 Andy Gray 15' |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Sunderland |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Norwich City | 2-3 | Leicester City |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | Stoke City | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 02.05.81 | West Bromwich Albion | 4-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |   
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| date | team 1 ______________ | score | team 2 ______________ | HT | att. |  | Mon 04.05.81 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-0 | Everton |   |  | Tue 05.05.81 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Liverpool |   |  | Wed 06.05.81 | Leeds United | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 |  |  postponed from Sat 25.04.81. |  | Mon 11.05.81 | Brighton   Hove Albio | 2-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Wed 13.05.81 | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | Southampton |   |  | Tue 19.05.81 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |   
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