The professional snooker world rankings for the top 27 snooker players in the 1980/1981 season are listed below.
| Born | October 8, 1932 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Wales |
| Professional | 1967–1992 |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Born | January 16, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Canada |
| Professional | 1972–1996 |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Born | October 31, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Died | November 7, 2004 (aged 75) |
| Sport country | Australia |
| Professional | 1963–1995 |
| Highest ranking | 3 |
| Ranking[1] | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Reardon | Wales |
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn | Canada |
| 3 | Eddie Charlton | Australia |
| 4 | Alex Higgins | Northern Ireland |
| 5 | Terry Griffiths | Wales |
| 6 | Dennis Taylor | Northern Ireland |
| 7 | Perrie Mans | South Africa |
| 8 | Fred Davis | England |
| 9 | David Taylor | England |
| 10 | Bill Werbeniuk | Canada |
| 11 | Kirk Stevens | Canada |
| 12 | John Virgo | England |
| 13 | Steve Davis | England |
| 14 | Doug Mountjoy | Wales |
| 15 | John Spencer | England |
| 16 | Graham Miles | England |
| 17 | Jim Wych | Canada |
| 18 | Patsy Fagan | Ireland |
| 19 | John Pulman | England |
| 20 | Willie Thorne | England |
| 21 | Pat Houlihan | England |
| 22 | Rex Williams | England |
| 23 | Jim Meadowcroft | England |
| 24 | John Dunning | England |
| 25 | Ian Anderson | Australia |
| 26 | Bernard Bennett | England |
| 27 | Paddy Morgan | Australia |
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