Monday 1981-03-16
| Fourth Division |
| Division 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Field Mill | 3,737 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Port Vale | 4 | 0 | Hereford United | Vale Park | 2,379 | |
| 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 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 42 | 57 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-03-22 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 37 | 52 | L | D | D | D | D | 1981-03-21 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 44 | D | D | D | W | W | 1981-03-21 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 43 | L | W | L | L | D | 1981-03-21 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 42 | W | W | W | D | D | 1981-03-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Wimbledon | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 41 | W | W | D | D | W | 1981-03-17 | Darlington | A |
| 7 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 40 | D | D | W | D | W | 1981-03-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 8 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 40 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-03-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Peterborough United | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 39 | D | D | D | L | L | 1981-03-18 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 37 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 38 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bradford City | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -6 | 38 | L | D | W | L | W | 1981-03-28 | Bury | H |
| 12 | 0 | Darlington | 36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 37 | D | D | W | L | D | 1981-03-17 | Wimbledon | H |
| 13 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -7 | 37 | D | L | D | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -4 | 36 | D | W | W | D | D | 1981-03-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -4 | 36 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-03-21 | Bury | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 35 | D | W | W | W | L | 1981-03-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 38 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 | D | D | D | L | D | 1981-03-22 | Southend United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bury | 36 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 37 | -5 | 30 | L | D | D | W | D | 1981-03-21 | Rochdale | H |
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | -6 | 30 | D | L | D | L | L | 1981-03-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | 2 | Port Vale | 36 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 42 | -13 | 29 | W | W | D | D | L | 1981-03-24 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Stockport County | 37 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 29 | L | W | L | W | D | 1981-03-20 | York City | H |
| 22 | -1 | York City | 35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | -11 | 28 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-03-20 | Stockport County | A |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 37 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -23 | 25 | L | W | L | L | D | 1981-03-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hereford United | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 39 | -26 | 23 | L | L | W | L | L | 1981-03-22 | Wimbledon | A |
