1981-09-29
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | Ajax Amsterdam |  | White Hart Lane | 34,606 | agg 6-1 |
| Galvin, Falco, Ardiles | Lineups | |||||||
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | Limerick United |  | The Dell | 12,814 | agg 4-1 |
| Keegan | Lineups | Morris | ||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Burnden Park | 6,429 | |
| Thompson | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Cardiff City | 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 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 6 | W | L | W | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 2 | Wimbledon | Eastville | 5,364 | |
| Mabbutt 2 | Lineups | Hubbick 2 | ||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Brunton Park | 3,983 | |
| Staniforth | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Belle Vue | 7,513 | |
| Pugh DJ | Lineups | |||||
| Fulham | 2 | 1 | Southend United | Craven Cottage | 4,556 | |
| Davies, Wilson | Lineups | Otulakowski | ||||
| Gillingham | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | Priestfield Stadium | 3,887 | |
| Price | Lineups | Harford | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 2 | Chester | Leeds Road | 7,747 | |
| Robins | Lineups | Simpson 2 | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 2 | Oxford United | The Den, New Cross | 5,885 | |
| Chatterton | Lineups | Cassells, Jones | ||||
| Newport County | 0 | 1 | Brentford | Somerton Park | 4,028 | |
| Lineups | Tucker | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Reading | Home Park | 2,745 | |
| Hodges | Lineups | Heale | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Fratton Park | 10,989 | |
| Rafferty, Hemmerman | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | County Ground | 5,652 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | Ridley, Crawford | ||||
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | Fellows Park | 3,653 | |
| Buckley, Penn | Lineups | Cunningham | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | W | W | W | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Portsmouth | H |
| 2 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-10 | Newport County | A |
| 3 | -2 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | D | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Millwall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | L | W | W | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | 3 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Oxford United | A |
| 6 | 4 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | W | W | D | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Bristol City | A |
| 7 | -2 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | L | L | D | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Burnley | A |
| 8 | 3 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | W | W | W | L | D | 1981-10-03 | Chesterfield | A |
| 9 | -2 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | D | L | W | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 2 | Carlisle United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Brentford | A |
| 11 | -5 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | L | D | L | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Lincoln City | A |
| 12 | 4 | Chester | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | W | L | D | D | W | 1981-10-10 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | -4 | Lincoln City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Newport County | H |
| 14 | 5 | Brentford | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | W | L | L | D | D | 1981-10-03 | Carlisle United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Bristol City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 9 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Walsall | H |
| 16 | 4 | Oxford United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 9 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Fulham | H |
| 17 | -3 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Wimbledon | A |
| 18 | -3 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 | L | W | D | D | D | 1981-10-03 | Reading | A |
| 19 | -2 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 7 | L | L | D | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 20 | -2 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Millwall | H |
| 21 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 6 | L | D | D | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Swindon Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 2 | D | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Southend United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1981-10-03 | Gillingham | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Dean Court | 4,952 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Aldershot | 0 | 1 | York City | Recreation Ground | 2,056 | |
| Lineups | Pollard | |||||
| Bury | 4 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Gigg Lane | 2,684 | |
| Gore, Madden 2, Jakub | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | Stockport County | County Ground | 1,865 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane | 11,512 | |
| Edwards 2, Hatton 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Prenton Park | 1,448 | |
| Williams | Lineups | Speedie | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | D | W | W | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Stockport County | A |
| 2 | 2 | Bury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Halifax Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | 4 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-03 | York City | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 11 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | D | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Torquay United | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 5 | York City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 9 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | -2 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | L | L | D | W | W | 1981-10-04 | Rochdale | 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 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 8 | L | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Bradford City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 | D | D | W | L | D | 1981-10-03 | Hull City | A |
| 20 | 2 | Darlington | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 | D | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 3 | D | L | L | L | D | 1981-10-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -17 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-06 | Port Vale | H |
