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1980–81 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1980–81 season
ManagerMalcolm Allison (to 8 Oct 1980)
Tony Book (caretaker)
John Bond (from 17 Oct 1980)
StadiumMaine Road
First Division12th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Reeves (12)
All: Kevin Reeves (17)
Highest home attendance52,532 vs Everton
11 March 1981
Lowest home attendance21,356 vs Stoke City
3 September 1980
Average home league attendance33,536 (3rd highest in league)

The 1980–81 season was Manchester City's 79th season of competitive football and 61st season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The club reached the FA Cup Final, their first in 12 years and their eighth in total. Despite a spectacular volley by Steve MacKenzie, his goal was overshadowed by Ricky Villa's magnificent solo goal, which won Spurs the trophy. The club would not reach another FA Cup Final for another 30 years.

First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 15 13 70 68 +2 43 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
11 Stoke City 42 12 18 12 51 60 −9 42
12 Manchester City 42 14 11 17 56 59 −3 39
13 Birmingham City 42 13 12 17 50 61 −11 38
14 Middlesbrough 42 16 5 21 53 61 −8 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1980–81 FA Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 14 11 17 56 59  −3 39 10 7 4 35 25  +10 4 4 13 21 34  −13

Source: [1]

Results

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
16 August 1980 Southampton A The Dell 0 – 2 23,320
20 August 1980 Sunderland H Maine Road 0 - 4 33,271
23 August 1980 Aston Villa H Maine Road 2 – 2 Tueart (pen), Ranson 30,017
30 August 1980 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 2 – 2 Reeves, MacKenzie 15,761
6 September 1980 Arsenal H Maine Road 1 - 1 Tueart 32.233
13 September 1980 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2 – 3 Bennett, Henry 23,184
20 September 1980 Stoke City H Maine Road 1 - 2 Tueart 29,507
27 September 1980 Manchester United A Old Trafford 2 – 2 Reeves, Palmer 55,926
4 October 1980 Liverpool H Maine Road 0 – 3 41,022
8 October 1980 Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 1 19,134
11 October 1980 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 3 Daley 19,515
18 October 1980 Birmingham City H Maine Road 0 – 1 30,041
22 October 1980 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 3 – 1 Reeves, Daley, MacKenzie 28,788
25 October 1980 Brighton & Hove Albion A Goldstone Ground 2 – 1 Tueart (2) 18,368
1 November 1980 Norwich City H Maine Road 1 - 0 Power 33,056
8 November 1980 Leicester City A Filbert Street 1 – 1 Tueart 19,104
12 November 1980 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 2 23,387
15 November 1980 Southampton H Maine Road 3 – 0 Gow, Bennett, Reeves 32,661
22 November 1980 Coventry City H Maine Road 3 – 0 Reeves, Power, Bennett 30,047
29 November 1980 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park 3 – 2 Reeves, Gow (2) 16,578
6 December 1980 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1 – 1 Gow 35,215
13 December 1980 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 1 – 2 Boyer 23,883
20 December 1980 Leeds United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Reeves 31,866
26 December 1980 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 0 Gow, Power 36,194
27 December 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 4 – 0 Hutchinson (2), McDonald, Reeves 37,817
10 January 1981 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1 - 1 MacKenzie 18,348
17 January 1981 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 3 – 2 McDonald, Reeves, Hutchinson 30,774
31 January 1981 Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 – 1 33,682
7 February 1981 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 1 – 1 Power 40,534
21 February 1981 Manchester United H Maine Road 1 – 0 MacKenzie 50,114
24 February 1981 Arsenal A Highbury 0 – 2 24,790
14 March 1981 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 1 McDonald, Tueart 36,581
18 March 1981 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 1 – 2 McDonald 15,842
21 March 1981 Birmingham City A St Andrews 0 – 2 16,160
28 March 1981 Brighton & Hove Albion H Maine Road 1 – 1 MacKenzie 30,122
31 March 1981 Leicester City H Maine Road 3 – 3 Reeves (2), Palmer 26,141
4 April 1981 Norwich City A Carrow Road 0 – 2 17,957
18 April 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 3 – 1 Power 34,923
20 April 1981 Everton H Maine Road 3 – 1 Reeves, Reeves, MacKenzie 34,434
25 April 1981 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 0 – 1 22,684
2 May 1981 Crystal Palace H Maine Road 1 – 1 Bennett 30,017
19 May 1981 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 1 24,462

FA Cup

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3 January 1981 Third round Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 39,347
Referee: Keith Hackett
24 January 1981 Fourth round Manchester City 6-0 Norwich City Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 38,919
Referee: R Toseland
14 February 1981 Fifth Round Peterborough United 0-1 Manchester City Peterborough
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 27,780
Referee: R Lewis
7 March 1981 Quarter Final Everton 2-2 Manchester City Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 52,791
Referee: Peter Willis
11 March 1981 Quarter Final replay Manchester City 3-1 Everton Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 52,532
Referee: Peter Willis

Semi Final

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11 April 1981 Semi Final Manchester City 1-0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 46,537
Referee: Pat Partridge

Final

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9 May 1981 Final Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Keith Hackett
14 May 1981 Final replay Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City Wembley
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: Keith Hackett

League Cup

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Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
27 August 1980 2nd Round 1st Leg Stoke City A Victoria Ground 1 – 1 Henry 13,176
3 September 1980 2nd Round 2nd Leg Stoke City H Maine Road 3 - 0 Henry, Bennett (2) 21,356
23 September 1980 3rd Round Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 2 – 1 Bennett, Henry 10,030
29 October 1980 4th Round Notts County H Maine Road 5 – 1 Bennett, Tueart (4) 26,383
3 December 1980 Quarter Final West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 - 1 Bennett, Henry 35,611
14 January 1981 Semi Final 1st leg Liverpool H Maine Road 0 – 1 48,045
10 February 1981 Semi Final 2nd leg Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 1 Reeves 46,711

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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