1981-10-13
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 0 | 1 | Blackpool | County Ground | 2,376 | |
| Lineups | Morris | |||||
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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 | 2 | Blackpool | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | W | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Aldershot | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bradford City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | D | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | L | L | W | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | W | W | L | L | D | 1981-10-16 | York City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Peterborough United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | W | D | W | D | L | 1981-10-17 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | W | W | D | D | W | 1981-10-17 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | D | D | L | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Darlington | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hereford United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | D | D | W | L | L | 1981-10-17 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 10 | L | L | D | L | W | 1981-10-16 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 15 | 0 | York City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 10 | D | L | W | L | L | 1981-10-16 | Colchester United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 9 | D | L | L | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 17 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | L | D | L | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Blackpool | H |
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 9 | L | W | D | D | W | 1981-10-17 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 8 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-17 | Hereford United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 7 | D | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-17 | Rochdale | H |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 | D | D | D | L | L | 1981-10-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 5 | L | D | L | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Halifax Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 4 | L | D | L | D | L | 1981-10-17 | Bradford City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -16 | 3 | W | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-16 | Stockport County | A |
