SEASON: 1980-81
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Ipswich Town (A) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- 4th Round (Watford (A) 1-4)
- Player Of The Year:
- Kenny Burns
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Wallace (13 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 57
- Competitive Goals:
- 86
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 50 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 59.5%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 10 times | 8 times | 2 times | 3 times | Conceded | 27 times | 11 times | 3 times | 1 time | Won By | 15 times | 3 times | 4 times | 3 times | Lost By | 10 times | 5 times | 2 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 33,930
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 19,690
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,419
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 34,110
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 12,463
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 15
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 2
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1980-81)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 60 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 56 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 53 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 52 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 51 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 20 | 50 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 50 | 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 48 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 44 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 43 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -9 | 42 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -3 | 39 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -11 | 38 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 45 | -8 | 37 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -3 | 36 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -20 | 36 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -1 | 35 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -12 | 35 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -13 | 35 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 48 | -24 | 33 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 44 | -27 | 32 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 22 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 46 | -36 | 19 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 03, 1981 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | H | 3-3 | Draw | - | Ponte (?), Francis (?, ?) | ||
Tue Jan 06, 1981 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | Y | 1 | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Francis (?) |
Sat Jan 24, 1981 | Manchester United | 4 | H | 1-0 | Win | 34,110 | Francis (?) | ||
Sat Feb 14, 1981 | Bristol City | 5 | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Wallace (?), Robertson (?) | ||
Sat Mar 07, 1981 | Ipswich Town | Quarter | H | 3-3 | Draw | - | Francis (?), Walsh (?), Robertson (?) | ||
Tue Mar 10, 1981 | Ipswich Town | Quarter | Y | 1 | A | 0-1 | Loss | - |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Aug 27, 1980 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | H | 3-0 | Win | - | Gray (?), Birtles (?), Robertson (?) | ||
Wed Sep 03, 1980 | Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Mills (?) | ||
Tue Sep 23, 1980 | Bury | 3 | A | 7-0 | Win | - | Anderson (?, ?), Ponte (?, ?, ?), Birtles (?), Mills (?) | |||
Tue Oct 28, 1980 | Watford | 4 | A | 1-4 | Loss | - | Wallace (?) |
European Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 17, 1980 | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | A | 0-1 | Loss | 70,000 | |
Wed Oct 01, 1980 | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | H | 0-1 | Loss | 25,818 |
Super Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Nov 25, 1980 | Valencia | Spain | Final | H | 2-1 | Win | 12,463 | Bowyer (57, 89) |
Wed Dec 17, 1980 | Valencia | Spain | Final | A | 0-1 | Loss | 29,038 |
Intercontinental Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Feb 11, 1981 | Nacional Montevideo | Uruguay | A | 0-1 | Loss | 70,000 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon May 04, 1981 | Mansfield Town | Final | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Ward (?), Gray (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Jul 23, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canada | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | McGovern (?) |
Fri Jul 25, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | USA | A | 0-0 | Draw | - | |
Sun Jul 27, 1980 | Colombia XI | USA | A | 0-5 | Loss | - | |
Thu Jul 31, 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | Canada | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Bowyer (?), Wallace (?), Ponte (?) |
Tue Aug 05, 1980 | P Mulligan XI | A | 3-2 | Win | - | Wallace (?, ?), Birtles (?) | |
Fri Aug 08, 1980 | Alkmaar AZ67 | Netherlands | N | 1-2 | Loss | - | Birtles (62) |
Sun Aug 10, 1980 | Bayern Munich | Germany | N | 0-3 | Loss | - | |
Mon Aug 11, 1980 | Grasshoppers Zurich | Switzerland | A | 0-0 | Draw | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Sep 08, 1980 | Notts County | England | A | 3-2 | Win | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Mon Oct 13, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | USA | H | 7-1 | Win | - | Needham (?, ?), Mills (?, ?, ?), Ponte (?), Burns (?) |
Wed Dec 10, 1980 | Grantham Town | England | A | 6-1 | Win | - | Francis (?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Ward (?), Anderson (?) |
Sun Jan 11, 1981 | Paris St Germain | France | A | 0-2 | Loss | 11,000 | |
Thu Jan 15, 1981 | Torquay United | England | A | - | - | ||
Wed Feb 04, 1981 | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | H | 1-3 | Loss | - | Francis (?) |
Tue Apr 07, 1981 | Kettering Town | England | A | 5-2 | Win | - | Robertson (? pen, ? pen), Wallace (?, ?), Francis (?) |
Tue Apr 14, 1981 | Cardiff City | Wales | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Robertson (?, ?) |
Sun May 10, 1981 | Real Madrid | Spain | A | 0-2 | Loss | - | |
Tue May 19, 1981 | Real Mallorca | Spain | A | 5-1 | Win | - | Mills (?), Wallace (?, ?), Ward (?), Gray (? pen) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Thu May 07, 1981 | Notts County | England | H | 3-1 | Win | - | Ward (?, ?), Needham (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (9) | Out (5) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Jurgen Rober | Bought | John O'Hare | Sold | Lee Smelt | Bought | Lee Smelt | Sold | Stephen Kendal | Bought | Martin O'Neill | Sold | Aug 16, 1980 | Ian Wallace | Bought | £1,250,000 | Feb 11, 1981 | Larry Lloyd | Sold | Aug 16, 1980 | Raimondo Ponte | Bought | Mar 28, 1981 | Raimondo Ponte | Sold | Oct 01, 1980 | Peter Ward | Bought | Apr 04, 1981 | Einer Aas | Bought | Aug 29, 1981 | Mark Proctor | Bought | £384,000 | Dec 12, 1981 | Willie Young | Bought |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Lee Smelt | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Peter Shilton | 54 | 25 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||
GK | Steve Sutton | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Larry Lloyd | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
D | Stephen Kendal | ||||||||||||
D | Viv Anderson | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
M | Brynn Gunn | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
M | Chris Fairclough | ||||||||||||
M | Einer Aas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
M | Frank Gray | 54 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
M | Kenny Burns | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | Player Of The Year (2nd time) | |||||
M | Raimondo Ponte | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||
M | Willie Young | ||||||||||||
F | Calvin Plummer | ||||||||||||
F | Colin Walsh | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||
F | David Needham | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
F | Garry Birtles | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Sold to Man Utd in October | ||||||
F | Gary Mills | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
F | Ian Bowyer | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Sold to Sunderland in Jan 1981 | ||||
F | Ian Wallace | 49 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
F | John McGovern | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
F | John O'Hare | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | John Robertson | 52 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||
F | Jurgen Rober | ||||||||||||
F | Mark Proctor | ||||||||||||
F | Martin O'Neill | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
F | Peter Ward | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
F | Steve Hodge | ||||||||||||
F | Stuart Gray | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Trevor Francis | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
C Smith (1980) | |||||||||||||
Nigel Thrower | |||||||||||||
Steve Sutton (1980) |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
13 | Ian Wallace | 49 |
11 | Trevor Francis | 26 |
9 | John Robertson | 52 |
8 | Garry Birtles | 14 |
7 | Gary Mills | 33 |
7 | Raimondo Ponte | 32 |
5 | Colin Walsh | 21 |
5 | Ian Bowyer | 28 |
5 | Kenny Burns | 42 |
4 | Frank Gray | 54 |
3 | Martin O'Neill | 33 |
2 | Peter Ward | 20 |
2 | Viv Anderson | 44 |
1 | Einer Aas | 6 |
1 | Stuart Gray | 18 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1980-81
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Brighton and Hove Albion | Sat Oct 11, 1980 | A | 1-0 | Sat Mar 14, 1981 | H | 4-1 |
Crystal Palace | Sat Dec 06, 1980 | H | 3-0 | Sat Apr 25, 1981 | A | 3-1 |
Stoke City | Sat Aug 30, 1980 | H | 5-0 | Wed Feb 18, 1981 | A | 2-1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Fri Dec 26, 1980 | A | 4-1 | Mon Apr 20, 1981 | H | 1-0 |