Tabelle1981/198222. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 43:32 | 11 | 44 | |
| 2 | Southampton | 23 | 42:35 | 7 | 40 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 22 | 40:20 | 20 | 39 | |
| 4 | Man. United | 22 | 33:18 | 15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Man. City | 22 | 34:25 | 9 | 38 | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 20:16 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 34:34 | 0 | 37 | |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 32:27 | 5 | 33 | |
| 9 | Nottingham | 22 | 26:28 | -2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Tottenham | 18 | 27:19 | 8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Brighton | 21 | 25:19 | 6 | 31 | |
| 12 | West Ham | 21 | 37:30 | 7 | 29 | |
| 13 | West Brom | 20 | 26:23 | 3 | 27 | |
| 14 | Notts | 21 | 30:36 | -6 | 26 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 22 | 24:27 | -3 | 25 | |
| 16 | Stoke City | 23 | 26:34 | -8 | 25 | |
| 17 | Coventry | 22 | 34:39 | -5 | 23 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 21 | 20:35 | -15 | 23 | |
| 19 | Birmingham | 21 | 31:35 | -4 | 20 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 22 | 14:33 | -19 | 19 | |
| 21 | Sunderland | 22 | 17:34 | -17 | 18 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 17:33 | -16 | 14 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Stoke City | 1682 | 2242:2588 | 2103 | |
| 27 | West Ham | 1294 | 2049:2194 | 1645 |
Abends kann man in der Altstadt sehr leicht versacken. Vor allem, wenn man das leckere Kölsch unterschätzt. Da hat schon so mancher sein blaues Wunder erlebt.
— Wolfgang Overath 2006 über die Stadt Köln