Football League First Division 1981/1982

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Liverpool FC	42	26	9	7	80 - 32	87	+48	Champion (Champions League)
2	Ipswich Town	42	26	5	11	75 - 53	83	+22	Vice-champion (UEFA Cup)
3	Manchester United	42	22	12	8	59 - 29	78	+30	UEFA Cup
4	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	11	11	67 - 48	71	+19	Cup Winner Cup (cup winner)
5	Arsenal London	42	20	11	11	48 - 37	71	+11	UEFA Cup
6	Swansea City	42	21	6	15	58 - 51	69	+7
7	Southampton	42	19	9	14	72 - 67	66	+5	UEFA Cup
8	Everton	42	17	13	12	56 - 50	64	+6
9	West Ham United	42	14	16	12	66 - 57	58	+9
10	Manchester City FC	42	15	13	14	49 - 50	58	-1
11	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	55 - 53	57	+2
12	Nottingham Forest	42	15	12	15	42 - 48	57	-6
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	13	13	16	43 - 52	52	-9
14	Coventry City	42	13	11	18	56 - 62	50	-6
15	Notts County	42	13	8	21	61 - 69	47	-8
16	Birmingham City	42	10	14	18	53 - 61	44	-8
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	11	20	46 - 57	44	-11
18	Stoke City FC	42	12	8	22	44 - 63	44	-19
19	Sunderland	42	11	11	20	38 - 58	44	-20
20	Leeds United	42	10	12	20	39 - 61	42	-22	Relegated
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	42	10	10	22	32 - 63	40	-31	Relegated
22	Middlesbrough	42	8	15	19	34 - 52	39	-18	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Football League First Division 1981/1982: final table of First division