1980–81
Aston Villa champions. 462 matches, 1,228 goals.
Aston Villa finished 4 points ahead of Ipswich Town on 60. Liverpool held the lead at Christmas; Aston Villa were 2nd and came through. The season’s largest gate was 57,472, for Arsenal 2–0 Aston Villa. Norwich City, Leicester City and Crystal Palace went down.
Final table
| Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 60 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 56 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 53 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 52 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 51 |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 50 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 50 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 48 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 44 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 43 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 42 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 38 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 37 |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 36 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 36 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 35 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 35 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 35 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 33 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 32 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | -36 | 19 |
Every match
31 Jan 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0West Bromwich Albion29,76416 Aug 1980Birmingham City3–1Coventry City21,90716 Aug 1980Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers19,30716 Aug 1980Leeds United1–2Aston Villa23,40116 Aug 1980Leicester City0–1Ipswich Town21,64016 Aug 1980Liverpool3–0Crystal Palace42,77716 Aug 1980Manchester United3–0Middlesbrough54,39416 Aug 1980Norwich City5–1Stoke City14,61616 Aug 1980Southampton2–0Manchester City23,32016 Aug 1980Sunderland3–1Everton32,00516 Aug 1980Tottenham Hotspur2–0Nottingham Forest43,27016 Aug 1980West Bromwich Albion0–1Arsenal22,36419 Aug 1980Arsenal1–1Southampton43,05019 Aug 1980Coventry City0–0Liverpool22,80719 Aug 1980Crystal Palace3–4Tottenham Hotspur27,10219 Aug 1980Everton1–0Leicester City23,33719 Aug 1980Ipswich Town2–0Brighton & Hove Albion21,56819 Aug 1980Middlesbrough3–0Leeds United19,47019 Aug 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Manchester United31,95520 Aug 1980Aston Villa1–0Norwich City25,97020 Aug 1980Manchester City0–4Sunderland33,27120 Aug 1980Nottingham Forest2–1Birmingham City26,56120 Aug 1980Stoke City0–0West Bromwich Albion14,08523 Aug 1980Birmingham City0–0Manchester United28,66123 Aug 1980Coventry City3–1Arsenal15,39923 Aug 1980Crystal Palace5–2Middlesbrough16,71323 Aug 1980Everton0–0Nottingham Forest25,98123 Aug 1980Leicester City2–0Liverpool28,45523 Aug 1980Manchester City2–2Aston Villa30,01723 Aug 1980Norwich City2–3Leeds United17,89023 Aug 1980Stoke City2–2Ipswich Town10,72223 Aug 1980Sunderland1–2Southampton41,14123 Aug 1980Tottenham Hotspur2–2Brighton & Hove Albion39,76323 Aug 1980West Bromwich Albion1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers25,40930 Aug 1980Arsenal2–0Tottenham Hotspur54,04530 Aug 1980Aston Villa1–0Coventry City20,05030 Aug 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–2West Bromwich Albion18,16230 Aug 1980Ipswich Town4–0Everton20,87930 Aug 1980Leeds United1–2Leicester City18,53030 Aug 1980Liverpool4–1Norwich City35,31530 Aug 1980Manchester United1–1Sunderland51,49830 Aug 1980Middlesbrough2–2Manchester City15,76130 Aug 1980Nottingham Forest5–0Stoke City21,91530 Aug 1980Southampton3–1Birmingham City21,68330 Aug 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Crystal Palace20,6016 Sep 1980Birmingham City1–1Liverpool27,0426 Sep 1980Coventry City3–1Crystal Palace13,0916 Sep 1980Everton2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers21,8206 Sep 1980Ipswich Town1–0Aston Villa23,1926 Sep 1980Leicester City0–1Sunderland20,6386 Sep 1980Manchester City1–1Arsenal32,2336 Sep 1980Middlesbrough0–0Nottingham Forest17,1196 Sep 1980Southampton3–1Brighton & Hove Albion22,2256 Sep 1980Stoke City3–0Leeds United12,7296 Sep 1980Tottenham Hotspur0–0Manchester United40,9956 Sep 1980West Bromwich Albion3–0Norwich City15,41413 Sep 1980Arsenal2–0Stoke City27,18313 Sep 1980Aston Villa0–2Everton25,67313 Sep 1980Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Birmingham City15,78813 Sep 1980Crystal Palace1–2Ipswich Town24,28213 Sep 1980Leeds United0–0Tottenham Hotspur21,94713 Sep 1980Liverpool4–0West Bromwich Albion36,79213 Sep 1980Manchester United5–0Leicester City43,22213 Sep 1980Norwich City1–0Southampton18,15813 Sep 1980Nottingham Forest3–2Manchester City23,18413 Sep 1980Sunderland0–1Middlesbrough32,74513 Sep 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Coventry City18,11520 Sep 1980Aston Villa2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers26,88120 Sep 1980Birmingham City1–1West Bromwich Albion22,01620 Sep 1980Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Norwich City14,87720 Sep 1980Everton5–0Crystal Palace26,95020 Sep 1980Ipswich Town2–0Coventry City20,50720 Sep 1980Leeds United0–0Manchester United32,53920 Sep 1980Manchester City1–2Stoke City29,50720 Sep 1980Middlesbrough2–1Arsenal14,68020 Sep 1980Nottingham Forest5–0Leicester City27,14520 Sep 1980Southampton2–2Liverpool24,08520 Sep 1980Tottenham Hotspur0–0Sunderland32,03027 Sep 1980Arsenal1–0Nottingham Forest37,58427 Sep 1980Coventry City0–5Everton14,81027 Sep 1980Crystal Palace0–1Aston Villa18,39827 Sep 1980Leicester City2–1Tottenham Hotspur22,61627 Sep 1980Liverpool4–1Brighton & Hove Albion35,83627 Sep 1980Manchester United2–2Manchester City55,92627 Sep 1980Norwich City2–2Birmingham City13,80127 Sep 1980Stoke City1–0Middlesbrough11,84727 Sep 1980Sunderland4–1Leeds United29,61927 Sep 1980West Bromwich Albion2–1Southampton20,84527 Sep 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Ipswich Town18,5034 Oct 1980Arsenal1–0Leicester City28,4904 Oct 1980Aston Villa4–0Sunderland26,9144 Oct 1980Coventry City3–3Brighton & Hove Albion11,4624 Oct 1980Crystal Palace0–1West Bromwich Albion16,0814 Oct 1980Everton2–1Southampton36,5444 Oct 1980Ipswich Town1–1Leeds United24,0874 Oct 1980Manchester City0–3Liverpool41,0224 Oct 1980Middlesbrough6–1Norwich City12,8374 Oct 1980Nottingham Forest1–2Manchester United29,8014 Oct 1980Stoke City2–3Tottenham Hotspur18,5114 Oct 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Birmingham City22,7777 Oct 1980Birmingham City3–1Arsenal15,5117 Oct 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–3Everton16,5237 Oct 1980Liverpool4–2Middlesbrough28,2047 Oct 1980Southampton4–2Wolverhampton Wanderers21,7128 Oct 1980Leeds United1–0Manchester City19,1348 Oct 1980Leicester City1–1Stoke City14,5498 Oct 1980Manchester United3–3Aston Villa38,8318 Oct 1980Sunderland2–2Nottingham Forest30,5158 Oct 1980West Bromwich Albion1–0Coventry City16,37711 Oct 1980Birmingham City1–2Aston Villa33,87911 Oct 1980Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Nottingham Forest17,42011 Oct 1980Leeds United1–0Everton25,60111 Oct 1980Leicester City1–3Coventry City17,10411 Oct 1980Liverpool1–1Ipswich Town48,08411 Oct 1980Manchester United0–0Arsenal49,03611 Oct 1980Norwich City1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers12,99311 Oct 1980Southampton1–2Stoke City19,47311 Oct 1980Sunderland1–0Crystal Palace25,44411 Oct 1980Tottenham Hotspur3–2Middlesbrough27,38011 Oct 1980West Bromwich Albion3–1Manchester City19,51518 Oct 1980Arsenal2–2Sunderland32,13518 Oct 1980Aston Villa3–0Tottenham Hotspur30,94018 Oct 1980Coventry City0–1Norwich City12,23518 Oct 1980Crystal Palace2–1Leicester City16,38718 Oct 1980Everton2–2Liverpool52,56518 Oct 1980Ipswich Town1–1Manchester United28,45118 Oct 1980Manchester City0–1Birmingham City30,04118 Oct 1980Middlesbrough1–1Southampton15,85818 Oct 1980Nottingham Forest2–1West Bromwich Albion25,09618 Oct 1980Stoke City0–0Brighton & Hove Albion13,07918 Oct 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Leeds United20,69921 Oct 1980Arsenal3–1Norwich City21,83921 Oct 1980Coventry City2–1Sunderland13,11521 Oct 1980Crystal Palace3–2Southampton20,63021 Oct 1980Everton1–1West Bromwich Albion24,04621 Oct 1980Middlesbrough1–0Leicester City13,13722 Oct 1980Aston Villa4–1Brighton & Hove Albion27,36722 Oct 1980Manchester City3–1Tottenham Hotspur28,78822 Oct 1980Nottingham Forest2–1Leeds United25,03322 Oct 1980Stoke City1–2Manchester United22,00025 Oct 1980Birmingham City1–1Stoke City16,53525 Oct 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Manchester City18,36825 Oct 1980Leeds United1–0Crystal Palace19,20825 Oct 1980Leicester City2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers18,13325 Oct 1980Liverpool1–1Arsenal40,31025 Oct 1980Manchester United2–0Everton54,26025 Oct 1980Norwich City1–1Nottingham Forest17,84925 Oct 1980Southampton1–2Aston Villa21,24925 Oct 1980Sunderland0–2Ipswich Town32,36825 Oct 1980Tottenham Hotspur4–1Coventry City25,48425 Oct 1980West Bromwich Albion3–0Middlesbrough16,16229 Oct 1980Norwich City1–1Crystal Palace15,7821 Nov 1980Arsenal2–0Brighton & Hove Albion28,5691 Nov 1980Aston Villa2–0Leicester City29,9531 Nov 1980Coventry City2–1Leeds United13,9701 Nov 1980Crystal Palace1–0Manchester United31,1811 Nov 1980Everton2–2Tottenham Hotspur26,1741 Nov 1980Ipswich Town0–0West Bromwich Albion23,0431 Nov 1980Manchester City1–0Norwich City33,0561 Nov 1980Middlesbrough1–2Birmingham City14,0611 Nov 1980Nottingham Forest2–1Southampton24,6691 Nov 1980Stoke City2–2Liverpool22,8641 Nov 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Sunderland18,8168 Nov 1980Birmingham City1–0Crystal Palace16,9108 Nov 1980Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Middlesbrough12,1128 Nov 1980Leeds United0–5Arsenal20,8558 Nov 1980Leicester City1–1Manchester City19,1048 Nov 1980Liverpool0–0Nottingham Forest43,1438 Nov 1980Manchester United0–0Coventry City42,7948 Nov 1980Norwich City2–1Everton14,5578 Nov 1980Southampton3–3Ipswich Town21,2618 Nov 1980Sunderland0–0Stoke City21,4838 Nov 1980Tottenham Hotspur2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers29,2448 Nov 1980West Bromwich Albion0–0Aston Villa34,00111 Nov 1980Birmingham City2–0Nottingham Forest22,43311 Nov 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Ipswich Town17,05511 Nov 1980Liverpool2–1Coventry City26,74411 Nov 1980Southampton3–1Arsenal21,24412 Nov 1980Leeds United2–1Middlesbrough17,38212 Nov 1980Leicester City0–1Everton15,51112 Nov 1980Manchester United0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers37,95912 Nov 1980Norwich City1–3Aston Villa17,05012 Nov 1980Sunderland2–0Manchester City23,38712 Nov 1980Tottenham Hotspur4–2Crystal Palace25,77715 Nov 1980Arsenal2–2West Bromwich Albion25,85515 Nov 1980Aston Villa1–1Leeds United29,10615 Nov 1980Coventry City2–1Birmingham City18,75815 Nov 1980Crystal Palace2–2Liverpool31,15415 Nov 1980Everton2–1Sunderland24,09915 Nov 1980Ipswich Town3–1Leicester City19,85215 Nov 1980Manchester City3–0Southampton32,66115 Nov 1980Middlesbrough1–1Manchester United20,60615 Nov 1980Nottingham Forest0–3Tottenham Hotspur25,40015 Nov 1980Stoke City3–1Norwich City11,20715 Nov 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Brighton & Hove Albion15,94622 Nov 1980Arsenal2–1Everton30,91122 Nov 1980Birmingham City2–1Tottenham Hotspur24,81722 Nov 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–4Manchester United23,27722 Nov 1980Liverpool2–1Aston Villa48,11422 Nov 1980Manchester City3–0Coventry City30,04722 Nov 1980Middlesbrough2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers13,56222 Nov 1980Norwich City1–0Sunderland15,02422 Nov 1980Nottingham Forest1–2Ipswich Town24,42322 Nov 1980Southampton2–1Leeds United20,27822 Nov 1980Stoke City1–0Crystal Palace13,42222 Nov 1980West Bromwich Albion3–1Leicester City17,75225 Nov 1980West Bromwich Albion0–0Stoke City15,92225 Nov 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers4–1Liverpool25,49729 Nov 1980Aston Villa1–1Arsenal30,14029 Nov 1980Coventry City1–1Nottingham Forest15,17129 Nov 1980Crystal Palace2–3Manchester City16,57529 Nov 1980Everton1–1Birmingham City22,25829 Nov 1980Leeds United1–0Brighton & Hove Albion14,33329 Nov 1980Leicester City1–2Norwich City13,95829 Nov 1980Manchester United1–1Southampton46,84029 Nov 1980Sunderland2–4Liverpool32,34029 Nov 1980Tottenham Hotspur2–3West Bromwich Albion27,37129 Nov 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Stoke City18,7866 Dec 1980Arsenal1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers26,0506 Dec 1980Birmingham City1–2Leicester City18,4796 Dec 1980Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Sunderland13,9036 Dec 1980Liverpool2–1Tottenham Hotspur39,5456 Dec 1980Manchester City1–1Ipswich Town35,2156 Dec 1980Middlesbrough2–1Aston Villa15,5796 Dec 1980Norwich City2–2Manchester United19,2286 Dec 1980Nottingham Forest3–0Crystal Palace20,2236 Dec 1980Southampton1–0Coventry City18,8476 Dec 1980Stoke City2–2Everton15,5606 Dec 1980West Bromwich Albion1–2Leeds United17,77113 Dec 1980Aston Villa3–0Birmingham City41,10113 Dec 1980Coventry City3–0West Bromwich Albion16,02713 Dec 1980Crystal Palace4–1Norwich City15,25713 Dec 1980Everton4–3Brighton & Hove Albion19,15713 Dec 1980Ipswich Town1–1Liverpool32,27413 Dec 1980Leeds United1–0Nottingham Forest21,88213 Dec 1980Leicester City1–0Middlesbrough13,99813 Dec 1980Manchester United2–2Stoke City39,56813 Dec 1980Sunderland2–0Arsenal21,59513 Dec 1980Tottenham Hotspur2–1Manchester City23,88313 Dec 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Southampton18,14717 Dec 1980Tottenham Hotspur5–3Ipswich Town22,74120 Dec 1980Arsenal2–1Manchester United33,73020 Dec 1980Birmingham City1–3Ipswich Town16,16120 Dec 1980Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Aston Villa16,42520 Dec 1980Liverpool1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers33,56320 Dec 1980Manchester City1–0Leeds United31,86620 Dec 1980Middlesbrough4–1Tottenham Hotspur15,99220 Dec 1980Norwich City2–0Coventry City12,63020 Dec 1980Nottingham Forest3–1Sunderland23,15120 Dec 1980Southampton4–2Crystal Palace19,33220 Dec 1980Stoke City1–0Leicester City13,43326 Dec 1980Aston Villa1–0Stoke City34,65826 Dec 1980Coventry City1–0Middlesbrough16,06626 Dec 1980Crystal Palace2–2Arsenal29,85026 Dec 1980Everton0–2Manchester City36,19426 Dec 1980Ipswich Town2–0Norwich City27,89026 Dec 1980Leeds United0–0Birmingham City19,21426 Dec 1980Leicester City0–1Brighton & Hove Albion19,57026 Dec 1980Manchester United0–0Liverpool57,07326 Dec 1980Sunderland0–0West Bromwich Albion28,29626 Dec 1980Tottenham Hotspur4–4Southampton28,79226 Dec 1980Wolverhampton Wanderers1–4Nottingham Forest31,58827 Dec 1980Arsenal1–1Ipswich Town42,81827 Dec 1980Birmingham City3–2Sunderland19,00527 Dec 1980Brighton & Hove Albion3–2Crystal Palace27,36727 Dec 1980Liverpool0–0Leeds United44,08627 Dec 1980Manchester City4–0Wolverhampton Wanderers37,81727 Dec 1980Middlesbrough1–0Everton20,21027 Dec 1980Norwich City2–2Tottenham Hotspur23,89827 Dec 1980Nottingham Forest2–2Aston Villa33,93027 Dec 1980Southampton4–0Leicester City21,88627 Dec 1980Stoke City2–2Coventry City17,76527 Dec 1980West Bromwich Albion3–1Manchester United30,03310 Jan 1981Aston Villa2–0Liverpool47,96010 Jan 1981Coventry City1–1Manchester City18,24810 Jan 1981Crystal Palace1–1Stoke City14,15410 Jan 1981Everton1–2Arsenal29,36010 Jan 1981Ipswich Town2–0Nottingham Forest25,70110 Jan 1981Leeds United0–3Southampton21,00710 Jan 1981Leicester City0–2West Bromwich Albion17,77810 Jan 1981Manchester United2–1Brighton & Hove Albion42,20810 Jan 1981Sunderland3–0Norwich City17,74910 Jan 1981Tottenham Hotspur1–0Birmingham City24,90910 Jan 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Middlesbrough16,25313 Jan 1981Ipswich Town5–1Birmingham City21,15817 Jan 1981Birmingham City0–3Southampton16,49117 Jan 1981Coventry City1–2Aston Villa27,02017 Jan 1981Crystal Palace0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers15,08017 Jan 1981Everton0–0Ipswich Town25,51617 Jan 1981Leicester City0–1Leeds United16,09417 Jan 1981Manchester City3–2Middlesbrough30,77417 Jan 1981Norwich City0–1Liverpool23,82917 Jan 1981Tottenham Hotspur2–0Arsenal32,99417 Jan 1981West Bromwich Albion2–0Brighton & Hove Albion15,64328 Jan 1981Sunderland2–0Manchester United31,91031 Jan 1981Arsenal2–2Coventry City24,87631 Jan 1981Aston Villa1–0Manchester City33,68231 Jan 1981Brighton & Hove Albion0–2Tottenham Hotspur23,35431 Jan 1981Ipswich Town4–0Stoke City23,84331 Jan 1981Leeds United1–0Norwich City15,83631 Jan 1981Liverpool1–2Leicester City35,15431 Jan 1981Manchester United2–0Birmingham City39,08131 Jan 1981Middlesbrough2–0Crystal Palace16,09931 Jan 1981Nottingham Forest1–0Everton25,61131 Jan 1981Southampton2–1Sunderland21,3457 Feb 1981Birmingham City2–1Brighton & Hove Albion13,6917 Feb 1981Coventry City2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers18,2437 Feb 1981Everton1–3Aston Villa31,4347 Feb 1981Ipswich Town3–2Crystal Palace25,0367 Feb 1981Leicester City1–0Manchester United26,0857 Feb 1981Manchester City1–1Nottingham Forest39,5247 Feb 1981Middlesbrough1–0Sunderland35,0657 Feb 1981Southampton2–1Norwich City20,4547 Feb 1981Stoke City1–1Arsenal14,4007 Feb 1981Tottenham Hotspur1–1Leeds United32,3727 Feb 1981West Bromwich Albion2–0Liverpool27,90514 Feb 1981Leeds United1–3Stoke City16,53014 Feb 1981Liverpool2–2Birmingham City32,19914 Feb 1981Norwich City0–2West Bromwich Albion15,21814 Feb 1981Sunderland1–0Leicester City22,56917 Feb 1981Crystal Palace0–3Coventry City12,86817 Feb 1981Ipswich Town1–0Middlesbrough24,78117 Feb 1981Manchester United0–0Tottenham Hotspur40,28218 Feb 1981Stoke City1–2Nottingham Forest39,52420 Feb 1981Birmingham City4–0Norwich City14,68621 Feb 1981Aston Villa2–1Crystal Palace27,20321 Feb 1981Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Liverpool23,27521 Feb 1981Everton3–0Coventry City26,73121 Feb 1981Ipswich Town3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers24,21821 Feb 1981Leeds United1–0Sunderland23,23621 Feb 1981Manchester City1–0Manchester United50,11421 Feb 1981Middlesbrough3–1Stoke City15,14221 Feb 1981Nottingham Forest3–1Arsenal25,35721 Feb 1981Southampton2–2West Bromwich Albion21,91021 Feb 1981Tottenham Hotspur1–2Leicester City26,12624 Feb 1981Arsenal2–0Manchester City24,79024 Feb 1981Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Southampton23,71528 Feb 1981Arsenal2–2Middlesbrough24,50428 Feb 1981Coventry City0–4Ipswich Town17,55728 Feb 1981Crystal Palace2–3Everton14,59428 Feb 1981Leicester City1–1Nottingham Forest26,60828 Feb 1981Liverpool2–0Southampton41,57528 Feb 1981Manchester United0–1Leeds United45,73328 Feb 1981Norwich City3–1Brighton & Hove Albion16,19928 Feb 1981Sunderland1–1Tottenham Hotspur22,38228 Feb 1981West Bromwich Albion2–2Birmingham City24,85328 Feb 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Aston Villa34,6933 Mar 1981Nottingham Forest1–0Middlesbrough19,6907 Mar 1981Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Coventry City14,0637 Mar 1981Leicester City1–0Arsenal20,1987 Mar 1981Southampton1–0Manchester United22,6987 Mar 1981Sunderland1–2Aston Villa27,2787 Mar 1981West Bromwich Albion1–0Crystal Palace15,59911 Mar 1981Tottenham Hotspur2–2Stoke City28,74214 Mar 1981Aston Villa3–3Manchester United42,18214 Mar 1981Coventry City4–1Leicester City21,43014 Mar 1981Crystal Palace0–1Sunderland16,74814 Mar 1981Everton1–2Leeds United23,01414 Mar 1981Ipswich Town3–0Tottenham Hotspur32,05214 Mar 1981Manchester City2–1West Bromwich Albion36,58114 Mar 1981Nottingham Forest4–1Brighton & Hove Albion20,68814 Mar 1981Stoke City1–2Southampton14,82814 Mar 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Norwich City21,60517 Mar 1981Birmingham City1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers20,00517 Mar 1981Norwich City2–0Middlesbrough14,54917 Mar 1981Southampton3–0Everton20,82918 Mar 1981Manchester United1–1Nottingham Forest38,20518 Mar 1981Stoke City2–1Manchester City15,84221 Mar 1981Birmingham City2–0Manchester City16,16021 Mar 1981Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Stoke City13,58321 Mar 1981Leeds United1–3Wolverhampton Wanderers19,25221 Mar 1981Leicester City1–1Crystal Palace15,17621 Mar 1981Liverpool1–0Everton49,74321 Mar 1981Manchester United2–1Ipswich Town46,68521 Mar 1981Norwich City1–1Arsenal19,56921 Mar 1981Southampton1–0Middlesbrough20,65121 Mar 1981Sunderland3–0Coventry City20,62221 Mar 1981Tottenham Hotspur2–0Aston Villa35,09121 Mar 1981West Bromwich Albion2–1Nottingham Forest19,26928 Mar 1981Arsenal1–0Liverpool47,05828 Mar 1981Aston Villa2–1Southampton32,46728 Mar 1981Coventry City0–1Tottenham Hotspur18,66628 Mar 1981Crystal Palace0–1Leeds United15,05328 Mar 1981Everton0–1Manchester United25,85428 Mar 1981Ipswich Town4–1Sunderland25,45028 Mar 1981Manchester City1–1Brighton & Hove Albion30,12228 Mar 1981Middlesbrough2–1West Bromwich Albion13,28828 Mar 1981Nottingham Forest2–1Norwich City22,35328 Mar 1981Stoke City0–0Birmingham City14,62428 Mar 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Leicester City21,69431 Mar 1981Arsenal2–1Birmingham City17,43131 Mar 1981Leeds United3–0Ipswich Town26,46231 Mar 1981Manchester City3–3Leicester City26,14131 Mar 1981West Bromwich Albion2–0Everton14,8333 Apr 1981Liverpool3–0Stoke City33,3084 Apr 1981Birmingham City2–1Middlesbrough12,4724 Apr 1981Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Arsenal21,0154 Apr 1981Leeds United3–0Coventry City15,8824 Apr 1981Leicester City2–4Aston Villa26,0324 Apr 1981Manchester United1–0Crystal Palace37,9744 Apr 1981Norwich City2–0Manchester City17,9574 Apr 1981Southampton2–0Nottingham Forest22,7124 Apr 1981Sunderland0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20,1384 Apr 1981Tottenham Hotspur2–2Everton27,2084 Apr 1981West Bromwich Albion3–1Ipswich Town22,2168 Apr 1981Aston Villa1–0West Bromwich Albion47,99811 Apr 1981Arsenal0–0Leeds United29,33911 Apr 1981Coventry City0–2Manchester United20,17511 Apr 1981Crystal Palace3–1Birmingham City9,82011 Apr 1981Everton0–2Norwich City16,25411 Apr 1981Middlesbrough1–0Brighton & Hove Albion11,07611 Apr 1981Nottingham Forest0–0Liverpool27,36311 Apr 1981Stoke City2–0Sunderland11,50114 Apr 1981Aston Villa1–2Ipswich Town47,49514 Apr 1981Liverpool0–1Manchester United31,27618 Apr 1981Aston Villa2–0Nottingham Forest34,70718 Apr 1981Coventry City2–2Stoke City12,76618 Apr 1981Crystal Palace0–3Brighton & Hove Albion18,79218 Apr 1981Everton4–1Middlesbrough15,70618 Apr 1981Ipswich Town0–2Arsenal30,93518 Apr 1981Leeds United0–0Liverpool39,20618 Apr 1981Leicester City2–2Southampton21,34918 Apr 1981Manchester United2–1West Bromwich Albion44,44218 Apr 1981Sunderland3–0Birmingham City20,15818 Apr 1981Tottenham Hotspur2–3Norwich City34,41318 Apr 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Manchester City17,37120 Apr 1981Arsenal3–2Crystal Palace24,34620 Apr 1981Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Leicester City21,17620 Apr 1981Manchester City3–1Everton34,43420 Apr 1981Norwich City1–0Ipswich Town26,08320 Apr 1981Nottingham Forest1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers19,71120 Apr 1981Southampton1–1Tottenham Hotspur23,73520 Apr 1981Stoke City1–1Aston Villa23,50020 Apr 1981West Bromwich Albion2–1Sunderland15,24321 Apr 1981Birmingham City0–2Leeds United14,50521 Apr 1981Middlesbrough0–1Coventry City11,37125 Apr 1981Aston Villa3–0Middlesbrough38,01825 Apr 1981Coventry City1–0Southampton18,21325 Apr 1981Crystal Palace1–3Nottingham Forest12,13825 Apr 1981Everton0–1Stoke City15,35225 Apr 1981Ipswich Town1–0Manchester City22,68425 Apr 1981Leicester City1–0Birmingham City13,66625 Apr 1981Manchester United1–0Norwich City40,16525 Apr 1981Sunderland1–2Brighton & Hove Albion22,31725 Apr 1981Tottenham Hotspur1–1Liverpool35,33425 Apr 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Arsenal15,16030 Apr 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Tottenham Hotspur18,5302 May 1981Arsenal2–0Aston Villa57,4722 May 1981Birmingham City1–1Everton12,8632 May 1981Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Leeds United27,5772 May 1981Liverpool0–1Sunderland40,3372 May 1981Manchester City1–1Crystal Palace31,0172 May 1981Middlesbrough2–1Ipswich Town15,5032 May 1981Norwich City2–3Leicester City25,3072 May 1981Nottingham Forest1–1Coventry City21,5112 May 1981Stoke City3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers14,9292 May 1981West Bromwich Albion4–2Tottenham Hotspur20,4294 May 1981Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Everton16,2695 May 1981Middlesbrough1–2Liverpool19,1026 May 1981Leeds United0–0West Bromwich Albion17,21813 May 1981Ipswich Town2–3Southampton19,50419 May 1981Liverpool1–0Manchester City24,462