Football League Second Division 1980/81
Football League Second Division 1980/81 | |
master | West Ham United |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Swansea City (as Welsh Cup Winner) |
Climbers | West Ham United, Notts County , Swansea City |
Relegated | Preston North End , Bristol City , Bristol Rovers |
Teams | 22nd |
Games | 462 |
Gates | 1,073 (ø 2.32 per game) |
Top scorer | David Cross ( West Ham United ) |
← Football League Second Division 1979/80 | |
^ Football League First Division 1980/81 |
The Football League Second Division 1980/81 was the 78th season of the Football League Second Division as the second highest English football league . It began on August 16, 1980 and ended on May 8, 1981.
West Ham United became second division champions and the second and third placed Notts County and Swansea City also rose to the Football League First Division . The three first division clubs Norwich City , Leicester City and Crystal Palace, ranked in the table below, took the places for the three promoted teams in the following second division season 1981/82 . Preston North End , Bristol City and the Bristol Rovers had to relegate from the Second Division to the Football League Third Division . Instead of the three clubs, the third division winners Rotherham United and behind them FC Barnsley and Charlton Athletic took the vacant positions in the following season 1981/82 .
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | West Ham United (P) | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4th | 79:29 | +50 | 66:18 |
2. | Notts County | 42 | 18th | 17th | 7th | 49:38 | +11 | 53:31 |
3. | Swansea City | 42 | 18th | 14th | 10 | 64:44 | +20 | 50:34 |
4th | Blackburn Rovers (N) | 42 | 16 | 18th | 8th | 42:29 | +13 | 50:34 |
5. | Luton Town | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 61:46 | +15 | 48:36 |
6th | Derby County (A) | 42 | 15th | 15th | 12 | 57:52 | +5 | 45:39 |
7th | Grimsby Town (N) | 42 | 15th | 15th | 12 | 44:42 | +2 | 45:39 |
8th. | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15th | 13 | 14th | 56:46 | +10 | 43:41 |
9. | Watford FC | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15th | 50:45 | +5 | 43:41 |
10. | Sheffield Wednesday (N) | 42 | 17th | 8th | 17th | 53:51 | +2 | 42:42 |
11. | Newcastle United | 42 | 14th | 14th | 14th | 30:45 | −15 | 42:42 |
12. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 12 | 16 | 46:41 | +5 | 40:44 |
13. | Cambridge United | 42 | 17th | 6th | 19th | 53:65 | −12 | 40:44 |
14th | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 17th | 14th | 46:47 | −1 | 39:45 |
15th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 15th | 15th | 39:48 | −9 | 39:45 |
16. | Wrexham AFC | 42 | 12 | 14th | 16 | 43:45 | −2 | 38:46 |
17th | FC Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 52:56 | −4 | 38:46 |
18th | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 61:66 | −5 | 38:46 |
19th | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18th | 44:60 | −16 | 36:48 |
20th | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 14th | 17th | 41:62 | −21 | 36:48 |
21st | Bristol City (A) | 42 | 7th | 16 | 19th | 29:51 | −22 | 30:54 |
22nd | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34:65 | −31 | 23:61 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(A) | Relegated from the Football League First Division 1979/80 |
(P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 1979/80 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
1980/81 | BLA | BOL | BRC | BRR | CAM | CAR | CHE | OF THE | GRI | LUT | NEW | NOC | OLD | ORI | PNE | QPR | SHW | SHR | SWA | WAT | WHU | WRE |
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Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Bristol City | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | |
Bristol Rovers | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | |
Cambridge United | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
Cardiff City | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
Chelsea FC | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 6-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | |
Derby County | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | |
Grimsby Town | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 5 | 1-0 | |
Luton Town | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | |
Newcastle United | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | |
Notts County | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Oldham Athletic | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | |
FC Orient | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | |
Preston North End | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Shrewsbury Town | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | |
Swansea City | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | |
Watford FC | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
West Ham United | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | |
Wrexham AFC | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 |
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Cross | West Ham United | 22nd |
Web links
- England 1980-81. (RSSSF)
References and footnotes
- ^ English League Leading Goalscorers. (RSSSF)
- ↑ 1980/81 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018 .