| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 42 | 66 | +50 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 29 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 42 | 53 | +11 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 42 | 50 | +20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 44 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 50 | +13 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 29 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 42 | 48 | +15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 45 | +5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 45 | +2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 42 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 43 | +10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 46 |
| 9 | Watford | 42 | 43 | +5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 45 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 42 | +2 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 42 | -15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 40 | +5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 42 | 40 | -12 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 65 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 39 | -1 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 47 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 39 | -9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 48 |
| 16 | 42 | 38 | -2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 45 | |
| 17 | Orient | 42 | 38 | -4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 38 | -5 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 36 | -16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 42 | 36 | -21 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 42 | 30 | -22 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 23 | -31 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 65 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1980_1981/championship/index.shtml.
