Ipswich Town league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division One table after close of play on 31 December 1980
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 34 | |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 34 | |
| Ipswich Town | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 33 | |
| Arsenal | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 30 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 29 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 29 | |
| Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 27 | |
| Southampton | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 27 | |
| Everton | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 26 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 26 | |
| Stoke City | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 25 | |
| Middlesbrough | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 24 | |
| Manchester City | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 24 | |
| Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 24 | |
| Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 23 | |
| Leeds United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 22 | |
| Sunderland | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 20 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 20 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 20 | |
| Norwich City | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 20 | |
| Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 14 | |
| Crystal Palace | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 13 |