Ipswich Town league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division One table after close of play on 31 March 1981
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 52 | |
| Aston Villa | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 51 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 45 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 44 | |
| Southampton | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 50 | 18 | 44 | |
| Liverpool | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 42 | |
| Arsenal | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 42 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 40 | |
| Manchester United | 37 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 38 | |
| Leeds United | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 37 | |
| Birmingham City | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 35 | |
| Manchester City | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 34 | |
| Stoke City | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 34 | |
| Middlesbrough | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 33 | |
| Sunderland | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 31 | |
| Everton | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 31 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 30 | |
| Coventry City | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 30 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 27 | |
| Leicester City | 37 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 27 | |
| Norwich City | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 25 | |
| Crystal Palace | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 71 | -31 | 16 |