Football League First Division 1980/81
| Football League First Division 1980/81 | |
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| master | Aston Villa |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Aston Villa , Liverpool FC (TV) |
| Uefa cup | Ipswich Town , Arsenal FC , West Bromwich Albion , Southampton FC |
| Cup winners | Tottenham Hotspur |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Relegated | Norwich City , Leicester City , Crystal Palace |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,228 (ø 2.66 per game) |
| Top scorer | Steve Archibald ( Tottenham Hotspur ) / Peter Withe ( Aston Villa ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1979/80 | |
The Football League First Division 1980/81 was the 82nd season of the highest English football league . It began on August 16, 1980 and ended on May 19, 1981 and was the last season in which only two instead of three points were awarded for a win.
Aston Villa won its seventh championship four points ahead of Ipswich Town . Of the three promoted teams, Birmingham City , Sunderland AFC and Leicester City , only Leicester could not keep the class and had to return to the Second Division after only one year . In addition, Norwich City and Crystal Palace descended. These three clubs should be replaced in the following season by the three second division promoted Swansea City , West Ham United and Notts County .
A total of 488 players were used, with Aston Villa with 14 the fewest and Crystal Palace with 28 the most players in league games. 99 newcomers were opposed to 104 footballers who last came into play in the 1980/81 season. 29 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aston Villa | 42 | 26th | 8th | 8th | 72:40 | +32 | 60:24 | 14th |
| 2. | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77:43 | +34 | 56:28 | 21st |
| 3. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 19th | 15th | 8th | 61:45 | +16 | 53:31 | 20th |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20th | 12 | 10 | 60:42 | +18 | 52:32 | 19th |
| 5. | Liverpool FC (M) | 42 | 17th | 17th | 8th | 62:42 | +20 | 51:33 | 23 |
| 6th | Southampton FC | 42 | 20th | 10 | 12 | 76:56 | +20 | 50:34 | 23 |
| 7th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19th | 12 | 11 | 62:44 | +18 | 50:34 | 22nd |
| 8th. | Manchester United | 42 | 15th | 18th | 9 | 51:36 | +15 | 48:36 | 24 |
| 9. | Leeds United | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 39:47 | −8 | 44:40 | 22nd |
| 10. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14th | 15th | 13 | 70:68 | +2 | 43:41 | 24 |
| 11. | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18th | 12 | 51:60 | −9 | 42:42 | 21st |
| 12. | Manchester City | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 56:59 | −3 | 39:45 | 25th |
| 13. | Birmingham City (N) | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 50:61 | −11 | 38:46 | 23 |
| 14th | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21st | 53:61 | −8 | 37:47 | 24 |
| 15th | Everton FC | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 55:58 | −3 | 36:48 | 22nd |
| 16. | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 48:68 | −20 | 36:48 | 24 |
| 17th | Sunderland AFC (N) | 42 | 14th | 7th | 21st | 52:53 | −1 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 18th | Wolverhampton Wanderers (L) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20th | 43:55 | −12 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 19th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14th | 7th | 21st | 54:67 | −13 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 20th | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 7th | 22nd | 49:73 | −24 | 33:51 | 26th |
| 21st | Leicester City (N) | 42 | 13 | 6th | 23 | 40:67 | −27 | 32:52 | 26th |
| 22nd | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6th | 7th | 29 | 47:83 | −36 | 19:65 | 28 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BRI | COV | CRY | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NOR | NOF | SOT | STO | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Birmingham City | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Coventry City | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 5 | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 4 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Everton FC | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Leeds United | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | |
| Leicester City | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Manchester City | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | |
| Manchester United | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 6: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Norwich City | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Southampton FC | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | |
| Stoke City | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 4: 4 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Steve Archibald
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Tottenham Hotspur | 20th |
| = |
 Peter Withe
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Aston Villa | = |
The Aston Villa championship team
The following table lists all players who played for Aston Villa in a league game during the 1980/81 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets. With the use of only 14 players in the season Aston Villa created a record. So few players have never been used before.
| 1. | Aston Villa |
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Des Bremner (42/2) | Gordon Cowans (42/5) | Eamon Deacy (10/0) | Allan Evans (39/7) | David Geddis * (9/4) | Colin Gibson (21/0) | Ken McNaught (42/0) | Tony Morley (42/10) | Dennis Mortimer (42/4) | Jimmy Rimmer (42/0) | Gary Shaw (40/18) | Kenny Swain (42/0) | Gary Williams (22/0) | Peter Withe (36/20).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- David Goodyear, Tony Matthews: Aston Villa . A Complete Record 1874-1988. Breedon, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-37-2 .
References and footnotes
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1980/1981 (Fussballdaten.de)