1981-10-20
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European UEFA Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Winterslag SV | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | Tyl Gheyselinck | 10,000 | |
| Berger | Lineups | |||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | The Valley | 6,575 | |
| Robinson, Lansdowne, Futcher OG | Lineups | Steel | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
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 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 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 | 7 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | W | W | D | W | L | 1981-10-25 | Orient | A |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Reading | Ashton Gate | 5,178 | |
| Devine, Tainton | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | Lincoln City | Belle Vue | 8,261 | |
| Dawson 2, Pugh DJ, Mell | Lineups | Bell | ||||
| Fulham | 4 | 1 | Exeter City | Craven Cottage | 4,500 | |
| Davies 2, O'Driscoll, Brown | Lineups | Cooke | ||||
| Gillingham | 4 | 2 | Portsmouth | Priestfield Stadium | 5,546 | |
| Bowman (p), White 2, Price | Lineups | Tait, Rafferty | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Carlisle United | Leeds Road | 7,185 | |
| Burke, Cowling | Lineups | Robson | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 1 | Millwall | Somerton Park | 4,609 | |
| Goddard | Lineups | Horrix | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Deepdale | 7,527 | |
| O'Riordan | Lineups | Wharton | ||||
| Walsall | 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | Fellows Park | 6,010 | Largest home gate 1981-82 |
| Buckley 2 (1p), Loveridge, Rees 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Plough Lane | 2,114 | |
| Joseph, Boyle | Lineups | Randell | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | 3 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Carlisle United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-21 | Chester | A |
| 4 | 2 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | W | W | W | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Millwall | A |
| 5 | -4 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | L | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 4 | Fulham | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | -3 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Oxford United | H |
| 8 | 1 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 | D | L | W | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Gillingham | H |
| 9 | -2 | Carlisle United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | L | W | L | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Walsall | H |
| 10 | -2 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 17 | L | D | L | L | D | 1981-10-24 | Wimbledon | H |
| 11 | 5 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Oxford United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-21 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 13 | -1 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-10-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 14 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-10-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 14 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-10-24 | Bristol City | H |
| 17 | 3 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 13 | W | L | D | L | D | 1981-10-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Portsmouth | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 12 | L | L | L | D | W | 1981-10-24 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | -1 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Chesterfield | A |
| 20 | -1 | Chester | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 | L | D | W | L | D | 1981-10-21 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 9 | D | D | W | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 9 | D | D | D | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Wimbledon | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 8 | W | W | L | L | D | 1981-10-24 | Reading | A |
| 24 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 2 | L | L | L | L | D | 1981-10-24 | Chester | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Recreation Ground | 3,704 | |
| Crosby, Garwood | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 5 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | Gigg Lane | 6,249 | |
| Butler, Madden 2, Hilton P, Weston OG | Lineups | Bradd, Barrow, Methven | ||||
| Colchester United | 4 | 0 | Hereford United | Layer Road | 3,064 | |
| Allinson, Bremner, Osborne 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | Feethams Ground | 1,642 | |
| Hamilton | Lineups | Graham | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 4 | 4 | Hull City | Old Showground | 3,575 | |
| Stewart, Partridge 2 (2p), Green | Lineups | Marwood 2, Roberts G, Richards | ||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Bramall Lane | 12,727 | |
| Edwards 2, Trusson, Kenworthy (p) | Lineups | Caldwell | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Prenton Park | 1,456 | |
| Brown | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 0 | 4 | Blackpool | Bootham Crescent | 2,657 | |
| Lineups | Hockaday, Morris, Blair, Noble | |||||
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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 | Bradford City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 28 | W | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackpool | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | W | L | W | W | D | 1981-10-31 | Sheffield United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bury | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | W | D | W | W | W | 1981-10-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | 2 | Colchester United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | W | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Halifax Town | A |
| 6 | -2 | Peterborough United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | W | W | W | D | W | 1981-10-24 | York City | H |
| 7 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | L | L | D | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Bury | H |
| 8 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 18 | L | W | W | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Torquay United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 10 | 3 | Aldershot | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 15 | W | W | L | D | L | 1981-10-24 | Hull City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 15 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Hull City | H |
| 12 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 15 | W | W | L | W | D | 1981-10-24 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 14 | L | D | L | D | W | 1981-10-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | -2 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | L | W | L | L | D | 1981-10-24 | Rochdale | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 11 | L | D | D | D | W | 1981-10-24 | Darlington | H |
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 10 | L | L | D | D | L | 1981-10-24 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 17 | 1 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 10 | D | L | D | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 1 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 10 | D | W | D | D | D | 1981-10-24 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 10 | D | D | L | L | L | 1981-10-24 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 20 | -3 | York City | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 10 | L | L | D | L | W | 1981-10-24 | Peterborough United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 9 | D | D | D | W | L | 1981-10-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 6 | D | L | D | L | L | 1981-10-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1981-10-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 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 |
