The table below lists the match information available for this season. Click on the button links to select and view the details.
| All Season 1980-81 First Team Games | ||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Status | Date | Opponents | Status | Date | Opponents | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/07/1980 | Grimsby Town (Home) | View | 02/08/1980 | Sheffield United (Away) | View | 05/08/1980 | Chesterfield (Away) | View |
| 09/08/1980 | Lincoln City (Away) | View | 12/08/1980 | Lincoln City (Home) | View | 16/08/1980 | Millwall (Away) | View |
| 19/08/1980 | Barnsley (Home) | View | 23/08/1980 | Exeter City (Home) | View | 29/08/1980 | Fulham (Away) | View |
| 06/09/1980 | Walsall (Home) | View | 13/09/1980 | Blackpool (Away) | View | 16/09/1980 | Burnley (Away) | View |
| 20/09/1980 | Portsmouth (Home) | View | 27/09/1980 | Brentford (Away) | View | 30/09/1980 | Burnley (Home) | View |
| 04/10/1980 | Oxford United (Home) | View | 08/10/1980 | Chester City (Away) | View | 11/10/1980 | Chesterfield (Away) | View |
| 18/10/1980 | Charlton Athletic (Home) | View | 21/10/1980 | Carlisle United (Home) | View | 25/10/1980 | Gillingham (Away) | View |
| 28/10/1980 | Colchester United (Away) | View | 01/11/1980 | Plymouth Argyle (Home) | View | 04/11/1980 | Chester City (Home) | View |
| 08/11/1980 | Newport County (Away) | View | 11/11/1980 | Barnsley (Away) | View | 15/11/1980 | Millwall (Home) | View |
| 22/11/1980 | Halifax Town (Home) | View | 29/11/1980 | Swindon Town (Away) | View | 06/12/1980 | Reading (Home) | View |
| 13/12/1980 | Blyth Spartans (Home) | View | 16/12/1980 | Blyth Spartans (Away) | View | 20/12/1980 | Sheffield United (Away) | View |
| 22/12/1980 | Blyth Spartans (Neutral) | View | 26/12/1980 | Rotherham United (Home) | View | 27/12/1980 | Huddersfield Town (Away) | View |
| 03/01/1981 | Doncaster Rovers (Home) | View | 10/01/1981 | Charlton Athletic (Away) | View | 24/01/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur (Away) | View |
| 31/01/1981 | Exeter City (Away) | View | 07/02/1981 | Blackpool (Home) | View | 14/02/1981 | Walsall (Away) | View |
| 21/02/1981 | Brentford (Home) | View | 28/02/1981 | Portsmouth (Away) | View | 07/03/1981 | Oxford United (Away) | View |
| 14/03/1981 | Chesterfield (Home) | View | 17/03/1981 | Colchester United (Home) | View | 21/03/1981 | Carlisle United (Away) | View |
| 28/03/1981 | Gillingham (Home) | View | 04/04/1981 | Plymouth Argyle (Away) | View | 07/04/1981 | Fulham (Home) | View |
| 14/04/1981 | Swindon Town (Home) | View | 18/04/1981 | Huddersfield Town (Home) | View | 20/04/1981 | Rotherham United (Away) | View |
| 25/04/1981 | Sheffield United (Home) | View | 02/05/1981 | Reading (Away) | View | 07/05/1981 | Newport County (Home) | View |