Season archive
1980-81 season
Div 1 (1) — finished 9. Manager: Allan Clarke, Jimmy Adamson.
Season summary
Division
Div 1 (1)
Position
9
Played
42
W-D-L
17-10-15
Goals
39-47
Points
44
Manager: Allan Clarke, Jimmy Adamson
Cups: FA Cup: R3 · League Cup: R2
Squad & statistics
Match results (46)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Aston Villa | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Aug 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Middlesbrough | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Aug 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Norwich City | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Aug 80 | League Cup | Away | Aston Villa | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Aug 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Leicester City | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Sept 80 | League Cup | Home | Aston Villa | 1–3 | L |
| 06 Sept 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Sept 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Sept 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Sept 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Sunderland | 1–4 | L |
| 04 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester City | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Oct 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Coventry City | 1–2 | L |
| 08 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 0–5 | L |
| 12 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Aston Villa | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Southampton | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Nov 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Dec 80 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Dec 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Dec 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester City | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Dec 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Birmingham City | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Dec 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Jan 81 | FA Cup | Home | Coventry City | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Jan 81 | FA Cup | Away | Coventry City | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Jan 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Southampton | 0–3 | L |
| 17 Jan 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Leicester City | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Jan 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Norwich City | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Feb 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Feb 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 1–3 | L |
| 21 Feb 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Sunderland | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Feb 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Mar 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Mar 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Mar 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Mar 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Apr 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Coventry City | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Apr 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Apr 81 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Apr 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Birmingham City | 2–0 | W |
| 02 May 81 | Football League First Division | Away | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | L |
| 06 May 81 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | D |