1981-09-02
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Blackpool | D 4 | Valley Parade | 3,374 | |
| Gallagher, Campbell, Greenall OG | Lineups | Bamber | ||||||
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | D 3 | Ninian Park | 2,688 | |
| Stevens 2 | Lineups | Cooke | ||||||
| D 3 | Chester | 2 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Sealand Road | Abandoned 78 mins | |
| Ludlam 2 | Lineups | Kemp, Sims | ||||||
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | Gresty Road | 2,137 | |
| Ricketts | Lineups | Mabbutt | ||||||
| D 4 | Hereford United | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | D 4 | Edgar Street | 2,817 | |
| Phillips | Lineups | Moss | ||||||
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | Hull City | D 4 | Sincil Bank | 3,498 | |
| Shipley, Hobson, Cunningham | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | Brentford | D 3 | Manor Ground | 3,621 | |
| Cassells | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Peterborough United | 2 | 3 | Barnsley | D 2 | London Road | 4,608 | |
| Slack, Cooke | Lineups | Glavin 2, Joyce | ||||||
| D 3 | Reading | 2 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | D 2 | Elm Park | 3,622 | |
| Earles, Hetzke (p) | Lineups | Lansdowne, Hales (p) | ||||||
| D 3 | Southend United | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | D 3 | Roots Hall | 4,887 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Torquay United | 2 | 3 | Newport County | D 3 | Plainmoor | 2,514 | |
| Cooper, Fell | Lineups | Aldridge, Oakes, Moore | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Everton | Elland Road | 26,502 | |
| Graham | Lineups | Biley | ||||
| Stoke City | 4 | 0 | Coventry City | Victoria Ground | 13,914 | |
| Chapman 2, Heath 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | Roker Park | 29,372 | Largest home gate 1981-82 |
| Ritchie, Rowell | Lineups | Donovan | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane | 41,200 | |
| Lineups | Cross 4 | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | The Hawthorns | 17,060 | |
| Lineups | Talbot, Sunderland | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 2 | 7 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 10 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Sunderland | A |
| 4 | 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | 7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | West Ham United | H |
| 6 | -4 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Stoke City | A |
| 7 | -4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Birmingham City | A |
| 8 | -4 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Coventry City | H |
| 9 | -4 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Everton | H |
| 10 | 10 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Liverpool | A |
| 11 | -4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Aston Villa | H |
| 12 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Leeds United | A |
| 13 | -5 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | -3 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Manchester United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 16 | -1 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Arsenal | H |
| 17 | -1 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 18 | -1 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 19 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 20 | 2 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 22 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Swansea City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Carrow Road | 14,434 | |
| Cannon OG | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Orient | A |
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Norwich City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Cambridge United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Cardiff City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Newcastle United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 8 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 9 | 1 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 10 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 11 | -4 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 13 | 7 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Barnsley | H |
| 14 | -1 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Chelsea | H |
| 15 | -1 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Watford | A |
| 17 | -1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 18 | -1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Rotherham United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Leicester City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Luton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Derby County | H |
