| Results of league matches played since last match |
|---|
| 7th March 1981 |
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| Cambridge | 1-3 | Bristol Rovers |
| Chelsea | 2-0 | Bolton |
| Notts County | 0-1 | Luton Town |
| Preston NE | 3-0 | Orient |
| QPR | 1-1 | Blackburn R. |
| Sheffield Wed. | 0-0 | Derby County |
| Shrewsbury | 2-2 | Oldham |
| Watford | 4-2 | Cardiff C. |
| West Ham | 1-0 | Newcastle Utd |
| 10th March 1981 |
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| Bristol City | 1-1 | Grimsby Town |
| 14th March 1981 |
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| Blackburn R. | 3-1 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Bolton | 0-2 | Shrewsbury |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Chelsea |
| Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Notts County |
| Luton Town | 3-1 | Bristol City |
| Newcastle Utd | 2-0 | Preston NE |
| Division Two 1980-81 |
|---|
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Ham | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | +37 | 51 |
| 2. | Notts County | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | +6 | 41 |
| 3. | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | +10 | 39 |
| 4. | Blackburn R. | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | +10 | 39 |
| 5. | Sheffield Wed. | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 38 |
| 6. | Chelsea | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +14 | 37 |
| 7. | Luton Town | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | +9 | 37 |
| 8. | Derby County | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 37 |
| 9. | Swansea City | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | +12 | 36 |
| 10. | QPR | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | +12 | 34 |
| 11. | Cambridge | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 34 |
| 12. | Newcastle Utd | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | -13 | 33 |
| 13. | Orient | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 14. | Watford | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 15. | Bolton | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 16. | WREXHAM | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 28 |
| 17. | Cardiff C. | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 28 |
| 18. | Preston NE | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | -19 | 28 |
| 19. | Shrewsbury | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 20. | Oldham | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 27 |
| 21. | Bristol City | 33 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -19 | 23 |
| 22. | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -24 | 20 |