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Leeds United 1980–81 football season
The 1980–81 season was Leeds United 's 54th season in the Football League , and their seventeenth consecutive season in the Football League First Division , the top tier of English football, where they finished 9th. Alongside the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup , being eliminated in the third round of the former and the second round of the latter.
Season summary
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(November 2020 )
Competitions
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1980–81 FA Cup winners.
Matches
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
Scorers
Attendance
16 August 1980
Aston Villa
Home
1–2
Stevenson (pen. )
23,401
19 August 1980
Middlesbrough
Away
0–3
—
19,470
23 August 1980
Norwich City
Away
3–2
Hart , Graham , Connor
17,890
30 August 1980
Leicester City
Home
1–2
Hart
18,530
6 September 1980
Stoke City
Away
0–3
—
12,729
13 September 1980
Tottenham Hotspur
Home
0–0
—
21,947
20 September 1980
Manchester United
Home
0–0
—
32,539
27 September 1980
Sunderland
Away
1–4
Parlane
29,619
4 October 1980
Ipswich Town
Away
1–1
Sabella
24,087
8 October 1980
Manchester City
Home
1–0
Harris
19,134
11 October 1980
Everton
Home
1–0
Curtis
25,601
18 October 1980
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Away
1–2
Connor
20,699
22 October 1980
Nottingham Forest
Away
1–2
Harris
25,033
25 October 1980
Crystal Palace
Home
1–0
Connor
19,208
1 November 1980
Coventry City
Away
1–2
Connor
13,970
8 November 1980
Arsenal
Home
0–5
—
20,855
12 November 1980
Middlesbrough
Home
2–1
Hird (2, 1 pen. )
17,382
15 November 1980
Aston Villa
Away
1–1
Sabella
29,106
22 November 1980
Southampton
Away
1–2
Graham
20,278
29 November 1980
Brighton & Hove Albion
Home
1–0
Harris
14,333
6 December 1980
West Bromwich Albion
Away
2–1
Harris, Graham
17,771
13 December 1980
Nottingham Forest
Home
1–0
Greenhoff
21,882
20 December 1980
Manchester City
Away
0–1
—
31,866
26 December 1980
Birmingham City
Home
0–0
—
19,214
27 December 1980
Liverpool
Away
0–0
—
44,086
10 January 1981
Southampton
Home
0–3
—
21,007
17 January 1981
Leicester City
Away
1–0
Hart
16,094
31 January 1981
Norwich City
Home
1–0
Harris
15,836
7 February 1981
Tottenham Hotspur
Away
1–1
Harris
32,372
14 February 1981
Stoke City
Home
1–3
Flynn
16,530
21 February 1981
Sunderland
Home
1–0
Harris
23,236
28 February 1981
Manchester United
Away
1–0
Flynn
45,733
14 March 1981
Everton
Away
2–1
Parlane, Harris
23,014
21 March 1981
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home
1–3
Harris
19,252
28 March 1981
Crystal Palace
Away
1–0
Parlane
15,053
31 March 1981
Ipswich Town
Home
3–0
Hird, Harris, Hart
26,462
4 April 1981
Coventry City
Home
3–0
Stevenson, Parlane, Flynn
15,882
11 April 1981
Arsenal
Away
0–0
—
29,339
18 April 1981
Liverpool
Home
0–0
—
39,206
21 April 1981
Birmingham City
Away
2–0
Parlane, Hird (pen. )
14,505
2 May 1981
Brighton & Hove Albion
Away
0–2
—
27,577
6 May 1981
West Bromwich Albion
Home
0–0
—
17,218
Source: [2] [3]
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
Scorers
Attendance
Third round
3 January 1981
Coventry City
Home
1–1
Hird (pen. )
24,523
Third round replay
6 March 1981
Coventry City
Away
0–1
—
22,057
Source: [4] [5]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
Scorers
Attendance
Second round, first leg
27 August 1980
Aston Villa
Away
0–1
—
24,238
Second round, second leg
3 September 1980
Aston Villa
Home
1–3
Graham
12,236
Source: [6] [7]
Notes
^ a b c Leeds United's score written first
References
^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . London: Queen Anne Press. p. 428. ISBN 0-362-02046-9 . OCLC 868301130 .
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 . Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 132–133. ISBN 0-907969-17-8 . OCLC 14977257 .
^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0-362-02046-9 . OCLC 868301130 .
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 . Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 155. ISBN 0-907969-17-8 . OCLC 14977257 .
^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . London: Queen Anne Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-362-02046-9 . OCLC 868301130 .
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 . Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 160. ISBN 0-907969-17-8 . OCLC 14977257 .
^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 434–437. ISBN 0-362-02046-9 . OCLC 868301130 .
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions