Tabelle1981/19827. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 15:7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2 | West Ham | 7 | 15:6 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Swansea City | 7 | 15:10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Nottingham | 7 | 11:7 | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Tottenham | 7 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Man. City | 7 | 11:8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 9:8 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | Coventry | 7 | 14:13 | 1 | 10 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 7 | 13:12 | 1 | 10 | |
| 10 | Brighton | 7 | 9:8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 11 | Man. United | 7 | 6:5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 7 | 6:6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 7 | 4:4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 7 | 10:10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 13:13 | 0 | 7 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 7 | 7:7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 17 | Notts | 7 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 7:13 | -6 | 7 | |
| 19 | Wolverhampton | 7 | 5:11 | -6 | 7 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 6:11 | -5 | 6 | |
| 21 | West Brom | 7 | 5:7 | -2 | 5 | |
| 22 | Leeds United | 7 | 6:16 | -10 | 5 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 1860 | 2772:2951 | 2400 | |
| 23 | Stoke City | 1682 | 2242:2588 | 2103 |
So 'ne Mannschaft wie Saudi-Arabien hätten wir sogar mit Arminia Bielefeld geschlagen.
— Ansgar Brinkmann nach der WM 2002, bei der Deutschland das Finale erreichte...