Tuesday 1980-10-21
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Norwich City | Highbury | 21,839 | |
| Talbot, McDermott, Sansom | Lineups | Barham | ||||
| Coventry City | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | Highfield Road | 13,115 | |
| Hunt, Thompson | Lineups | Cummins | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | Southampton | Selhurst Park | 20,630 | |
| Flanagan 3 | Lineups | Moran 2 | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Goodison Park | 24,046 | |
| Eastoe | Lineups | Wile | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | Ayresome Park | 13,114 | |
| Armstrong | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | D | D | D | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | W | W | D | W | W | 1980-10-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 17 | D | D | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Arsenal | H |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | D | D | L | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Manchester United | A |
| 5 | 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | W | D | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 16 | D | L | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 7 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | W | W | D | L | L | 1980-10-22 | Leeds United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Manchester United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | D | D | D | W | D | 1980-10-22 | Stoke City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | L | D | W | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Southampton | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 11 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 13 | W | D | L | L | W | 1980-10-25 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 12 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 12 | L | W | W | L | D | 1980-10-22 | Manchester City | A |
| 13 | 2 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 12 | W | L | W | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 14 | -2 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 12 | D | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-22 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | W | L | W | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Stoke City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Leicester City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 9 | L | W | W | D | L | 1980-10-22 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | D | L | L | D | L | 1980-10-22 | Aston Villa | A |
| 19 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -11 | 8 | L | W | D | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 20 | 0 | Leicester City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -12 | 6 | W | W | L | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Leeds United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Manchester City | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1980-10-22 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Burnden Park | 10,713 | |
| Carter, Whatmore | Lineups | Bruce | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Blundell Park | 10,298 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 2 | Swansea City | Kenilworth Road | 8,402 | |
| Stein, Moss | Lineups | Waddle 2 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Boundary Park | 5,876 | |
| Lineups | McCulloch | |||||
| Orient | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Brisbane Road | 11,950 | |
| Lineups | Fillery | |||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Racecourse Ground | 4,179 | |
| McNeil | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | W | W | W | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | D | W | W | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 1 | Swansea City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | D | W | W | W | D | 1980-10-24 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | D | L | L | W | W | 1980-10-22 | Cambridge United | H |
| 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 17 | D | D | W | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Orient | H |
| 7 | 0 | Orient | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 0 | Cambridge United | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 13 | W | W | W | W | L | 1980-10-22 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 13 | D | L | D | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Bristol City | A |
| 10 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 | W | D | L | W | L | 1980-10-25 | West Ham United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Newcastle United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 12 | L | L | W | D | D | 1980-10-22 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 12 | 5 | Wrexham | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 | W | L | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 13 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 11 | L | D | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Watford | A |
| 14 | -2 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 11 | L | W | W | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 15 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 11 | D | D | L | D | W | 1980-10-24 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | -3 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | D | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-22 | Cardiff City | A |
| 17 | -2 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 10 | D | W | D | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 18 | 1 | Luton Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 10 | D | D | L | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Cambridge United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1980-10-22 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 9 | D | L | L | D | D | 1980-10-22 | Newcastle United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 8 | L | D | W | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Derby County | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -12 | 6 | D | L | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Preston North End | A |
| Third Division |
| Division 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | Oakwell | 8,991 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Burnley | Leeds Road | 15,741 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Hull City | 0 | 1 | Carlisle United | Boothferry Park | 3,603 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | Fratton Park | 15,655 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | Chester | Millmoor | 6,635 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | County Ground | 5,909 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Walsall | 1 | 3 | Exeter City | Fellows Park | 3,703 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Chesterfield | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1980-10-22 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 20 | W | L | L | W | D | 1980-10-25 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | D | W | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | D | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Colchester United | A |
| 5 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 18 | W | W | W | W | D | 1980-10-25 | Blackpool | H |
| 6 | -1 | Burnley | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | D | L | D | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Brentford | H |
| 7 | 5 | Exeter City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 17 | W | L | L | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | D | L | W | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Burnley | A |
| 9 | 0 | Blackpool | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 | D | W | D | W | W | 1980-10-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 1 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 | D | W | D | D | D | 1980-10-25 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 11 | -4 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | L | W | L | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Oxford United | A |
| 12 | -2 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | W | W | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Millwall | A |
| 13 | 0 | Chester | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | D | W | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Fulham | H |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 14 | L | L | D | W | L | 1980-10-22 | Colchester United | H |
| 15 | 1 | Oxford United | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 13 | D | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Portsmouth | H |
| 16 | -1 | Walsall | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 | L | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Chesterfield | A |
| 17 | 0 | Colchester United | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 12 | D | D | W | L | L | 1980-10-22 | Reading | A |
| 18 | 0 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -7 | 12 | L | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-22 | Fulham | A |
| 19 | 0 | Gillingham | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 12 | D | L | W | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Hull City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Newport County | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1980-10-22 | Millwall | H |
| 22 | 2 | Carlisle United | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 10 | W | D | L | D | L | 1980-10-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 23 | -1 | Swindon Town | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -14 | 9 | L | D | L | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Exeter City | A |
| 24 | -1 | Hull City | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 8 | L | L | L | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Gillingham | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Division 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Dean Court | 2,632 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Bury | Belle Vue | 3,529 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Hartlepool United | 0 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Victoria Park | 3,419 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Aldershot | County Ground | 3,194 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Wimbledon | Spotland | 2,391 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| York City | 1 | 2 | Darlington | Bootham Crescent | 2,534 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southend United | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 23 | W | W | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Darlington | A |
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | L | D | W | W | D | 1980-10-22 | Bradford City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1980-10-22 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 4 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | W | W | W | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Peterborough United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Aldershot | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 18 | L | L | D | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | W | D | D | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 16 | W | W | L | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 8 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 16 | L | W | L | D | W | 1980-10-25 | Port Vale | A |
| 9 | 4 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | W | W | W | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | 5 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 15 | W | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 11 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 15 | D | L | D | W | D | 1980-10-25 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 15 | D | L | W | D | D | 1980-10-24 | Stockport County | A |
| 13 | -4 | Wimbledon | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 14 | L | D | W | L | L | 1980-10-25 | York City | H |
| 14 | -3 | Bradford City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 14 | W | L | L | D | W | 1980-10-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Torquay United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 13 | W | L | L | W | L | 1980-10-22 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | 0 | York City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -3 | 13 | L | W | D | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Wimbledon | A |
| 17 | 4 | Darlington | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 13 | W | L | L | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Southend United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 13 | L | L | D | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 12 | L | L | D | D | W | 1980-10-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Stockport County | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 | L | D | L | W | L | 1980-10-22 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 11 | L | W | W | L | W | 1980-10-22 | Hereford United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | -11 | 10 | D | D | L | L | D | 1980-10-22 | Port Vale | H |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 9 | L | L | W | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Bradford City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 9 | L | D | L | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Hereford United | H |
