Friday 1980-10-24
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Vetch Field | 12,928 | |
| Charles | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 2 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1980-11-01 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 3 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | W | D | L | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Notts County | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Newcastle United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 | W | L | L | W | D | 1980-10-25 | Chelsea | A |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Cambridge United | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 13 | L | W | W | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Luton Town | H |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Cardiff City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 11 | W | L | L | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 | L | D | D | L | D | 1980-11-01 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | L | D | W | D | L | 1980-10-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 | L | D | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Cardiff City | H |
| 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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Division 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Edgeley Park | 2,012 | |
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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 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 21 | W | L | D | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Northampton Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | L | W | D | W | W | 1980-10-25 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 7 | Stockport County | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1980-10-27 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 15 | L | D | L | W | D | 1980-10-27 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 | W | L | L | D | D | 1980-10-25 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Bradford City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 14 | L | W | L | L | D | 1980-10-25 | Bury | A |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 13 | W | L | W | W | L | 1980-10-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1980-10-25 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | -12 | 10 | L | D | D | L | L | 1980-10-25 | Halifax Town | A |
| 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 |
