Tabelle1981/198215. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man. United | 15 | 23:9 | 14 | 29 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 27:19 | 8 | 29 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 16 | 29:23 | 6 | 27 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 15 | 25:22 | 3 | 27 | |
| 5 | West Ham | 15 | 32:20 | 12 | 26 | |
| 6 | Nottingham | 16 | 21:20 | 1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Tottenham | 13 | 20:14 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 15 | 13:11 | 2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Man. City | 15 | 20:17 | 3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 15 | 21:16 | 5 | 21 | |
| 11 | Brighton | 15 | 20:15 | 5 | 21 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 16 | 22:24 | -2 | 20 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 15 | 21:18 | 3 | 19 | |
| 14 | Everton | 16 | 19:22 | -3 | 19 | |
| 15 | Coventry | 15 | 24:24 | 0 | 18 | |
| 16 | Notts | 15 | 21:27 | -6 | 16 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 15 | 9:20 | -11 | 16 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 16 | 16:31 | -15 | 16 | |
| 19 | Birmingham | 14 | 21:21 | 0 | 15 | |
| 20 | West Brom | 15 | 16:18 | -2 | 15 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 15:28 | -13 | 11 | |
| 22 | Sunderland | 16 | 11:27 | -16 | 11 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Man. United | 2338 | 3939:3411 | 3572 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2418 | 4052:3785 | 3491 |
Der Fußball wird in Deutschland deshalb weiter gespielt werden.
— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge nach dem deutschen WM-Aus 1998 gegen Kroatien (0:3).