1981-09-11
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | Exeter City | Belle Vue | 4,369 | |
| Warboys, Harle, Dowd | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Oxford United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-13 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-13 | Millwall | A |
| 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Newport County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Wimbledon | A |
| 7 | 0 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | -2 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Chester | H |
| 10 | -1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Walsall | A |
| 11 | -1 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Swindon Town | A |
| 12 | -1 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Carlisle United | A |
| 14 | -1 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Fulham | A |
| 15 | -1 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Gillingham | A |
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | -1 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Southend United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Wimbledon | H |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Brentford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Chesterfield | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Burnley | H |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1981-09-12 | Huddersfield Town | A |
