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1980–81 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1980–81 season
ChairmanDennis Sharp
ManagerJock Wallace
First Division21st (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Melrose (9)
All: Melrose (11)
Average home league attendance19,476

During the 1980–81 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

In the 1980–81 season, Leicester were in the relegation places for most of the season and were stuck in the bottom three since the beginning of November which also included only 2 wins in 16 league games from beginning of September to the end of November. Their only highlight of the season was their famous league double over Liverpool as well as inflicting Liverpool's first home defeat in 85 games on 31 January 1981 with a 2–1 win at Anfield.

In 1980, ex-player Dave Richardson joined Leicester City as Youth Team Manager, bringing paedophile, Ted Langford, from his old club to become a scout.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1980–81 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 9 20 43 55 −12 35
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 7 21 54 67 −13 35
20 Norwich City (R) 42 13 7 22 49 73 −24 33 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Leicester City (R) 42 13 6 23 40 67 −27 32
22 Crystal Palace (R) 42 6 7 29 47 83 −36 19
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1980 Ipswich Town H 0–1 21,640
19 August 1980 Everton A 0–1 23,337
23 August 1980 Liverpool H 2–0 28,455 Peake, Henderson
30 August 1980 Leeds United A 2–1 18,530 O'Neill, Henderson
6 September 1980 Sunderland H 0–1 20,638
13 September 1980 Manchester United A 0–5 43,229
20 September 1980 Nottingham Forest A 0–5 27,145
27 September 1980 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 22,616 Smith, Buchanan
4 October 1980 Arsenal A 0–1 28,490
8 October 1980 Stoke City H 1–1 14,549 Wilson
11 October 1980 Coventry City H 1–3 17,104 Lineker
18 October 1980 Crystal Palace A 1–2 16,387 Young
21 October 1980 Middlesbrough A 0–1 13,114
25 October 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 18,133 Henderson, Young
1 November 1980 Aston Villa A 0–2 29,953
8 November 1980 Manchester City H 1–1 19,104 Young
12 November 1980 Everton H 0–1 15,511
15 November 1980 Ipswich Town A 1–3 19,892 Williams
22 November 1980 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 17,752 Lineker
29 November 1980 Norwich City H 1–2 13,958 Young
6 December 1980 Birmingham City A 2–1 18,479 Melrose (2)
13 December 1980 Middlesbrough H 1–0 13,998 MacDonald
20 December 1980 Stoke City A 0–1 13,433
26 December 1980 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 19,570
27 December 1980 Southampton A 0–4 21,886
10 January 1981 West Bromwich Albion H 0–2 17,778
17 January 1981 Leeds United H 0–1 16,094
31 January 1981 Liverpool A 2–1 35,154 Byrne, Melrose
7 February 1981 Manchester United H 1–0 26,085 Melrose
14 February 1981 Sunderland A 0–1 22,569
21 February 1981 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 27,326 Lynex, Byrne
28 February 1981 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 26,608 Lynex
7 March 1981 Arsenal H 1–0 20,198 Williams
14 March 1981 Coventry City A 1–4 21,430 Young
21 March 1981 Crystal Palace H 1–1 15,176 O'Neill
28 March 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 21,694 Melrose
31 March 1981 Manchester City A 3–3 10,291 Williams, Young, Melrose
4 April 1981 Aston Villa H 2–4 26,032 Lynex (2, 1 pen)
18 April 1981 Southampton H 2–2 21,349 Young, Lynex (pen)
20 April 1981 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 21,176 MacDonald
25 April 1981 Birmingham City H 1–0 13,666 Williams
2 May 1981 Norwich City A 3–2 24,675 Melrose (3)

FA Cup

Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1981 Cardiff City H 3–0 17,527 Lineker, Buchanan, Melrose
R4 24 January 1981 Exeter City H 1–1 20,996 Henderson
R4R 28 January 1981 Exeter City A 1–3 15,268 Melrose

League Cup

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 26 August 1980 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 13,810
R2 2nd leg 3 September 1980 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg) 17,081

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Scotland SCO Alexander Edmond
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- DF Scotland SCO Tommy Williams
- DF Scotland SCO William Gibson
- MF England ENG Andy Peake
- DF England ENG Larry May
- DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill
- MF England ENG Paul Edmunds
- FW Scotland SCO Jim Melrose
- FW Scotland SCO Alan Young
- DF Scotland SCO Ian Wilson
- DF Scotland SCO Bobby Smith
- FW Scotland SCO Martin Henderson
- MF England ENG Mark Goodwin
- DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Everton Carr
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Neil Grewcock
- DF England ENG Peter Welsh
- MF Scotland SCO Eddie Kelly
- DF England ENG Geoff Scott
- FW England ENG Dave Buchanan
- FW England ENG Gary Lineker
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Pat Byrne
- MF Scotland SCO Stewart Hamill
- MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald
- DF Scotland SCO Paul Friar
- MF England ENG Steve Lynex
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey
- DF England ENG Norman Leet

References

  1. ^ Clive Sheldon QC’s independent report, 17 March 2021
  2. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1980-1981 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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