1981-10-16
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Filbert Street | 18,358 | |
| Melrose | Lineups | Fillery | ||||
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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 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 | D | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-17 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Cambridge United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | W | L | W | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | D | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | D | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Rotherham United | A |
| 6 | 2 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | D | W | D | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Newcastle United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Barnsley | A |
| 8 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-18 | Orient | A |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | W | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 14 | D | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-17 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Wrexham | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-17 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 13 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-17 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-17 | Watford | H |
| 15 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 11 | D | W | L | D | W | 1981-10-17 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 16 | 0 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Newcastle United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Rotherham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 10 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-10-17 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 18 | 0 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 10 | L | L | W | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Wrexham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-10-17 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 20 | 0 | Cardiff City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 7 | L | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-17 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 6 | L | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-17 | Cardiff City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Orient | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-18 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 4 | 0 | York City | Layer Road | 3,139 | |
| McDonough, Bremner, Leslie, Allinson | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley Park | 2,669 | |
| Williams, Coyle | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | W | W | W | L | L | 1981-10-20 | Hereford United | H |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 3 | Stockport County | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | W | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-19 | Bradford City | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | York City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 10 | L | D | L | W | L | 1981-10-20 | Blackpool | H |
| 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 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | -18 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-21 | Rochdale | H |
