1981-10-02
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 5 | 1 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | 2,760 | |
| Coleman, Allinson (p), Bremner 2, McDonough | Lineups | Denyer (p) | ||||
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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 | 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 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | W | L | L | D | W | 1981-10-11 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Northampton Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-10-10 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 23 | 0 | 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 |
