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.
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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 1980 81 Football League CupLeague CupTournament detailsCountry England WalesTeams92Final positionsChampionsLiverpool 1st title Runner upWest Ham United 1979 801981 82 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 Contents 1 First round 1 1 First leg 1 2 Second leg 2 Second round 2 1 First leg 2 2 Second leg 3 Third round 3 1 Ties 3 2 Replays 4 Fourth round 4 1 Ties 4 2 Replays 4 3 2nd Replay 5 Fifth round 5 1 Ties 5 2 Replay 6 Semi finals 6 1 First leg 6 2 Second leg 7 Final 7 1 Replay 8 References 8 1 General 8 2 SpecificFirst round editFirst leg edit Home Team Score Away Team DateAldershot 2 0 Wimbledon 9 August 1980Blackburn Rovers 0 0 Huddersfield Town 9 August 1980Bournemouth 1 1 Swindon Town 9 August 1980Brentford 3 1 Charlton Athletic 9 August 1980Bury 2 2 Halifax Town 9 August 1980Carlisle United 2 0 Rochdale 9 August 1980Chester 1 1 Stockport County 9 August 1980Chesterfield 1 0 Darlington 9 August 1980Colchester United 0 2 Gillingham 9 August 1980Doncaster Rovers 1 1 Mansfield Town 9 August 1980Exeter City 1 1 Bristol Rovers 9 August 1980Grimsby Town 1 0 Notts County 9 August 1980Hereford United 1 0 Newport County 9 August 1980Lincoln City 5 0 Hull City 8 August 1980Northampton Town 0 2 Reading 9 August 1980Peterborough United 3 2 Fulham 9 August 1980Plymouth Argyle 0 1 Portsmouth 9 August 1980Port Vale 2 3 Tranmere Rovers 9 August 1980Rotherham United 1 3 Bradford City 9 August 1980Scunthorpe United 0 1 Barnsley 9 August 1980Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 Sheffield United 9 August 1980Southend United 1 0 Oxford United 9 August 1980Torquay United 0 0 Cardiff City 9 August 1980Walsall 2 3 Blackpool 9 August 1980Watford 2 1 Millwall 9 August 1980Wigan Athletic 2 1 Crewe Alexandra 9 August 1980Wrexham 1 3 Burnley 9 August 1980York City 2 1 Hartlepool United 9 August 1980Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date AggBarnsley 2 1 Scunthorpe United 12 August 1980 3 1Blackpool 3 1 Walsall 13 August 1980 6 3Bradford City 0 0 Rotherham United 13 August 1980 3 1Bristol Rovers 1 1 1 2 Exeter City 12 August 1980 2 2Burnley 2 1 Wrexham 12 August 1980 5 2Cardiff City 2 1 Torquay United 13 August 1980 2 1Charlton Athletic 5 0 Brentford 12 August 1980 6 3Crewe Alexandra 2 2 1 Wigan Athletic 13 August 1980 3 4Darlington 1 2 Chesterfield 12 August 1980 1 3Fulham 1 1 1 Peterborough United 12 August 1980 3 4Gillingham 2 1 Colchester United 12 August 1980 4 1Halifax Town 0 1 Bury 12 August 1980 2 3Hartlepool United 0 0 York City 12 August 1980 1 2Huddersfield Town 1 1 1 3 Blackburn Rovers 12 August 1980 1 1Hull City 0 2 Lincoln City 12 August 1980 0 7Mansfield Town 2 1 1 Doncaster Rovers 12 August 1980 3 2Millwall 0 2 Watford 12 August 1980 1 4Newport County 5 0 Hereford United 12 August 1980 5 1Notts County 3 0 Grimsby Town 12 August 1980 3 1Oxford United 2 0 Southend United 13 August 1980 2 1Portsmouth 2 1 Plymouth Argyle 12 August 1980 3 1Reading 2 3 Northampton Town 13 August 1980 4 3Rochdale 1 1 Carlisle United 12 August 1980 1 3Sheffield United 1 1 Sheffield Wednesday 12 August 1980 1 3Stockport County 1 0 Chester 11 August 1980 2 1Swindon Town 2 0 1 Bournemouth 12 August 1980 3 1Tranmere Rovers 0 1 1 4 Port Vale 12 August 1980 3 3Wimbledon 4 1 Aldershot 12 August 1980 4 3Second round editFirst leg edit Home Team Score Away Team DateAston Villa 1 0 Leeds United 27 August 1980Birmingham City 2 1 Bristol City 26 August 1980Blackburn Rovers 0 0 Gillingham 27 August 1980Bolton Wanderers 0 3 Crystal Palace 26 August 1980Bradford City 1 0 Liverpool 27 August 1980Brighton amp Hove Albion 3 1 Tranmere Rovers 26 August 1980Burnley 0 2 West Ham United 26 August 1980Cambridge United 3 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 August 1980Cardiff City 1 0 Chelsea 27 August 1980Carlisle United 1 2 Charlton Athletic 26 August 1980Chesterfield 3 1 Oxford United 26 August 1980Everton 3 0 Blackpool 26 August 1980Leyton Orient 0 1 Tottenham Hotspur 27 August 1980Lincoln City 1 1 Swindon Town 27 August 1980Manchester United 0 1 Coventry City 27 August 1980Mansfield Town 0 0 Barnsley 26 August 1980Middlesbrough 3 1 Ipswich Town 26 August 1980Newcastle United 3 2 Bury 27 August 1980Newport County 1 1 Notts County 26 August 1980Nottingham Forest 3 0 Peterborough United 27 August 1980Oldham Athletic 3 2 Portsmouth 26 August 1980Preston North End 1 0 Wigan Athletic 26 August 1980Queens Park Rangers 0 0 Derby County 26 August 1980Reading 0 2 Luton Town 27 August 1980Shrewsbury Town 1 1 Norwich City 26 August 1980Southampton 4 0 Watford 26 August 1980Stockport County 1 1 Sunderland 27 August 1980Stoke City 1 1 Manchester City 27 August 1980Swansea City 1 1 Arsenal 26 August 1980West Bromwich Albion 1 0 Leicester City 26 August 1980Wimbledon 2 1 Sheffield Wednesday 26 August 1980York City 2 1 Bristol Rovers 27 August 1980Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date AggArsenal 3 1 Swansea City 2 September 1980 4 2Barnsley 4 2 1 Mansfield Town 2 September 1980 4 2Blackpool 2 2 Everton 3 September 1980 2 5Bristol City 0 0 Birmingham City 2 September 1980 1 2Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 5 York City 3 September 1980 2 2Bury 1 0 1 6 Newcastle United 2 September 1980 3 3Charlton Athletic 2 1 Carlisle United 2 September 1980 4 2Chelsea 1 1 Cardiff City 3 September 1980 1 2Coventry City 1 0 Manchester United 2 September 1980 2 0Crystal Palace 2 1 Bolton Wanderers 2 September 1980 5 1Derby County 0 0 1 7 Queens Park Rangers 3 September 1980 0 0Gillingham 1 2 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 September 1980 1 2Ipswich Town 3 0 Middlesbrough 2 September 1980 4 3Leeds United 1 3 Aston Villa 3 September 1980 1 4Leicester City 0 1 West Bromwich Albion 3 September 1980 0 2Liverpool 4 0 Bradford City 2 September 1980 4 1Luton Town 1 1 Reading 2 September 1980 3 1Manchester City 3 0 Stoke City 3 September 1980 4 1Norwich City 2 0 1 Shrewsbury Town 3 September 1980 3 1Notts County 2 0 Newport County 2 September 1980 3 1Oxford United 3 0 Chesterfield 3 September 1980 4 3Peterborough United 1 1 Nottingham Forest 3 September 1980 1 4Portsmouth 1 0 1 8 Oldham Athletic 2 September 1980 3 3Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 Wimbledon 2 September 1980 4 3Sunderland 1 2 Stockport County 3 September 1980 2 3Swindon Town 2 0 Lincoln City 2 September 1980 3 1Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 Leyton Orient 3 September 1980 4 1Tranmere Rovers 2 4 Brighton amp Hove Albion 3 September 1980 3 7Watford 7 1 1 Southampton 2 September 1980 7 5West Ham United 4 0 Burnley 2 September 1980 6 0Wigan Athletic 1 2 Preston North End 3 September 1980 1 3Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 Cambridge United 2 September 1980 1 4Third round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBarnsley 3 2 Cardiff City 23 September 1980Birmingham City 1 0 Blackburn Rovers 23 September 1980Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 2 Coventry City 23 September 1980Bristol Rovers 0 0 Portsmouth 23 September 1980Bury 0 7 Nottingham Forest 23 September 1980Cambridge United 2 1 Aston Villa 23 September 1980Charlton Athletic 1 2 West Ham United 23 September 1980Everton 1 2 West Bromwich Albion 24 September 1980Ipswich Town 1 1 Norwich City 23 September 1980Liverpool 5 0 Swindon Town 23 September 1980Luton Town 1 2 Manchester City 23 September 1980Notts County 4 1 Queens Park Rangers 23 September 1980Preston North End 1 0 Oxford United 23 September 1980Sheffield Wednesday 1 2 Watford 23 September 1980Stockport County 1 3 Arsenal 22 September 1980Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 Crystal Palace 24 September 1980Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team DateCrystal Palace 1 3 1 Tottenham Hotspur 30 September 1980Norwich City 1 3 Ipswich Town 8 October 1980Portsmouth 2 0 Bristol Rovers 30 September 1980Fourth round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBirmingham City 2 1 Ipswich Town 28 October 1980Coventry City 1 1 Cambridge United 28 October 1980Liverpool 4 1 Portsmouth 28 October 1980Manchester City 5 1 Notts County 29 October 1980Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 Arsenal 4 November 1980Watford 4 1 Nottingham Forest 28 October 1980West Bromwich Albion 0 0 Preston North End 29 October 1980West Ham United 2 1 Barnsley 28 October 1980Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team DateCambridge United 0 1 Coventry City 4 November 1980Preston North End 1 1 1 West Bromwich Albion 4 November 19802nd Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team DateWest Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 Preston North End 12 November 1980Fifth round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateLiverpool 3 1 Birmingham City 2 December 1980Manchester City 2 1 West Bromwich Albion 3 December 1980Watford 2 2 Coventry City 2 December 1980West Ham United 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 December 1980Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team DateCoventry City 5 0 Watford 9 December 1980Semi finals editFirst leg edit Home Team Score Away Team DateCoventry City 3 2 West Ham United 27 January 1981Manchester City 0 1 Liverpool 14 January 1981Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date AggLiverpool 1 1 Manchester City 10 February 1981 2 1West Ham United 2 0 Coventry City 10 February 1981 4 3Final editMain article 1981 Football League Cup Final 14 March 198115 00 GMTLiverpool1 1 a e t West Ham UnitedKennedy nbsp 118 Stewart nbsp 120 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 100 000Referee Clive Thomas Replay edit 1 April 198119 30 BSTLiverpool2 1West Ham UnitedDalglish nbsp 25 Hansen nbsp 28 Goddard nbsp 5 Villa Park BirminghamAttendance 36 693Referee Clive ThomasReferences editThis article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message General edit 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 edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r After Extra Time Bristol Rovers won 7 6 on penalties Blackburn Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule Tranmere Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule Bristol Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule Bury won on the Away Goals Rule Queens Park Rangers won 5 3 on penalties Portsmouth won on the Away Goals Rule Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 81 Football League Cup amp oldid 1193897235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
