Wednesday 1981-02-25
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Ninian Park | 4,226 | |
| Kitchen | 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 | West Ham United | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 47 | W | W | W | W | D | 1981-02-28 | Watford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 | W | D | W | W | D | 1981-02-28 | Bristol City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 35 | L | L | W | W | L | 1981-02-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 35 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-02-28 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 35 | D | W | L | W | D | 1981-02-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 35 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-02-28 | Wrexham | A |
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 34 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-02-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 33 | W | D | L | W | W | 1981-02-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 0 | Swansea City | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 32 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-02-28 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 32 | L | W | D | L | D | 1981-03-01 | Orient | A |
| 11 | 0 | Cambridge United | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -5 | 32 | L | W | L | D | L | 1981-02-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Orient | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 31 | D | L | W | L | D | 1981-03-01 | Luton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Newcastle United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 30 | L | D | W | W | W | 1981-02-28 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Watford | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -1 | 29 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-02-28 | West Ham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 28 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-02-28 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 30 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | -5 | 27 | D | W | L | L | D | 1981-02-28 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 3 | Cardiff City | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -12 | 25 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-02-28 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 18 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 25 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-02-28 | Newcastle United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -6 | 24 | W | L | L | L | D | 1981-02-28 | Cambridge United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Preston North End | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | -21 | 24 | L | L | W | L | D | 1981-02-28 | Chelsea | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol City | 30 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -16 | 22 | L | W | D | D | L | 1981-02-28 | Notts County | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 31 | -26 | 16 | D | W | L | D | L | 1981-02-28 | Cardiff City | H |
