1981-10-30
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | Layer Road | 3,882 | |
| Coleman | Lineups | McMahon, Houghton | ||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Edgeley Park | 2,081 | |
| Sunley, Williams, Power | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 28 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 26 | W | W | D | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | 1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-11-02 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bury | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 25 | L | W | W | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | W | L | W | W | W | 1981-10-31 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-11-04 | Darlington | H |
| 8 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | W | L | L | D | W | 1981-10-31 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | D | D | L | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Bradford City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aldershot | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 | W | W | W | L | D | 1981-10-31 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 11 | 3 | Stockport County | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 | W | L | L | W | L | 1981-11-04 | Hereford United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 | D | L | D | L | D | 1981-10-31 | Aldershot | A |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1981-10-31 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | 0 | York City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 13 | W | L | L | D | L | 1981-10-31 | Hereford United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Hereford United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 12 | L | D | L | D | D | 1981-10-31 | York City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 12 | W | W | D | L | D | 1981-10-31 | Darlington | A |
| 18 | 0 | Darlington | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 11 | D | D | W | D | D | 1981-10-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 19 | 1 | Hull City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 10 | L | D | L | D | L | 1981-10-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 20 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 10 | L | L | L | L | D | 1981-11-02 | Colchester United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 10 | L | D | D | L | L | 1981-10-31 | Peterborough United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 9 | L | D | D | D | W | 1981-10-31 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 8 | W | D | L | L | D | 1981-10-31 | Bury | A |
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | -18 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1981-10-31 | Halifax Town | H |
