Tabelle1981/19826. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 6 | 14:5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 13:6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | 13:10 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Man. City | 6 | 11:7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Nottingham | 6 | 9:6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 6 | 11:8 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Brighton | 6 | 8:6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Tottenham | 6 | 9:10 | -1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Man. United | 6 | 6:5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10 | Everton | 6 | 8:8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 6 | 5:5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 6 | 4:4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 6 | 11:10 | 1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 6 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 15 | Coventry | 6 | 10:11 | -1 | 7 | |
| 16 | Notts | 6 | 8:12 | -4 | 7 | |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 7:7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 6 | 6:9 | -3 | 6 | |
| 19 | West Brom | 6 | 5:6 | -1 | 5 | |
| 20 | Leeds United | 6 | 5:14 | -9 | 5 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4:11 | -7 | 4 | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton | 6 | 2:9 | -7 | 4 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2630 | 4618:4137 | 3897 | |
| 23 | Stoke City | 1682 | 2242:2588 | 2103 |
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