Tabelle1981/19821. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 1 | 5:1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | Tottenham | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Everton | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Man. City | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Nottingham | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Coventry | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Notts | 1 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 1 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton | 1 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Brighton | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | West Ham | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Man. United | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 16 | West Brom | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Arsenal | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Birmingham | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Leeds United | 1 | 1:5 | -4 | 0 |
Baslers Freistöße sind wie das richtige Leben, mal weich und kurz, mal hart und lang.
— Jörg Wontorra