The City Ground

SEASON: 1980-81

Season count: 83Prev Season: 1979-80
This Season: 1980-81
Next Season: 1981-82

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%

Highest League Attendance:: 33,930 (Aston Villa)
Lowest League Attendance:: 19,690 (Middlesbrough)
Average League Attendance:: 24,419
Highest Cup Attendance:: 34,796 (Ipswich Town)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 12,463 (Valencia)

Champions:: Aston Villa
FA Cup:: Tottenham Hotspur
League Cup:: Liverpool
Community Shield:: Liverpool
EUROPE
European Cup:: Liverpool
UEFA Cup:: Ipswich Town
Cup Winners Cup:: Dinamo Tbilisi
Super Cup:: Valencia

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 7
7-0 (Tue Sep 23, 1980, Bury, Away, League Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 7
7-0 (Tue Sep 23, 1980, Bury, Away, League Cup)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
1-4 (Tue Oct 28, 1980, Watford, Away, League Cup)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
1-4 (Tue Oct 28, 1980, Watford, Away, League Cup)
0-3 (Sat Nov 15, 1980, Tottenham Hotspur, Home, League Tier 1)

Clean Sheets:: 15
Yellow Cards:: 10
Red Cards:: 1
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 10
Penalties conceded:: 6
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 1

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1980-81

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
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	European Cup First Round	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	UEFA Cup First Round	1-2	0-2
3	Arsenal	42	19	15	8	61	45	13	8	0	36	17	6	7	8	25	28	16	53	UEFA Cup First Round	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	UEFA Cup First Round	2-1	1-2
5	Liverpool	42	17	17	8	62	42	13	5	3	38	15	4	12	5	24	27	20	51	European Cup First Round	0-0	0-0
6	Southampton	42	20	10	12	76	56	15	4	2	47	22	5	6	10	29	34	20	50	UEFA Cup First Round	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	Cup Winners Cup First Round	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	Relegated	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	Relegated	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	Relegated	3-0	3-1

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

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

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Aston Villa (0-2)
2	7	2	2	-	1	1	3	4	1	Ipswich Town (1-2), Aston Villa (2-2)
3	19	3	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Ipswich Town (0-2)
4	33	4	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Liverpool (0-0)
5	50	5	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	West Bromwich Albion (2-1), West Bromwich Albion (1-2), Liverpool (0-0)
6	63	6	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Southampton (0-2)
7	21	7	2	2	-	-	5	2	4	Birmingham City (2-1), Arsenal (3-1)
8	65	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	4	9	4	-	1	3	2	6	1	Arsenal (0-1), Manchester United (1-2), Birmingham City (0-2), Manchester United (1-1)
10		10	4	2	1	1	5	6	5	Sunderland (2-2), Tottenham Hotspur (0-3), Everton (1-0), Stoke City (2-1)
11		11	3	2	1	-	4	2	5	Southampton (2-1), Manchester City (1-1), Middlesbrough (1-0)
12		12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	7	13	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Everton (0-0)
14	3	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15		15	3	1	2	-	6	3	4	Coventry City (1-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-1), Coventry City (1-1)
16		16	2	1	1	-	1	0	3	Middlesbrough (0-0), Brighton and Hove Albion (1-0)
17		17	4	3	-	1	6	3	6	Leeds United (2-1), Leeds United (0-1), Sunderland (3-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-0)
18	3	18	1	1	-	-	5	0	2	Leicester City (5-0)
19	1	19	3	2	1	-	8	4	5	Manchester City (3-2), Norwich City (1-1), Brighton and Hove Albion (4-1)
20		20	2	1	1	-	3	2	3	Leicester City (1-1), Norwich City (2-1)
21		21	2	2	-	-	8	0	4	Stoke City (5-0), Crystal Palace (3-0)
22		22	1	1	-	-	3	1	2	Crystal Palace (3-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Tottenham Hotspur (0-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 16, 1980	3:00 pm	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-2	43,398	18
2	Wed Aug 20, 1980	7:45 pm	Birmingham City	H	2-1	26,561	14	Birtles (37'), Ponte (63')
3	Sat Aug 23, 1980	3:00 pm	Everton	A	0-0	25,981	13
4	Sat Aug 30, 1980	3:00 pm	Stoke City	H	5-0	21,915	6	Wallace (10', 77'), Birtles (30', 85'), Robertson (76' pen)
5	Sat Sep 06, 1980	3:00 pm	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	17,119	6
6	Sat Sep 13, 1980	3:00 pm	Manchester City	H	3-2	23,184	4	Birtles (15'), Bowyer (46'), Wallace (49')
7	Sat Sep 20, 1980	3:00 pm	Leicester City	H	5-0	27,145	2	Gray (12'), Robertson (72' pen), Birtles (80', 89'), Mills (85')
8	Sat Sep 27, 1980	3:00 pm	Arsenal	A	0-1	29,801	5
9	Sat Oct 04, 1980	3:00 pm	Manchester United	H	1-2	29,801	8	Wallace (31')
10	Wed Oct 08, 1980	7:45 pm	Sunderland	A	2-2	30,515	9	Mills (68'), Bowyer (72')
11	Sat Oct 11, 1980	3:00 pm	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	1-0	17,420	6	Wallace (31')
12	Sat Oct 18, 1980	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	25,096	5	Bowyer (36'), Mills (43')
13	Wed Oct 22, 1980	7:45 pm	Leeds United	H	2-1	25,033	5	Burns (35'), Wallace (43')
14	Sat Oct 25, 1980	3:00 pm	Norwich City	A	1-1	17,849	4	Robertson (49')
15	Sat Nov 01, 1980	3:00 pm	Southampton	H	2-1	24,669	3	Ward (6'), Robertson (44' pen)
16	Sat Nov 08, 1980	3:00 pm	Liverpool	A	0-0	43,143	3
17	Tue Nov 11, 1980	7:45 pm	Birmingham City	A	0-2	22,433	4
18	Sat Nov 15, 1980	3:00 pm	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-3	25,400	7
19	Sat Nov 22, 1980	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	H	1-2	24,423	8	Wallace (76')
20	Sat Nov 29, 1980	3:00 pm	Coventry City	A	1-1	15,171	8	Wallace (25')
21	Sat Dec 06, 1980	3:00 pm	Crystal Palace	H	3-0	20,223	8	Gray (47' pen), Walsh (66'), Ward (78')
22	Sat Dec 13, 1980	3:00 pm	Leeds United	A	0-1	21,882	8
23	Sat Dec 20, 1980	3:00 pm	Sunderland	H	3-1	23,151	7	Ponte (15'), Walsh (40'), Francis (51')
24	Fri Dec 26, 1980	7:45 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	4-1	31,588	5	Colin Brazier (30' OG), Gray (62' pen), Geoffrey Palmer (65' OG), Ponte (80')
25	Sat Dec 27, 1980	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	H	2-2	33,930	5	Francis (41'), O'Neill (86')
26	Sat Jan 10, 1981	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	A	0-2	25,701	7
27	Sat Jan 31, 1981	3:00 pm	Everton	H	1-0	25,611	8	Burns (34')
28	Sat Feb 07, 1981	3:00 pm	Manchester City	A	1-1	39,524	8	Francis (56')
29	Wed Feb 18, 1981	7:45 pm	Stoke City	A	2-1	17,305	6	Mike Doyle (8' OG), Walsh (55')
30	Sat Feb 21, 1981	3:00 pm	Arsenal	H	3-1	25,357	6	O'Neill (9', 14'), Burns (74')
31	Sat Feb 28, 1981	3:00 pm	Leicester City	A	1-1	26,608	5	Walsh (89')
32	Tue Mar 03, 1981	7:45 pm	Middlesbrough	H	1-0	19,690	4	Burns (82')
33	Sat Mar 14, 1981	3:00 pm	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	4-1	20,688	3	Robertson (31' pen), Wallace (40'), Mills (50'), Burns (66')	Safe
34	Wed Mar 18, 1981	7:45 pm	Manchester United	A	1-1	38,205	3	Wallace (20')	Safe
35	Sat Mar 21, 1981	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-2	19,269	6	Mills (46')	Safe
36	Sat Mar 28, 1981	3:00 pm	Norwich City	H	2-1	22,353	3	Francis (53', 54')	Safe
37	Sat Apr 04, 1981	3:00 pm	Southampton	A	0-2	22,712	6		Safe
38	Sat Apr 11, 1981	3:00 pm	Liverpool	H	0-0	27,363	6		Safe
39	Sat Apr 18, 1981	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	A	0-2	34,707	8		Safe
40	Mon Apr 20, 1981	7:45 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-0	19,711	6	Francis (30')	Safe
41	Sat Apr 25, 1981	3:00 pm	Crystal Palace	A	3-1	12,138	4	Gray (35'), Wallace (44'), Aas (58')	Safe
42	Sat May 02, 1981	3:00 pm	Coventry City	H	1-1	21,511	5	Robertson (43' pen)	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 03, 1981	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	3		H	3-3	22,920	Francis (31', 65'), Ponte (84')
Tue Jan 06, 1981	7:45 pm	Bolton Wanderers	3	1	A	1-0	22,799	Francis (112')
Sat Jan 24, 1981	3:00 pm	Manchester United	4		H	1-0	34,110	Francis (15')
Sat Feb 14, 1981	3:00 pm	Bristol City	5		H	2-1	26,742	Robertson (83' pen), Wallace (88')
Sat Mar 07, 1981	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	Quarter		H	3-3	34,796	Francis (24'), Walsh (40'), Robertson (51' pen)
Tue Mar 10, 1981	7:45 pm	Ipswich Town	Quarter	1	A	0-1	31,060

League Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Aug 27, 1980	7:45 pm	Peterborough United	2	1	H	3-0	16,117	Robertson (47' pen), Birtles (76'), Gray (87')
Wed Sep 03, 1980	7:45 pm	Peterborough United	2	2	A	1-1	11,503	Mills (28')
Tue Sep 23, 1980	7:45 pm	Bury	3		A	7-0	8,828	Ponte (6', 66', 68'), Mills (36'), Anderson (37'), Birtles (71', 89')
Tue Oct 28, 1980	7:45 pm	Watford	4		A	1-4	22,597	Wallace (74')

European Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 17, 1980	7:45 pm	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	1	1	A	0-1	70,000
Wed Oct 01, 1980	7:45 pm	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	1	2	H	0-1	25,818

Super Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Nov 25, 1980	7:45 pm	Valencia	Spain	Final	H	2-1	12,463	Bowyer (57', 89')
Wed Dec 17, 1980	7:45 pm	Valencia	Spain	Final	A	0-1	29,038

Intercontinental Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Feb 11, 1981	7:45 pm	Nacional Montevideo	Uruguay	Final	N	0-1	62,000

County Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon May 04, 1981	7:45 pm	Mansfield Town	Final	H	2-1	3,405	Ward (?), Gray (?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Jul 23, 1980	7:45 pm	Vancouver Whitecaps	Canada	A	1-1	28,710	McGovern (?)
Fri Jul 25, 1980	7:45 pm	Tampa Bay Rowdies	USA	A	0-0	21,857
Sun Jul 27, 1980	3:00 pm	Colombia XI	USA	A	0-5	30,000
Thu Jul 31, 1980	7:45 pm	Toronto Blizzard	Canada	A	3-1	34,187	Ponte (4'), Wallace (60'), Bowyer (81')
Tue Aug 05, 1980	7:45 pm	Paddy Mulligan XI		A	3-2	22,000	Birtles (?), Wallace (?, ?)
Fri Aug 08, 1980	7:45 pm	Alkmaar AZ67	Netherlands	N	1-2	28,000	Birtles (62')
Sun Aug 10, 1980	3:00 pm	Bayern Munich	Germany	N	0-3	35,000
Mon Aug 11, 1980	7:45 pm	Grasshoppers Zurich	Switzerland	A	0-0	45,000

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Sep 08, 1980	7:45 pm	Notts County	England	A	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Mon Oct 13, 1980	7:45 pm	Tampa Bay Rowdies	USA	H	7-1	18,562	Marangoni (?), Needham (?, ?), Mills (?, ?), Burns (?), Ponte (?)
Wed Dec 10, 1980	7:45 pm	Grantham Town	England	A	6-1	2,418	Walsh (16'), Francis (62', 68', 85'), Ward (80'), Anderson (88')
Sun Jan 11, 1981	3:00 pm	Paris St Germain	France	A	0-2	11,000
Wed Feb 04, 1981	7:45 pm	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	H	1-3	10,053	Francis (76')
Tue Apr 07, 1981	7:45 pm	Kettering Town	England	A	5-2	-	Wallace (?, ?), Robertson (? pen, ? pen), Francis (?)
Tue Apr 14, 1981	7:45 pm	Cardiff City	Wales	A	2-1	2,349	Robertson (?, ?)
Sun May 10, 1981	3:00 pm	Real Madrid	Spain	A	0-2	20,000
Tue May 19, 1981	7:45 pm	Real Mallorca	Spain	A	5-1	-	Mills (?), Wallace (?, ?), Ward (?), Gray (? pen)

Testimonial

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Thu May 07, 1981	7:45 pm	Notts County	England	H	3-1	5,044	Needham (?), Ward (?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Brian Clough
Wed Jul 23, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Vancouver Whitecaps				A	1-1	28,710	McGovern (?)
Fri Jul 25, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Tampa Bay Rowdies				A	0-0	21,857
Sun Jul 27, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Colombia XI				A	0-5	30,000
Thu Jul 31, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Toronto Blizzard				A	3-1	34,187	Ponte (4'), Wallace (60'), Bowyer (81')
Tue Aug 05, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Paddy Mulligan XI				A	3-2	22,000	Birtles (?), Wallace (?, ?)
Fri Aug 08, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Alkmaar AZ67	Semi			N	1-2	28,000	Birtles (62')
Sun Aug 10, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Bayern Munich	3rd/4th place			N	0-3	35,000
Mon Aug 11, 1980	Pre-Season Friendly	Grasshoppers Zurich				A	0-0	45,000
Sat Aug 16, 1980	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				A	0-2	43,398
Wed Aug 20, 1980	League Tier 1	Birmingham City				H	2-1	26,561	Birtles (37'), Ponte (63')
Sat Aug 23, 1980	League Tier 1	Everton				A	0-0	25,981
Wed Aug 27, 1980	League Cup	Peterborough United	2	1		H	3-0	16,117	Robertson (47' pen), Birtles (76'), Gray (87')
Sat Aug 30, 1980	League Tier 1	Stoke City				H	5-0	21,915	Wallace (10', 77'), Birtles (30', 85'), Robertson (76' pen)
Wed Sep 03, 1980	League Cup	Peterborough United	2	2		A	1-1	11,503	Mills (28')
Sat Sep 06, 1980	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				A	0-0	17,119
Mon Sep 08, 1980	Friendly	Notts County				A	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Sep 13, 1980	League Tier 1	Manchester City				H	3-2	23,184	Birtles (15'), Bowyer (46'), Wallace (49')
Wed Sep 17, 1980	European Cup	CSKA Sofia	1	1		A	0-1	70,000
Sat Sep 20, 1980	League Tier 1	Leicester City				H	5-0	27,145	Gray (12'), Robertson (72' pen), Birtles (80', 89'), Mills (85')
Tue Sep 23, 1980	League Cup	Bury	3			A	7-0	8,828	Ponte (6', 66', 68'), Mills (36'), Anderson (37'), Birtles (71', 89')
Sat Sep 27, 1980	League Tier 1	Arsenal				A	0-1	29,801
Wed Oct 01, 1980	European Cup	CSKA Sofia	1	2		H	0-1	25,818
Sat Oct 04, 1980	League Tier 1	Manchester United				H	1-2	29,801	Wallace (31')
Wed Oct 08, 1980	League Tier 1	Sunderland				A	2-2	30,515	Mills (68'), Bowyer (72')
Sat Oct 11, 1980	League Tier 1	Brighton and Hove Albion				A	1-0	17,420	Wallace (31')
Mon Oct 13, 1980	Friendly	Tampa Bay Rowdies				H	7-1	18,562	Marangoni (?), Needham (?, ?), Mills (?, ?), Burns (?), Ponte (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1980	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				H	2-1	25,096	Bowyer (36'), Mills (43')
Wed Oct 22, 1980	League Tier 1	Leeds United				H	2-1	25,033	Burns (35'), Wallace (43')
Sat Oct 25, 1980	League Tier 1	Norwich City				A	1-1	17,849	Robertson (49')
Tue Oct 28, 1980	League Cup	Watford	4			A	1-4	22,597	Wallace (74')
Sat Nov 01, 1980	League Tier 1	Southampton				H	2-1	24,669	Ward (6'), Robertson (44' pen)
Sat Nov 08, 1980	League Tier 1	Liverpool				A	0-0	43,143
Tue Nov 11, 1980	League Tier 1	Birmingham City				A	0-2	22,433
Sat Nov 15, 1980	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				H	0-3	25,400
Sat Nov 22, 1980	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				H	1-2	24,423	Wallace (76')
Tue Nov 25, 1980	Super Cup	Valencia	Final	1		H	2-1	12,463	Bowyer (57', 89')
Sat Nov 29, 1980	League Tier 1	Coventry City				A	1-1	15,171	Wallace (25')
Sat Dec 06, 1980	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				H	3-0	20,223	Gray (47' pen), Walsh (66'), Ward (78')
Wed Dec 10, 1980	Friendly	Grantham Town				A	6-1	2,418	Walsh (16'), Francis (62', 68', 85'), Ward (80'), Anderson (88')
Sat Dec 13, 1980	League Tier 1	Leeds United				A	0-1	21,882
Wed Dec 17, 1980	Super Cup	Valencia	Final	2		A	0-1	29,038
Sat Dec 20, 1980	League Tier 1	Sunderland				H	3-1	23,151	Ponte (15'), Walsh (40'), Francis (51')
Fri Dec 26, 1980	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	4-1	31,588	Colin Brazier (30' OG), Gray (62' pen), Geoffrey Palmer (65' OG), Ponte (80')
Sat Dec 27, 1980	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				H	2-2	33,930	Francis (41'), O'Neill (86')
Sat Jan 03, 1981	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	3			H	3-3	22,920	Francis (31', 65'), Ponte (84')
Tue Jan 06, 1981	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	3		1	A	1-0	22,799	Francis (112')
Sat Jan 10, 1981	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				A	0-2	25,701
Sun Jan 11, 1981	Friendly	Paris St Germain				A	0-2	11,000
Sat Jan 24, 1981	FA Cup	Manchester United	4			H	1-0	34,110	Francis (15')
Sat Jan 31, 1981	League Tier 1	Everton				H	1-0	25,611	Burns (34')
Wed Feb 04, 1981	Friendly	Red Star Belgrade				H	1-3	10,053	Francis (76')
Sat Feb 07, 1981	League Tier 1	Manchester City				A	1-1	39,524	Francis (56')
Wed Feb 11, 1981	Intercontinental Cup	Nacional Montevideo	Final			N	0-1	62,000
Sat Feb 14, 1981	FA Cup	Bristol City	5			H	2-1	26,742	Robertson (83' pen), Wallace (88')
Wed Feb 18, 1981	League Tier 1	Stoke City				A	2-1	17,305	Mike Doyle (8' OG), Walsh (55')
Sat Feb 21, 1981	League Tier 1	Arsenal				H	3-1	25,357	O'Neill (9', 14'), Burns (74')
Sat Feb 28, 1981	League Tier 1	Leicester City				A	1-1	26,608	Walsh (89')
Tue Mar 03, 1981	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				H	1-0	19,690	Burns (82')
Sat Mar 07, 1981	FA Cup	Ipswich Town	Quarter			H	3-3	34,796	Francis (24'), Walsh (40'), Robertson (51' pen)
Tue Mar 10, 1981	FA Cup	Ipswich Town	Quarter		1	A	0-1	31,060
Sat Mar 14, 1981	League Tier 1	Brighton and Hove Albion				H	4-1	20,688	Robertson (31' pen), Wallace (40'), Mills (50'), Burns (66')	Safe
Wed Mar 18, 1981	League Tier 1	Manchester United				A	1-1	38,205	Wallace (20')	Safe
Sat Mar 21, 1981	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				A	1-2	19,269	Mills (46')	Safe
Sat Mar 28, 1981	League Tier 1	Norwich City				H	2-1	22,353	Francis (53', 54')	Safe
Sat Apr 04, 1981	League Tier 1	Southampton				A	0-2	22,712		Safe
Tue Apr 07, 1981	Friendly	Kettering Town				A	5-2	-	Wallace (?, ?), Robertson (? pen, ? pen), Francis (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1981	League Tier 1	Liverpool				H	0-0	27,363		Safe
Tue Apr 14, 1981	Friendly	Cardiff City				A	2-1	2,349	Robertson (?, ?)	Safe
Sat Apr 18, 1981	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				A	0-2	34,707		Safe
Mon Apr 20, 1981	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers				H	1-0	19,711	Francis (30')	Safe
Sat Apr 25, 1981	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				A	3-1	12,138	Gray (35'), Wallace (44'), Aas (58')	Safe
Sat May 02, 1981	League Tier 1	Coventry City				H	1-1	21,511	Robertson (43' pen)	Safe
Mon May 04, 1981	County Cup	Mansfield Town	Final			H	2-1	3,405	Ward (?), Gray (?)	Safe
Thu May 07, 1981	Testimonial	Notts County				H	3-1	5,044	Needham (?), Ward (?, ?)
Sun May 10, 1981	Friendly	Real Madrid				A	0-2	20,000
Tue May 19, 1981	Friendly	Real Mallorca				A	5-1	-	Mills (?), Wallace (?, ?), Ward (?), Gray (? pen)	Safe

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Sep 17, 1980	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	1	1	A	0-1	70,000
Wed Oct 01, 1980	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	1	2	H	0-1	25,818

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Nov 25, 1980	Valencia	Spain	Final	H	2-1	12,463
Wed Dec 17, 1980	Valencia	Spain	Final	A	0-1	29,038

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Feb 11, 1981	Nacional Montevideo	Uruguay	Final	N	0-1	62,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon May 04, 1981	Mansfield Town	Final	H	2-1	3,405

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Thu May 07, 1981	Notts County	England	H	3-1	5,044

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (9) - £1,634,000				Out (6) - £300,000
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
Jul 07, 1980	Ian Wallace	Bought	£1,250,000	Feb 11, 1981	Larry Lloyd	Sold
Jul 23, 1980	Raimondo Ponte	Bought		Mar 28, 1981	Raimondo Ponte	Sold
Oct 01, 1980	Peter Ward	Bought		May 12, 1981	Frank Gray	Sold	£300,000
Mar 26, 1981	Einar Aas	Bought
Aug 09, 1981	Mark Proctor	Bought	£384,000
Dec 12, 1981	Willie Young	Bought

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Lee Smelt	England	22	1			1
GK		Peter Shilton	England	30	54	25	14	15
GK		Steve Sutton	England	19	2		1	1
Defenders
D		Bryn Gunn	England	21	33	15	10	8
D		David Needham	England	31	23	9	5	9		1		1		1
D		Frank Gray	Scotland	25	54	24	15	15	4	1		1
D		Kenny Burns	Scotland	26	42	18	11	13	5			1			Player Of The Year (2nd time)
D		Larry Lloyd	England	31	27	11	6	10		1			1
D		Viv Anderson	England	24	44	21	11	12	1	1		2
Midfielders
M		Colin Walsh	Scotland	18	21	11	5	5	5			2	1	2
M		Einar Aas	Norway	24	7	3	2	2	1				1
M		Gary Mills	England	18	33	15	9	9	7			3	4	3
M		Ian Bowyer	England	29	28	11	7	10	5	2		2	2		Sold to Sunderland in Jan 1981
M		John McGovern	Scotland	30	36	15	10	11						1
M		Martin O'Neill	N. Ireland	28	33	16	6	11	3	1	1	1	3
M		Raimondo Ponte	Switz	25	32	14	8	10	7			4	7	2
M		Stuart Gray	England	20	18	7	6	5	1			1
Forwards
F		Garry Birtles	England	24	14	6	3	5	9						Sold to Man Utd in October
F		Ian Wallace	Scotland	24	49	22	13	14	13			1
F		John O'Hare	Scotland	33	1	1
F		John Robertson	Scotland	27	52	22	15	15	9	3		1
F		Peter Ward	England	25	20	7	5	8	2			1	4	2
F		Trevor Francis	England	26	26	12	7	7	11			2

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 18

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
13	Ian Wallace	49
11	Trevor Francis	26
9	Garry Birtles	14
9 (8)	John Robertson	52
7	Gary Mills	33
7	Raimondo Ponte	32
5	Colin Walsh	21
5	Ian Bowyer	28
5	Kenny Burns	42
4 (2)	Frank Gray	54
3	Martin O'Neill	33
3	Own Goals	57
2	Peter Ward	20
1	Einar Aas	7
1	Stuart Gray	18
1	Viv Anderson	44

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Brighton and Hove Albion	Sat Oct 11, 1980	Away	1-0	Sat Mar 14, 1981	Home	4-1
Crystal Palace	Sat Dec 06, 1980	Home	3-0	Sat Apr 25, 1981	Away	3-1
Stoke City	Sat Aug 30, 1980	Home	5-0	Wed Feb 18, 1981	Away	2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Fri Dec 26, 1980	Away	4-1	Mon Apr 20, 1981	Home	1-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Ipswich Town	Sat Nov 22, 1980	Home	1-2	Sat Jan 10, 1981	Away	0-2
Tottenham Hotspur	Sat Aug 16, 1980	Away	0-2	Sat Nov 15, 1980	Home	0-3