1981-11-06
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | Belle Vue | 11,319 | Largest home gate 1981-82 |
| Warboys (p) | Lineups | Kennedy, Laverick | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-11-07 | Oxford United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | L | L | W | D | W | 1981-11-14 | Gillingham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Gillingham | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-11-07 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | W | D | W | D | W | 1981-11-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | D | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 23 | W | W | L | D | L | 1981-11-07 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Carlisle United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-11-07 | Fulham | H |
| 8 | 0 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-11-07 | Newport County | H |
| 9 | 0 | Southend United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1981-11-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 21 | L | D | D | W | W | 1981-11-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 | L | L | D | L | W | 1981-11-07 | Millwall | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 | W | L | W | D | L | 1981-11-07 | Gillingham | H |
| 13 | 0 | Brentford | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 19 | W | D | W | L | W | 1981-11-07 | Bristol City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 19 | L | W | D | D | L | 1981-11-07 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 19 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-11-14 | Swindon Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Exeter City | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 18 | L | D | W | L | D | 1981-11-07 | Reading | H |
| 17 | -1 | Portsmouth | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 17 | W | D | D | L | L | 1981-11-07 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 18 | -1 | Bristol City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 17 | L | D | W | W | L | 1981-11-07 | Brentford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 15 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-11-07 | Chester | H |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 14 | L | D | L | L | L | 1981-11-07 | Southend United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 14 | W | D | D | D | D | 1981-11-07 | Wimbledon | H |
| 22 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 11 | W | W | W | L | L | 1981-11-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 23 | 0 | Chester | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 11 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-11-07 | Preston North End | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 9 | L | D | L | W | W | 1981-11-07 | Burnley | A |
