1981-09-18
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 0 | Torquay United | Layer Road | 2,820 | |
| Adcock 2, Cook | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 3 | Aldershot | Gresty Road | 1,706 | |
| Haslegrave, Chesters (p) | Lineups | Garwood 2 (1p), Sanford | ||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | Edgeley Park | 2,382 | |
| Uzelac, Fowler, Sword | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Bootham Crescent | 2,241 | |
| Walwyn | Lineups | Houchen, Newton | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Colchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | W | L | W | W | # | 1981-09-22 | Aldershot | H |
| 2 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Halifax Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1981-09-23 | Hereford United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Darlington | A |
| 5 | -1 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | L | W | D | W | # | 1981-09-22 | Hull City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Hull City | A |
| 7 | 4 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | W | W | L | D | # | 1981-09-22 | Colchester United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 6 | Stockport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1981-09-21 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | 4 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1981-09-22 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 11 | -3 | York City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1981-09-22 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 12 | -3 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | -3 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Hereford United | A |
| 14 | -2 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Sheffield United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Rochdale | A |
| 16 | 0 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Port Vale | H |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 18 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Blackpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Northampton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Bury | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1981-09-19 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1981-09-23 | Bury | H |
