Season 1980-81

Division 3 1980-81 (10th)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 Rotherham UnitedP 46 24 13 9 62 32 +30 61
2 BarnsleyP 46 21 17 8 72 45 +27 59
3 Charlton AthleticP 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 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 UnitedR 46 14 12 20 65 63 +2 40
22 Colchester UnitedR 46 14 11 21 45 65 −20 39
23 BlackpoolR 46 9 14 23 45 75 −30 32
24 Hull CityR 46 8 16 22 40 71 −31 32

Division 3 1980-81

16 Aug Walsall H 2-0
19 Aug Gillingham A 0-2
23 Aug Brentford A 2-1
30 Aug Swindon Town H 4-1
6 Sep Huddersfield Town A 1-4
13 Sep Sheffield United H 1-0
17 Sep Plymouth Argyle H 1-1
20 Sep Rotherham United A 0-2
27 Sep Barnsley H 3-2
30 Sep Plymouth Argyle A 1-2
4 Oct Millwall H 4-1
7 Oct Newport County A 0-0
11 Oct Chester A 0-1
18 Oct Chesterfield H 2-3
22 Oct Colchester United H 1-0
28 Oct Charlton Athletic A 2-4
1 Nov Exeter City H 2-1
8 Nov Burnley A 2-1
12 Nov Gillingham H 0-1
15 Nov Walsall A 2-2
29 Nov Blackpool H 3-0
6 Dec Hull City A 0-2
20 Dec Fulham H 0-0
26 Dec Portsmouth A 0-0
27 Dec Oxford United H 0-1
2 Jan Chester H 3-0
10 Jan Carlisle United H 3-1
17 Jan Blackpool A 0-0
24 Jan Swindon Town A 1-3
31 Jan Brentford H 0-0
7 Feb Sheffield United A 0-2
10 Feb Carlisle United A 0-0
14 Feb Huddersfield Town H 2-1
18 Feb Newport County H 1-1
21 Feb Barnsley A 3-2
28 Feb Rotherham United H 1-1
8 Mar Millwall A 1-2
22 Mar Colchester United A 2-1
28 Mar Charlton Athletic H 1-3
4 Apr Exeter City A 1-3
11 Apr Burnley H 1-3
18 Apr Oxford United A 1-2
20 Apr Portsmouth H 2-1
25 Apr Fulham A 2-1
2 May Hull City H 2-0
5 May Chesterfield A 2-3

FA Cup 1980-81

22 Nov R1 Fulham H 1-2

League Cup 1980-81

8 Aug R1 Northampton Town A 2-0
13 Aug (2) Northampton Town H 2-31
27 Aug R2 Luton Town H 0-2
2 Sep (2) Luton Town A 1-12
1 won 4-3 on aggregate
2 lost 1-3 on aggregate