Football League First Division 1979/80
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 60 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 58 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 53 | ♦UC |
| 4th | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 52 | - |
| 5th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 48 | ♦EC |
| 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 47 | ♦UC |
| 7th | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 44 | - |
| 10th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 40 | - |
| 12th | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Everton | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 35 | - |
| 20th | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 73 | -35 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions |
| ♦ Manchester United finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ▼Bristol City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Derby County were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Sunderland were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Birmingham City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |