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| 04/12/1981 | Cardiff City | - | Derby County | 1:0 | ||
| 05/12/1981 | Watford FC | - | Charlton Athletic | 2:2 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | - | Luton Town | 2:2 | |||
| Rotherham United | - | Leyton Orient | 1:0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | - | Grimsby Town | 3:1 | |||
| Norwich City | - | Leicester City | 0:0 | |||
| Newcastle United | - | Blackburn Rovers | 0:0 | |||
| Chelsea FC | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 2:1 | |||
| Cambridge United | - | Wrexham AFC | 2:3 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Queens Park Rangers | 1:0 | |||
| Barnsley FC | - | Crystal Palace | 2:0 | |||
| 12/12/1981 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Barnsley FC | 1:0 | ||
| Leicester City | - | Watford FC | 1:1 | |||
| 19/12/1981 | Oldham Athletic | - | Leyton Orient | 3:2 | ||
| Chelsea FC | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:1 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Charlton Athletic | 2:0 | |||
| 26/12/1981 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Chelsea FC | 0:2 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | - | Blackburn Rovers | 0:3 | |||
| 28/12/1981 | Oldham Athletic | - | Leicester City | 1:1 | ||
| Norwich City | - | Luton Town | 1:3 | |||
| Cardiff City | - | Charlton Athletic | 0:1 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Blackburn Rovers | 2:2 | |||
| 30/12/1981 | Charlton Athletic | - | Norwich City | 0:0 |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Luton Town | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44:20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 |
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Oldham Athletic | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32:23 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 |
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Watford FC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28:20 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27:19 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 |
|
Chelsea FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28:27 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25:20 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 |
|
Barnsley FC | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30:21 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 |
|
Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25:20 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 |
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Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28:33 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 |
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Norwich City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 |
|
Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23:19 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 |
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Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22:29 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 |
|
Crystal Palace | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14:14 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 |
|
Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19:24 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 |
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Derby County | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 |
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Rotherham United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25:25 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 |
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Cambridge United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 25:29 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17:29 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 |
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Wrexham AFC | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20:26 | -6 | 18 |
| 21 |
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Leyton Orient | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14:23 | -9 | 18 |
| 22 |
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Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17:27 | -10 | 17 |
