Monday 1981-04-27
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Swansea City | 2 | 2 | Luton Town | Vetch Field | 21,354 | |
| Craig, James L | Lineups | Hill 2 | ||||
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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 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 48 | 61 | W | W | W | W | D | 1981-05-02 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 49 | L | W | D | D | D | 1981-05-02 | Chelsea | A |
| 3 | 1 | Swansea City | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 48 | D | W | W | D | D | 1981-05-02 | Preston North End | A |
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 48 | W | D | D | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Luton Town | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 46 | D | L | W | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 44 | W | W | D | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Cardiff City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 43 | L | D | D | L | L | 1981-04-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 42 | W | L | D | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 42 | L | W | L | L | W | 1981-04-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Chelsea | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 40 | L | L | D | D | L | 1981-05-02 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | -17 | 40 | L | D | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Orient | H |
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 39 | W | D | W | L | D | 1981-05-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 13 | 0 | Wrexham | 40 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 38 | W | D | L | W | D | 1981-05-02 | West Ham United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -1 | 38 | D | W | W | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 39 | -2 | 38 | D | D | D | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Luton Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Orient | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 33 | -2 | 38 | D | L | L | D | L | 1981-05-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Cambridge United | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 40 | -14 | 38 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -11 | 37 | W | L | D | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Cardiff City | 40 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | -16 | 34 | W | L | D | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 35 | -20 | 34 | D | D | W | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Swansea City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol City | 41 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -20 | 30 | D | W | D | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 41 | -30 | 23 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-05-02 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
