1980–81 Football League Cup

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1980–81 Football League Cup
League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsLiverpool (1st title)
Runner-upWest Ham United

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.

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

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First leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot 2–0 Wimbledon 9 August 1980
Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Huddersfield Town 9 August 1980
Bournemouth 1–1 Swindon Town 9 August 1980
Brentford 3–1 Charlton Athletic 9 August 1980
Bury 2–2 Halifax Town 9 August 1980
Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale 9 August 1980
Chester 1–1 Stockport County 9 August 1980
Chesterfield 1–0 Darlington 9 August 1980
Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham 9 August 1980
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Mansfield Town 9 August 1980
Exeter City 1–1 Bristol Rovers 9 August 1980
Grimsby Town 1–0 Notts County 9 August 1980
Hereford United 1–0 Newport County 9 August 1980
Lincoln City 5–0 Hull City 8 August 1980
Northampton Town 0–2 Reading 9 August 1980
Peterborough United 3–2 Fulham 9 August 1980
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Portsmouth 9 August 1980
Port Vale 2–3 Tranmere Rovers 9 August 1980
Rotherham United 1–3 Bradford City 9 August 1980
Scunthorpe United 0–1 Barnsley 9 August 1980
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Sheffield United 9 August 1980
Southend United 1–0 Oxford United 9 August 1980
Torquay United 0–0 Cardiff City 9 August 1980
Walsall 2–3 Blackpool 9 August 1980
Watford 2–1 Millwall 9 August 1980
Wigan Athletic 2–1 Crewe Alexandra 9 August 1980
Wrexham 1–3 Burnley 9 August 1980
York City 2–1 Hartlepool United 9 August 1980

Second leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
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

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First leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United 27 August 1980
Birmingham City 2–1 Bristol City 26 August 1980
Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Gillingham 27 August 1980
Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Crystal Palace 26 August 1980
Bradford City 1–0 Liverpool 27 August 1980
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Tranmere Rovers 26 August 1980
Burnley 0–2 West Ham United 26 August 1980
Cambridge United 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 August 1980
Cardiff City 1–0 Chelsea 27 August 1980
Carlisle United 1–2 Charlton Athletic 26 August 1980
Chesterfield 3–1 Oxford United 26 August 1980
Everton 3–0 Blackpool 26 August 1980
Leyton Orient 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 27 August 1980
Lincoln City 1–1 Swindon Town 27 August 1980
Manchester United 0–1 Coventry City 27 August 1980
Mansfield Town 0–0 Barnsley 26 August 1980
Middlesbrough 3–1 Ipswich Town 26 August 1980
Newcastle United 3–2 Bury 27 August 1980
Newport County 1–1 Notts County 26 August 1980
Nottingham Forest 3–0 Peterborough United 27 August 1980
Oldham Athletic 3–2 Portsmouth 26 August 1980
Preston North End 1–0 Wigan Athletic 26 August 1980
Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Derby County 26 August 1980
Reading 0–2 Luton Town 27 August 1980
Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Norwich City 26 August 1980
Southampton 4–0 Watford 26 August 1980
Stockport County 1–1 Sunderland 27 August 1980
Stoke City 1–1 Manchester City 27 August 1980
Swansea City 1–1 Arsenal 26 August 1980
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Leicester City 26 August 1980
Wimbledon 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 26 August 1980
York City 2–1 Bristol Rovers 27 August 1980

Second leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
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

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Ties

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
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

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
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

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Ties

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Home 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

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Home 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

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
West Bromwich Albion 2–1[1] Preston North End 12 November 1980

Fifth round

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Ties

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
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

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Coventry City 5–0 Watford 9 December 1980

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Coventry City 3–2 West Ham United 27 January 1981
Manchester City 0–1 Liverpool 14 January 1981

Second leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City 10 February 1981 2–1
West Ham United 2–0 Coventry City 10 February 1981 4–3

Final

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Main article: 1981 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool1–1 (a.e.t.)West Ham United
Kennedy 118' Stewart 120'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Clive Thomas

Replay

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Liverpool2–1West Ham United
Dalglish 25'
Hansen 28'		 Goddard 5'
Attendance: 36,693
Referee: Clive Thomas

References

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General

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  • "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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r After Extra Time
  2. ^ Bristol Rovers won 7–6 on penalties
  3. ^ Blackburn Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
  4. ^ Tranmere Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
  5. ^ Bristol Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
  6. ^ Bury won on the Away Goals Rule
  7. ^ Queens Park Rangers won 5–3 on penalties
  8. ^ Portsmouth won on the Away Goals Rule
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