1981-10-25
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Orient | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Brisbane Road | 8,265 | |
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| 1 | 0 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 25 | W | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Leicester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | W | D | W | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 | L | L | W | D | W | 1981-10-31 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | D | W | W | D | W | 1981-10-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | L | D | W | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Rotherham United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 17 | D | D | W | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Wrexham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | W | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Orient | H |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | D | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 | L | D | W | D | W | 1981-10-31 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 12 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | L | W | W | D | L | 1981-10-31 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 16 | L | W | L | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Cardiff City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 15 | D | L | D | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Watford | H |
| 16 | 0 | Derby County | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 14 | W | D | L | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 | D | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Derby County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 11 | D | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Chelsea | H |
| 19 | 0 | Cardiff City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 11 | D | W | L | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Cambridge United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Wrexham | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 7 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 21 | 1 | Orient | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 6 | D | D | L | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Barnsley | A |
| 22 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1981-10-31 | Norwich City | A |
