1981-10-18
| Second Division |
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| Orient | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Brisbane Road | 8,191 | |
| Cunningham | Lineups | Gillard | ||||
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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 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 22 | W | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1981-10-20 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | L | W | L | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | D | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 16 | D | W | W | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | W | W | D | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Derby County | H |
| 9 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | D | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | -1 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 16 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Watford | A |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | W | D | W | L | D | 1981-10-20 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 13 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 14 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Chelsea | A |
| 15 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 13 | L | L | W | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Derby County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 11 | D | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 18 | 0 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -4 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Newcastle United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 10 | W | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 7 | L | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Luton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 6 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Cambridge United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Orient | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 5 | D | L | L | L | L | 1981-10-25 | Charlton Athletic | H |
