Tuesday 1981-01-13
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | Birmingham City | Portman Road | 21,158 | |
| Wark, Butcher, Mariner, Muhren, Brazil | Lineups | Worthington | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 37 | W | W | D | W | W | 1981-01-17 | Everton | A |
| 2 | -1 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 36 | W | D | W | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Coventry City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 34 | L | D | D | W | D | 1981-01-17 | Norwich City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 32 | W | D | D | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 31 | W | W | D | L | L | 1981-01-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 29 | W | W | D | W | D | 1981-01-17 | Birmingham City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 29 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-01-31 | Everton | H |
| 8 | 0 | Manchester United | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 29 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-01-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 28 | W | D | D | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Arsenal | A |
| 10 | 0 | Everton | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 26 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-01-17 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Stoke City | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 26 | D | D | L | W | D | 1981-01-31 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Manchester City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 25 | D | W | W | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -1 | 24 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Birmingham City | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 24 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-01-17 | Southampton | H |
| 15 | 0 | Coventry City | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 24 | D | D | W | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Aston Villa | H |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 22 | W | L | D | L | W | 1981-01-28 | Manchester United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -11 | 22 | W | L | L | L | D | 1981-01-17 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 18 | 0 | Leeds United | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 22 | L | D | D | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Leicester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -13 | 20 | L | W | W | W | L | 1981-01-17 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 20 | 0 | Norwich City | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 33 | -19 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Liverpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 14 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Leeds United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 32 | -20 | 14 | D | L | D | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
