1981-11-24
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APL | Barnet | 1 | 0 | Harlow Town | IsL | Underhill Stadium | 1,577 | |
| Sargent | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Bury | 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | D 4 | Gigg Lane | 4,648 | |
| Madden 2, Johnson | Lineups | Williams | ||||||
| D 3 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | Darlington | D 4 | Brunton Park | 4,582 | |
| Robson, Beardsley, Bannon | Lineups | Smith | ||||||
| D 3 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Priestfield Stadium | 7,370 | |
| Bowman | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 0 | Workington | NPL | Leeds Road | 7,305 | |
| Robins, Lillis, Laverick 2, Brown | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | Rochdale | D 4 | Boothferry Park | 4,063 | aet |
| Whitehurst, Swann | Lineups | Burke, Esser | ||||||
| D 4 | Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | Weymouth | APL | County Ground | 2,613 | |
| Gage 2, Sandy, Carlton, Phillips, Mahoney | Lineups | Finnigan 2 | ||||||
| APL | Runcorn | 1 | 2 | Burnley | D 3 | Canal Street | 5,500 | |
| Seddon | Lineups | McGee 2 | ||||||
| IsL | Sutton United | 2 | 1 | Bishop's Stortford | IsL | Gander Green Lane | 2,100 | |
| Rogers, Rains J | Lineups | Clarke | ||||||
| IsL | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Hendon | IsL | Loakes Park | 2,507 | |
| Kennedy, Glynn | Lineups | |||||||
| League Cup Round 3 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | D 1 | The Hawthorns | 15,869 | aet |
| Regis | Lineups | Stewart | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 3 | 0 | Stoke City | Highfield Road | 10,250 | |
| Daly, Thompson, Bradford | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 2 | 2 | Everton | Meadow Lane | 7,749 | |
| Hooks, McCulloch | Lineups | Biley, Sharp | ||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vetch Field | 14,459 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Southampton | Molineux | 15,438 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 27 | D | L | W | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | -1 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 26 | D | W | D | W | D | 1981-11-28 | Leeds United | A |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 24 | D | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Liverpool | A |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | D | D | D | D | W | 1981-11-28 | Manchester United | A |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 20 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 19 | D | L | L | L | W | 1981-11-28 | Arsenal | A |
| 14 | 3 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 18 | W | L | L | L | W | 1981-11-28 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 15 | -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 |
| 16 | 2 | Notts County | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 16 | D | D | L | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 17 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 | D | W | W | D | L | 1981-11-28 | Stoke City | H |
| 18 | -3 | 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 |
| 19 | -3 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | The Valley | 11,082 | |
| Robinson, Hales, Ambrose | Lineups | Walker 2, Bumstead 2 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | Selhurst Park | 9,010 | |
| Mabbutt 2 | Lineups | Mendham | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Kenilworth Road | 8,889 | |
| Stein, Moss | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Brisbane Road | 4,026 | |
| Margerrison | Lineups | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Loftus Road | 9,477 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | Barnsley | Hillsborough | 30,861 | Largest home & D 2 gate 1981-82 |
| Taylor, McCulloch (p) | Lineups | Parker, Glavin | ||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | Racecourse Ground | 3,635 | |
| Hunt, Buxton 2 | Lineups | Dwyer | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 37 | W | L | W | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Rotherham United | 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 | 0 | Barnsley | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 27 | D | D | W | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 27 | D | L | W | D | W | 1981-11-28 | Cardiff City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | D | D | W | L | W | 1981-11-28 | Wrexham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 27 | D | W | L | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Watford | H |
| 7 | 5 | Chelsea | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 24 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-11-28 | Derby County | A |
| 8 | -1 | Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 23 | L | W | W | L | D | 1981-11-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 9 | -1 | Newcastle United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 22 | L | W | W | L | L | 1981-11-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 1 | 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 |
| 13 | -2 | Cardiff City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 21 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-11-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | W | D | L | L | L | 1981-11-28 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 18 | L | L | L | L | L | 1981-11-28 | Barnsley | H |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | Wrexham | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 15 | W | D | L | W | L | 1981-11-28 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | 1 | Orient | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 15 | W | L | W | W | L | 1981-11-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 22 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 13 | L | W | L | W | D | 1981-11-28 | Crystal Palace | A |
