Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980/81
| Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980/81 | |
 
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| Association | FA , Scottish FA |
| Teams | 24 |
| Game mode | Group stage , knockout system |
| Title holder | Chesterfield FC (1st title) |
| Record winner |
Middlesbrough FC Nottingham Forest Bristol City Burnley FC St. Mirren FC Chesterfield FC (1 win each) |
The Anglo-Scottish Cup was played for the 6th and last time in 1980/81 . The tournament for football club teams from England and Scotland was considered the successor to the Texaco Cup . The cup was played among a total of 24 participants. 16 clubs were subordinate to the English federation , as well as eight clubs of the Scottish FA . It began on July 16, 1980 and ended with the final second leg on March 31, 1981 at Meadow Lane in Nottingham . As the defending champion, FC St. Mirren started the competition, which won against Bristol City in the previous year's final . In this year's final, the two English clubs Chesterfield FC and Notts County met . Chesterfield was able to prevail this year in the final with an overall result of 2: 1. There was an extension of the second leg .
The Scottish Association withdrew from the competition in 1981. The short-lived Football League Group Cup emerged as a follow-up competition for English clubs .
1 round
England group stage
Group A
The matches took place between July 16 and August 5, 1980.
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Chesterfield FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5: 4 | +1 | 4th |
| 2. | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 3. | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 4th | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 1st matchday | ||
| Hull City | 1-0 | Grimsby Town |
| Chesterfield FC | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| 2nd matchday | ||
| Grimsby Town | 3: 3 | Chesterfield FC |
| Sheffield United | 2: 1 | Hull City |
| 3rd matchday | ||
| Chesterfield FC | 1: 1 | Hull City |
| Sheffield United | 0: 1 | Grimsby Town |
Group B
The matches took place between August 2nd and 22nd, 1980.
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4: 3 | +1 | 4th |
| 2. | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3. | FC Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 4th | Fulham FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 1st matchday | ||
| Bristol City | 2-0 | Fulham FC |
| Notts County | 2: 2 | FC Orient |
| 2nd matchday | ||
| Fulham FC | 0: 1 | Notts County |
| FC Orient | 1: 2 | Fulham FC |
| 3rd matchday | ||
| Bristol City | 1: 1 | Notts County |
| FC Orient | 1-0 | Bristol City |
Group C
The matches took place between July 29th and August 9th, 1980.
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Bury FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 6 | −1 | 4th |
| 2. | Burnley FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 3. | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 4th | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: 7 | ± 0 | 2 |
| 1st matchday | ||
| Bury FC | 2: 1 | Burnley FC |
| Burnley FC | 3: 1 | Oldham Athletic |
| 2nd matchday | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 3-0 | Bury FC |
| Burley FC | 1: 1 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 3rd matchday | ||
| Bury FC | 3: 2 | Oldham Athletic |
| Oldham Athletic | 4: 1 | Shrewsbury Town |
Group D
The matches took place between July 30th and August 5th, 1980.
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Blackpool FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5: 1 | +4 | 6th |
| 2. | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 3 | +2 | 4th |
| 3. | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0: 2 | −2 | 1 |
| 4th | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 1st matchday | ||
| Blackpool FC | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Preston North End | 0-0 | Carlisle United |
| 2nd matchday | ||
| Carlisle United | 1: 2 | Blackpool FC |
| Preston North End | 0: 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 3rd matchday | ||
| Carlisle United | 1: 4 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Preston North End | 0: 1 | Blackpool FC |
Knockout system Scotland
The matches took place between July 30th and August 6th, 1980.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| Airdrieonians FC | 6: 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 3-0 | 3: 3 |
| FC Kilmarnock | 4: 3 | East Stirlingshire FC | 1: 3 | 3-0 |
| Glasgow Rangers | 5: 4 | Partick Thistle | 3: 1 | 2: 3 |
| FC Falkirk | 3: 7 | Greenock Morton | 2: 2 | 1: 5 |
Quarter finals
The games were played between September 9 and October 28, 1980.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| Airdrieonians FC | 2: 5 | Bury FC | 2: 4 | 0: 1 |
| Blackpool FC | 4: 5 | FC Kilmarnock | 2: 1 | 2: 4 |
| Notts County | 3: 1 | Greenock Morton | 2-0 | 1: 1 |
| Glasgow Rangers | 1: 4 | Chesterfield FC | 1: 1 | 0: 3 |
Semifinals
The games were played between November 4th and December 9th, 1980.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| FC Kilmarnock | 3: 7 | Notts County | 1: 2 | 2: 5 |
| Bury FC | 2: 3 | Chesterfield FC | 1: 2 | 1: 1 |
final
First leg
| Chesterfield FC | Notts County | |||||
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John Turner - John Stirk , Sean O'Neill , Danny Wilson (??. Colin Tartt ), Bill Green , John Ridley , Alan Birch , Ernie Moss , Andy Kowalski , Geoff Salmons , Phil Walker Trainers: Frank Barlow |
Radojko Avramović - Tristan Benjamin , Ray O'Brien , Mark Goodwin , Brian Kilcline , Pedro Richards , Iain McCulloch , Don Masson , Trevor Christie , Eddie Kelly , Paul Hooks Trainer: Jimmy Sirrel ( Scotland ) |
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 1-0 Moss
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Return leg
| Notts County | Chesterfield FC | |||||
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Radojko Avramović - Tristan Benjamin , Ray O'Brien , Mark Goodwin , Brian Kilcline , Pedro Richards , Iain McCulloch , Don Masson , Trevor Christie (??. Rachid Harkouk ), David Hunt , Paul Hooks Trainer: Jimmy Sirrel ( Scotland ) |
Paul Gregory - John Stirk (??. Colin Tartt ), Sean O'Neill , Andy Kowalski , Bill Green , John Ridley , Alan Birch , Ernie Moss , Phil Bonnyman (??. Alan Crawford ), Geoff Salmons , Phil Walker Trainers: Frank Barlow |
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1-0 Masson (73rd)
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1: 1 Crawford (120th)
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Web links
- Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980/81 in the Football Club History Database (English)