1981-11-21
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | D 4 | Ashton Gate | 5,221 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | Reading | D 3 | Dean Court | 7,376 | |
| Funnell | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | Leytonstone & Ilford | IsL | Recreation Ground | 2,643 | |
| Garwood 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Bedford Town | 0 | 2 | Wimbledon | D 3 | The Eyrie | 3,900 | |
| Lineups | Suddaby, Ketteridge | |||||||
| WL | Bideford | 1 | 2 | Barking | IsL | Kingsley Road | 2,000 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Hillman, Key | ||||||
| NL | Bishop Auckland | 4 | 1 | Nuneaton Borough | SL | Kingsway | 1,425 | |
| Cross 2, Foster, Newton D | Lineups | Jones | ||||||
| IsL | Bishop's Stortford | 2 | 2 | Sutton United | IsL | Rhodes Avenue | 1,200 | |
| Worrell, Clarke | Lineups | Bradford OG, Sunnucks | ||||||
| NL | Blyth Spartans | 1 | 2 | Walsall | D 3 | Croft Park | 3,440 | |
| Rafferty | Lineups | Macken, Caswell | ||||||
| APL | Boston United | 0 | 1 | Kettering Town | APL | York Street | 2,826 | |
| Lineups | Atkins | |||||||
| D 3 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | D 3 | Griffin Park | 6,432 | |
| Bowen 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Fulham | D 3 | Eastville | 6,497 | |
| Williams D (p) | Lineups | Coney 2 | ||||||
| D 3 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | Runcorn | APL | Turf Moor | 6,112 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | Preston North End | D 3 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 5,435 | |
| Bonnyman 2, Henderson, Walker | Lineups | Doyle | ||||||
| D 4 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | Newport County | D 3 | Layer Road | 3,535 | |
| Leslie, Adcock | Lineups | |||||||
| APL | Dagenham | 2 | 2 | Yeovil Town | APL | Victoria Road | 1,691 | |
| Burton 2 | Lineups | Green, Brown | ||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 2 | 2 | Carlisle United | D 3 | Feethams Ground | 4,005 | |
| Speedie, Walsh | Lineups | Staniforth, Robson | ||||||
| SL | Dorchester Town | 3 | 3 | Minehead | SL | Weymouth Avenue | 822 | |
| Miller, Steele 2 | Lineups | Guscott, Hodgson, Darke | ||||||
| SL | Dover | 0 | 2 | Oxford United | D 3 | The Crabble | 3,144 | |
| Lineups | Smithers, Thomas | |||||||
| APL | Enfield | 2 | 0 | Hastings United | SL | Southbury Road | 1,505 | |
| Oliver, Ashford | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Halifax Town | 0 | 3 | Peterborough United | D 4 | The Shay | 2,614 | |
| Lineups | Cooke 2, Syrett | |||||||
| IsL | Harlow Town | 0 | 0 | Barnet | APL | Hammarskjold Road | 1,297 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| IsL | Hendon | 1 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | IsL | Claremont Road | 1,353 | |
| Bennett | Lineups | Vircavs | ||||||
| D 4 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | Southend United | D 3 | Edgar Street | 3,527 | |
| Harvey, Laidlaw, Phillips | Lineups | Gray | ||||||
| NL | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0 | 1 | Blackpool | D 4 | Victoria Ground, Hartlepool | 4,465 | |
| Lineups | Harrison | |||||||
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 2 | 2 | Port Vale | D 4 | Sincil Bank | 3,950 | |
| Thompson S, Cammack | Lineups | Chamberlain N, Chamberlain M | ||||||
| D 4 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | D 3 | Field Mill | 5,456 | |
| Lineups | Douglas | |||||||
| NL | Penrith Town | 1 | 0 | Chester | D 3 | Southend Road | 2,700 | |
| Fell | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3 | Home Park | 5,471 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Millwall | D 3 | Fratton Park | 10,113 | |
| Hemmerman | Lineups | Chatterton (p) | ||||||
| D 4 | Rochdale | 2 | 2 | Hull City | D 4 | Spotland | 2,722 | |
| Dolan, Esser | Lineups | McClaren, Whitehurst | ||||||
| D 4 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | D 4 | Old Showground | 3,339 | |
| Cowling | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Altrincham | APL | Bramall Lane | 12,433 | |
| Edwards, Hatton | Lineups | Rogers 2 | ||||||
| APL | Stafford Rangers | 1 | 2 | York City | D 4 | Marston Road | 2,289 | |
| Burr | Lineups | Ford, Walwyn | ||||||
| D 4 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | Mossley | NPL | Edgeley Park | 4,216 | |
| Williams 2, Park | Lineups | Moore | ||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Taunton Town | SL | County Ground | 4,494 | Venue switched |
| Pritchard 2 | Lineups | Hains | ||||||
| D 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Bury | D 4 | Prenton Park | 3,382 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Madden | ||||||
| APL | Weymouth | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Recreation Ground | 2,005 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 2 | Hartlepool United | D 4 | Springfield Park | 5,303 | |
| Methven, Quinn | Lineups | Linacre P, Newton | ||||||
| WMR | Willenhall Town | 0 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Noose Lane | 3,454 | |
| Lineups | Scott | |||||||
| NPL | Workington | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 3 | Borough Park | 3,101 | |
| Reach | Lineups | Brown | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | St Andrew's | 18,671 | |
| Lineups | Brazier, Gray, Richards | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Notts County | Goldstone Ground | 13,854 | |
| Case, Gatting | Lineups | McCulloch, Mair | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 2 | Sunderland | Goodison Park | 19,759 | |
| Eastoe | Lineups | Ritchie (p), Elliott | ||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Swansea City | Maine Road | 34,744 | |
| Reeves 2, Tueart 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 3 | Aston Villa | Ayresome Park | 12,522 | |
| McAndrew (p), Ashcroft 2 | Lineups | Withe, Cowans, Shaw | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | City Ground | 20,912 | |
| Fashanu | Lineups | Talbot, Sunderland | ||||
| Southampton | 4 | 0 | Leeds United | The Dell | 21,127 | |
| Keegan, Armstrong, Channon, Moran | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Victoria Ground | 13,802 | |
| Chapman, Maguire | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | Manchester United | White Hart Lane | 35,534 | |
| Roberts, Hazard, Archibald | Lineups | Birtles | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | The Hawthorns | 20,706 | |
| Regis | Lineups | Dalglish | ||||
| West Ham United | 5 | 2 | Coventry City | Upton Park | 26,065 | |
| Martin 2, Brooking, Neighbour, Stewart | Lineups | Hunt 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 29 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | W | L | W | L | W | 1981-11-28 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 26 | L | L | W | W | L | 1981-11-28 | Manchester City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Swansea City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 26 | L | W | D | L | W | 1981-11-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 5 | 1 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 25 | W | D | W | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Leeds United | A |
| 6 | 2 | Southampton | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 23 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-11-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | L | D | W | D | W | 1981-11-25 | Sunderland | A |
| 8 | 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | W | W | W | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 9 | -2 | Liverpool | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | D | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Southampton | H |
| 10 | 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | W | W | W | L | W | 1981-11-28 | Everton | H |
| 11 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | D | D | D | W | D | 1981-11-24 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | 1 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 20 | W | W | L | D | W | 1981-11-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 | L | L | L | W | W | 1981-11-24 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | 1 | Aston Villa | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 16 | D | L | L | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 15 | -1 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | L | D | D | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 | D | L | W | D | D | 1981-11-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 17 | -1 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -3 | 15 | L | L | L | W | L | 1981-11-24 | Stoke City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Notts County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 15 | D | L | L | D | L | 1981-11-24 | Everton | H |
| 19 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 15 | W | W | D | L | D | 1981-11-24 | Southampton | H |
| 20 | -3 | Leeds United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -15 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1981-11-28 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 11 | D | D | L | L | L | 1981-11-28 | Coventry City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 11 | W | D | L | L | L | 1981-11-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2 | 2 | Wrexham | Oakwell | 14,544 | |
| Parker 2 | Lineups | Buxton, Carrodus | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Orient | Burnden Park | 5,737 | |
| Carter | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Abbey Stadium | 6,461 | |
| Spriggs (p) | Lineups | Bannister, McCulloch (p) | ||||
| Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | Ninian Park | 6,656 | |
| Micallef, Bennett D, Stevens | Lineups | Welsh | ||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Stamford Bridge | 11,931 | |
| Lee | Lineups | Ford | ||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | Luton Town | St James' Park | 21,084 | |
| Varadi, Brown 2 | Lineups | Moss (p), Donaghy | ||||
| Norwich City | 4 | 1 | Derby County | Carrow Road | 13,175 | |
| Barham, Bertschin, Fashanu, Mendham | Lineups | Osgood | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Boundary Park | 5,581 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Millmoor | 7,177 | |
| Moore (p), Fern | Lineups | Hales | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Gay Meadow | 4,675 | |
| Atkins 2 (1p) | Lineups | Flanagan | ||||
| Watford | 3 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Vicarage Road | 11,822 | |
| Jenkins 2, Jackett | Lineups | Burke, Stonehouse (p) | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 34 | L | W | W | W | W | 1981-11-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | W | D | L | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 3 | 1 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 26 | D | W | W | W | W | 1981-11-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 4 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 26 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-11-24 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 26 | D | W | L | W | L | 1981-11-24 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 26 | W | L | L | D | W | 1981-11-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 7 | 4 | Norwich City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 23 | W | W | L | D | L | 1981-11-24 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 8 | 4 | Newcastle United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 22 | W | W | L | L | D | 1981-11-24 | Orient | A |
| 9 | -2 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | L | L | W | W | W | 1981-11-25 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 21 | L | L | W | D | D | 1981-11-25 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 11 | 5 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 21 | W | D | W | W | L | 1981-11-24 | Wrexham | A |
| 12 | -2 | Chelsea | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1981-11-24 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 13 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 21 | W | W | L | L | D | 1981-11-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 14 | -5 | Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 20 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Cambridge United | H |
| 15 | 3 | Rotherham United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 | W | L | D | W | D | 1981-11-28 | Luton Town | A |
| 16 | -3 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 18 | L | L | L | L | D | 1981-11-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 17 | -3 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 18 | L | W | L | D | W | 1981-11-25 | Cambridge United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 | D | L | L | L | W | 1981-11-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 16 | D | L | D | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Newcastle United | H |
| 20 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 13 | W | L | W | D | L | 1981-11-24 | Luton Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 12 | D | L | W | L | D | 1981-11-24 | Cardiff City | H |
| 22 | -2 | Orient | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 12 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-24 | Newcastle United | H |
