Wednesday 1981-05-13
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 3 | Southampton | Portman Road | 19,504 | |
| Brazil, Wark | Lineups | Moran 2, Keegan | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 60 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 56 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 53 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 52 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 2 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 20 | 50 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 50 | D | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | Liverpool | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 49 | W | L | D | D | L | 1981-05-19 | Manchester City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 48 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 44 | D | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 43 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -9 | 42 | W | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Manchester City | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -2 | 39 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-05-19 | Liverpool | A |
| 13 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -11 | 38 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 45 | -8 | 37 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -3 | 36 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -20 | 36 | D | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -1 | 35 | W | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -12 | 35 | D | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -13 | 35 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 48 | -24 | 33 | L | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 21 | 32 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 46 | -36 | 19 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
