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 10 November 1980
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 25 | |
| Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 22 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 21 | |
| Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 21 | |
| Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 20 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 20 | |
| Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 19 | |
| Everton | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 18 | |
| Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 16 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 | |
| Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 15 | |
| Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 15 | |
| Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 | |
| Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 15 | |
| Southampton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 13 | |
| Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 12 | |
| Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 11 | |
| Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 11 | |
| Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 10 | |
| Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 9 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 8 |