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DIVISION 2 1980/81 | |||||||||||||||
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |||||||||
Leading
League goalscorer: David Cross (West Ham United) 22 goals The season started badly for Bristol Rovers when their South Stand was destroyed by fire after their first League match forcing them to play 5 matches at Bristol City's Ashton Gate Ground. Details. The season also ended badly for Bristol Rovers when they - and Bristol City - were both relegated to the Third Division. With the poor form of their
football clubs perhaps the Bristol folk had good reason to attend a unusual
floodlit match at Ashton Gate. Along with Stamford Bridge the grounds hosted
floodlit cricket! |
1 | West Ham United | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 29 | 66 | ||||||
2 | Notts County | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 53 | |||||||
3 | Swansea City | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 44 | 50 | |||||||
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 50 | |||||||
5 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | 48 | |||||||
6 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 45 | |||||||
7 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 45 | |||||||
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 46 | 43 | |||||||
9 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 51 | 42 | |||||||
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 42 | |||||||
Results | 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 | 40 | ||||||
Results | 13 | Cambridge United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 40 | ||||||
14 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 39 | |||||||
15 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 39 | |||||||
16 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 38 | |||||||
17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 38 | |||||||
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 38 | |||||||
19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | 36 | |||||||
20 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 36 | |||||||
21 | Bristol City | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 30 | |||||||
22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 65 | 23 | |||||||
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