Tabelle1981/19829. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 19:11 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2 | Swansea City | 9 | 19:12 | 7 | 19 | |
| 3 | Tottenham | 9 | 15:10 | 5 | 18 | |
| 4 | West Ham | 9 | 18:9 | 9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Man. United | 10 | 12:5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Nottingham | 9 | 12:11 | 1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Brighton | 9 | 13:9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 9 | 11:8 | 3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 9 | 17:19 | -2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Notts | 9 | 14:16 | -2 | 13 | |
| 11 | Birmingham | 9 | 16:12 | 4 | 12 | |
| 12 | Coventry | 9 | 15:14 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Man. City | 9 | 12:12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 14 | Everton | 9 | 11:12 | -1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 9 | 16:16 | 0 | 10 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 9 | 9:9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 17 | West Brom | 9 | 7:7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 18 | Arsenal | 9 | 5:8 | -3 | 9 | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 8:16 | -8 | 8 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 6:13 | -7 | 7 | |
| 21 | Wolverhampton | 9 | 5:17 | -12 | 7 | |
| 22 | Leeds United | 10 | 7:21 | -14 | 6 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2630 | 4618:4137 | 3897 | |
| 35 | Coventry | 664 | 792:957 | 811 |
Steiner, du Sau, bleib beim MSV!
— Erboste Kölner Anhänger, die den Duisburger Paul Steiner nach dem schweren Foul an Weltmeister Heinz Flohe (Karriere-Ende) nicht beim FC haben wollten...