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Everton
1980–81 season
ManagerGordon Lee
GroundGoodison Park
First Division15th
FA Cup6th Round
League Cup3rd Round

During the 1980–81 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 15th in the table with 36 points.

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Aston Villa 42 16 3 2 40 13 10 5 6 32 27 72 40 +32 60 European Cup 1981–82 First round
2 Ipswich Town 42 15 4 2 45 14 8 6 7 32 29 77 43 +34 56 UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
3 Arsenal 42 13 8 0 36 17 6 7 8 25 28 61 45 +16 53 UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 4 2 40 15 5 8 8 20 27 60 42 +18 52 UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
5 Liverpool 42 13 5 3 38 15 4 12 5 24 27 62 42 +20 51 European Cup 1981–82 First round [notes 1]
6 Southampton 42 15 4 2 47 22 5 6 10 29 34 76 56 +20 50 UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
7 Nottingham Forest 42 15 3 3 44 20 4 9 8 18 24 62 44 +18 50
8 Manchester United 42 9 11 1 30 14 6 7 8 21 22 51 36 +15 48
9 Leeds United 42 10 5 6 19 19 7 5 9 20 28 39 47 –8 44
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 9 3 44 31 5 6 10 26 37 70 68 +2 43 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981–82 First round
11 Stoke City 42 8 9 4 31 23 4 9 8 20 37 51 60 –9 42
12 Manchester City 42 10 7 4 35 25 4 4 13 21 34 56 59 –3 39
13 Birmingham City 42 11 5 5 32 23 2 7 12 18 38 50 61 –11 38
14 Middlesbrough 42 14 4 3 38 16 2 1 18 15 45 53 61 –8 37
15 Everton 42 8 6 7 32 25 5 4 12 23 33 55 58 –3 36
16 Coventry City 42 9 6 6 31 30 4 4 13 17 38 48 68 –20 36
17 Sunderland 42 10 4 7 32 19 4 3 14 20 34 52 53 –1 35
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 2 8 26 20 2 7 12 17 35 43 55 –12 35
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 10 3 8 30 26 4 4 13 24 41 54 67 –13 35
20 Norwich City 42 9 7 5 34 25 4 0 17 15 48 49 73 –24 33
21 Leicester City 42 7 5 9 20 23 6 1 14 20 44 40 67 –27 32
22 Crystal Palace 42 6 4 11 32 37 0 3 18 15 46 47 83 –36 19

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. ^ Liverpool won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.
    They also won the League cup this year.
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
Qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup Winners, see Liverpool
Relegated

Results

Win Draw Loss


Football League First Division

Main article: 1980–81 Football League First Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1980 Sunderland A 1-3
19 August 1980 Leicester City H 1-0
23 August 1980 Nottingham Forest H 0-0
30 August 1980 Ipswich Town A 0-4
6 September 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2-0
13 September 1980 Aston Villa A 2-0
20 September 1980 Crystal Palace H 5-0
27 September 1980 Coventry City A 5-0
4 October 1980 Southmapton H 2-1
7 October 1980 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3-1
11 October 1980 Leeds United A 0-1
18 October 1980 Liverpool H 2-2
21 October 1980 West Bromiwch Albion H 1-1
25 October 1980 Manchester United A 0-2
1 November 1980 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-2
8 November 1980 Norwich City A 1-2
12 November 1980 Leicester City A 1-0
15 November 1980 Sunderland H 2-1
22 November 1980 Arsenal A 1-2
29 November 1980 Birmingham City H 1-1
6 December 1980 Stoke City D 2-2
13 December 1980 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4-3
26 December 1980 Manchester City H 0-2
27 December 1980 Middlesbrough A 0-1
10 January 1981 Arsenal H 1-2
17 January 1981 Ipswich Town H 0-0
31 January 1981 Nottingham Forest A 0-1
7 February 1981 Aston Villa H 1-3
21 February 1981 Coventry City H 3-0
28 February 1981 Crystal Palace A 3-2
14 March 1981 Leeds United H 1-2
17 March 1981 Southampton A 0-3
21 March 1981 Liverpool A 0-1
28 March 1981 Manchester United H 0-1
31 March 1981 West Bromwich Albion A 0-2
4 April 1981 Tottenham Hotspur A 2-2
11 April 1981 Norwich City H 0-2
18 April 1981 Middlesbrough H 4-1
20 April 1981 Manchester City A 1-3
25 April 1981 Stoke City H 0-1
2 May 1981 Birmingham City A 1-1
4 May 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-0

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FA Cup

Main article: 1980-81 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 3 January 1981 Arsenal H 2-0
4 24 January 1981 Liverpool H 2-1
5 14 February 1981 Southampton A 0-0
5:R 17 February 1981 Southampton H 1-0
6 14 February 1981 Manchester City H 2-2
6:R 17 February 1981 Manchester City A 1-3

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League Cup

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 26 August 1980 Blackpool H 3-0
2:2 3 September 1980 Blackpool A 2-2
3 24 September 1980 West Bromwich Albion H 1-2

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Squad

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References

  1. ^ a b c Everton's Record in 1980-81
  2. ^ 1980-1981 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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