OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1980-81:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf-Time Score

CL 1/42

16-08-1980

Manchester City (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 2/42

20-08-1980

Nottingham Forest (h)

1-0 (W)

Harris

Team

Unknown

1-0

CL 3/42

23-08-1980

Manchester United (a)

1-1 (D)

Bennett 60'

Team

Wynn (89')

Unknown

0-0

CL 4/42

30-08-1980

West Bromwich Albion (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Monaghan 2 (40', 50')

Unknown

0-1

CL 5/42

06-09-1980

Bury (h)

1-1 (D)

Curtis (68')

Team

Unknown (87' pen)

Unknown

0-0

CL 6/42

13-09-1980

Newcastle United (a)

1-5 (L)

Curtis (84')

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown (50') Unknown (60') Unknown (70')

Unknown

0-2

CL 7/42

17-09-1980

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

1-1 (D)

Entwistle (50')

Team

Unknown

Unknown

0-1

CL 8/42

27-09-1980

Blackpool (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 9/42

30-09-1980

Coventry City (a)

2-3 (L)

Curtis Entwistle

Team

Thomas, Van Gool, Gooding

Unknown

Unknown

CL 10/42

04-10-1980

Derby County (h)

2-0 (W)

Burke Entwistle

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 11/42

07-10-1980

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 12/42

11-10-1980

Everton (a)

2-5 (L)

Parkinson (42') Clarke (57')

Team

Lodge (12') Quinn (20') Varadi (55') Sharp (62') Ratcliffe(77')

Unknown

1-2

CL 13/42

18-10-1980

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

0-4 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

0-1

CL 14/42

22-10-1980

Stoke City (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 15/42

25-10-1980

Aston Villa (a)

1-3 (L)

Curtis (20')

Team

Unknown (30') Unknown (38') Unknown(44')

Unknown

1-3

CL 16/42

01-11-1980

Blackburn Rovers (h)

2-2 (D)

Hamson (4') Parlane (7')

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

2-1

CL 17/42

04-11-1980

Burnley (a)

1-1 (D)

Curtis (75')

Team

Unknown (50')

Unknown

0-0

CL 18/42

12-11-1980

Nottingham Forest (a)

1-1 (D)

Burke

Team

Unknown

Unknown

0-0

CL 19/42

15-11-1980

Manchester City (h)

1-1 (D)

Burke (pen)

Team

Henry

Unknown

0-1

CL 20/42

22-11-1980

Preston North End (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 21/42

29-11-1980

Liverpool (a)

1-1 (D)

Curtis (48')

Team

Russell

Unknown

0-1

CL 22/42

06-12-1980

Sheffield United (h)

1-0 (W)

Curtis (85')

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 23/42

13-12-1980

Stoke City (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown (43') Unknown (68')

Unknown

0-1

CL 24/42

20-12-1980

Bolton Wanderers (h)

4-2 (W)

Arins (24') Hamson (40') Thomas (48') Dickinson (86')

Team

Unknown (15') Unknown

Unknown

2-1

CL 25/42

06-01-1981

Huddersfield Town (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 26/42

10-01-1981

Preston North End (a)

2-1 (W)

Peel Stevenson (75')

Team

Unknown (50')

Unknown

1-0

CL 27/42

04-02-1981

Manchester United (h)

2-1 (W)

Hamson Parlane

Team

Davies

Unknown

2-0

CL 28/42

07-02-1981

Newcastle United (h)

2-1 (W)

Hamson (pen) Butterworth (73')

Team

Unknown

Unknown

1-0

CL 29/42

10-02-1981

Bury (a)

3-1 (W)

Chandler (pen) Dickinson (60') Firm

Team

Unknown

Unknown

1-1

CL 30/42

25-02-1981

Blackpool (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 31/42

07-03-1981

Derby County (a)

1-1 (D)

Connor

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 32/42

14-03-1981

Everton (h)

1-2 (L)

Chandler (5')

Team

Sharp Stevens (88')

Unknown

1-0

CL 33/42

18-03-1981

Burnley (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 34/42

31-03-1981

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-1 (D)

Chandler (65')

Team

Firm (og) (70')

Unknown

0-0

CL 35/42

02-04-1981

Blackburn Rovers (a)

3-0 (W)

Connor (1') Butterworth (35') Hamson

Team

Unknown

2-0

CL 36/42

07-04-1981

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 37/42

11-04-1981

Coventry City (h)

2-2 (D)

Parkinson Hamson

Team

Unknown Unknown (86')

Unknown

Unknown

CL 38/42

16-04-1981

Aston Villa (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 39/42

23-04-1981

Huddersfield Town (a)

1-0 (W)

Chandler

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 40/42

02-05-1981

Liverpool (h)

1-1 (D)

Butterworth (89')

Team

Foley (82')

Unknown

0-0

CL 41/42

05-05-1981

West Bromwich Albion (h)

0-3 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 42/42

25-04-1981

Sheffield United (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Central League 1980-81: Position 12th

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Liverpool

42

29

9

4

98

26

67

2

West Bromwich Albion

42

22

14

6

68

31

58

3

Newcastle United

42

23

9

10

74

40

55

4

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42

21

13

8

67

40

48

5

Manchester City

42

17

18

7

74

51

52

6

Aston Villa

42

20

11

11

79

54

51

7

Nottingham Forest

42

19

11

12

60

43

49

8

Everton

42

17

11

14

58

53

45

9

Burnley

42

16

12

14

45

45

44

10

Coventry City

42

16

10

16

75

74

42

11

Sheffield Wednesday

42

15

10

17

52

60

40

12

Leeds United

42

10

20

12

42

56

40

13

Bury

42

14

11

17

53

58

39

14

Stoke City

42

14

11

17

45

49

39

15

Manchester United

42

11

16

15

47

54

38

16

Preston North End

42

12

12

18

51

72

36

17

Huddersfield Town

42

11

12

19

40

48

34

18

Sheffield United

42

9

16

17

44

61

34

19

Derby County

42

9

14

19

57

65

32

20

Bolton Wanderers

42

9

9

24

40

85

27

21

Blackpool

42

6

12

24

28

85

24

22

Blackburn Rovers

42

7

9

26

33

78

23