Ipswich Town league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division One table after close of play on 31 January 1981
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 40 | |
| Aston Villa | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 40 | |
| Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 36 | |
| Southampton | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 33 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 33 | |
| Arsenal | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 33 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 32 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 31 | |
| Manchester United | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 31 | |
| Everton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 27 | |
| Manchester City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 27 | |
| Middlesbrough | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 | |
| Stoke City | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 26 | |
| Leeds United | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 26 | |
| Coventry City | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 25 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 25 | |
| Sunderland | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 24 | |
| Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 24 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 20 | |
| Norwich City | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 20 | |
| Leicester City | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 16 | |
| Crystal Palace | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 15 |