1981-09-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | Villa Park | 25,637 | |
| Withe 2 | Lineups | Griffiths, Maguire (p) | ||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Leeds United | Maine Road | 35,077 | |
| Tueart 2, Reeves 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | City Ground | 21,133 | |
| Wallace, Proctor | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | W | D | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Liverpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 6 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | W | L | D | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 5 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | W | W | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 6 | -2 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 7 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | D | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 8 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Manchester City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | W | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Arsenal | A |
| 10 | -1 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | 0 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | W | D | L | W | D | 1981-09-26 | West Ham United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Manchester United | H |
| 13 | 3 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | D | L | L | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 14 | -1 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | -1 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Southampton | H |
| 16 | -1 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | 1 | Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | D | D | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Birmingham City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | L | D | D | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Swansea City | A |
| 19 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | L | D | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Everton | A |
| 20 | 0 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -9 | 5 | L | D | L | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Notts County | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Cambridge United | Ewood Park | 7,518 | |
| Crawford | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Stamford Bridge | 15,329 | |
| Driver 2 | Lineups | Walsh 2 | ||||
| Derby County | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Baseball Ground | 11,966 | |
| Lineups | McElhinney, Thompson | |||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | St James' Park | 13,783 | |
| Wharton, Shinton | 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | L | D | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | W | W | W | D | L | 1981-09-26 | Luton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-09-26 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Leicester City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | L | W | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Watford | H |
| 6 | -1 | Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | W | L | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Cardiff City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | L | L | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | W | W | D | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | W | L | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 4 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 7 | D | W | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 7 | D | L | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | -3 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 | L | D | W | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 16 | -3 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 7 | L | W | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 17 | -2 | Cambridge United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 18 | 2 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 | W | L | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Orient | H |
| 19 | -1 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 4 | W | L | L | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 20 | -1 | Orient | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 | L | D | L | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 21 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 22 | -1 | Wrexham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 0 | 0 | Walsall | Sealand Road | 1,978 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | St James Park | 5,510 | |
| Kellow | Lineups | Williams D, McCaffery, Randall | ||||
| Lincoln City | 0 | 1 | Millwall | Sincil Bank | 4,056 | |
| Lineups | Chatterton | |||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 2 | Portsmouth | Manor Ground | 4,965 | |
| Lineups | Doyle (p), Rafferty | |||||
| Reading | 2 | 1 | Newport County | Elm Park | 4,772 | |
| Dixon, Heale | Lineups | Aldridge | ||||
| 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 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | D | W | W | D | W | 1981-09-26 | Reading | H |
| 3 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | W | W | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 4 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | W | W | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | W | W | W | D | L | 1981-09-26 | Brentford | H |
| 6 | 2 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | W | D | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | -3 | Newport County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | L | L | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | -2 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | 0 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | 3 | Chester | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | D | D | W | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Fulham | A |
| 11 | -1 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 | W | L | W | D | L | 1981-09-26 | Chester | H |
| 12 | -1 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 | D | W | L | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | L | D | W | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | L | D | D | D | W | 1981-09-26 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 15 | 1 | Walsall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | D | W | D | D | L | 1981-09-26 | Wimbledon | H |
| 16 | -1 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | L | D | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Oxford United | H |
| 18 | 4 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 | D | D | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Newport County | A |
| 20 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | D | D | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Southend United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | L | D | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Millwall | A |
| 22 | -2 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Gillingham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Chesterfield | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Walsall | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | Bury | Gresty Road | 2,033 | |
| Palios | Lineups | Madden, Butler | ||||
| Hereford United | 0 | 3 | Torquay United | Edgar Street | 2,408 | |
| Lineups | Sermanni, Weston, Lawrence | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Springfield Park | 4,525 | |
| McMahon, Sheldon | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Rochdale | H |
| 2 | 4 | Torquay United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1981-09-26 | York City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | W | W | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Colchester United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | D | W | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | 6 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | W | D | W | L | W | 1981-09-26 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | -2 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | D | D | W | D | W | 1981-09-26 | Hull City | H |
| 7 | -2 | Stockport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Port Vale | A |
| 8 | -1 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1981-09-26 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 9 | -1 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | D | W | W | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | D | W | D | W | L | 1981-09-26 | Blackpool | A |
| 11 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | 6 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | W | W | L | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | L | L | W | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | L | W | D | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Stockport County | H |
| 15 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Halifax Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | York City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-09-26 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Aldershot | A |
| 18 | -2 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | L | L | D | W | D | 1981-09-26 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 | D | L | L | W | L | 1981-09-26 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1981-09-26 | Bury | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 | L | L | D | L | D | 1981-09-26 | Hereford United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-09-26 | Peterborough United | A |
