Friday 1981-01-02
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 38 | D | L | W | W | W | 1981-01-10 | Hull City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 37 | W | D | W | D | W | 1981-01-10 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 3 | 0 | Rotherham United | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 35 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-01-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 4 | 0 | Burnley | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 34 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-01-03 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 33 | W | D | D | D | W | 1981-01-10 | Newport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Chesterfield | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 32 | L | D | D | W | L | 1981-01-10 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Portsmouth | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 31 | D | D | D | L | W | 1981-01-10 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Exeter City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 29 | D | W | D | D | W | 1981-01-10 | Walsall | H |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield United | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 28 | D | L | W | W | D | 1981-01-03 | Newport County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Chester | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 28 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-01-10 | Brentford | H |
| 11 | 2 | Reading | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 27 | W | L | D | D | L | 1981-01-10 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 27 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-01-10 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | -1 | Colchester United | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -7 | 26 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-01-10 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | 0 | Brentford | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 25 | D | W | L | D | L | 1981-01-03 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Fulham | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -7 | 23 | D | W | D | D | D | 1981-01-10 | Millwall | A |
| 16 | 0 | Walsall | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 23 | L | D | L | L | D | 1981-01-03 | Millwall | H |
| 17 | 0 | Newport County | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 22 | D | L | L | D | D | 1981-01-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Swindon Town | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 22 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-01-10 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | 0 | Millwall | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -16 | 22 | D | W | W | L | D | 1981-01-03 | Walsall | A |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 27 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -13 | 21 | W | W | L | L | L | 1981-01-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 21 | L | L | W | L | L | 1981-01-03 | Rotherham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Blackpool | 26 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 20 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-01-10 | Colchester United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -18 | 19 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-01-10 | Reading | A |
| 24 | 0 | Hull City | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 36 | -29 | 15 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-01-10 | Charlton Athletic | A |
