Friday 1981-01-30
| Fourth Division |
| Division 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Darlington | Edgeley Park | 1,911 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 2 | Southend United | Prenton Park | 2,127 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 46 | D | D | W | W | W | 1981-02-06 | Hereford United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 41 | W | D | D | W | W | 1981-01-31 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 38 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-01-31 | Hereford United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 35 | W | L | W | D | L | 1981-01-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 34 | D | W | D | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 34 | L | D | W | W | D | 1981-01-31 | Peterborough United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Aldershot | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 33 | L | W | L | D | L | 1981-01-31 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 1 | Darlington | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 32 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-02-07 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 9 | -1 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 32 | W | D | W | W | D | 1981-01-31 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 30 | D | D | D | D | L | 1981-01-31 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Northampton Town | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -6 | 29 | D | L | L | D | W | 1981-01-31 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 12 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -7 | 29 | D | W | W | L | L | 1981-01-31 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wimbledon | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 28 | D | W | W | D | L | 1981-01-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Torquay United | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -2 | 28 | D | W | W | L | L | 1981-02-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -3 | 28 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-02-06 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 16 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -6 | 28 | W | L | L | W | D | 1981-01-31 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 27 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 0 | York City | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -7 | 26 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-02-07 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 25 | D | D | D | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Bradford City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 24 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-01-31 | Halifax Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stockport County | 31 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 24 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-02-07 | Lincoln City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 20 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-01-31 | Bury | A |
| 23 | 0 | Port Vale | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 41 | -19 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1981-01-31 | Wimbledon | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hereford United | 28 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | -20 | 19 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-01-31 | Mansfield Town | H |
