1981-09-28
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | Brisbane Road | 9,698 | Largest home gate 1981-82 |
| Lineups | Mayes, Fillery | |||||
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | W | L | D | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Orient | A |
| 3 | 6 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | W | W | D | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 | L | W | W | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | -1 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | L | W | W | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | W | W | W | D | D | 1981-10-03 | Norwich City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | L | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | W | D | L | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 9 | -1 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Watford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 | W | L | D | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 13 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 10 | W | L | W | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Rotherham United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Leicester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1981-09-29 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 7 | W | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Newcastle United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 7 | L | D | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Derby County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 6 | L | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Chelsea | H |
| 20 | 0 | Wrexham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 21 | 0 | Orient | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 4 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Luton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-09-29 | Newcastle United | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2 | 1 | Colchester United | Vale Park | 3,351 | |
| Sproson, Moss | Lineups | McDonough | ||||
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | W | W | D | W | W | 1981-09-29 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-09-30 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | W | W | W | W | L | 1981-09-30 | Rochdale | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | W | W | D | W | L | 1981-09-29 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | W | D | D | W | D | 1981-09-30 | Halifax Town | H |
| 6 | 4 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | W | W | L | W | D | 1981-10-06 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | -1 | Peterborough United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | W | D | L | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Darlington | A |
| 8 | -1 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | L | L | D | W | L | 1981-10-02 | Northampton Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | W | L | L | W | W | 1981-09-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 10 | -1 | Stockport County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1981-09-29 | Northampton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-09-30 | Hull City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | W | W | L | L | 1981-09-29 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | W | W | D | D | L | 1981-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Aldershot | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-09-29 | York City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | W | L | L | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-09-29 | Bury | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 | L | D | W | D | W | 1981-09-30 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | 0 | York City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-09-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 5 | D | W | L | D | L | 1981-09-29 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 4 | L | D | L | L | W | 1981-09-30 | Bradford City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 | L | L | D | L | D | 1981-09-30 | Blackpool | A |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 3 | L | L | D | L | D | 1981-09-29 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 2 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-09-29 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -13 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-09-29 | Sheffield United | A |
