1980–81 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1980–81 season
Manager	Gordon Lee
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	6th Round
League Cup	3rd Round

During the 1980–81 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 15th in the table with 36 points.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Aston Villa	42	16	3	2	40	13	10	5	6	32	27	72	40	+32	60	European Cup 1981–82 First round
2	Ipswich Town	42	15	4	2	45	14	8	6	7	32	29	77	43	+34	56	UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
3	Arsenal	42	13	8	0	36	17	6	7	8	25	28	61	45	+16	53	UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	4	2	40	15	5	8	8	20	27	60	42	+18	52	UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
5	Liverpool	42	13	5	3	38	15	4	12	5	24	27	62	42	+20	51	European Cup 1981–82 First round [notes 1]
6	Southampton	42	15	4	2	47	22	5	6	10	29	34	76	56	+20	50	UEFA Cup 1981–82 First round
7	Nottingham Forest	42	15	3	3	44	20	4	9	8	18	24	62	44	+18	50
8	Manchester United	42	9	11	1	30	14	6	7	8	21	22	51	36	+15	48
9	Leeds United	42	10	5	6	19	19	7	5	9	20	28	39	47	–8	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	9	9	3	44	31	5	6	10	26	37	70	68	+2	43	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981–82 First round
11	Stoke City	42	8	9	4	31	23	4	9	8	20	37	51	60	–9	42
12	Manchester City	42	10	7	4	35	25	4	4	13	21	34	56	59	–3	39
13	Birmingham City	42	11	5	5	32	23	2	7	12	18	38	50	61	–11	38
14	Middlesbrough	42	14	4	3	38	16	2	1	18	15	45	53	61	–8	37
15	Everton	42	8	6	7	32	25	5	4	12	23	33	55	58	–3	36
16	Coventry City	42	9	6	6	31	30	4	4	13	17	38	48	68	–20	36
17	Sunderland	42	10	4	7	32	19	4	3	14	20	34	52	53	–1	35
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	11	2	8	26	20	2	7	12	17	35	43	55	–12	35
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	10	3	8	30	26	4	4	13	24	41	54	67	–13	35
20	Norwich City	42	9	7	5	34	25	4	0	17	15	48	49	73	–24	33
21	Leicester City	42	7	5	9	20	23	6	1	14	20	44	40	67	–27	32
22	Crystal Palace	42	6	4	11	32	37	0	3	18	15	46	47	83	–36	19

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Liverpool won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.
They also won the League cup this year.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	Qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	League Cup Winners, see Liverpool
	Relegated

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
16 August 1980	Sunderland	A	1-3
19 August 1980	Leicester City	H	1-0
23 August 1980	Nottingham Forest	H	0-0
30 August 1980	Ipswich Town	A	0-4
6 September 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-0
13 September 1980	Aston Villa	A	2-0
20 September 1980	Crystal Palace	H	5-0
27 September 1980	Coventry City	A	5-0
4 October 1980	Southmapton	H	2-1
7 October 1980	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3-1
11 October 1980	Leeds United	A	0-1
18 October 1980	Liverpool	H	2-2
21 October 1980	West Bromiwch Albion	H	1-1
25 October 1980	Manchester United	A	0-2
1 November 1980	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-2
8 November 1980	Norwich City	A	1-2
12 November 1980	Leicester City	A	1-0
15 November 1980	Sunderland	H	2-1
22 November 1980	Arsenal	A	1-2
29 November 1980	Birmingham City	H	1-1
6 December 1980	Stoke City	D	2-2
13 December 1980	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	4-3
26 December 1980	Manchester City	H	0-2
27 December 1980	Middlesbrough	A	0-1
10 January 1981	Arsenal	H	1-2
17 January 1981	Ipswich Town	H	0-0
31 January 1981	Nottingham Forest	A	0-1
7 February 1981	Aston Villa	H	1-3
21 February 1981	Coventry City	H	3-0
28 February 1981	Crystal Palace	A	3-2
14 March 1981	Leeds United	H	1-2
17 March 1981	Southampton	A	0-3
21 March 1981	Liverpool	A	0-1
28 March 1981	Manchester United	H	0-1
31 March 1981	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-2
4 April 1981	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2-2
11 April 1981	Norwich City	H	0-2
18 April 1981	Middlesbrough	H	4-1
20 April 1981	Manchester City	A	1-3
25 April 1981	Stoke City	H	0-1
2 May 1981	Birmingham City	A	1-1
4 May 1981	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-0

[1]

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
3	3 January 1981	Arsenal	H	2-0
4	24 January 1981	Liverpool	H	2-1
5	14 February 1981	Southampton	A	0-0
5:R	17 February 1981	Southampton	H	1-0
6	14 February 1981	Manchester City	H	2-2
6:R	17 February 1981	Manchester City	A	1-3

[1]

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
2:1	26 August 1980	Blackpool	H	3-0
2:2	3 September 1980	Blackpool	A	2-2
3	24 September 1980	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-2

[1]

Squad

[2]

References

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[1] Liverpool won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.
They also won the League cup this year.

[8081results-2] Everton's Record in 1980-81

[3] 1980-1981 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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