If you want to find out the scorers, line-ups and more details on the game, click on the full-time score.
| Date | Opponents | V | Res | HT | Competition | Comp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1981 | Birmingham City | H | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Sep 1981 | Leeds United | A | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Sep 1981 | Southampton | A | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 22 Sep 1981 | Notts County | H | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Sep 1981 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 3 Oct 1981 | Stoke City | A | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Oct 1981 | Coventry City | H | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 10 Oct 1981 | West Ham United | A | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Middlesbrough | A | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Oct 1981 | Coventry City | A | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Manchester City | H | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 7 Nov 1981 | Liverpool | A | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Nov 1981 | Oxford United | H | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | League Cup | LC |
| 21 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | H | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 Nov 1981 | Notts County | A | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 28 Nov 1981 | Arsenal | A | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Dec 1981 | Swansea City | H | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 15 Dec 1981 | Ipswich Town | H | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | League Cup | LC |
| 19 Dec 1981 | Aston Villa | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 28 Dec 1981 | Coventry City | H | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Jan 1982 | West Ham United | A | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 6 Jan 1982 | Manchester United | A | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Southampton | H | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 13 Feb 1982 | Stoke City | H | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Feb 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Feb 1982 | West Ham United | H | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Mar 1982 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Manchester City | A | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Liverpool | H | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Apr 1982 | Birmingham City | A | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 10 Apr 1982 | Manchester United | H | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 13 Apr 1982 | Coventry City | A | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Sunderland | A | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Arsenal | H | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 1 May 1982 | Swansea City | A | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 4 May 1982 | Leeds United | H | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 8 May 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 15 May 1982 | Aston Villa | A | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |