The Football League 1980-81

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Statistics of The Football League in season 1980/1981.

Contents

[edit] Overview

[edit] First Division

Ron Saunders completed Aston Villa's revival, as they ended their 71-year wait for the league championship trophy. They competed in a two-horse race with Ipswich Town during the final stages of the season before pipping the Suffolk side at the post. Liverpool slipped into fourth place but compensated for this downfall by lifting the European Cup and their first-ever League Cup. But Manchester United failed to make the top five and this shortcoming cost Dave Sexton his manager's job. He was succeeded by Ron Atkinson, who had just finished fourth in the league and reached the UEFA Cup quarter finals with an impressive West Bromwich Albion side - who would suffer a rapid declne after Atkinson's departure.

Crystal Palace endured a dreadful season with just six wins. They were joined in the Second Division by also-doomed Norwich City and Leicester City.

[edit] Second Division

FA Cup holders West Ham United regained their First Division status by lifting the Second Division championship trophy. They were joined by Notts County and Swansea City, completing a meteoric rise under John Toshack, from the Fourth Division to the First in just four years.

Both Bristol clubs were relegated from the Second Division in 1980-81. They were joined in the drop zone by Preston North End.

[edit] Third Division

Rotherham United, Barnsley and Charlton Athletic occupied the promotion places in the Third Division. Hull City, Blackpool and Colchester United were joined in the Third Division drop zone by Sheffield United - who just seven years earlier had finished sixth in the First Division.

[edit] Fourth Division

Southend United, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Wimbledon occupied the four promotion places in the Fourth Division. There were no movements between the Fourth Division and the Alliance Premier League as the re-election system went in favour of the league's bottom four clubs.

[edit] League Standings

[edit] First Division

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Aston Villa 42 26 8 8 72 40 +32 60
2 Ipswich Town 42 23 10 9 77 43 +34 56
3 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 61 45 +16 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 20 12 10 60 42 +18 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 62 42 +20 51
6 Southampton 42 20 10 12 76 56 +20 50
7 Nottingham Forest 42 19 12 11 62 44 +18 50
8 Manchester United 42 15 18 9 51 36 +15 48
9 Leeds United 42 17 10 15 39 47 -8 44
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 15 13 70 68 +2 43
11 Stoke City 42 12 18 12 51 60 -9 42
12 Manchester City 42 14 11 17 56 59 -3 39
13 Birmingham City 42 13 12 17 50 61 -11 38
14 Middlesbrough 42 16 5 21 53 61 -8 37
15 Everton 42 13 10 19 55 58 -3 36
16 Coventry City 42 13 10 19 48 68 -20 36
17 Sunderland 42 14 7 21 52 53 -1 35
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 9 20 43 55 -12 35
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 7 21 54 67 -13 35
20 Norwich City 42 13 7 22 49 73 -24 33
21 Leicester City 42 13 6 23 40 67 -27 32
22 Crystal Palace 42 6 7 29 47 83 -36 19

[edit] Second Division

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 West Ham United 42 28 10 4 79 29 +50 66
2 Notts County 42 18 17 7 49 38 +11 53
3 Swansea City 42 18 14 10 64 44 +20 50
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 18 8 42 29 +13 50
5 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 61 46 +15 48
6 Derby County 42 15 15 12 57 52 +5 45
7 Grimsby Town 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 13 14 56 46 +10 43
9 Watford 42 16 11 15 50 45 +5 43
10 Sheffield Wednesday 42 17 8 17 53 51 +2 42
11 Newcastle United 42 14 14 14 30 45 -15 42
12 Chelsea 42 14 12 16 46 41 +5 40
13 Cambridge United 42 17 6 19 53 65 -12 40
14 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 17 14 46 47 -1 39
15 Oldham Athletic 42 12 15 15 39 48 -9 39
16 Wrexham 42 12 14 16 43 45 -2 38
17 Orient 42 13 12 17 52 56 -4 38
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 61 66 -5 38
19 Cardiff City 42 12 12 18 44 60 -16 36
20 Preston North End 42 11 14 17 41 62 -21 36
21 Bristol City 42 7 16 19 29 51 -22 30
22 Bristol Rovers 42 5 13 24 34 65 -31 23

[edit] Third Division

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Rotherham United 46 24 13 9 62 32 +30 61
2 Barnsley 46 21 17 8 72 45 +27 59
3 Charlton Athletic 46 25 9 12 63 44 +19 59
4 Huddersfield Town 46 21 14 11 71 40 +31 56
5 Chesterfield 46 23 10 13 72 48 +24 56
6 Portsmouth 46 22 9 15 55 47 +8 53
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 14 13 56 44 +12 52
8 Burnley 46 18 14 14 60 48 +12 50
9 Brentford 46 14 19 13 52 49 +3 47
10 Reading 46 18 10 18 62 62 +0 46
11 Exeter City 46 16 13 17 62 66 -4 45
12 Newport County 46 15 13 18 64 61 +3 43
13 Fulham 46 15 13 18 57 64 -7 43
14 Oxford United 46 13 17 16 39 47 -8 43
15 Gillingham 46 12 18 16 48 58 -10 42
16 Millwall 46 14 14 18 43 60 -17 42
17 Swindon Town 46 13 15 18 51 56 -5 41
18 Chester City 46 15 11 20 38 48 -10 41
19 Carlisle United 46 14 13 19 56 70 -14 41
20 Walsall 46 13 15 18 59 74 -15 41
21 Sheffield United 46 14 12 20 65 63 +2 40
22 Colchester United 46 14 11 21 45 65 -20 39
23 Blackpool 46 9 14 23 45 75 -30 32
24 Hull City 46 8 16 22 40 71 -31 32

[edit] Fourth Division

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Southend United 46 30 7 9 79 31 +48 67
2 Lincoln City 46 25 15 6 66 25 +41 65
3 Doncaster Rovers 46 22 12 12 59 49 +10 56
4 Wimbledon 46 23 9 14 64 46 +18 55
5 Peterborough United 46 17 18 11 68 54 +14 52
6 Aldershot 46 18 14 14 43 41 +2 50
7 Mansfield Town 46 20 9 17 58 44 +14 49
8 Darlington 46 19 11 16 65 59 +6 49
9 Hartlepool United 46 20 9 17 64 61 +3 49
10 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 65 67 -2 49
11 Wigan Athletic 46 18 11 17 51 55 -4 47
12 Bury 46 17 11 18 70 62 +8 45
13 Bournemouth 46 16 13 17 47 48 -1 45
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 60 -7 44
15 Rochdale 46 14 15 17 60 70 -10 43
16 Scunthorpe United 46 11 20 15 60 69 -9 42
17 Torquay United 46 18 5 23 55 63 -8 41
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 14 19 48 61 -13 40
19 Port Vale 46 12 15 19 57 70 -13 39
20 Stockport County 46 16 7 23 44 57 -13 39
21 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 10 23 59 73 -14 36
22 Hereford United 46 11 13 22 38 62 -24 35
23 Halifax Town 46 11 12 23 44 71 -27 34
24 York City 46 12 9 25 47 66 -19 33

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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