Friday 1981-05-01
| Fourth Division |
| Division 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | Port Vale | Gresty Road | 4,634 | Largest home gate 1980-81 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | County Ground | 1,562 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | Roots Hall | 10,857 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Edgeley Park | 2,236 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| York City to apply for re-election | ||||||
| Southend United champions | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 48 | 67 | D | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 44 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 40 | 62 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Darlington | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wimbledon | 45 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 55 | W | L | W | W | D | 1981-05-02 | Bury | H |
| 4 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 53 | W | D | W | L | L | 1981-05-02 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 51 | D | D | W | D | D | 1981-05-02 | Hereford United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 50 | D | D | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 48 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-05-06 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Darlington | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 48 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 47 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-05-02 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -4 | 46 | W | W | D | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 11 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 45 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 45 | L | L | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Northampton Town | 44 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 40 | -4 | 45 | W | D | D | D | D | 1981-05-03 | Rochdale | A |
| 13 | 1 | Rochdale | 45 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 45 | -9 | 43 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-05-03 | Northampton Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Bury | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 42 | L | W | W | D | D | 1981-05-02 | Wimbledon | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bradford City | 44 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -9 | 42 | L | W | L | D | D | 1981-05-02 | York City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 37 | -8 | 41 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -9 | 41 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-05-02 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | -13 | 40 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Stockport County | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 30 | -11 | 39 | W | W | W | L | L | 1981-05-06 | Hereford United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 46 | -13 | 38 | D | D | L | D | W | 1981-05-05 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 46 | -11 | 36 | W | L | L | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | 0 | York City | 44 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 43 | -15 | 33 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-05-02 | Bradford City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 45 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -28 | 32 | D | W | L | L | L | 1981-05-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hereford United | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 42 | -27 | 30 | L | D | W | D | W | 1981-05-02 | Peterborough United | H |
