Friday 1980-11-28
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea City | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | Vetch Field | 9,115 | |
| Robinson 2, Waddle | 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 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | L | W | L | W | W | 1980-11-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 27 | W | W | L | W | W | 1980-11-29 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 | L | D | D | D | D | 1980-11-29 | Chelsea | H |
| 4 | 2 | Swansea City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 23 | W | L | D | L | D | 1980-12-06 | Chelsea | A |
| 5 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 22 | L | L | W | W | L | 1980-11-29 | Watford | H |
| 6 | -1 | Orient | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | W | D | L | W | W | 1980-11-29 | Newcastle United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 21 | D | L | L | L | D | 1980-11-29 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 21 | W | D | L | W | D | 1980-11-29 | Cardiff City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Cambridge United | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 21 | W | W | W | W | L | 1980-11-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -10 | 19 | L | W | D | L | W | 1980-11-29 | Orient | A |
| 11 | 0 | Luton Town | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1980-11-29 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 | L | W | D | W | D | 1980-12-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 17 | L | W | W | W | D | 1980-11-29 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 17 | W | D | L | L | W | 1980-11-29 | Luton Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 17 | W | W | W | L | L | 1980-11-29 | Derby County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 16 | D | L | D | W | D | 1980-11-29 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wrexham | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 16 | W | L | L | L | D | 1980-11-29 | West Ham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Watford | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 15 | D | L | W | L | L | 1980-11-29 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 15 | D | W | L | D | L | 1980-11-29 | Cambridge United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 14 | L | L | W | L | D | 1980-11-29 | Bristol City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -13 | 12 | L | D | L | W | L | 1980-11-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 11 | D | D | L | L | W | 1980-11-29 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
