Season 1980-1981

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 16 AUG Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 7,108
2 19 AUG Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) L0 - 1 - 15,810
3 23 AUG Fulham (Home) Fulham (H) L3 - 4 A. Rollings, D. Peach pen., A. Mayes 6,473
4 30 AUG Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 4 A. Mayes 6,665
5 06 SEP Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A) L0 - 3 - 12,089
6 13 SEP Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W2 - 1 R. Greenwood, A. Rowland 5,498
7 16 SEP Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W1 - 0 I. Miller 7,709
8 20 SEP Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L0 - 2 - 9,747
9 27 SEP Huddersfield Town (Home) Huddersfield Town (H) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 5,856
10 01 OCT Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D0 - 0 - 6,071
11 04 OCT Chester (Home) Chester (H) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 5,577
12 07 OCT Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - 4,066
13 11 OCT Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L1 - 3 A. Mayes 3,571
14 18 OCT Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D1 - 1 A. Mayes 5,789
15 21 OCT Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) L0 - 3 - 5,672
16 25 OCT Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W4 - 3 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 2, I. Miller 4,688
17 01 NOV Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) L0 - 3 - 6,191
18 04 NOV Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) D0 - 0 - 4,719
19 08 NOV Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L0 - 1 - 2,153
20 11 NOV Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) L0 - 2 - 8,164
21 15 NOV Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) D1 - 1 A. Mayes 3,758
22 29 NOV Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W3 - 1 K. Stroud, R. Lewis, P. Rideout 5,275
23 06 DEC Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) D1 - 1 D. Peach 5,730
24 19 DEC Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W3 - 1 R. Carter, A. Mayes, R. Greenwood 4,523
25 26 DEC Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 0 C. Kamara, R. Lewis 7,086
26 27 DEC Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W3 - 0 R. Carter, R. Greenwood, A. Rowland 9,710
27 10 JAN Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) L0 - 1 - 6,717
28 24 JAN Reading (Home) Reading (H) W3 - 1 R. Greenwood, R. Carter, A. Rowland 8,100
29 31 JAN Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) L0 - 2 - 4,785
30 07 FEB Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) L0 - 1 - 7,162
31 14 FEB Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) W5 - 2 I. Miller, A. Rowland 3, B. Williams pen. 6,305
32 21 FEB Huddersfield Town (Away) Huddersfield Town (A) W2 - 0 C. Kamara 2 10,655
33 28 FEB Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) W2 - 0 B. Hughes, B. Williams pen. 7,819
34 07 MAR Chester (Away) Chester (A) L0 - 1 - 1,810
35 14 MAR Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) D0 - 0 - 6,966
36 17 MAR Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L1 - 2 R. Carter 4,104
37 21 MAR Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) D0 - 0 - 6,495
38 28 MAR Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) D2 - 2 P. Rideout, A. Rowland 6,509
39 04 APR Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) D0 - 0 - 4,726
40 07 APR Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) D2 - 2 C. Kamara, R. Carter 5,222
41 11 APR Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W3 - 0 P. Rideout 2, A. Rowland 6,120
42 14 APR Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D0 - 0 - 2,789
43 18 APR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) D0 - 0 - 6,369
44 20 APR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D1 - 1 B. Williams pen. 8,435
45 25 APR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L1 - 2 I. Miller 3,429
46 02 MAY Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D0 - 0 - 8,725

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 22 NOV Weymouth (Home) Weymouth (H) W3 - 2 A. Mayes, R. Lewis, C. Kamara 5,477
SECOND ROUND
2 13 DEC Wimbledon (Away) Wimbledon (A) L0 - 2 - 3,470

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 09 AUG AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 5,121
1-2L 12 AUG AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) W2 - 0  (AET)
W3 - 1  (Agg.)
M. McGrath (o.g.), A. Mayes 5,814
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 27 AUG Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) D1 - 1 A. Rollings 4,940
2-2L 02 SEP Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W2 - 0
W3 - 1  (Agg.)
A. Mayes 2 4,907
THIRD ROUND
3 23 SEP Liverpool (Away) Liverpool (A) L0 - 5 - 16,566