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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1980-81
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 26-8-8 | 60 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23-9-10 | 56 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 19-8-15 | 53 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 20-10-12 | 52 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 17-8-17 | 51 |
| 6 | Southampton | 20-12-10 | 50 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 19-11-12 | 50 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 15-9-18 | 48 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 17-15-10 | 44 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14-13-15 | 43 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 12-12-18 | 42 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 14-17-11 | 39 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 13-17-12 | 38 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 16-21-5 | 37 |
| 15 | Everton | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 14-21-7 | 35 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13-20-9 | 35 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14-21-7 | 35 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 13-22-7 | 33 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 13-23-6 | 32 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 6-29-7 | 19 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 28-4-10 | 66 |
| 2 | Notts County | 18-7-17 | 53 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 18-10-14 | 50 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 16-8-18 | 50 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 18-12-12 | 48 |
| 6 | Derby County | 15-12-15 | 45 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 15-12-15 | 45 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15-14-13 | 43 |
| 9 | Watford | 16-15-11 | 43 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17-17-8 | 42 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 14-14-14 | 42 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 17-19-6 | 40 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 11-14-17 | 39 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 12-15-15 | 39 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 12-16-14 | 38 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 13-17-12 | 38 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 14-18-10 | 38 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 12-18-12 | 36 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 11-17-14 | 36 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 7-19-16 | 30 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 5-24-13 | 23 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 24-9-13 | 61 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 21-8-17 | 59 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 25-12-9 | 59 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 21-11-14 | 56 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 23-13-10 | 56 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 22-15-9 | 53 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 19-13-14 | 52 |
| 8 | Burnley | 18-14-14 | 50 |
| 9 | Brentford | 14-13-19 | 47 |
| 10 | Reading | 18-18-10 | 46 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 16-17-13 | 45 |
| 12 | Newport County | 15-18-13 | 43 |
| 13 | Fulham | 15-18-13 | 43 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 13-16-17 | 43 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 12-16-18 | 42 |
| 16 | Millwall | 14-18-14 | 42 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 13-18-15 | 41 |
| 18 | Chester City | 15-20-11 | 41 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 14-19-13 | 41 |
| 20 | Walsall | 13-18-15 | 41 |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 14-20-12 | 40 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 14-21-11 | 39 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 9-23-14 | 32 |
| 24 | Hull City | 8-22-16 | 32 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 30-9-7 | 67 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 25-6-15 | 65 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 22-12-12 | 56 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 23-14-9 | 55 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 17-11-18 | 52 |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 18-14-14 | 50 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 20-17-9 | 49 |
| 8 | Darlington | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 20-17-9 | 49 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 18-15-13 | 49 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 18-17-11 | 47 |
| 12 | Bury | 17-18-11 | 45 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 16-17-13 | 45 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 14-16-16 | 44 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 14-17-15 | 43 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 11-15-20 | 42 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 18-23-5 | 41 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 13-19-14 | 40 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12-19-15 | 39 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 16-23-7 | 39 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 13-23-10 | 36 |
| 22 | Hereford | 11-22-13 | 35 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 11-23-12 | 34 |
| 24 | York City | 12-25-9 | 33 |
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