The 1980–81 Football League Cup was the 21st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 8 August 1980 and ended with the final replay on 1 April 1981.
League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
Runner-up | West Ham United |
The final was contested by First Division team Liverpool and Second Division West Ham United at Wembley Stadium in London and the replay was played at Villa Park in Birmingham.
First round
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Barnsley | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | 12 August 1980 | 3–1 |
Blackpool | 3–1 | Walsall | 13 August 1980 | 6–3 |
Bradford City | 0–0 | Rotherham United | 13 August 1980 | 3–1 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–1[1][2] | Exeter City | 12 August 1980 | 2–2 |
Burnley | 2–1 | Wrexham | 12 August 1980 | 5–2 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Torquay United | 13 August 1980 | 2–1 |
Charlton Athletic | 5–0 | Brentford | 12 August 1980 | 6–3 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–2[1] | Wigan Athletic | 13 August 1980 | 3–4 |
Darlington | 1–2 | Chesterfield | 12 August 1980 | 1–3 |
Fulham | 1–1[1] | Peterborough United | 12 August 1980 | 3–4 |
Gillingham | 2–1 | Colchester United | 12 August 1980 | 4–1 |
Halifax Town | 0–1 | Bury | 12 August 1980 | 2–3 |
Hartlepool United | 0–0 | York City | 12 August 1980 | 1–2 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–1[1][3] | Blackburn Rovers | 12 August 1980 | 1–1 |
Hull City | 0–2 | Lincoln City | 12 August 1980 | 0–7 |
Mansfield Town | 2–1[1] | Doncaster Rovers | 12 August 1980 | 3–2 |
Millwall | 0–2 | Watford | 12 August 1980 | 1–4 |
Newport County | 5–0 | Hereford United | 12 August 1980 | 5–1 |
Notts County | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | 12 August 1980 | 3–1 |
Oxford United | 2–0 | Southend United | 13 August 1980 | 2–1 |
Portsmouth | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 August 1980 | 3–1 |
Reading | 2–3 | Northampton Town | 13 August 1980 | 4–3 |
Rochdale | 1–1 | Carlisle United | 12 August 1980 | 1–3 |
Sheffield United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 August 1980 | 1–3 |
Stockport County | 1–0 | Chester | 11 August 1980 | 2–1 |
Swindon Town | 2–0[1] | Bournemouth | 12 August 1980 | 3–1 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0–1[1][4] | Port Vale | 12 August 1980 | 3–3 |
Wimbledon | 4–1 | Aldershot | 12 August 1980 | 4–3 |
Second round
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Arsenal | 3–1 | Swansea City | 2 September 1980 | 4–2 |
Barnsley | 4–2[1] | Mansfield Town | 2 September 1980 | 4–2 |
Blackpool | 2–2 | Everton | 3 September 1980 | 2–5 |
Bristol City | 0–0 | Birmingham City | 2 September 1980 | 1–2 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–0[1][5] | York City | 3 September 1980 | 2–2 |
Bury | 1–0[1][6] | Newcastle United | 2 September 1980 | 3–3 |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Carlisle United | 2 September 1980 | 4–2 |
Chelsea | 1–1 | Cardiff City | 3 September 1980 | 1–2 |
Coventry City | 1–0 | Manchester United | 2 September 1980 | 2–0 |
Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 September 1980 | 5–1 |
Derby County | 0–0[1][7] | Queens Park Rangers | 3 September 1980 | 0–0 |
Gillingham | 1–2[1] | Blackburn Rovers | 2 September 1980 | 1–2 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | 2 September 1980 | 4–3 |
Leeds United | 1–3 | Aston Villa | 3 September 1980 | 1–4 |
Leicester City | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 September 1980 | 0–2 |
Liverpool | 4–0 | Bradford City | 2 September 1980 | 4–1 |
Luton Town | 1–1 | Reading | 2 September 1980 | 3–1 |
Manchester City | 3–0 | Stoke City | 3 September 1980 | 4–1 |
Norwich City | 2–0[1] | Shrewsbury Town | 3 September 1980 | 3–1 |
Notts County | 2–0 | Newport County | 2 September 1980 | 3–1 |
Oxford United | 3–0 | Chesterfield | 3 September 1980 | 4–3 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 September 1980 | 1–4 |
Portsmouth | 1–0[1][8] | Oldham Athletic | 2 September 1980 | 3–3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Wimbledon | 2 September 1980 | 4–3 |
Sunderland | 1–2 | Stockport County | 3 September 1980 | 2–3 |
Swindon Town | 2–0 | Lincoln City | 2 September 1980 | 3–1 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | 3 September 1980 | 4–1 |
Tranmere Rovers | 2–4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 September 1980 | 3–7 |
Watford | 7–1[1] | Southampton | 2 September 1980 | 7–5 |
West Ham United | 4–0 | Burnley | 2 September 1980 | 6–0 |
Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Preston North End | 3 September 1980 | 1–3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Cambridge United | 2 September 1980 | 1–4 |
Third round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barnsley | 3–2 | Cardiff City | 23 September 1980 |
Birmingham City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1980 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Coventry City | 23 September 1980 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Portsmouth | 23 September 1980 |
Bury | 0–7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 September 1980 |
Cambridge United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1980 |
Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | West Ham United | 23 September 1980 |
Everton | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 September 1980 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Norwich City | 23 September 1980 |
Liverpool | 5–0 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1980 |
Luton Town | 1–2 | Manchester City | 23 September 1980 |
Notts County | 4–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 September 1980 |
Preston North End | 1–0 | Oxford United | 23 September 1980 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Watford | 23 September 1980 |
Stockport County | 1–3 | Arsenal | 22 September 1980 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | 24 September 1980 |
Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Crystal Palace | 1–3[1] | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 September 1980 |
Norwich City | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | 8 October 1980 |
Portsmouth | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | 30 September 1980 |
Fourth round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | 28 October 1980 |
Coventry City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | 28 October 1980 |
Liverpool | 4–1 | Portsmouth | 28 October 1980 |
Manchester City | 5–1 | Notts County | 29 October 1980 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | 4 November 1980 |
Watford | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | 28 October 1980 |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Preston North End | 29 October 1980 |
West Ham United | 2–1 | Barnsley | 28 October 1980 |
Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cambridge United | 0–1 | Coventry City | 4 November 1980 |
Preston North End | 1–1[1] | West Bromwich Albion | 4 November 1980 |
2nd Replay
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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West Bromwich Albion | 2–1[1] | Preston North End | 12 November 1980 |
Fifth round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City | 2 December 1980 |
Manchester City | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 December 1980 |
Watford | 2–2 | Coventry City | 2 December 1980 |
West Ham United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 December 1980 |
Replay
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Coventry City | 5–0 | Watford | 9 December 1980 |
Semi-finals
editFirst leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Coventry City | 3–2 | West Ham United | 27 January 1981 |
Manchester City | 0–1 | Liverpool | 14 January 1981 |
Second leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Liverpool | 1–1 | Manchester City | 10 February 1981 | 2–1 |
West Ham United | 2–0 | Coventry City | 10 February 1981 | 4–3 |
Final
editLiverpool | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United |
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Kennedy 118' | Stewart 120' |
Replay
editLiverpool | 2–1 | West Ham United |
---|---|---|
Dalglish 25' Hansen 28' |
Goddard 5' |
References
editThis article has an unclear citation style. (February 2016) |
General
edit- "English League Cup 1980/1981". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "English League Cup 1980–1981 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- LFC History Match Report
- LFC History Match Report (Replay)
Specific
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r After Extra Time
- ^ Bristol Rovers won 7–6 on penalties
- ^ Blackburn Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
- ^ Tranmere Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
- ^ Bristol Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
- ^ Bury won on the Away Goals Rule
- ^ Queens Park Rangers won 5–3 on penalties
- ^ Portsmouth won on the Away Goals Rule