Brighton and Hove Albion league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division One table after close of play on 08 December 1981
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 | |
| Ipswich Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 32 | |
| Southampton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 30 | |
| Swansea City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 30 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 28 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 | |
| Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 | |
| West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 26 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 26 | |
| Manchester City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 25 | |
| Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 24 | |
| Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 22 | |
| Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 22 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 | |
| Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 20 | |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 19 | |
| Leeds United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 19 | |
| Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 18 | |
| Notts County | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 17 | |
| Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 | |
| Sunderland | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 11 |