English Second Division 1981/1982
Historical league standings at 23rd September 1981
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -1 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -1 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -2 |
| 15 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | -3 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -3 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -1 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | -3 |
| 20 | Orient | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | -6 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -5 |
