Wednesday 1981-01-14
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 1 | Manchester City | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | Maine Road | 48,045 | |
| Lineups | Kennedy R | |||||||
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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 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 40 | W | D | L | W | W | 1981-01-17 | Chesterfield | A |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 39 | W | W | D | W | D | 1981-01-16 | Fulham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Rotherham United | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 37 | D | D | W | W | W | 1981-01-16 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 35 | W | W | D | D | D | 1981-01-17 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 35 | D | W | L | W | W | 1981-01-27 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 0 | Chesterfield | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 34 | W | L | D | D | W | 1981-01-17 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | Portsmouth | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 33 | L | W | D | D | D | 1981-01-24 | Blackpool | H |
| 8 | 1 | Exeter City | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 31 | W | L | D | W | D | 1981-01-31 | Hull City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Reading | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 29 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-01-17 | Blackpool | A |
| 10 | 0 | Chester | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 29 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Walsall | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 28 | L | L | D | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Gillingham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Colchester United | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -6 | 28 | W | W | L | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Oxford United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 27 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-01-17 | Millwall | H |
| 14 | 0 | Brentford | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 27 | D | D | D | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 29 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 26 | W | D | L | D | L | 1981-01-17 | Chester | H |
| 16 | 0 | Millwall | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -14 | 25 | W | D | D | W | W | 1981-01-17 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | 0 | Newport County | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 24 | L | W | D | L | L | 1981-01-16 | Rotherham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Fulham | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -9 | 23 | L | D | W | D | D | 1981-01-16 | Barnsley | H |
| 19 | 0 | Swindon Town | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 22 | L | W | W | W | D | 1981-01-24 | Reading | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 28 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -13 | 22 | D | W | W | L | L | 1981-01-17 | Colchester United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 22 | D | L | L | W | L | 1981-01-17 | Sheffield United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Blackpool | 27 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -18 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1981-01-17 | Reading | H |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -20 | 19 | L | L | W | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Chester | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hull City | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 39 | -30 | 15 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Exeter City | A |
