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)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1980-81
SEASON END TABLE | 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 | 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 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
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 |
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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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- 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)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 15
- Yellow Cards:
- 10
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Martin O'Neill)
- Own goals (for):
- 3   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Larry Lloyd, Viv Anderson, Kenny Burns, Bryn Gunn)
- Penalties scored:
- 10
- Penalties conceded:
- 6
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 1
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 03, 1981 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | H | 3-3 | 22,920 | Francis (31', 65'), Ponte (84') | |
Tue Jan 06, 1981 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | A | 1-0 | 22,799 | Francis (112') |
Sat Jan 24, 1981 | Manchester United | 4 | H | 1-0 | 34,110 | Francis (15') | |
Sat Feb 14, 1981 | Bristol City | 5 | H | 2-1 | 26,742 | Robertson (83' pen), Wallace (88') | |
Sat Mar 07, 1981 | Ipswich Town | Quarter | H | 3-3 | 34,796 | Francis (24'), Walsh (40'), Robertson (51' pen) | |
Tue Mar 10, 1981 | Ipswich Town | Quarter | 1 | A | 0-1 | 31,060 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Aug 27, 1980 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | H | 3-0 | 16,117 | Robertson (? pen), Birtles (?), Gray (?) | |
Wed Sep 03, 1980 | Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | A | 1-1 | 11,503 | Mills (28') | |
Tue Sep 23, 1980 | Bury | 3 | A | 7-0 | 8,828 | Ponte (?, ?, 6'), Birtles (?, ?), Mills (44'), Anderson (45') | ||
Tue Oct 28, 1980 | Watford | 4 | A | 1-4 | 22,597 | Wallace (74') |
European Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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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 |
Super Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Nov 25, 1980 | Valencia | Spain | Final | H | 2-1 | 12,463 | Bowyer (57', 89') |
Wed Dec 17, 1980 | Valencia | Spain | Final | A | 0-1 | 29,038 |
Intercontinental Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Feb 11, 1981 | Nacional Montevideo | Uruguay | Final | N | 0-1 | 62,000 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon May 04, 1981 | Mansfield Town | Final | H | 2-1 | 3,405 | Ward (?), Gray (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Jul 23, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canada | A | 1-1 | 28,710 | McGovern (?) |
Fri Jul 25, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | USA | A | 0-0 | 21,857 | |
Sun Jul 27, 1980 | Colombia XI | USA | A | 0-5 | 30,000 | |
Thu Jul 31, 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | Canada | A | 3-1 | 34,187 | Ponte (4'), Wallace (60'), Bowyer (81') |
Tue Aug 05, 1980 | P Mulligan XI | A | 3-2 | 22,000 | Wallace (?, ?), Birtles (?) | |
Fri Aug 08, 1980 | Alkmaar AZ67 | Netherlands | N | 1-2 | 28,000 | Birtles (62') |
Sun Aug 10, 1980 | Bayern Munich | Germany | N | 0-3 | 35,000 | |
Mon Aug 11, 1980 | Grasshoppers Zurich | Switzerland | A | 0-0 | 45,000 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Sep 08, 1980 | Notts County | England | A | 3-2 | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Mon Oct 13, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | USA | H | 7-1 | 18,562 | Needham (?, ?), Mills (?, ?), Ponte (?), Burns (?), Marangoni (?) |
Wed Dec 10, 1980 | Grantham Town | England | A | 6-1 | 2,418 | Walsh (16'), Francis (62', 68', 85'), Ward (80'), Anderson (88') |
Sun Jan 11, 1981 | Paris St Germain | France | A | 0-2 | 11,000 | |
Wed Feb 04, 1981 | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | H | 1-3 | 10,053 | Francis (76') |
Tue Apr 07, 1981 | Kettering Town | England | A | 5-2 | - | Robertson (? pen, ? pen), Wallace (?, ?), Francis (?) |
Tue Apr 14, 1981 | Cardiff City | Wales | A | 2-1 | 2,349 | Robertson (?, ?) |
Sun May 10, 1981 | Real Madrid | Spain | A | 0-2 | 20,000 | |
Tue May 19, 1981 | Real Mallorca | Spain | A | 5-1 | - | Mills (?), Wallace (?, ?), Ward (?), Gray (? pen) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Thu May 07, 1981 | Notts County | England | H | 3-1 | 5,044 | Ward (?, ?), Needham (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (9) - £1,634,000 | Out (6) - £300,000 | |||||||
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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 | Jul 21, 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) | |||||||||||||||
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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: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | 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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 |