League Cup, 1981 - matches
First Round 1st leg | ||||||
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| 09 Aug 1980 | AFC Bournemouth | 1:1 | Swindon Town | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Aldershot | 2:0 | Wimbledon | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Blackburn Rovers | 0:0 | Huddersfield Town | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Brentford | 3:1 | Charlton Athletic | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Bury | 2:2 | Halifax Town | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Carlisle United | 2:0 | Rochdale | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Chester | 1:1 | Stockport County | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Chesterfield | 1:0 | Darlington | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Colchester United | 0:2 | Gillingham | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Doncaster Rovers | 1:1 | Mansfield Town | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Exeter City | 1:1 | Bristol Rovers | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Grimsby Town | 1:0 | Notts County | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Hereford United | 1:0 | Newport County | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Lincoln City | 5:0 | Hull City | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Northampton Town | 0:2 | Reading | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Peterborough United | 3:2 | Fulham | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Plymouth Argyle | 0:1 | Portsmouth | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Port Vale | 2:3 | Tranmere Rovers | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Rotherham United | 1:3 | Bradford City | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Scunthorpe United | 0:1 | Barnsley | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2:0 | Sheffield United | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Southend United | 1:0 | Oxford United | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Torquay United | 0:0 | Cardiff City | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Walsall | 2:3 | Blackpool | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Watford | 2:1 | Millwall | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Wigan Athletic | 2:1 | Crewe Alexandra | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | Wrexham | 1:3 | Burnley | |||
| 09 Aug 1980 | York City | 2:1 | Hartlepool United | |||
First Round 2nd leg | ||||||
| 11 Aug 1980 | Stockport County | 1:0 | Chester | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Barnsley | 2:1 | Scunthorpe United | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Bristol Rovers | 1:1 (7:6) | Exeter City | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Burnley | 2:1 | Wrexham | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Charlton Athletic | 5:0 | Brentford | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Darlington | 1:2 | Chesterfield | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Fulham | 1:1 | Peterborough United | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Gillingham | 2:1 | Colchester United | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Halifax Town | 0:1 | Bury | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Hartlepool United | 0:0 | York City | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Huddersfield Town | 1:1 | Blackburn Rovers | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Hull City | 0:2 | Lincoln City | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Mansfield Town | 2:1 | Doncaster Rovers | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Millwall | 0:2 | Watford | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Newport County | 5:0 | Hereford United | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Notts County | 3:0 | Grimsby Town | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Portsmouth | 2:1 | Plymouth Argyle | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Rochdale | 1:1 | Carlisle United | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Sheffield United | 1:1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Swindon Town | 2:0 | AFC Bournemouth | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Tranmere Rovers | 0:1 | Port Vale | |||
| 12 Aug 1980 | Wimbledon | 4:1 | Aldershot | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Blackpool | 3:1 | Walsall | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Bradford City | 0:0 | Rotherham United | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Cardiff City | 2:1 | Torquay United | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Crewe Alexandra | 2:2 | Wigan Athletic | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Oxford United | 2:0 | Southend United | |||
| 13 Aug 1980 | Reading | 2:3 | Northampton Town | |||
Second Round 1st leg | ||||||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Birmingham City | 2:1 | Bristol City | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Bolton Wanderers | 0:3 | Crystal Palace | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3:1 | Tranmere Rovers | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Burnley | 0:2 | West Ham United | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Cambridge United | 3:1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Carlisle United | 1:2 | Charlton Athletic | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Chesterfield | 3:1 | Oxford United | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Everton | 3:0 | Blackpool | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Mansfield Town | 0:0 | Barnsley | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Middlesbrough | 3:1 | Ipswich Town | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Newport County | 1:1 | Notts County | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Oldham Athletic | 3:2 | Portsmouth | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Preston North End | 1:0 | Wigan Athletic | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Queens Park Rangers | 0:0 | Derby County | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Shrewsbury Town | 1:1 | Norwich City | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Southampton | 4:0 | Watford | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Swansea City | 1:1 | Arsenal | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | 1:0 | Leicester City | |||
| 26 Aug 1980 | Wimbledon | 2:1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Aston Villa | 1:0 | Leeds United | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Blackburn Rovers | 0:0 | Gillingham | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Bradford City | 1:0 | Liverpool | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Cardiff City | 1:0 | Chelsea | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Lincoln City | 1:1 | Swindon Town | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Manchester United | 0:1 | Coventry City | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Newcastle United | 3:2 | Bury | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Nottingham Forest | 3:0 | Peterborough United | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Orient | 0:1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Reading | 0:2 | Luton Town | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Stockport County | 1:1 | Sunderland | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | Stoke City | 1:1 | Manchester City | |||
| 27 Aug 1980 | York City | 2:1 | Bristol Rovers | |||
Second Round 2nd leg | ||||||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Arsenal | 3:1 | Swansea City | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Barnsley | 4:2 | Mansfield Town | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Bristol City | 0:0 | Birmingham City | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Bury | 1:0 | Newcastle United | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Charlton Athletic | 2:1 | Carlisle United | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Coventry City | 1:0 | Manchester United | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Crystal Palace | 2:1 | Bolton Wanderers | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Gillingham | 1:2 | Blackburn Rovers | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Ipswich Town | 3:0 | Middlesbrough | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Liverpool | 4:0 | Bradford City | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Luton Town | 1:1 | Reading | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Notts County | 2:0 | Newport County | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Portsmouth | 1:0 | Oldham Athletic | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3:1 | Wimbledon | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Swindon Town | 2:0 | Lincoln City | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Watford | 7:1 | Southampton | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | West Ham United | 4:0 | Burnley | |||
| 02 Sep 1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0:1 | Cambridge United | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Blackpool | 2:2 | Everton | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Bristol Rovers | 1:0 | York City | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Chelsea | 1:1 | Cardiff City | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Derby County | 0:0 (3:5) | Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Leeds United | 1:3 | Aston Villa | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Leicester City | 0:1 | West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Manchester City | 3:0 | Stoke City | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Norwich City | 2:0 | Shrewsbury Town | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Oxford United | 3:0 | Chesterfield | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Peterborough United | 1:1 | Nottingham Forest | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 1:2 | Stockport County | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3:1 | Orient | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Tranmere Rovers | 2:4 | Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
| 03 Sep 1980 | Wigan Athletic | 1:2 | Preston North End | |||
Third Round | ||||||
| 22 Sep 1980 | Stockport County | 1:3 | Arsenal | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Barnsley | 3:2 | Cardiff City | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Birmingham City | 1:0 | Blackburn Rovers | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1:2 | Coventry City | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Bristol Rovers | 0:0 | Portsmouth | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Bury | 0:7 | Nottingham Forest | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Cambridge United | 2:1 | Aston Villa | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Charlton Athletic | 1:2 | West Ham United | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Ipswich Town | 1:1 | Norwich City | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Liverpool | 5:0 | Swindon Town | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Luton Town | 1:2 | Manchester City | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Notts County | 4:1 | Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Preston North End | 1:0 | Oxford United | |||
| 23 Sep 1980 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1:2 | Watford | |||
| 24 Sep 1980 | Everton | 1:2 | West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 24 Sep 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0:0 | Crystal Palace | |||
| 30 Sep 1980 | Crystal Palace | 1:3 | Tottenham Hotspur | replay | ||
| 30 Sep 1980 | Portsmouth | 2:0 | Bristol Rovers | replay | ||
| 08 Oct 1980 | Norwich City | 1:3 | Ipswich Town | replay | ||
Fourth Round | ||||||
| 28 Oct 1980 | Birmingham City | 2:1 | Ipswich Town | |||
| 28 Oct 1980 | Coventry City | 1:1 | Cambridge United | |||
| 28 Oct 1980 | Liverpool | 4:1 | Portsmouth | |||
| 28 Oct 1980 | Watford | 4:1 | Nottingham Forest | |||
| 28 Oct 1980 | West Ham United | 2:1 | Barnsley | |||
| 29 Oct 1980 | Manchester City | 5:1 | Notts County | |||
| 29 Oct 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | 0:0 | Preston North End | |||
| 04 Nov 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1:0 | Arsenal | |||
| 04 Nov 1980 | Cambridge United | 0:1 | Coventry City | replay | ||
| 04 Nov 1980 | Preston North End | 1:1 | West Bromwich Albion | replay | ||
| 12 Nov 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | 2:1 | Preston North End | replay | ||
Quarter-finals | ||||||
| 02 Dec 1980 | Liverpool | 3:1 | Birmingham City | |||
| 02 Dec 1980 | Watford | 2:2 | Coventry City | |||
| 02 Dec 1980 | West Ham United | 1:0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 03 Dec 1980 | Manchester City | 2:1 | West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 09 Dec 1980 | Coventry City | 5:0 | Watford | replay | ||
Semi-final 1st leg | ||||||
| 14 Jan 1981 | Manchester City | 0:1 | Liverpool | |||
| 27 Jan 1981 | Coventry City | 3:2 | West Ham United | |||
Semi-final 2nd leg | ||||||
| 10 Feb 1981 | Liverpool | 1:1 | Manchester City | |||
| 10 Feb 1981 | West Ham United | 2:0 | Coventry City | |||
Final | ||||||
| 14 Mar 1981 | Liverpool | 1:1 | West Ham United | |||
| 01 Apr 1981 | Liverpool | 2:1 | West Ham United | replay | ||