Thursday 1981-04-30
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Molineux | 18,350 | |
| Gray | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 41 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 34 | 60 | W | D | W | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 56 | W | L | L | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Arsenal | 41 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 51 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Aston Villa | H |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 49 | W | W | L | D | L | 1981-05-02 | Coventry City | H |
| 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 49 | W | L | L | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 48 | L | D | D | W | L | 1981-05-13 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 48 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 47 | D | D | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Sunderland | H |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 43 | L | D | D | L | D | 1981-05-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Leeds United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 43 | W | D | D | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 11 | 0 | Stoke City | 41 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -10 | 40 | W | D | D | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Manchester City | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -2 | 38 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-05-02 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 13 | 0 | Birmingham City | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -11 | 37 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Everton | H |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 45 | -8 | 35 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Coventry City | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 37 | -20 | 35 | W | W | D | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 16 | 0 | Everton | 40 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | -3 | 34 | L | L | W | L | D | 1981-05-02 | Birmingham City | A |
| 17 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -11 | 34 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Stoke City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Sunderland | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 34 | -2 | 33 | L | L | W | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Liverpool | A |
| 19 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -15 | 33 | W | W | W | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Leeds United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Norwich City | 41 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 48 | -23 | 33 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 41 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 22 | 30 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-05-02 | Norwich City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 45 | -36 | 18 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Manchester City | A |
