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1980-81

First Division

Champions · P42 W26 D8 L8 · 72 scored, 40 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
16 Aug 1980	A	Leeds United	2–1	W
20 Aug 1980	H	Norwich City	1–0	W
23 Aug 1980	A	Manchester City	2–2	D
30 Aug 1980	H	Coventry City	1–0	W
6 Sept 1980	A	Ipswich Town	0–1	L
13 Sept 1980	H	Everton	0–2	L
20 Sept 1980	H	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	W
27 Sept 1980	A	Crystal Palace	1–0	W
4 Oct 1980	H	Sunderland	4–0	W
8 Oct 1980	A	Manchester United	3–3	D
11 Oct 1980	A	Birmingham City	2–1	W
18 Oct 1980	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	W
22 Oct 1980	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	W
25 Oct 1980	A	Southampton	2–1	W
1 Nov 1980	H	Leicester City	2–0	W
8 Nov 1980	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
12 Nov 1980	A	Norwich City	3–1	W
15 Nov 1980	H	Leeds United	1–1	D
22 Nov 1980	A	Liverpool	1–2	L
29 Nov 1980	H	Arsenal	1–1	D
6 Dec 1980	A	Middlesbrough	1–2	L
13 Dec 1980	H	Birmingham City	3–0	W
20 Dec 1980	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	L
26 Dec 1980	H	Stoke City	1–0	W
27 Dec 1980	A	Nottingham Forest	2–2	D
10 Jan 1981	H	Liverpool	2–0	W
17 Jan 1981	A	Coventry City	2–1	W
31 Jan 1981	H	Manchester City	1–0	W
7 Feb 1981	A	Everton	3–1	W
21 Feb 1981	H	Crystal Palace	2–1	W
28 Feb 1981	A	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	W
7 Mar 1981	A	Sunderland	2–1	W
14 Mar 1981	H	Manchester United	3–3	D
21 Mar 1981	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
28 Mar 1981	H	Southampton	2–1	W
4 Apr 1981	A	Leicester City	4–2	W
8 Apr 1981	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	W
14 Apr 1981	H	Ipswich Town	1–2	L
18 Apr 1981	H	Nottingham Forest	2–0	W
20 Apr 1981	A	Stoke City	1–1	D
25 Apr 1981	H	Middlesbrough	3–0	W
2 May 1981	A	Arsenal	0–2	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	42	26	8	8	72	40	+32	60
2	Ipswich Town	42	23	10	9	77	43	+34	56
3	Arsenal	42	19	15	8	61	45	+16	53
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	12	10	60	42	+18	52
5	Liverpool	42	17	17	8	62	42	+20	51
6	Southampton	42	20	10	12	76	56	+20	50
7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	12	11	62	44	+18	50
8	Manchester United	42	15	18	9	51	36	+15	48
9	Leeds United	42	17	10	15	39	47	-8	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	15	13	70	68	+2	43
11	Stoke City	42	12	18	12	51	60	-9	42
12	Manchester City	42	14	11	17	56	59	-3	39
13	Birmingham City	42	13	12	17	50	61	-11	38
14	Middlesbrough	42	16	5	21	53	61	-8	37
15	Everton	42	13	10	19	55	58	-3	36
16	Coventry City	42	13	10	19	48	68	-20	36
17	Sunderland	42	14	7	21	52	53	-1	35
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	9	20	43	55	-12	35
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	14	7	21	54	67	-13	35
20	Norwich City	42	13	7	22	49	73	-24	33
21	Leicester City	42	13	6	23	40	67	-27	32
22	Crystal Palace	42	6	7	29	47	83	-36	19

Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.