1970's◄ English Football Tier 1 ►1990's
English Football - League Positions - 1980'S
| Tier 1 - FL 1st Division |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 1
|
Club |
79/80 | 80/81 | 81/82 | 82/83 | 83/84 | 84/85 | 85/86 | 86/87 | 87/88 | 88/89 |
| Arsenal | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 1st |
| Aston Villa | 7th | 1st | 11th | 6th | 10th | 10th | 16th | 22nd | - | 17th |
| Birmingham City | - | 13th | 16th | 17th | 20th | - | 21st | - | - | - |
| Bolton Wanderers | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 16th | 19th | 13th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol City | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charlton Athletic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | 17th | 14th |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | 14th | 18th | - |
| Coventry City | 15th | 16th | 14th | 19th | 19th | 18th | 17th | 10th | 10th | 7th |
| Crystal Palace | 13th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derby County | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 5th |
| Everton | 19th | 15th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 8th |
| Ipswich Town | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 12th | 17th | 20th | - | - | - |
| Leeds United | 11th | 9th | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leicester City | - | 21st | - | - | 15th | 15th | 19th | 20th | - | - |
| Liverpool | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Luton Town | - | - | - | 18th | 16th | 13th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 16th |
| Manchester City | 17th | 12th | 10th | 20th | - | - | 15th | 21st | - | - |
| Manchester United | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 2nd | 11th |
| Middlesbrough | 9th | 14th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18th |
| Millwall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| Newcastle United | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 11th | 17th | 8th | 20th |
| Norwich City | 12th | 20th | - | 14th | 14th | 20th | - | 5th | 14th | 4th |
| Nottingham Forest | 5th | 7th | 12th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Notts County | - | - | 15th | 15th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford United | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18th | 18th | 21st | - |
| Portsmouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | - |
| Queens Park Rangers | - | - | - | - | 5th | 19th | 13th | 16th | 5th | 9th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 5th | 13th | 11th | 15th |
| Southampton | 8th | 6th | 7th | 12th | 2nd | 5th | 14th | 12th | 12th | 13th |
| Stoke City | 18th | 11th | 18th | 13th | 18th | 22nd | - | - | - | - |
| Sunderland | - | 17th | 19th | 16th | 13th | 21st | - | - | - | - |
| Swansea City | - | - | 6th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 14th | 10th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 10th | 3rd | 13th | 6th |
| Watford | -- | - | - | 2nd | 11th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 20th | - |
| West Bromwich Albion | 10th | 4th | 17th | 11th | 17th | 12th | 22nd | - | - | - |
| West Ham United | - | - | 9th | 8th | 9th | 16th | 3rd | 15th | 16th | 19th |
| Wimbledon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 7th | 12th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6th | 18th | 21st | - | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - |
1970's◄ English Football Tier 1 ►1990's