1981-09-04
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 0 | 4 | Newport County | Roots Hall | 4,913 | |
| Lineups | Aldridge, Gwyther, Tynan, Elsey | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Oxford United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Chester | A |
| 3 | -1 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Reading | A |
| 4 | -1 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Walsall | H |
| 5 | -1 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Wimbledon | A |
| 6 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Gillingham | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Carlisle United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | 0 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Exeter City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Swindon Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Carlisle United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Oxford United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Fulham | H |
| 16 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Preston North End | A |
| 17 | 0 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Lincoln City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Bristol City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Burnley | A |
| 22 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Brentford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Millwall | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Layer Road | 2,474 | |
| Allinson 2 (1p), Cook, Bremner | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 4 | 2 | Aldershot | Edgeley Park | 2,239 | |
| Coyle 2, Uzelac, Williams | Lineups | Sanford 2 | ||||
| York City | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | Bootham Crescent | 2,086 | |
| Waldron, Walwyn | Lineups | Phillips | ||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Sheffield United | A |
| 2 | 3 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Bradford City | A |
| 3 | -2 | Bury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Hereford United | A |
| 4 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-06 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | 0 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Halifax Town | A |
| 8 | 14 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Bury | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Sheffield United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Bury | H |
| 12 | -1 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 13 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | 1 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Port Vale | H |
| 15 | 1 | Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Peterborough United | H |
| 16 | 1 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Darlington | A |
| 17 | -5 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Hull City | H |
| 18 | -4 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Halifax Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Bradford City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 21 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Rochdale | A |
| 22 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-06 | Torquay United | H |
| 23 | 1 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1981-09-05 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Hereford United | H |
