Sunday 1981-03-15
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | Cambridge United | Boundary Park | 4,836 | |
| Wylde (p), Palmer | Lineups | Lyons, Reilly | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 51 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-03-21 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 41 | L | L | W | W | D | 1981-03-21 | Orient | H |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 39 | W | D | D | W | W | 1981-03-28 | Swansea City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 39 | W | D | D | D | W | 1981-03-21 | Chelsea | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 38 | L | D | D | W | W | 1981-03-28 | Orient | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 37 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-03-21 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Luton Town | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 37 | W | W | D | L | W | 1981-03-28 | Cambridge United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Derby County | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 37 | D | D | D | L | W | 1981-03-21 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swansea City | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 36 | W | W | L | L | L | 1981-03-17 | Bristol City | H |
| 10 | 1 | Cambridge United | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -5 | 35 | D | L | W | L | W | 1981-03-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 34 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-03-21 | Derby County | H |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -13 | 33 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-03-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Orient | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -1 | 32 | L | D | D | L | W | 1981-03-21 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Watford | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 31 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -5 | 28 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-03-24 | Preston North End | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 32 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 28 | L | D | D | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -12 | 28 | D | D | D | L | L | 1981-03-21 | West Ham United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Cardiff City | 33 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -13 | 28 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Cambridge United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Preston North End | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -19 | 28 | L | W | W | L | L | 1981-03-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 20 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -6 | 27 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Newcastle United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol City | 33 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 30 | -19 | 23 | L | D | L | L | W | 1981-03-17 | Swansea City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -24 | 20 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-03-21 | Watford | A |
