1981-09-30
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 0 | Oulun Palloseura |  | Anfield Road | 20,789 | agg 12-0 |
| Dalglish, McDermott 2, Kennedy, Johnson, Rush, Lawrenson | Lineups | |||||||
 | Valur Reykjavik | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Hlíðarendi Stadium | 3,500 | agg 0-7 |
| Lineups | Shaw 2 | |||||||
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 2 | 1 | Swansea City | D 1 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | 22,500 | agg 3-1 |
| Kinne, Moldt | Lineups | Charles | ||||||
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | Aberdeen | 3 | 1 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | Pittodrie | 24,000 | agg 4-2 |
| Strachan (p), Weir 2 | Lineups | Wark (p) | ||||||
| D 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Panathinaikos |  | Highbury | 23,513 | agg 3-0 |
| Talbot | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Grasshopper Zurich |  | The Hawthorns | 16,745 | agg 2-3 |
| Robertson | Lineups | Fimian, Koller, Jara | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | 47,019 | |
| Stapleton | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 | D | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Birmingham City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | W | W | L | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Liverpool | A |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | W | W | W | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 5 | 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | W | D | W | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | -1 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | L | W | L | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | W | W | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Stoke City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | W | L | D | W | L | 1981-10-03 | Sunderland | A |
| 10 | -1 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | L | W | D | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | D | W | D | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Arsenal | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | D | W | D | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | D | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | West Ham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Everton | H |
| 16 | 0 | Aston Villa | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | D | D | D | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Leeds United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 7 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Arsenal | H |
| 18 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 | W | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-03 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 19 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 | W | L | D | L | L | 1981-10-03 | Manchester United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 6 | L | L | D | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Coventry City | H |
| 21 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 | L | L | D | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 22 | 0 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -11 | 5 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Aston Villa | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 7 | 1 | Halifax Town | Bloomfield Road | 5,084 | |
| Bamber 3, Hockaday, Simmonite, Noble, Harrison | Lineups | Davison | ||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Valley Parade | 5,388 | |
| Gallagher, McNiven | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | Hull City | Victoria Park | 2,654 | |
| Houchen (p), Hampton, Newton | Lineups | Mutrie (p), Whitehurst | ||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Plainmoor | 3,227 | |
| Rioch, Bowker | 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 | 2 | Torquay United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-03 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | 1 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 4 | -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 |
| 5 | 1 | Blackpool | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | W | W | D | D | W | 1981-10-03 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-03 | Hereford United | A |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | L | W | W | D | D | 1981-10-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 8 | L | L | D | W | D | 1981-10-03 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Rochdale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 4 | L | L | D | L | L | 1981-10-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | 1 | 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 |
| 23 | -1 | Halifax Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-03 | Bury | H |
| 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 |
