1980–81 2. Bundesliga
The 1980–81 2. Bundesliga season was the seventh season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd. This was the final season of the original two region 2. Bundesliga, as the DFB sought to integrate the Nord and Süd divisions into a single division for the next campaign. This meant 22 teams faced the drop to the Oberliga (12 from the Nord, 10 from the Süd). There were three promotion spots to the Bundesliga on offer, while the remaining teams would enter the new single league 2. Bundesliga in the next season.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga
Werder Bremen, Eintracht Braunschweig and SV Darmstadt 98 were promoted to the Bundesliga while twenty two clubs were relegated to the Oberligas.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Nord
The 1980–81 season saw 1. FC Bocholt, Göttingen 05, SpVgg Erkenschwick and VfB Oldenburg promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while Hertha BSC, Werder Bremen and Eintracht Braunschweig had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Süd
The 1980–81 season saw Borussia Neunkirchen, FC Augsburg, Hessen Kassel and VfB Eppingen promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while no club had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Promotion play-offs
The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. Eintracht Braunschweig won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Qualification for single-division 2. Bundesliga
There was a sophisticated system for qualifying for the new single-division 2. Bundesliga. First, the clubs had to meet technical qualification criteria. These stipulated that the stadiums had to accommodate at least 15,000 spectators and had to be equipped with floodlights within a certain period of time. If these requirements were met, sporting criteria would come into play. The non-promoted teams in fourth place and above from the Nord and Süd divisions, along with the three relegated teams from the 1980–81 Bundesliga, automatically qualified.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Qualification for single-division 2. Bundesliga
The other participants (teams from 5th to 16th place in the Nord and Süd) were determined by a so-called "placement number" (German: Platzziffer). This was calculated from the positions achieved by teams in the last three seasons. The lower this number was, the better the club was placed. For the 1978–79 season, the table position was multiplied by one, the 1979–80 season by two and the current 1980–81 season by three. Seasons in the Bundesliga were tallied as zero.


1980–81 2. Bundesliga, Qualification for single-division 2. Bundesliga
For Oberliga seasons in which teams did not achieve promotion, 20 points were added, and 16 points for seasons which teams were promoted. It was also important from which region the three relegated teams of the Bundesliga were from, as well as how many teams were promoted from the respective Nord and Süd divisions. At the end, 10 teams from the Nord and Süd divisions had represented in the next season. Teams in 17th and below from the Nord and Süd were relegated, irrespective of their placement number. There was no promotion for teams from the Oberliga going into the single-division season.


1980–81 A Group
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 A Group, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1980–81 AHL season
The 1980–81 AHL season was the 45th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their first Calder Cup championship.


1980–81 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;


1980–81 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1980–81 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings
A single human poll represents the 1980–81 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play.


1980–81 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1980–81.


1980–81 Aberdeen F.C. season, Overview
Aberdeen finished second in the Scottish Premier Division. The team played in their first-ever European Champions' Cup campaign, defeating Austrian Champions Austria Memphis, then losing 0–5 on aggregate to English club Liverpool. In the domestic cups, they lost in the quarter final of the League Cup to Dundee and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round by Morton.


1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fourth place.


1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The Tide were eliminated in the first round of the SEC Tournament by the Georgia Bulldogs. Afterwards, the Tide accepted a bid to the 1981 National Invitation Tournament and reached the second round where they lost to Duke University.


1980–81 Albanian Cup
1980–81 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-ninth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1980 with the First Round and ended in June 1981 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1981-82 first round of the UEFA Cup. KF Partizani were the defending champions, having won their eleventh Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KS Vllaznia.


1980–81 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


1980–81 Albanian Cup, Second round
In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played on January 1981.


1980–81 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.


1980–81 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.


1980–81 Albanian Cup, Finals
In this round entered the two winners from the previous round.


1980–81 Albanian National Championship
The 1980–81 Albanian National Championship was the 42nd season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.


1980–81 Albanian National Championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Partizani won the championship.


1980–81 Albanian National Championship, League table
Note: "17 Nëntori" is Tirana, "Labinoti" is Elbasani, "Lokomotiva Durrës" is Teuta and "Traktori" is Lushnja.


1980–81 Algerian Championnat National
The 1980–81 Algerian Championnat National was the 19th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 15 teams contested the league, with JE Tizi-Ouzou as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 5, 1980. and ended on June 12, 1981.


1980–81 Algerian Cup
The 1980–81 Algerian Cup is the 19th edition of the Algerian Cup. EP Sétif are the defending champions, having beaten USK Alger 1–0 in the previous season's final.


1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.


1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 31 May 1981, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-08 to 0-06 defeat of Walterstown in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 11th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 12 April 1981 and ended on 17 May 1981.


1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Castlegar were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the title after defeating St. Finbarr's by 1-15 to 1-11 in the final.


1980–81 Alliance Premier League
The 1980–81 Alliance Premier League season was the second season of the Alliance Premier League. Altrincham were the winners of their second Alliance Premier League title.


1980–81 Alliance Premier League, League table
Note: FA Trophy winners (Bishop's Stortford, Isthmian League Division One)


1980–81 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier League Altrincham won (for the second season running) the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:


1980–81 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As a result of this, Altrincham did not gain membership of the Football League.


1980–81 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1980–81 Allsvenskan was the 47th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. Ystads IF won the regular season, but Vikingarnas IF won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. SoIK Hellas, Visby IF Gute and IFK Kristianstad were relegated.


1980–81 Alpha Ethniki
The 1980–81 Alpha Ethniki was the 45th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 7 September 1980 and ended on 14 June 1981. Olympiacos won their second consecutive and 22nd Greek title.


1980–81 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.


1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup
The 1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the sixth and last edition of the tournament. It was won by Chesterfield, who beat Notts County in a two-legged final by 2–1 on aggregate.


1980–81 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented the Arizona State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1980–81 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Everton.


1980–81 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 Arsenal F.C. season, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Aston Villa's 81st in the Football League and their sixth consecutive season in the top division. They finished as league champions for the seventh time in their history, using just 14 players over the course of the campaign, of whom no fewer than seven were ever-present (Jimmy Rimmer, Kenny Swain, Ken McNaught, Dennis Mortimer, Des Bremner, Gordon Cowans and Tony Morley). Gary Shaw made 40 starts, Allan Evans 39 and Peter Withe 36, with Gary Williams (21 starts) and Colin Gibson (19) contesting the remaining spot in the starting XI. David Geddis and Eamonn Deacy made eight and five starts respectively.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Villa began the season with three wins and a draw from their opening four league matches. They also beat Leeds United in both legs of the League Cup second round before their unbeaten start ended at Ipswich Town, who would prove to be Villa's main challengers for the title as the season progressed.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Defeat at home to Everton was followed by a 12 match unbeaten run, and although Villa lost three of the next five, a further unbeaten run of 10 matches ensued, including seven straight wins. A key performance during this latter period was a second v first clash at home to Liverpool, who at the time headed the table on goal difference. Goals from Withe and Mortimer confirmed Villa as genuine contenders as they beat the reigning champions 2–0.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Ron Saunders' team were neck-and-neck with Ipswich when the two clashed at Villa Park in mid-April, and a 2–1 victory for the visitors appeared to swing the destiny of the championship in their favour. However, Ipswich lost their next two matches while Villa beat Nottingham Forest and drew with Stoke City to reclaim the initiative. Victory over Middlesbrough in their final home match left Villa four points ahead with one to play, although Ipswich had a game in hand and a superior goal difference.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
At half-time on the final Saturday of the league season, Villa trailed 2–0 at Arsenal, and with Ipswich 1–0 ahead at Middlesbrough, the title was still hanging in the balance. No further goals were added in the second half at Highbury, but the home side scored twice without reply at Ayresome Park, confirming Villa as champions for the first time since 1910.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Peter Withe ended the season as the First Division's joint leading scorer with 20 goals. Withe had previously won championship honours with Forest in 1978 and also played for Southport, Barrow, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Newcastle United before joining Villa in the summer of 1980. During a five-year spell at Villa Park, he scored 74 goals in 182 League games and won 11 caps for England, scoring one goal. He later played for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town.


1980–81 Aston Villa F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
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1980–81 Athenian League
The 1980–81 Athenian League season was the 58th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 20 teams.


1980–81 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Hawks' 32nd season in the NBA and 13th season in Atlanta.


1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series
The 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1980–81 World Series) was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 23 November 1980 to 3 February 1981. It was the second edition of the Australian Tri-Series, with  Australia playing host to India and New Zealand. The series was a part of the Indian and New Zealand tours.


1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series
After matches were played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth throughout the entire group-stage, Australia and New Zealand qualified for the finals where after the underarm incident in the third final, Australia went on to win 3–1.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season
The 1980–81 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season. It officially started on 1 November 1980 and officially ended on 30 April 1981.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alice–Adelaide
Formed on 3 November, just south of Selat Mentawai then moved southwestward before reaching a peak intensity of 110 knots (125 mph, 205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940.0 hectopascals (27.76 inHg) on 8 November. On 12 November the storm began to move northwestward and two days later dissipated over the open Indian Ocean.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bert–Christelle
The origins of Cyclone Bert–Christelle can be traced to a quasistationary convergence zone that spread across Indonesia to north of the Cocos Islands. Bert–Christelle was slow to organize but began to show signs of organization on November 26. Later on that day, the disturbance gained sufficient organization, noted by curved cloudbands, to be classified as Cyclone Bert. The cyclone moved to the southwest, gradually intensifying and attained a peak intensity of 150 km/h (90 mph) and a barometric pressure of 965 hPa (28.49 inHg) on November 29. Bert continued the same westerly motion and exited the basin on December 3. It was subsequently named Christelle by Météo France.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Carol
Cyclone Carol formed from a weak area of low pressure to the southwest of Timor on December 12. While moving to the southwest, the disturbance developed banding features and was classified as Cyclone Carol. As Carol moved to the west, it intensified and peaked at 195 km/h (120 mph) with a barometric pressure of 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) on December 16. Briefly, both Carol and Dan exhibited a Fujiwhara interaction around December 17 due to their close proximity to each other. Carol began to impart wind shear on nearby Cyclone Dan, ultimately leading to its demise. Carol continued its track, but encountered strong wind shear and rapidly weakened. Carol's low level center became decoupled and continued to the west, where it dissipated on December 24.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dan
Cyclone Dan formed from an area of convection situated north of the Cocos Islands in mid-December. The tropical low moved eastwards and curved to the southwest, coalescing to form Dan. Dan's track shifted abruptly to the northeast from interacting with Carol, attaining a peak intensity of 95 km/h (60 mph) and 985 hPa (29.08 inHg) on December 16. Intensification quickly halted as strong upper-level flow from Cylone Carol to its south sheared its cloudtops off.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dan
Dan's low level circulation moved erratically to the south and passed within 140 km west of Christmas Island on December 17, where winds of 74 km/h were observed. Dan ultimately dissipated around 370 km to the south of Christmas Island on December 18. Cyclone Dan is notable in that it traveled generally towards the southeast for the duration of its existence, which is uncommon for cyclones in the area.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Cliff
After ravaging the South Pacific islands, Cyclone Cliff struck Queensland on 14 February 1981. The effects of the cyclone was felt from Noosa to Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. One person died in the storm.


1980–81 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Max
Cyclone Max developed from a low pressure system into a Category 1 cyclone in Van Diemen Gulf, off the Northern Territory Coast, on 11 March 1981. Moving west-southwest, it crossed over Darwin, Australia later that day, causing tree damage and flooding but minimal structural damage. It subsequently moved west into the Timor Sea and the Indian Ocean, and although intensifying to Category 3 and reaching a lowest pressure of 960.0 hectopascals (28.35 inHg), did not approach land again. Max was notable for being the first cyclone to pass over Darwin since the city was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy 6 years earlier. The name Max was not retired from the Northern Australia naming list.


1980–81 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and FK Austria Wien won the championship.


1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season was the 51st season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Eight teams participated in the league, and EC VSV won the championship.


1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season, Qualification round
WAT Stadlau avoided relegation as ATSE Graz declined to be promoted.


1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.


1980–81 Balkans Cup
The 1980–81 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 6 teams and Velež Mostar won the trophy.


1980–81 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Anderlecht won the championship.


1980–81 Beta Ethniki
The 1980–81 Beta Ethniki season was 22nd edition of second tier nationwide championship of Greece. Forty teams participated in the league, divided in two groups, the South and the North Group. Iraklis was named champion of the North Group and got promoted to the Alpha Ethniki. In the South Group Egaleo and Rodos tied and a play-off match, that found Rodos victorious by a 1-0 scoreline, decided the team that was named champion of the South Group and got promoted to the Alpha Ethniki.


1980–81 Beta Ethniki
On the other hand, Pelopas Kiato, Olympiakos Neon Liosion, A.O. Patra and Panarkadikos got relegated to the C National Amateur Division from the South Group. Pandramaikos, Edessaikos, P.O. Elassona and Odysseas Kordeliou were the teams that got relegated from the North Group.


1980–81 Biathlon World Cup
The 1980–81 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 15 January 1981 in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia, and ended on 5 April 1981 in Hedenäset, Sweden. It was the fourth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.


1980–81 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.


1980–81 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1980–81 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 78th in the Football League and their 46th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1979–80. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1980–81 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Coventry City in the fourth, and were eliminated in the quarter-final of the League Cup by Liverpool.


1980–81 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defenders Joe Gallagher and Dave Langan and midfielder Archie Gemmill each played in every game but one over the season, and Frank Worthington was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 16 were scored in the league.


1980–81 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 73rd season (70th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second-bottom. As a result, they were relegated to Division Four, the League's basement division, for the first time in their history.


1980–81 Blackpool F.C. season
Alan Ball was succeeded as manager during the season by Allan Brown, the Scot's second stint in the role.


1980–81 Blackpool F.C. season
Colin Morris was the club's top scorer, with sixteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup).


1980–81 Blackpool F.C. season
Blackpool played local neighbours Fleetwood Town in the first round of the FA Cup. The 22 November tie was originally scheduled to be played at the Fishermen's Highbury Stadium; instead, it was switched to Bloomfield Road, and since Blackpool were the "away" team, they played in their alternative light-blue kit.


1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Dave Leach and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.


1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
They finished the regular season at 7–19 overall, with a 4–10 record in the Big Sky Conference, seventh in the standings.


1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Leach was hired in March from Oregon State, where he had spent the previous decade as an assistant under Ralph Miller. Assistant coach Prescott Smith also moved over from OSU, and was earlier at Portland State.


1980–81 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; center Larry McKinney was on the second team.


1980–81 Boston Bruins season
The 1980–81 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 57th season.


1980–81 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Boston Celtics season
In 1980–81 the Boston Celtics went 62-20 under coach Bill Fitch. Despite losing center Dave Cowens to retirement late in training camp, the Celtics went on to capture the 1981 NBA Championship over the Houston Rockets. The highlight was that this championship was achieved just two years after Larry Bird had been drafted. Cedric Maxwell was named NBA Finals MVP.


1980–81 Boston Celtics season, Offseason, NBA draft
After the 1979-80 season, Auerbach completed what may be the most lopsided trade in NBA history. Auerbach had always been a fan of stockpiling draft picks, so even after the success of 1979-80 the Celtics had both the 1st and 13th picks in the 1980 NBA draft left over from the M.L. Carr trade. Auerbach saw an opportunity to improve the team immediately, sending the two picks to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for center Robert Parish and the Warriors first round pick, the 3rd overall, University of Minnesota power forward Kevin McHale. With these three future Hall of Famers on the team the Celtics had a core in place to become a dominant team in the NBA.


1980–81 Boston Celtics season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1980–81 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1980–81 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 68th in the club's history.


1980–81 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 14th in Division Four, reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, and the 2nd round of the League Cup.


1980–81 Bradford City A.F.C. season
Roy McFarland was appointed as the club's player-manager in May 1981.


1980–81 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1980–81 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. In a mid-table season, the Bees drew a club-record 19 league matches.


1980–81 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After narrowly saving Brentford from relegation to the Fourth Division at the end of the previous season, interim manager Fred Callaghan was given the job on a full-time basis, with Ron Harris appointed as his assistant. Callaghan conducted a clear-out of the squad, releasing captain Jackie Graham and bit-part players Doug Allder, Allan Glover, Billy Holmes and Trevor Porter. Aside from Ron Harris (who would continue his playing career), Callaghan brought in five new players, with £20,000 laid out on midfielders David Crown, Terry Hurlock and Barry Silkman.


1980–81 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
£55,000 was generated from the sales of forwards Steve Phillips and Lee Holmes, but Callaghan was presented with a problem when Len Bond, Barry Tucker, John Fraser and Dave Carlton, mainstays of the team for the previous two years, refused to sign new contracts. All but Tucker would depart Griffin Park during the early months of the season, with Bond fetching a £12,000 fee.


1980–81 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had a mixed start to the season, exiting the League Cup at the first hurdle, but three wins and two draws from six matches in September 1980 put the club in 6th position. Gradually the season played itself out into one of consolidation in mid-table, with Callaghan continuing to overhaul his squad. Forwards Gary Johnson and Lee Frost arrived from Chelsea in December 1980 for a £30,000 fee, while squad members Willie Graham, Iori Jenkins and Dean Smith were released in February 1981. Brentford ended the season in 9th place, off the back of a run of just two defeats in the final 21 matches. Bob Booker finished the season as the team's top scorer in league matches, with a meagre seven goals.


1980–81 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Four club records were set or equalled during the season:


1980–81 British Home Championship
The 1980–81 British Home Championship was the only British Home Nations international football championship, other than the years of the First World War and Second World War, which was not completed and thus failed to produce a winner. As with the rugby union 1972 Five Nations Championship the cause of this cancellation was The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The championship was scheduled to be played in May 1981 after the end of the domestic season.


1980–81 British Home Championship
On 5 May, however, the Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger strike leader Bobby Sands died in the Maze Prison, invoking a storm of protest and violence by republicans in Northern Ireland. Thus the English and Welsh FAs, whose teams were scheduled to travel to Windsor Park later in the month, declined to play, rendering the tournament incomplete and void.


1980–81 British Home Championship
Scotland were the only team to complete all their matches, including defeating Northern Ireland in Glasgow, and were in a strong position, having also beaten England. Wales had beaten Scotland and played a tame draw with England and so too would have claimed victory with a win or draw in Belfast. England had lost one and drawn one and were not in a challenging position, whilst Northern Ireland lost their only game. Five months later, in October 1981, Scotland were able to play a qualifying match for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Northern Ireland without significant difficulties.


1980–81 British Ice Hockey season
The 1980–81 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League, the Inter-City League and English League North.


1980–81 British Ice Hockey season
Murrayfield Racers won the Northern League, Blackpool Seagulls won the English League North and Streatham Redskins won the Inter-City League. Murrayfield Racers won the Icy Smith Cup.


1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 11th season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The team won their second consecutive Adams Divisionregular season championship. As of 2012 this is the only time the Buffalo Sabres have won consecutive division titles.


1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season, Draft picks
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Bulgarian Cup
The 1980–81 Bulgarian Cup was the 41st season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Botev Plovdiv won the competition, beating Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.


1980–81 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1980–81 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 29th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Five teams participated in the league, and Levski-Spartak Sofia won the championship.


1980–81 Bundesliga
The 1980–81 Bundesliga was the 18th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 15 August 1980 and ended on 13 June 1981. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.


1980–81 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga.


1980–81 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1979–80
Hertha BSC, SV Werder Bremen and Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Arminia Bielefeld, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, 1. FC Nürnberg, winners of the Southern Division and Karlsruher SC, who won a two-legged promotion play-off against Rot-Weiss Essen.


1980–81 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Udo Horsmann (34 / 4); Klaus Augenthaler (33 / 5); Wolfgang Dremmler (33 / 1); Hans Weiner (31 / 1); Einar Jan Aas  (7). Midfielders: Bernd Dürnberger (33 / 3); Kurt Niedermayer (32 / 9); Paul Breitner (captain; 30 / 17); Wolfgang Kraus (30 / 6); Jürgen Röber (14); Günter Güttler (1); Pasi Rautiainen  (1). Forwards: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (34 / 29); Dieter Hoeneß (27 / 10); Norbert Janzon (24 / 1); Karl Del'Haye (13 / 1); Reinhold Mathy (3 / 2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1980–81 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck.


1980–81 Burnley F.C. season
The 1980–1981 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his first season in charge of the club.


1980–81 CHL season
The 1980–81 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season
The 1980–81 Calgary Flames season was the first season in Calgary and ninth for the Flames in the National Hockey League. The Flames moved to southern Alberta from Atlanta, Georgia, where the franchise was known as the Atlanta Flames for the first eight years of its existence. The Flames became the third major-league team to represent the city of Calgary after the Calgary Tigers of the 1920s, and the Calgary Cowboys, which had folded in 1977.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season
The Flames were purchased for $16 million USD by Nelson Skalbania in the spring of 1980. Before the sale was even announced, he had already sold 50% of the franchise to a group of Calgary-based investors including Harley Hotchkiss and Normie Kwong. On May 21, 1980, it was announced that the franchise was moving to Calgary. While the Cowboys could not manage 2,000 season tickets three years previous, the Flames sold 10,000 full and half-season ticket packages in 1980, selling out the Stampede Corral for every game played there.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season
The Flames' first game was played October 9, ending as a 5–5 tie to the Quebec Nordiques. While still in the East-coast dominated Patrick Division, the Flames finished 3rd, and qualified for the playoffs. The franchise, which had won just two playoff games in Atlanta, won two playoff series in their first year in Calgary. After sweeping the Chicago Black Hawks, Calgary then downed the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games before falling to the Minnesota North Stars in the league semi-final.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season
Kent Nilsson led the Flames in scoring, and his 82 assists and 131 points remain franchise records to this day. Nilsson was also the Flames lone representative at the 1981 All-Star Game.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold denotes franchise record.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.


1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1980–81 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three.


1980–81 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1980–81 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.


1980–81 Challenge Cup
The 1980–81 Challenge Cup was the 80th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Three Fives Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Widnes and Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley, with Widnes winning 18–9.


1980–81 Challenge Cup, Final
Hull Kingston Rovers returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the first time in their history in the previous year. Widnes won the match 18–9, with Widnes full-back Mick Burke being awarded the Lance Todd Trophy.


1980–81 Cheshire County Football League
The 1980–81 Cheshire County Football League was the 57th in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.


1980–81 Cheshire County Football League, Division One
The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division Two:


1980–81 Chester F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was the 43rd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1980–81 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 55th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
At the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, the Black Hawks had the third overall pick, and selected Denis Savard from the Montreal Juniors of the QMJHL. In 72 games with the Juniors, Savard had 63 goals and 181 points during the 1979-80 season.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
The club replaced head coach Eddie Johnston, as former Black Hawks defenceman and captain Keith Magnuson was named the new head coach of the team. Magnuson appeared in 589 games with Chicago from 1969-1980.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks had a tough first half of the season, as the club had a record of 12-22-6 through their first 40 games, clinging on to the fourth and final playoff position in the Smythe Division. The Black Hawks then went 14-2-4 in their next 20 games, which included an eight-game winning streak, to improve their overall record to 26-24-10, and second place in the division. Chicago would finish their final 20 game stretch with a 5-9-6 record, finishing the season with a 31-33-16 record, earning 78 points, and maintaining second place in the Smythe Division, 31 points behind the division winners, the St. Louis Blues.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, Tom Lysiak led the club with 76 points, as he scored 21 goals and 55 assists. Rookie Denis Savard finished one point behind, scoring 28 goals and 75 points, while having a team best +27 rating. Darryl Sutter led the Black Hawks with 40 goals, while earning 62 points, and Reg Kerr had 30 goals and 60 points in 70 games. Terry Ruskowski chipped in with 59 points, while leading Chicago with 225 penalty minutes. On the blueline, Bob Murray led the scoring, getting 13 goals and 60 points, while Doug Wilson had 12 goals and 51 points.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Tony Esposito led the way, earning a 29-23-14 record in 66 games, posting a 3.75 GAA.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five preliminary series against the Calgary Flames. The Flames finished the season with a 39-27-14 record, earning 92 points, 14 more than Chicago, and a third place finish in the Patrick Division. The series opened with two games at the Calgary Corral, and in the first game, the Black Hawks were led by two goals by Darryl Sutter, but it wasn't enough as the Flames held on for a 4-3 victory.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
In the second game, the Flames dominated the Hawks, defeating Chicago 6-2, as Calgary was led by goaltender Reggie Lemelin, who made 38 saves. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the third game, as the Flames took a 4-2 lead going into the third period. The Black Hawks tied the game on goals by Al Secord and Darryl Sutter to force overtime, however, in double overtime, Willi Plett of the Flames scored, as Calgary completed the series sweep.


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Chicago Bulls season
The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA and their first season in the Eastern Conference.


1980–81 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Ed Badger, as members of the Metro Conference.


1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1980–81 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Clydebank's fifteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 10th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Colchester United's 39th season in their history and fourth successive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season
On the back of the success of the previous season, Colchester crashed out of the Third Division, relegated in 22nd-position. Several winless streaks contributed to their downfall. In the cup competitions, the U's were defeated in the first round of the League Cup by Gillingham, while Watford overcame Colchester in the third round of the FA Cup.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The club's chairman warned financial difficulties would result in an exodus of players, but in the summer months, only Steve Dowman left the club, joining Wrexham for £75,000. The club also received their first-ever shirt sponsorship from Royal London Insurance.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In the opening game of the season in the League Cup against Gillingham, debutant Nigel Crouch became the first Colchester player to the sent off on their debut following an altercation with Gillingham's Steve Bruce. Colchester failed to win any of their opening eight games. When they beat Millwall 3–0 in their ninth game, it attracted national media coverage. Sergeant Frank Ruggles of Essex Police marched on the field during play and attempted to arrest Millwall defender Mel Blyth for swearing.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Manager Bobby Roberts signed unknown Highland League player Kevin Bremner for a then-club record £25,000. Following this came six consecutive home wins, and Colchester were well-placed in the table by Christmas. However, after Trevor Lee moved to Gillingham for a club record deal worth £90,000, the U's form dipped and they began to slip down the table again. In response to this, on transfer deadline day, Roberts matched Colchester's record fee paid for Bremner, signing Roger Osborne from Ipswich Town, while also paying £15,000 each for Roy McDonough and Phil Coleman.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Eight games without a win from March to the penultimate game of the season ensured Colchester were relegated by just two points. Amid news of a 25,000 all-seater stadium development in the pipeline, the stark reality was that a new all-time low attendance of 1,430 witnessed the final day 1–0 win over Carlisle United, with a league average of just 2,641.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Despite relegation, Roberts was given a vote of confidence by the board, while the local Council refused the new stadium plans ensuring the U's would remain at Layer Road for the foreseeable future.


1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1980–81 Colorado Rockies season
The 1980–81 Colorado Rockies season was the Rockies' fifth season, and seventh season of the franchise. Like five of the previous six seasons, the Rockies did not qualify for the playoffs.


1980–81 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Colorado Rockies season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1980–81 Colorado Rockies season, Draft picks
Colorado's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Combined Counties Football League
The 1980–81 Combined Counties Football League season was the third in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Combined Counties Football League
The league was won by Malden Town for the first time.


1980–81 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league was expanded from 15 to 19 clubs as four new clubs joined:


1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980–81 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–6 record. They made it to the second round of the 1981 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by fourth-year head coach Dom Perno.


1980–81 Copa del Rey
The 1980–81 Copa del Rey was the 79th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 138 teams from the main categories of Spanish football.


1980–81 Copa del Rey
The tournament began on 10 September 1980 and ended on 18 June 1981 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, in which the FC Barcelona was crowned for the nineteenth time in their history, after beating Sporting de Gijón 3–1.


1980–81 Copa del Rey
The defending champions, Real Madrid CF, were defeated 4–3 (on aggregate score) by Sporting de Gijón on their way to reach their first final.


1980–81 Copa del Rey, First round
Bye by draw: FC Barcelona, Castilla CF, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia CF.


1980–81 Copa del Rey, First round
Results of matches played:  /  /  /  /  /  /  /


1980–81 Copa del Rey, Fourth round
Bye : Deportivo Alavés, Athletic Bilbao, Levante UD, FC Barcelona, Granada CF, Castilla CF, Atlético de Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, UD Salamanca, Sporting de Gijón, Real Sociedad, Sevilla FC, Real Madrid CF.


1980–81 Coppa Italia
The 1980–81 Coppa Italia, the 34th Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Roma.


1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1980–81 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–19, 4—10, and they finished 6th in the Ivy League. This was coach Tom Miller's first season at Cornell.


1980–81 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1980–1981 was its 64th edition. It was won by SC Bastia which defeated AS Saint-Étienne in the Final.


1980–81 Cuban National Series
The 20th Cuban National Series was 51 games long, and Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province, won its second title, outdistancing Villa Clara and Citricultores.


1980–81 Cupa României
The 1980–81 Cupa României was the 43rd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1980–81 Cupa României
The title was won by Universitatea Craiova against Politehnica Timişoara.


1980–81 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1980–81 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify, if the teams are from the same league, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1980–81 Cupa României, Format
From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1980–81 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1980–81 Cypriot Cup
The 1980–81 Cypriot Cup was the 39th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 41 clubs entered the competition. It began on 20 December 1980 with the preliminary round and concluded on 27 June 1981 with the replay final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Omonia won their 5th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Enosis Neon Paralimni 3–0 in the final.


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1980–81 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division.


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
In the first preliminary draw, participated all the 13 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and 5 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Second Division (last five of the league table of each group at the day of the draw).


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, First round
14 clubs from the Cypriot First Division and the rest clubs from the Cypriot Second Division met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


1980–81 Cypriot Cup, Final
Because the match ended in a draw after the extra time, a replay match was played.


1980–81 Cypriot First Division
The 1980–81 Cypriot First Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 10th title.


1980–81 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division.


1980–81 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 1981–82 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.


1980–81 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
APOP Paphos and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first team of the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina.


1980–81 Cypriot Second Division
The 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division was the 26th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Evagoras Paphos won their 3rd title.


1980–81 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1981–82 Cypriot First Division. The last two teams were relegated to the 1981–82 Cypriot Third Division.


1980–81 Cypriot Third Division
The 1980–81 Cypriot Third Division was the 10th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Kentro Neotitas Maroniton won their 1st title.


1980–81 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Thirteen teams participated in the 1980–81 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division. The last team was relegated to regional leagues.


1980–81 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1980–81 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1980–81 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 38th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and TJ Vitkovice won the championship.


1980–81 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and FC Baník Ostrava won the championship. Marián Masný was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga
The 1980–81 DDR-Oberliga was the 32nd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's third of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga
Joachim Streich of 1. FC Magdeburg was the league's top scorer with 20 goals, while Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin of FC Carl Zeiss Jena took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1980–81 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1981–82 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Aston Villa in the second round. Sixth-placed club 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and lost to FC Barcelona in the quarter finals. Second-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1981–82 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by Real Madrid while third-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the first round and fourth-placed Dynamo Dresden was eliminated by Feyenoord Rotterdam in the second round.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1980–81 season saw two newly promoted clubs F.C. Hansa Rostock and BSG Chemie Böhlen.


1980–81 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1980–81 DDR-Oberliga season was the 33rd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1980–81 DFB-Pokal
The 1980–81 DFB-Pokal was the 38th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 27 August 1980 and ended on 2 May 1981. In the final, FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt (3–1) who were awarded the trophy for the third time. Despite losing in the quarter-finals, Hamburger SV set an all-time record by scoring 36 goals in the competition. Fortuna Düsseldorf set an all-time record of 18 consecutive cup-match victories since 1978, despite losing in the quarter-finals.


1980–81 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1980–81 was the first season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Stuttgart on 2 June 1981 SSG Bergisch Gladbach defeated TuS Wörrstadt 5–0. The 1980–81 cup was the only cup that was played with each match other than the final going over two legs.


1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1980–81 Danish 1. division season
The 1980–81 Danish 1. division season was the 24th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Eight teams participated in the league, and AaB Ishockey won the championship. Esbjerg IK was relegated.


1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
The 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 39th season, and played their home games at the brand new Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.


1980–81 Denver Nuggets season
The 1980-81 NBA season was the Nuggets 5th season in the NBA and their 14th season as a franchise.


1980–81 Denver Nuggets season, Draft picks
The Denver Nuggets made twelve selections in the 1980 NBA Draft.


1980–81 Detroit Pistons season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Pistons' 33rd season in the NBA and 24th season in the city of Detroit.


1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 49th season, 55th overall for the franchise.


1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1980–81 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
1980-81 was the sixth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).


1980–81 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom team in each group was relegated directly to Division 2 for the 1981–82 season. The second-to-last place team in each group played in a relegation series to determine their participation in the next season.


1980–81 Divisional Championship (rugby union)
The 1980–81 Divisional Championship was the second edition of the tournament launched by the RFU to help prepare England players for test rugby and was contested across two weekends in December 1980.


1980–81 Divisional Championship (rugby union)
Following its commencement in 1977, the Divisional Championship had had a two-season break owing to the demands of fixtures against touring teams, but returned in 1980-81.


1980–81 Divisional Championship (rugby union)
The season's final was held on 20 December 1980 in poor weather conditions at Twickenham, and the North retained the title they won in 1977 with a 6-0 win over the Midlands. Earlier in the day London beat the South & South-West 13-4 in the play-off for third and fourth place.


1980–81 Divisional Championship (rugby union), Results, Report
The 1981-82 Rothmans Rugby Yearbook noted that the championship's final round of matches was ruined by weather variously described as 'vile' and 'unspeakable'. Only a small crowd braved the atrocious weather and witnessed players struggling to come to terms with the conditions. In a repeat of the tournament's previous final, the North once again beat the Midlands to retain the title they won at the inaugural staging of the competition in 1977-78.


1980–81 Divisional Championship (rugby union), Results, Report
The pitch was reported as "wet and muddy" and the difference between the teams identified as the North pack managing the conditions slightly better than their opponents under the guidance of England's Grand Slam captain Bill Beaumont. Penalty goals were kicked by North's Johnson and Patrick.


1980–81 Divizia A
The 1980–81 Divizia A was the sixty-third season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1980–81 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Boldici (18 / 0); Silviu Lung (20 / 0). Defenders: Nicolae Negrilă (23 / 1); Petre Purima (15 / 0); Nicolae Tilihoi (27 / 0); Costică Ștefănescu (31 / 2); Nicolae Ungureanu (34 / 1); Grigore Ciupitu (20 / 0); Adrian Popescu (1 / 0); Florin Cioroianu (1 / 0). Midfielders: Aurel Țicleanu (29 / 2); Costică Donose (32 / 6); Ilie Balaci (29 / 12); Ion Geolgău (29 / 3); Aurel Beldeanu (17 / 1); Liviu Dorel Firănescu (1 / 0). Forwards: Mircea Irimescu (21 / 4); Zoltan Crișan (29 / 10); Rodion Cămătaru (33 / 23); Sorin Cârțu (25 / 7); Dorel Păuna (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1980–81 Divizia B
The 1980–81 Divizia B was the 41st season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1980–81 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1980–81 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
FC Brăila and Progresul Brăila merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. FC Brăila was renamed as FCM Progresul Brăila.


1980–81 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Unirea Focșani and Dinamo Focșani merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge, Unirea Focșani was renamed as Unirea Dinamo Focșani.


1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 14–13, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.


1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. Krzyzewski was in his first season at Duke. The club ranked fifth in the ACC. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1980–81 Duleep Trophy
The 1980–81 Duleep Trophy was the 20th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1980–81 Duleep Trophy
West Zone won the final against East Zone on first innings lead.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1980–81 was the 97th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 75th time, the Scottish Cup for the 86th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 34th time.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
For the sixth year running, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and with Sean Fallon taking over the manager's post, there was some confidence that this season could see a top two finish. However, despite a promising start, results were mixed, and it was clear by the beginning of the year that any hopes of promotion had gone. Indeed, things may have been worse had there not been an unbeaten run in the final 6 games, and in the end Dumbarton finished in 8th place with 37 points, 20 behind champions Hibernian.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton beat Premier Division opponents St Mirren in the third round before losing a close encounter in the next round to fellow Division 1 team Motherwell.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
It was the same old story however in the League Cup, where Dumbarton lost in the first round, this time to Raith Rovers.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, however, in the Stirlingshire Cup, there was something to cheer, with the silverware returning to Boghead after a final win over Stirling Albion.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West), winning 6 and drawing 6 of 26 games - finishing 11th of 14.


1980–81 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton again lost to Dundee United in the fourth round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle in the first round.


1980–81 Dundee F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was the 79th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division after being relegated the previous season. Dundee would finish in 2nd place, achieving immediate promotion back to the top tier. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Falkirk in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup, and made an impressive run to the final of the League Cup, before being defeated by inter-city rivals Dundee United.


1980–81 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee would switch from Admiral to Umbro as their kit manufacturer, and would return to white shorts along with the famous diamond stripes.


1980–81 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was the 72nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.


1980–81 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' second season in the NHL, and they finished with 74 points, a 5-point improvement from their 1st season.


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season
Wayne Gretzky ran away with the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the leading scorer, as he finished with 164 points, 29 points ahead of runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky also won his second consecutive Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the NHL. His 164 points were an NHL record, previously held by Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins in the 1970–71 NHL season when he scored 152 points. Youngsters Jari Kurri and Mark Messier have very good offensive seasons, finishing 2nd and 3rd on the Oilers scoring list.


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season
Eddie Mio got the majority of action in the Oilers goal, playing in a team high 43 games and having 16 wins, which set a franchise record.


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season
In the playoffs, the Oilers faced the heavily favoured Montreal Canadiens in the first round, and they shocked the hockey world by sweeping Montreal in 3 games. In the quarter-finals, the Oilers played the defending Stanley Cup Champion and heavily favored New York Islanders and took them to 6 games before being eliminated.


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
In Game One of the series versus Montreal, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.


1980–81 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1980–81 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.


1980–81 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.


1980–81 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1980–81 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 81st season in the club's football history. In 1980–81 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 18th season in the Bundesliga.


1980–81 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning the DFB-Pokal for the third time.


1980–81 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Widzew Łódź won the championship.


1980–81 Elitserien season
The 1980–81 Elitserien season was the sixth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Farjestads BK won the championship.


1980–81 English League North season
The 1980–81 English League North season was the third season of the English League North (also known as the Midland League), the top level ice hockey league in northern England. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Blackpool Seagulls won the championship and qualified for the semifinals of the British Championship as a result.


1980–81 English League South season
The 1980–81 English League South season was the third season of the English League South (also known as the Inter-City League), the top level ice hockey league in southern England. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Streatham Redskins won the championship. They qualified for the semifinals of the British Championship by virtue of finishing first in the regular season. The games played by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were counted double. (One win/loss is equivalent to two wins/losses.)


1980–81 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1980–81 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ '67 won the championship.


1980–81 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1980–81 Eredivisie season was the 21st season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Heerenveen Flyers won the championship.


1980–81 Essex Senior Football League
The 1980–81 Essex Senior Football League season was the tenth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


1980–81 European Cup
The 1980–81 European Cup was the 26th season of the European Cup football club tournament, and was won for a third time by Liverpool, who beat six-time champions Real Madrid in the final. In the 11 seasons up to and including this one, there were only four winners of the European Cup (Ajax, Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool), but there were eleven different runners-up. This sequence was ended the following year, when Bayern Munich lost to first-time finalists Aston Villa.


1980–81 European Cup
Nottingham Forest, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA Sofia in the first round.


1980–81 European Cup, Second round, Second leg
Baník Ostrava 1–1 BFC Dynamo on aggregate. Baník Ostrava won on away goals.


1980–81 European Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
Liverpool 1–1 Bayern Munich on aggregate. Liverpool won on away goals.


1980–81 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1980–81 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:


1980–81 European Cup (handball)
The 1980–81 European Cup was the 21st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's spectacular side defeated English Division 2 side West Ham United away before beating Carl Zeiss Jena in a final watched by 4,750 people in Düsseldorf. This win was the high point of the Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement.


1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
The competition included the Real Madrid C.F. reserve team Castilla CF, who qualified as the 1979–80 Copa del Rey runners-up.


1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg
Politehnica Timișoara 2–2 Celtic on aggregate. Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.


1980–81 Everton F.C. season
During the 1980–81 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 15th in the table with 36 points.


1980–81 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1980–81 was the 100th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The final saw Tottenham Hotspur defeat Manchester City in the first Wembley replay. The final saw a memorable solo goal from Ricky Villa that was voted the greatest goal scored at Wembley.


1980–81 FA Cup, First round proper
The first round of games were played on 22 November 1980. Replays were played mainly on 25 and 26 November, with a couple of games on 1 December.


1980–81 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of games were intended to be played on 13 December 1980. Replays took place over 16–17 December with second replays needed in two cases.


1980–81 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 3 January 1981. Replays took place over 6–7 January with second replays needed in two cases.


1980–81 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The fourth round of games were mainly played on 24 January 1981. Replays were played on 27 and 28 January. *(Played at White Hart Lane)


1980–81 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The fifth set of games were all played on 14 February 1981. Two replays were played on 17 and 18 February.


1980–81 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 7 March 1981. There were three replays, taken place over 10–11 March.


1980–81 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The matches were both played on 11 April 1981, with a replay on 15 April. Tottenham and Manchester City reached the Final.


1980–81 FA Cup, Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 1981. The replay was held on 14 May 1981.


1980–81 FA Cup, TV Coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network.


1980–81 FA Cup, TV Coverage
For the first time the BBC showed highlights of a single game from the first & second Rounds after highlights of League games. ITV did not show any games from Round One or Two. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.


1980–81 FA Cup, TV Coverage
First Round BBC Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic Second Round BBC Colchester United v Yeovil Third Round BBC Ipswich Town v Aston Villa, Everton v Arsenal, Swansea City v Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United (Midweek replay) ITV Manchester City v Crystal Palace (Granada), Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur (LWT), Norwich City v Cambridge United (Anglia), Leeds United v Coventry City (Yorkshire), Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (ATV), Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday (Tyne-Tees) Fourth Round BBC Nottingham Forest v Manchester United, Manchester City v Norwich City, Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers ITV Everton v Liverpool (Granada), Barnsley v Enfield (Yorkshire & LWT), Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion (Tyne-Tees), Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town (ATV & Anglia), Exeter City v Leicester City (Midweek replay All regions) Fifth Round BBC Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City, Peterborough United v Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wrexham, Exeter City v Newcastle United (Midweek replay) ITV Southampton v Everton (Southern & LWT), Middlesbrough v Barnsley (Tyne-Tees & Yorkshire), Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic (Anglia), Nottingham Forest v Bristol City (ATV & HTV) Sixth Round BBC Everton v Manchester City, Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers ITV Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town (ATV & Anglia), Tottenham Hotspur v Exeter City (LWT)


1980–81 FA Cup, TV Coverage
All regions showed these two games Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (Midweek replay all regions), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough (Midweek replay all regions) Semi-Finals BBC Ipswich Town v Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Midweek replay) ITV Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers (All Regions) Final Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur Both BBC & ITV showed both games live.


1980–81 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1980–81 is the 100th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 28 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1980–81 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1980–81 FA Cup
See 1980-81 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1980–81 FA Trophy
The 1980–81 FA Trophy was the twelfth season of the FA Trophy.


1980–81 FA Vase
The 1980–81 FA Vase was the seventh season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.


1980–81 FA Vase
Whickham, of Tyne and Wear, won the competition, beating Willenhall Town in the final.


1980–81 FC Barcelona season
The 1980–81 season was the 82nd season for FC Barcelona.


1980–81 FC Barcelona season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 FC Barcelona season, Results
23-8-1980 Trofeo Cidade de Vigo ATLETICO MINEIRO-BARCELONA 1-1 /2-3/ PENALTY


1980–81 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1980–81 season was their 87th season since the club was founded. It was their 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Pierre Jacques Lieblich was voted as new club chairman, he replaced René Theler who stood down at the AGM.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the sixteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad this off-season. Erwin Meyer moved on to Luzern and Robert Baldinger moved to lower tier Aarau. Serge Duvernois joined from Saint Louis and Martin Mullis joined from St. Gallen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 52 games in their 1980–81 season. 26 matches were played in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, one in the Swiss League Cup, four in the 1980–81 European Cup and 18 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 115 goals and conceded 71. Of their 18 test games, 10 were won, five were drawn and three ended with a defeat. Three of these games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the others were played away from home. In the pre-season Basel played three games in Germany and during the winter break they played three games in Singapore and Malaysia.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Basel played in the 1980–81 Nationalliga A. The league had been reformed and there were no more championship play-offs. Basel played a mediocre season and ended the Nationalliga in sixth position, 12 points behind Zürich who became champions. In their 26 league games Basel won nine, drew ten and lost seven matches, which meant that the totaled 28 points. They scored 48 goals, conceding 44. Erni Maissen was the team's top goalscorer scoring ten league goals. Markus Tanner was second best scorer with six goals.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup and League Cup
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the round of 32. Here they were drawn away against Fribourg and they won the match 3–0. In the round of 16 they were drawn at home against Martigny-Sports and this match was won 6–0. In the quarterfinal, on 28 March 1981, Basel were drawn to play away from home against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The hosts won the tie 3–0. Basel were out of the competition and Zürich continued on to the final and won the trophy. In first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were also drawn away against Zürich. They lost the home game 1–2 and Zürich continued in this competition and won this trophy as well.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Overview, European Cup
As reigning Swiss champions Basel were qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup. In the first round they were drawn against Club Brugge. The first leg was played in Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges and Basel won 1–0 through a goal scored by Erni Maissen in 65th minute. The return leg was won 4–1, the goals coming from Markus Tanner (14), Jörg Stohler (48), Arthur von Wartburg (55) and Walter Geisser (81) after Brugge had taken an early lead through Jan Ceulemans (3), but their goalkeeper Leen Barth was sent off in the 17th minute. In the second round Basel were drawn against Red Star Belgrade. Basel decided the first leg for themselves 1–0, the goal scored by Detlev Lauscher. In the second leg, however, Basel were defeated 0–2 and were eliminated from the competition.


1980–81 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1980–81 season of Bayern Munich started with a 3–0 win against Karlsruher SC and finished up as German champions while being eliminated in the third round of the DFB-Pokal and semi-finals of the European Cup.


1980–81 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
Bayern Munich won the German championship after finishing the season with 22 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses from 34 matches.


1980–81 FC Bayern Munich season, Results, European Cup, Qualifying rounds
The first and second rounds were part of the qualifying section.


1980–81 FC Dinamo București season
The 1980–81 season was FC Dinamo București's 32nd season in Divizia A. The season brought a new manager for Dinamo, Valentin Stănescu replacing Angelo Niculescu. In the championship, Dinamo finished second, three points behind the champions Universitatea Craiova. In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo was again eliminated in the last 32 phase, this time by Corvinul Hunedoara.


1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Hall Rhénus, in Strasbourg, France, on March 26, 1981. In a tightly contested game, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv defeated Sinudyne Bologna, by a result of 80–79.


1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the fifteenth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 7 October 1980, to 18 March 1981. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.


1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Squibb Cantù defeated FC Barcelona, in the final held in Rome, winning the FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup for a (European record) fourth time.


1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
*Union Récréation Alexandria withdrew before the second leg and Moderne received a forfeit (2-0).


1980–81 FIRA Trophy
The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.


1980–81 FIRA Trophy
The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, in Bucharest.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles. Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the women's overall title.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Six-time ladies overall champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1969 at age 16, and four-time men's overall champion Gustav Thöni of Italy, who first competed on the World Cup tour in 1970 at age 18, both retired at the end of the 1980 season. After winning the overall title this year, Nadig, who had joined the tour in 1971, also retired. In part to stop this exodus of talent, the International Ski Federation decided to offer a new kind of license to its athletes, called a "B license", which permitted holders to receive sponsorship payments directly (instead of through their federation) but still retain their World Cup eligibility.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
In Men's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 28 racers had a point deduction. Ingemar Stenmark had 156 points deduction and won 10 races. For the first time he tried to score points in combined and was able to collect 15 points - not enough to win the Overall World Cup.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Six racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won the cup with maximum points. He won his sixth Giant Slalom World Cup! This record is still unbeaten!


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 13 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Ingemar Stenmark won his seventh Slalom World Cup in a row! This record is still unbeaten!


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Combined
In Men's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
In Women's Overall World Cup 1980/81 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms, best five slaloms and best three combined count. 19 racers had a point deduction. Marie-Theres Nadig won 9 races.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. 12 racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. Erika Hess won six races in a row. She won the World Cup with maximum points.


1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Combined
In Women's Combined World Cup 1980/81 all 5 results count.


1980–81 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1980/81 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 2nd World Cup season in ski jumping. It began in Oberstdorf, West Germany on 30 December 1980 and finished in Planica, Yugoslavia on 22 March 1981. The individual World Cup was won by Armin Kogler and Nations Cup by Austria.


1980–81 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts
All 19 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. Events in Zakopane and Cortina d'Ampezzo were completely canceled.


1980–81 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts
Four Hills Tournament Swiss Tournament Bohemia Tournament KOP International Ski Flying Week


1980–81 FK Partizan season
The 1980–81 season was the 35th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Football League
The 1980–81 season was the 82nd completed season of The Football League.


1980–81 Football League
Ron Saunders completed the revival of Birmingham club Aston Villa, as they won the First Division for the first time in 71 years. Villa competed in a two-horse race with Ipswich Town during the final stages of the season, eventually finishing four points ahead of the Suffolk side. Defending champions Liverpool slipped to fifth place, but compensated for this by winning the European Cup and their first League Cup.


1980–81 Football League
Manchester United failed to finish in the top five, a shortcoming that cost Dave Sexton his job as manager; he was succeeded by Ron Atkinson, who had finished fourth in the league and reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals with an impressive West Bromwich Albion side – who would suffer a rapid decline after Atkinson's departure.


1980–81 Football League
Crystal Palace endured a dreadful season with just six wins, all at home. They were joined in relegation to the Second Division by Norwich City and Leicester City.


1980–81 Football League
FA Cup holders West Ham United returned to the First Division by becoming Second Division champions. Also promoted were Notts County and Swansea City, the Welsh club completing a meteoric rise under John Toshack by going from the Fourth Division to the First in just four years. Both Bristol clubs were relegated, along with Preston North End.


1980–81 Football League
In the Third Division, Rotherham United were champions, with Barnsley and Charlton Athletic also promoted. Hull City, Blackpool and Colchester United were relegated, as were Sheffield United, who just seven years earlier had finished sixth in the First Division.


1980–81 Football League
The Fourth Division saw Southend United finish as champions, with Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Wimbledon occupying the other promotion places. There were no movements between the Fourth Division and the Alliance Premier League as the re-election system went in favour of the league's bottom four clubs.


1980–81 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website, with home and away statistics separated.


1980–81 Football League, Final league tables and results
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.


1980–81 Football League, First Division
Aston Villa came top of a hotly contested title race to clinch their first top division title since 1910, using only 14 players throughout the season, with only eight scorers. Runners-up Ipswich Town had compensation for their failed title challenge in the shape of a UEFA Cup triumph, and were also semi-finalists in the FA Cup, their relatively small squad struggling in the final weeks of the season as a challenge for three major trophies took its toll. Arsenal finished third, while West Bromwich Albion enjoyed another strong season and finished fourth. Liverpool finished fifth but won their third European Cup and their first League Cup.


1980–81 Football League, First Division
Manchester United's failure to finish higher than eighth in the league cost manager Dave Sexton his job after four trophyless seasons in charge, and a lengthy search for a new manager saw West Bromwich Albion's Ron Atkinson named as his successor. Everton appointed their former player Howard Kendall as manager after a disappointing 15th-place finish. Tottenham, meanwhile, only finished 10th in the league but achieved a sixth triumph in the FA Cup at the expense of Manchester City, who climbed up to 12th place in the league after an upturn in fortunes brought about the October change of manager from Malcolm Allison to John Bond.


1980–81 Football League, First Division
Bond's former club Norwich City went down to the Second Division along with Leicester City and Crystal Palace.


1980–81 Football League, Second Division
A year after winning the FA Cup, West Ham ended their three-year exile from the First Division by clinching the Second Division title. Notts County, who finished second, went up after 55 years away from the First Division. Third placed Swansea City completed an unprecedented four-season climb from the Fourth Division to the First Division, where they had never previously played. Blackburn Rovers missed out on promotion on goal difference, and then lost their promising young player-manager Howard Kendall to Everton.


1980–81 Football League, Second Division
Both Bristol clubs went down along with Preston North End.


1980–81 Football League, Election/Re-election to the Football League
Altrincham won the Alliance Premier League for the second season running and earned the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:


1980–81 Football League, Election/Re-election to the Football League
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Altrincham were denied membership of the League.


1980–81 Football League Cup
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 Cup
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.


1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season
The 1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League indoor league. It was part of the club's fourteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team finished in fourth place of the Eastern Division and did not make the playoffs. Following this season, the team sat out the 1981–82 NASL Indoor season, and returned in the 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer.


1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Competitions, NASL indoor regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1980–81 Four Hills Tournament
The 1980-81 Four Hills Tournament took place at the four traditional venues of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, located in Germany and Austria, between 29 December 1980 and 6 January 1981.