Football : Season Details : 1981

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup;
EC European Cup; UEFA UEFA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Aston Villa
60
4-6
  
2
 Ipswich Town
56
2-13
 UEFA-W
3
 Arsenal
53
2-55
  
4
 West Bromwich Albion
52
6-5
  
5
 Liverpool
51
4-19
 EC-W; LC-W
6
 Southampton
50
2-3
  
7
 Nottingham Forest
50
5-4
  
8
 Manchester United
48
6-6
  
9
 Leeds United
44
5-17
  
10
 Tottenham Hotspur
43
5-3
 FAC-W
11
 Stoke City
42
6-2
  
12
 Manchester City
39
7-15
 FAC-F
13
 Birmingham City
38
8-1
  
14
 Middlesbrough
37
4-7
  
15
 Coventry City
36
1-14
  
16
 Everton
36
3-27
  
17
 Sunderland
35
4-1
  
18
 Wolverhamption Wanderers
35
4-4
  
19
 Brighton and Hove Albion
35
1-2
  
20
 Norwich City
33
2-6
  
21
 Leicester City
32
7-1
  
22
 Crystal Palace
19
2-2
  

League Cup Final Liverpool 1 West Ham United 1 aet
Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1
FA Cup Final Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester City 1 aet
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester City 2

aet After Extra Time

History

Liverpool win the European Cup for the third time and also win the League Cup (their first).

Aston Villa win their first Championship since 1910.

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