Season History

1980-81 Season

Season Overview
Division
Football League Division Four
Final Position
1 (Champions)
Chairman
Frank Walton
FA Cup
R1
League Cup
R1
Manager
Dave Smith — from 9 May 1976 to 20 July 1983

Champions

Final League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southend United 46 30 7 9 79 31 48 67 pr
2 Lincoln City 46 25 15 6 66 25 41 65 pr
3 Doncaster Rovers 46 22 12 12 59 49 10 56 pr
4 Wimbledon 46 23 9 14 64 46 18 55 pr
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 re
22 Hereford United 46 11 13 22 38 62 -24 35 re
23 Halifax Town 46 11 12 23 44 71 -27 34 re
24 York City 46 12 9 25 47 66 -19 33 re

Matches

Date Opponent Score Att.
26 July 1980 Away Heybridge Swifts Friendly 2–1 W 0
28 July 1980 Home Tottenham Hotspur Friendly 1–1 D 0
30 July 1980 Home West Ham United Friendly 2–0 W 0
1 August 1980 Away Basildon Utd Friendly 3–0 W 0
2 August 1980 Away Basildon Utd Friendly 3–0 W 0
9 August 1980 Home Oxford Utd League Cup 1–0 W 3032
13 August 1980 Away Oxford Utd League Cup 0–2 L 2989
16 August 1980 Away Bury League 2–1 W 2647
18 August 1980 Home Port Vale League 5–1 W 3948
22 August 1980 Home Tranmere Rovers League 2–0 W 4600
5 September 1980 Home York City League 3–0 W 5166
13 September 1980 Away Hereford United League 0–0 D 2464
15 September 1980 Home Peterborough Utd League 1–0 W 6063
19 September 1980 Away Doncaster Rovers League 0–1 L 6044
23 September 1980 Away Northampton Town League 0–2 L 2337
26 September 1980 Home Hartlepool United League 4–0 W 5112
1 October 1980 Away Peterborough Utd League 2–5 L 4087
3 October 1980 Home Mansfield Town League 2–0 W 4440
7 October 1980 Away Wimbledon League 1–0 W 1995
11 October 1980 Away Halifax Town League 5–1 W 1609
17 October 1980 Home Scunthorpe United League 2–0 W 5260
20 October 1980 Home Wigan A League 1–0 W 5460
25 October 1980 Away Darlington League 2–0 W 2083
29 October 1980 Away Crewe Alexandra League 1–1 D 3974
31 October 1980 Home Stockport County League 2–0 W 5842
3 November 1980 Home Wimbledon League 1–0 W 4924
8 November 1980 Away Lincoln City League 1–2 L 7128
10 November 1980 Away Port Vale League 0–1 L 2780
15 November 1980 Home Bury League 1–0 W 4312
22 November 1980 Home Hereford United FA Cup 0–1 L 4922
5 December 1980 Away Rochdale League 2–0 W 2214
12 December 1980 Home Bradford City League 3–1 W 4761
19 December 1980 Home Torquay United League 3–1 W 4206
26 December 1980 Away AFC Bournemouth League 1–2 L 4381
27 December 1980 Home Aldershot League 3–0 W 6983
3 January 1981 Away Wigan A League 1–0 W 5267
9 January 1981 Home Darlington League 1–0 W 5070
23 January 1981 Home Northampton Town League 0–0 D 5910
30 January 1981 Away Tranmere Rovers League 2–2 D 2127
6 February 1981 Home Hereford United League 2–0 W 5285
14 February 1981 Away York City League 1–0 W 2129
21 February 1981 Away Hartlepool United League 3–1 W 3751
27 February 1981 Home Doncaster Rovers League 0–0 D 6100
4 March 1981 Away Bradford City League 1–2 L 2369
7 March 1981 Away Mansfield Town League 1–0 W 4379
13 March 1981 Home Halifax Town League 5–1 W 5547
22 March 1981 Away Scunthorpe United League 1–2 L 3605
27 March 1981 Home Crewe Alexandra League 3–0 W 6210
3 April 1981 Away Stockport County League 0–1 L 2278
11 April 1981 Home Lincoln City League 0–0 D 11195
17 April 1981 Home AFC Bournemouth League 2–1 W 7372
18 April 1981 Away Aldershot League 2–1 W 4433
25 April 1981 Away Torquay United League 3–0 W 1767
1 May 1981 Home Rochdale League 1–1 D 10668
4 May 1981 Away Shepshed Charterhouse Friendly 0–0 D 0
8 May 1981 Home Wolverhampton W. Friendly 1–0 W 0
11 May 1981 Away East Thurrock United Friendly 0–0 D 0