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| 13/12/1980 | Coventry City | - | West Bromwich Albion | 3:0 (1:0) | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Southampton FC | 1:1 (0:0) | |||
| Everton FC | - | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4:3 (2:2) | |||
| Crystal Palace | - | Norwich City | 4:1 (3:1) | |||
| 20/12/1980 | Stoke City | - | Leicester City | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| Nottingham Forest | - | Sunderland AFC | 3:1 (2:0) | |||
| Manchester City | - | Leeds United | 1:0 (0:0) | |||
| 14/03/1981 | Aston Villa | - | Manchester United | 3:3 (2:0) | ||
| Ipswich Town | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 3:0 (2:0) | |||
| 31/03/1981 | Arsenal FC | - | Birmingham City | 2:1 (1:0) | ||
| 05/05/1981 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Liverpool FC | 1:2 (1:2) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ipswich Town | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 42:19 | 23 | 33:11 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 46:27 | 19 | 31:13 |
| 3 |
|
Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39:23 | 16 | 30:14 |
| 4 |
|
Arsenal FC | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34:23 | 11 | 28:16 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester United | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 32:19 | 13 | 26:18 |
| 6 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34:23 | 11 | 26:18 |
| 7 |
|
Everton FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38:28 | 10 | 26:18 |
| 8 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28:23 | 5 | 26:18 |
| 9 |
|
Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25:29 | -4 | 23:21 |
| 10 |
|
Southampton FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36:33 | 3 | 22:22 |
| 11 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40:39 | 1 | 22:22 |
| 12 |
|
Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29:31 | -2 | 21:23 |
| 13 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31:33 | -2 | 20:24 |
| 14 |
|
Manchester City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29:34 | -5 | 20:24 |
| 15 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22:28 | -6 | 20:24 |
| 16 |
|
Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26:33 | -7 | 20:24 |
| 17 |
|
Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20:34 | -14 | 18:26 |
| 18 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28:32 | -4 | 17:27 |
| 19 |
|
Norwich City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27:43 | -16 | 17:27 |
| 20 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26:41 | -15 | 14:30 |
| 21 |
|
Crystal Palace | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27:44 | -17 | 12:32 |
| 22 |
|
Leicester City | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17:37 | -20 | 12:32 |
