1980–81 French Division 1
1980–81 Division 1 was the 43rd season of the French top association football league, played from July 1980 to June 1981. The league was won by AS Saint-Etienne with 57 points, for whom this was their 10th title.


1980–81 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1981/1982


1980–81 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 36 teams, and Montpellier and Stade Brest won the championship.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1980-81 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Stade Bagnérais in the final.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
For the second time, the clubs of the "Group B" didn't participate to win the title, but played a proper championship.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The group A, like the group B was divided in four pools of ten clubs.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Formula
The eight better of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Group A, Qualification round
In bold the teams qualified for knock out stages, ordered according to the ranking.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Group A, Final
Béziers held their title of French Champions and won the fourth Bouclier de Brennus in five years. Stade Bagnérais lost the second final, after the one in 1979.


1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship, Group B, Qualification round
In bold the teams qualified for knockout stages, ordered according to the ranking.


1980–81 Fulham RLFC season
The 1980-81 Fulham RLFC season was the first in the club's history. They entered into the 1980–81 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup and the 1980–81 League Cup. They finished the season in 3rd place and were promoted to the top tier of professional rugby league in the UK.


1980–81 Fulham RLFC season, Birth of Fulham RLFC
In 1980, Fulham Football Club chairman Ernie Clay, set up a rugby league team at Craven Cottage, with the intention of creating another income stream for the football club. Warrington director Harold Genders, who had helped to persuade Clay of the benefits of starting a rugby league club in the capital, resigned from the Warrington board to become managing director of Fulham R.L.F.C. The Rugby Football League (RFL), keen to encourage the expansion of the sport beyond its traditional Northern heartland, accepted the new club with 26 clubs voting in favour, with three abstentions at the League's AGM.


1980–81 Fulham RLFC season, Birth of Fulham RLFC
One of the game's leading players, Reg Bowden, was recruited by Genders to act as player-coach. He cost the club £25,000 at a time when the world record transfer fee was £40,000.


1980–81 Fulham RLFC season, Birth of Fulham RLFC
The club's first signing was Roy Lester on a free transfer from Warrington. Within nine weeks, Genders and Bowden had assembled a team of experienced players approaching retirement, together with a few promising youngsters.


1980–81 Fulham RLFC season, Birth of Fulham RLFC
Nearly 10,000 Londoners turned up for the opening game at Craven Cottage to see the newly formed side convincingly beat highly regarded Wigan 24–5. The new Fulham RL team quickly proved to be very competitive and went on to win promotion at the end of their inaugural season.


1980–81 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1980–81 season was Galatasaray's 77th in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1980–81 Galatasaray S.K. season, Squad statistics
2nd leg Galatasaray SK – Bursa SK squad has not been added


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his ninth season as head coach. It was the last season in which they played all of their home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 20-12 overall, 9-5 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East Tournament before losing to Syracuse. In the 1981 NCAA Tournament, they lost in the first round to James Madison.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior guard and team co-captain Eric "Sleepy" Floyd had been Georgetown's top scorer in each of the two previous seasons, and his scoring prowess continued this season. In the first three games of the season in the Great Alaska Shootout, he scored a combined 52 points, which he followed up in the home opener against Saint Leo with a perfect 11-for-11 from the field. Except for a 7-for-29 performance against Pennsylvania on January 3, 1981, and 7-for-19 against St. John's four days later, Floyd was a strong scorer all season.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior guard and team co-captain Eric Smith joined the starting lineup this season and started every game for the rest of his collegiate career. He played a strong defense in 1980-81, shot 48% from the field, averaged 10.8 points per game, and twice scored 28 points in a game. In one of them, against Connecticut, he shot 13 for 21 (61.9%) from the field in what some observers considered the best individual effort seen in the Big East up to that time.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman Fred Brown played both guard and small forward during the year and performed well all season long, starting all 32 games. In his second game, he scored a season-high 16 points against North Carolina in the Great Alaska Shootout. He also scored 14 points and had 10 assists in the win over Boston College and scored the winning tip-in in the overtime game at Seton Hall. He finished the season shooting a team-high 58.4% from the field and was first in assists and second in steals.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman guard Gene Smith emerged as a defensive specialist during the season, earning a starting spot on the roster in the last eight games of the year. In the February 4, 1981, game against Villanova, he held Villanova's Stewart Granger scoreless and forced the Wildcats into committing several offensive fouls. Junior center Mike Hancock had his most productive season, scoring in 30 of 31 games and averaging 8.7 points per game.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The most unusual event of this season took place on February 28, 1981, during the final regular-season game. Big East rival Connecticut was visiting McDonough Gymnasium when, during a timeout, Connecticut's Jonathan the Husky mascot started a fistfight with Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog mascot, leading to Jonathan's ejection from McDonough. Thanks to senior center Mike Frazier's heroics, which included a block and rebound at the end of the game to preserve a 60-58 Georgetown victory, over a hundred Georgetown students gathered outside Frazier's on-campus apartment for an informal post-game pep rally.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The Hoyas advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Syracuse. They were the No. 7 seed in the East Region of the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament – the third of 14 consecutive Georgetown NCAA Tournament appearances – and were upset in the first round by the East Region No. 10 seed, James Madison. During the second half of the James Madison game, Sleepy Floyd passed Derrick Jackson as the leading scorer in Georgetown men's basketball history.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
He finished the season shooting better than 50 percent from the floor for the second straight year, scoring 607 points during the season, averaging 19 points per game, and, between shooting and assists, contributing over 35 percent of the 1980-81 team's offense. For the third straight year, he was Georgetown's top scorer.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
One of the most important events of the season took place off the court when, on February 2, 1981, Patrick Ewing, a senior center at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, committed to play college basketball at Georgetown the following season. Ewing – destined to become Georgetown′s head coach in 2017 after a lengthy post-graduation career as a player and coach in the National Basketball Association – generally is considered the best men's basketball player in Georgetown history, and his arrival would transform the Georgetown men's basketball program into an established national power.


1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1980-81 team was the last one to use McDonough Gymnasium as its home court. Although McDonough had served in this capacity for 30 seasons, the school announced in August 1981 that the Hoyas were moving to the much larger Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, for their home schedule the following season. Membership in the Big East and success on the court had increased Georgetown′s visibility, and the anticipation of Ewing's arrival caused the demand for tickets to spike. McDonough remained the Hoyas′ practice facility and they continued to host occasional games there in future years, but it could no longer accommodate Georgetown′s growing fan base.


1980–81 Golden State Warriors season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Warriors 35th season in the NBA and their 18th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.


1980–81 Golden State Warriors season, Regular season
The Warriors got off to a 12-6 start thanks to their talented cast of rookies and veterans. Late in the season, they were still in a playoff hunt with a 36-34 record before losing 7 of the next 9 games as the Houston Rockets and the Kansas City Kings got red hot and passed the Warriors and advanced to the playoffs.


1980–81 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 19–8 (.704) overall (9–5 in WCAC, 3rd), and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington.


1980–81 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
A loss in the finale to Portland likely cost Gonzaga a berth in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). A 1980 graduate of Gonzaga Prep, point guard John Stockton was a freshman this season.


1980–81 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
After the season, athletic director Fitzgerald stepped down as head coach and promoted assistant coach Jay Hillock. Four years later, Fitzgerald returned as head coach, and led the Zags for an additional twelve seasons (fifteen total).


1980–81 Greek Football Cup
The 1980–81 Greek Football Cup was the 39th edition of the Greek Football Cup.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in six rounds, included the final. Concerning the two previous years, two-legged tie would be extended in third round too.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
Even if many Alpha Ethniki teams eliminated from the first round, afterwards there were very interesting matches. AEK Athens had the most difficult draws, after they eliminated Panathinaikos and Aris, in order to be eliminated by PAOK with two losses in the semi-finals (second leg became in Chalcis due to punishment).


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
Olympiacos had to win Panionios during the extra time of second leg in Third Round in order to qualify, while the surprise of season were Panegialios, which qualify to semi-finals, after qualifies against OFI and Doxa Drama, both teams of Alpha Ethniki. They achieved good results in away second legs.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
The final was contested by Olympiacos and PAOK, after 7 years and in the same stadium (AEK Stadium). Olympiacos won 3–1, clinching The Double after winning also the championship. The match was marked by riots between fans of both teams, one of the first expressions of hooliganism that was imported in Greece in the beginning of 1980 decade.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
It is still characteristic that the footballers of both teams played wearing black brassards, Olympiacos players mourning the victims of tragedy of gate 7, and PAOK players in memory of their coach Gyula Lóránt, who had died at the bench on May 31, 1981.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-finals
First legs were played on May 13, 1981, while second legs on 27th.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Semi-finals
First legs were played on June 3, 1981. Second legs on the 10th.


1980–81 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 37th Greek Cup Final was played at the AEK Stadium.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season
The 1980–81 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' second season in the National Hockey League.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
On May 23, Hartford signed defenseman Thommy Abrahamsson as a free agent. Abrahamsson played in 26 games with Leksands IF of Elitserien, scoring nine goals and 15 points. Abrahamsson had previously played with the Whalers from 1974 to 1977, when the club was still a part of the WHA. In 203 games with New England, Abrahamsson scored 28 goals and 95 points.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
Gordie Howe announced his retirement from the team on June 4. Howe retired as the highest scoring player in NHL history, as he scored 801 goals and added 1049 assists for 1850 points in 1767 games in a career that spanned from 1946 until 1980. Howe joined the Whalers organization in 1977, and in two seasons with the New England Whalers in the WHA, he scored 53 goals and 139 points in 134 games.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
In 1979–80, he remained with the club as they moved to the NHL, and Howe, at the age of 51, scored 15 goals and 41 points in 80 games, followed with a goal and two points in three playoff games. Following this announcement, the Whalers hired Howe as director of player development.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
On June 5, the Whalers acquired center Rick Meagher, a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a third round and a fifth-round pick in 1981. Meagher appeared in only two games with Montreal during 1979–80, as he spent most of the season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. In 64 games with Nova Scotia, Meagher had 32 goals and 76 points, followed by three goals and seven points in six post-season games.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
At the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum on June 11, the Whalers selected defenseman Fred Arthur from the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL with their first-round pick, eighth overall. In 67 games with Cornwall in 1979–80, Arthur scored five goals and 70 assists for 75 points. In the postseason, Arthur had two goals and 14 points in 18 games, helping Cornwall win the President's Cup and earn a berth at the 1980 Memorial Cup. During the Memorial Cup, Arthur had five assists in five games, helping the Royals win the championship.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
On June 14, Hartford acquired goaltender Mike Veisor from the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. Veisor had a record of 3–5–3 with a 3.28 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 11 games with Chicago during 1979–80.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
The Whalers acquired right winger Warren Miller off of waivers under terms from the 1979 expansion draft from the New York Rangers on August 7. The Whalers had to give the Rangers cash to complete the deal. Miller scored seven goals and 13 points in 55 games with New York in 1979–80. In 1978–79, Miller scored 26 goals and 49 points in 77 games with the New England Whalers.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
On September 1, right winger Bobby Hull announced his retirement as a player. Hull appeared in nine games with Hartford in 1979–80, scoring two goals and seven points after he was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets. In 1090 career NHL games, Hull scored 616 goals and 1187 points as he played with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1957 to 1972 before signing with the Jets as a free agent. In 411 career WHA games with Winnipeg, Hull scored 303 goals and 638 points from 1972 to 1979, before rejoining the NHL in 1979–80 with the Jets.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Offseason
On September 4, the Whalers traded away goaltender Al Smith to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash. Smith had a record of 11–10–8 with a 3.67 GAA and a .876 save percentage with the Whalers in 1979–80. In 1973, Smith led the Whalers to the Avco Cup, and in 1978, he won the Ben Hatskin Trophy which was awarded to the best goaltender in the World Hockey Association.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, October
The Whalers opened the 1980–81 season with a four-game road trip, and on October 9, they lost 8–6 to the St. Louis Blues, followed by a 9–3 loss two nights later against the Minnesota North Stars. After a 2–2 tie against the Buffalo Sabres, the Whalers earned their first victory on October 15, with a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, October
Hartford played their first home game of the season on October 18 against the Detroit Red Wings in front of 10,287 fans. The Whalers Al Sims led the way with two goals, and John Garrett made 26 saves in the Whalers 4–2 victory. The team would post a 3–0–1 record on their opening four game home stand.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, October
The Whalers would finish the month with a solid record of 5–4–2, earning 12 points, and second place in the Norris Division, three points behind the first place Los Angeles Kings.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, November
The Whalers would slump to begin the month of November, as the club would go winless in their first eight games (0-6-2) of the month before earning a 4–3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on November 22. The Whalers would follow that game up with a huge 11–3 loss to the Chicago Black Hawks the next night.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, November
Hartford would end November with two wins in their final three games, bringing their season record to 8–12–4 record with 20 points, sitting in third place in the Norris Division.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, December
The Whalers opened December with a five-game western road trip, in which the team put up a respectable 2–2–1 record, with wins over the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, December
The team returned home for two games, as Hartford tied the Los Angeles Kings 5–5 on December 13, followed by a 5–4 win over the Boston Bruins on December 17. The Whalers then headed out for a three-game road trip before Christmas, in which the Whalers tied the Bruins 5–5, lost to the Quebec Nordiques 6–5, followed by a huge 7–2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 23.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, December
On December 26, the Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins played a very high scoring game, as Hartford came out on top with a 9–7 victory. Hartford ended the month with a 5–5 tie against the defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders the next night.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, December
Overall, the Whalers had a 5–3–4 record in their 12 December games, and improved to 13–15–8, earning 34 points, for the season. The Whalers continued to stay into third place in the Norris Division, five points ahead of the fourth place Pittsburgh Penguins.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, January
Hartford got off to a bad start in January, losing their first three games, snapping their losing streak with a 6–6 tie against the Edmonton Oilers on January 9. The Whalers earned their first win of the month the next night, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5–3.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, January
The Whalers losing ways would return though, as the club lost four games in a row, including three by one goal, before ending the streak with a tie against the St. Louis Blues on January 21. Hartford would then lose their next two games, extending their winless streak to seven games, before the team finally defeated the Colorado Rockies 6–3 on January 28. Hartford then went winless in their last two games (0-1-1) of the month.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, January
The team managed a 2–10–3 record in 15 games for the month, and had a 15–25–11 record, getting 41 points at the end January. Hartford fell into fourth place in the Norris Division, one point behind the third place Pittsburgh Penguins, and four points ahead of the last place Detroit Red Wings.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, February
The Whalers losing ways continued into February, as Hartford would go winless in their first nine games of the month (0-4-5), and extend their overall winless streak to 11 games.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, February
After their 6–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 19, the Whalers fired head coach Don Blackburn, and replaced him with Larry Pleau.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, February
In his first game as the head coach, Pleau ended the Whalers winless skid, as Hartford defeated the New York Rangers 6–5 on February 22. The club won their next game three nights later, defeating the Minnesota North Stars 3–2, however, their winning streak ended with a 5–1 loss to the Calgary Flames on February 27.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, February
The Whalers had a 2–5–5 record in February, and had a 4–15–8 record since the start of January. The Whalers overall season record at the end of February was 17-30-16, as they earned 50 points, and remained in fourth place in the Norris Division, only two points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, March/April
The Whalers began March with two straight losses before earning a 5–3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on March 6. Hartford then went on a five-game winless skid (0-4-1) before earning another victory, which was a huge 9–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, March/April
Hartford would continue to struggle for the rest of the regular season, as they posted a 2–5–1 record in their final eight games after the 9–3 win over the Canadiens.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season, March/April
The team finished their second season with a 21–41–18 record, earning 60 points, and fourth place in the Norris Division, four points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The Whalers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in team history.


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


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Playoffs
The Whalers failed to qualify for 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs, as the club finished with a 21–41–18 record, earning 60 points, which was 11 points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the final playoff position. This marked the first time since joining the NHL that the Whalers did not qualify for the playoffs.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Transactions
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Hartford Whalers season, Draft picks
Hartford's draft picks from the 1980 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1980.


1980–81 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1980–81 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield


1980–81 Hellenic Football League
The 1980–81 Hellenic Football League season was the 28th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1980–81 Hertha BSC season
The 1980–81 season of Hertha BSC started on 6 August against VfB Oldenburg.


1980–81 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
This was the final season of the original two region 2. Bundesliga, as the DFB sought to integrate the North and South divisions into a single division for the next campaign. This meant 12 clubs from the North would be relegated to the Oberliga. At the end of the season, the club finished third, scoring 123 goals (leading the league), giving up 42 goals (only Werder Bremen gave up fewer), having the best goal difference and missed the playoff by a point.


1980–81 Hibernian F.C. season
1980–81 was a better season for Hibs. A good run in the First Division, with just six losses and victories of 5–0 against Dunfermline and 4–0 against Hamilton, led to promotion back to the top flight. The cup performances saw a fourth round exit against Ayr in the League cup and a fifth round defeat by Rangers in the Scottish cup


1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 15th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Real C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Marathón in a 3-series final. Both teams qualified to the 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Real España, Marathón, Club Deportivo Olimpia and C.D.S. Vida obtained berths to the 1981 Copa Fraternidad. Due to the national team's participation at the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the league defined that no relegation was to take place this season. C.D. Platense which finished last, was financially penalized though.


1980–81 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1980–81 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 70th since its establishment.


1980–81 Houston Rockets season
The 1980–81 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets lose the NBA Finals. The 1981 Rockets are the only team since the 1959 Minneapolis Lakers to make the NBA Finals with a losing record.


1980–81 Houston Rockets season
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round, then defeated the San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the Semifinals, and the Kansas City Kings in five games in the Conference Finals, reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, only to fall to the Boston Celtics in six games in the NBA Finals.


1980–81 Houston Rockets season, Regular season
In the 1980–81 season, after the newly established Dallas Mavericks became the third NBA team in Texas, the NBA restructured the conferences and sent the Rockets, who had previously played in the Eastern Conference, to the Midwest Division of the Western Conference. It was head coach Del Harris's second season, and he led Houston to a 40-42 record. The Rockets tied with the Kansas City Kings for second place in the Midwest Division behind San Antonio. Houston had one game remaining to be played on its regular-season schedule when the team qualified for the playoffs.


1980–81 Houston Rockets season, Regular season
During the season, point guard Calvin Murphy set two NBA records, both of which had previously been held by Rick Barry. Murphy sank 78 consecutive free throws, to break Barry's mark of 60 set in 1976, and Murphy's season free-throw percentage was .958, breaking Barry's record of .947 set in 1979 (when Barry had been a member of the Rockets).


1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1980–81 campaign was very successful following on from the previous season's brilliant promotion from the Fourth Division. The team just missed out on earning back-to-back promotions, by finishing in 4th place, just 3 points behind 3rd-placed Charlton Athletic.


1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following the successful promotion campaign from Division Four, many fans were hoping for a quick return to Division Two. After a shaky start, in which it took Town 5 games to win a match, but they started a charge up the Division 3 table, with a run of 5 straight wins between 30 September and mid-October. Then followed a mid-period of mediocrity, which led onto a run of 12 matches unbeaten including a win against Barnsley, watched by nearly 30,000 people.


1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
After losing two games on the trot to Reading and Swindon Town, they went on a run of 6 matches unbeaten which included a 5–0 win against Exeter City. They then lost against Millwall, Burnley and Hull City ended Town's promotion hopes, despite beating both Portsmouth and Fulham at the end of the season to finish in 4th place.


1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980–81 I-Divisioona season
The 1980–81 I-Divisioona season was the seventh season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 10 teams participated in the league, and HPK Hämeenlinna won the championship. HPK Hämeenlinna and Koo-Vee qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the SM-liiga.


1980–81 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 1980–81 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the fifth edition of IHF's competition for European women's handball national cup champions. It was contested by 16 teams, two more than the previous edition.


1980–81 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
1965 European Cup runner-up Spartacus Budapest defeated Bane Sekulić Sombor in the final to win its first European trophy, following the steps of Ferencvárosi TC as the second Hungarian team to win the Cup Winners' Cup.


1980–81 IHL season
The 1980–81 IHL season was the 36th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Saginaw Gears won the Turner Cup.


1980–81 IIHF European Cup
The 1980–81 European Cup was the 16th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 9, 1980, and finished on August 9, 1981.


1980–81 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Don Monson and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Idaho won its first eleven games (including road wins at Nebraska, Washington State, and Gonzaga), went 23–3 in the regular season, and won the Big Sky Conference regular season championship, their first conference title in 58 years.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals' 12–2 conference record earned them the host position for the conference tournament (top four teams of the eight), which they won. Seeded seventh in the West region of the 48-team NCAA tournament, they traveled to El Paso, Texas. In the first round, Idaho lost by one point in overtime to Pittsburgh; they ended at 25–4 (.862), with most of the key players returning.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, Polls
Idaho was ranked for the first time in school history in February, for three weeks in the  UPI coaches poll. Curiously, they entered its top twenty after a road loss, rose to 16th, then exited after completing the regular season with a nine-point road win. The Vandals received votes, but did not appear, in the AP writers poll (top twenty) until January 1982; they were ranked sixth in both polls at end of that regular season, and eighth in both final polls.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, Attendance
Prior to this season, the school attendance record for basketball was 6,449, set five years earlier at the Kibbie Dome's inaugural hoop game in January 1976 against Palouse neighbor Washington State. That was surpassed in 1981 with 6,800 for the conference opener with Weber State on Thursday, January 8.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, Attendance
The final two home regular season games both saw new records, as title-contending Montana State and Montana visited: 7,100 on Thursday, February 19, which was shattered with 9,000 two days later for Idaho's nineteenth consecutive home court win. (Two years later, the record increased to 11,800.)


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, All-conference
Sophomore guard Brian Kellerman was the Big Sky's player of the year and a first team all-conference selection. Vandals on the second team were sophomore forward Phil Hopson, senior center Ron Maben, and junior point guard Ken Owens, the MVP of the conference tournament.


1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, Notes
Center Jeff Brudie earned a degree in civil engineering, graduated from the UI law school, and is a district judge in Lewiston.


1980–81 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1980–81 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
In 1981, Illinois made strides in its return to the national spotlight with a 21-8 record, a third-place Big Ten finish and an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. The team received a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament and beat Wyoming, 67-65, in Los Angeles to advance to the regionals in Salt Lake City, where Illinois lost to Kansas State, 57-52. During this season, the Fighting Illini led the Big Ten in scoring for the second consecutive season and were again led by Eddie Johnson and Mark Smith. Guards Craig Tucker and Derek Harper arrived to add backcourt punch, and Harper began his Illini career being named First-Team Freshman All-America by ESPN and ABC.


1980–81 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
This season marked a change in location and name for the annual game with Missouri. The name was altered from the "Show-Me Classic" to the "Braggin' Rights" and took on a permanent location, St. Louis, with the St. Louis Arena as its original home. Prior to 1980, the location of the game alternated from Assembly Hall and the Hearnes Center. Since 1994, the game is played at the Scottrade Center.


1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Donewald, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–11.


1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 26–9 and a conference record of 14–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1981 NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers won their fourth national title.


1980–81 Indiana Pacers season
The 1980–81 NBA season was Indiana's fifth season in the NBA and their 14th season as a franchise.


1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21–7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60–56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32 – a game played on the Shockers' home floor.


1980–81 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.


1980–81 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 9–18, 2–12 in Big Eight play to finish in eighth place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament to Missouri, falling 95-70.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 1980–81 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. In one of the most successful seasons in the club's history, they finished as runners-up in the league championship, were semi-finalists in the FA Cup and won the UEFA Cup. In all, Ipswich played a total of 66 competitive games during the season, winning 37, drawing 13 and losing 16.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season
The season began with an unbeaten run in the club's opening 15 league matches, and by the middle of March they were strong title contenders with only two defeats in thirty-two. However, a 2–1 defeat at Manchester United triggered a slump which handed the initiative to eventual champions Aston Villa, although Ipswich did win at Villa Park during the run-in. Finishing as runners-up was the second-best finish Ipswich had achieved in their history, bettered only by the 1961–62 championship-winning season.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season
The dip in form, losing seven of the last ten league games, was due in no small part to fixture congestion, as the club was progressing in cup competitions. The club lost in the fourth round of the League Cup to Birmingham but reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, losing in extra time to Manchester City. This was eclipsed by reaching – and then winning – the final of the UEFA Cup, where a 5–4 aggregate victory over Dutch side AZ Alkmaar clinched the club's first (and, to date, only) European trophy.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season
Top scorer for the season was 23-year-old John Wark, who scored 36 goals in all competitions, 14 of which came in the UEFA Cup, including one in each leg of the final. This equalled José Altafini's record of 14 goals for Milan in the 1962–63 European Cup. Wark's goalscoring form saw him win the European Young Player of the Year and PFA Player of the Year awards. The Dutch midfielder Frans Thijssen was named Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Previous season
Ipswich had ended the previous First Division campaign in third place. That season included an unbeaten run of 23 matches stretching from the beginning of December to the final Saturday of the League, when they lost at Manchester City. Ipswich exited the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage, losing 2–1 against Everton, and lost out to Coventry City in the second round of the League Cup. In European football, Ipswich were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the second round, losing on away goals to Grasshoppers.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, August to December
Ipswich started their league campaign with a 1–0 victory away at newly promoted Leicester City, with John Wark scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. This was his first of a prolific season to come. Home wins against Brighton and Everton sandwiched a 2–2 draw at Stoke City, and left Ipswich unbeaten in the league and top of the table on goal difference at the end of August. Bobby Robson was awarded Football League First Division Manager of the Month for August.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, August to December
The club went through September undefeated,  with victories against Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Wolves, maintaining their position at the top of the division at the end of the month, four points ahead of Liverpool. Commitments in both the UEFA and League Cups meant Ipswich's league activity in October was restricted to four matches, drawing with Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester United, and winning at Sunderland. Although Ipswich remained undefeated in the league by the end of October, Villa topped the table by two points, having played two more games.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, August to December
November commenced with two draws, a goalless game at home against West Bromwich Albion and a six-goal match against Southampton. A shock 1–0 defeat against bottom club Brighton saw the end of Ipswich's unbeaten run of fourteen league games since the start of the season. Ipswich were without first-team regulars Paul Cooper, Thijssen, Alan Brazil and Kevin Beattie through injury, and Terry Butcher was suspended, having been sent off in the Southampton match. Burley succumbed to injury during the game; Robson remarked "I must admit, our resources are being stretched to the absolute limit".


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, August to December
The defeat was followed by two wins, against Leicester City and Nottingham Forest. Ipswich ended the month third in the league, three points behind Aston Villa and two points behind Liverpool, but with three games in hand. Their performance was similar in December, commencing with two draws (against Manchester City and Liverpool), followed by a 5–3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. At 3–3, Ipswich's Eric Gates was sent off, seemingly for retaliating to Graham Roberts, and Tottenham took advantage to score twice in the final ten minutes through Steve Archibald and Osvaldo Ardiles, inflicting Ipswich's second league defeat of the season.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, August to December
Ipswich won 3–1 at Birmingham City before playing two matches in two days after Christmas, beating Norwich City 2–0 on Boxing Day before drawing 1–1 at Highbury against Arsenal the following day, courtesy of a Wark penalty, his 23rd goal of the season. The year ended with Ipswich in third place in the league, still behind Liverpool and Villa, but by only a single point and with two games in hand.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, January to May
The new year started with two home victories, a 2–0 win against Nottingham Forest and, on what was Robson's twelfth anniversary as Ipswich manager, a 5–1 defeat of Birmingham City, which took Ipswich back to the top of the league for the first time since October. A goalless draw at Everton was then followed by a 4–0 win at Portman Road against Stoke City, with Ipswich's dominance leading Stoke manager Alan Durban to comment: "I've never seen a team with such confidence in their eyes".


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, January to May
Ipswich ended the month back on top of the league table, tied on points with Aston Villa and four points clear of Liverpool, and with a game in hand on both. Ipswich went through February with a 100% record, with three home wins over Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and an away win against Coventry City. This consolidated the club's position at the top of the league by the end of the month, two points ahead of Villa and eight ahead of Liverpool, and earned Robson another Manager of the Month award.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, January to May
Two home wins (against Tottenham and Sunderland) and two away losses (against Manchester United and Leeds United) in March for Ipswich saw the gap at the top of the table ahead of Aston Villa reduce to a single point by the end of March, yet Robson was awarded his third Manager of the Month award. Having lost just two league games between August and February, Ipswich's form had started to dip as a result of fixture congestion with them still playing in three competitions.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, First Division, January to May
Ipswich's season worsened in April, losing to West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal and Norwich, and securing just four points with wins against Manchester City and Aston Villa. Ipswich ended April second in the league, four points behind Villa with a game in hand, but with only two games of the season remaining. Ipswich needed to win both games to remain in the title chase. They led 1–0 at half-time against Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park, but two goals from Yugoslavian international striker Božo Janković condemned Ipswich to their sixth defeat in nine games. They went on to lose the last game against Southampton, and ended the season in second place, four points behind Aston Villa and three points ahead of Arsenal who won seven of their final eight matches.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, League Cup
Ipswich commenced the 1980–81 Football League Cup campaign in the second round, where they were drawn against Middlesbrough. They lost the first leg 3–1 away from home, but secured a second leg 3–0 win courtesy of a Paul Mariner brace and a goal from Russell Osman. Although the match was covered for television by both the BBC and Anglia Television, footage was not screened because the Middlesbrough shirts were sponsored by a car company, contrary to the broadcasting companies' rules. In the third round, against local rivals Norwich City,  another Osman goal ensured a 1–1 draw at Portman Road.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, League Cup
Ipswich progressed to the fourth round following a 3–1 victory at Carrow Road. Mariner put Ipswich ahead, but Tony Powell's first goal in two years drew the scores level. Mariner's second strike and a goal from Mühren in a three-minute spell secured the victory for Ipswich. They then faced Birmingham City at St Andrew's but went into the tie without regulars Mariner, Thijssen, Beattie and O'Callaghan, all through injury. Ipswich were knocked out, losing 2–1 despite taking the lead with a penalty from Wark. It was their first overall domestic loss of the season.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Ipswich's first appearance in the 1980–81 FA Cup was in the third round, against Aston Villa at Portman Road. A goal from Paul Mariner was sufficient to see the team progress to a fourth round tie with Second Division team Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. The match ended in a goalless draw, forcing a replay and Robson declared Shrewsbury to have been unlucky: "if we play like that again we won't win the cup or the league title". Ipswich won the replay 3–0 with two goals from Eric Gates and John Wark scoring his 25th goal in all competitions that season.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
A home draw in the fifth round against Charlton Athletic ended in a 2–0 victory to Ipswich courtesy of strikes from Mariner and Wark. Ipswich were drawn to play away against Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. In a match described by ESPN as "a classic FA Cup tie", the visitors took a two goal lead through a Mariner strike and an own goal from Viv Anderson, before Forest fought back to take a 3–2 lead after goals from Trevor Francis, Colin Walsh and John Robertson (from the penalty spot).


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Thijssen then scored with six minutes remaining to take the tie to a replay. The replay, held three days later at Portman Road, was decided by a single goal from Mühren, with Robson describing his team's effort as "superhuman" while Clough, whose team dominated the first half, said: "I am still not sure they are a better team than us". The semi-final against Manchester City was played at Villa Park as a neutral venue. Described as "one of the celebrated strikes in the club's history", Paul Power's extra time free kick settled the match in City's favour.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
It was also to be the last game for the club for the injury-struck Beattie who broke his arm during the match. Beattie recalled "I collided with Dave Bennett during an aerial challenge. I won the ball fairly easily but he actually headed my arm ... the arm was bent out of shape and I was in agony".


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
Ipswich's European campaign commenced in the first round of the UEFA Cup against Greek team Aris Salonika. The first leg, at Portman Road, was an ill-disciplined match which saw Aris' Giorgos Foiros sent off after a second yellow card towards the end of the first half. Ipswich were awarded three penalties, all of which were converted by John Wark, who also scored a fourth from open play. Aris also scored from the spot through Theodoros Pallas in what would be a consolation goal in a 5–1 win for Ipswich, described as a "sparkling" victory by the Belfast Telegraph.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
Two weeks later, Aris won 3–1 in the return leg, taking an early 2–0 lead before Gates pulled one back for Ipswich. Although Aris scored a third midway through the second half, Ipswich progressed to the next round 6–4 on aggregate, where they faced Bohemians of Prague. A 3–0 home win saw Wark on target twice more, who was substituted off with a tendon injury, to be replaced by Kevin Beattie who scored a third for Ipswich with a free kick, described in The Times as a "thunderbolt".


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
The goal would prove to be pivotal as Ipswich, without regular goalkeeper Paul Cooper, midfielder Thijssen and striker Mariner, all through injury, lost the away leg 2–0 with goals from Antonín Panenka and Tibor Mičinec, but qualified for the third round 3–2 on aggregate. Three weeks later, Ipswich faced Widzew Łódź from Poland, who had defeated Manchester United and Juventus in previous rounds, at Portman Road.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
Wark once again found the net, scoring a hat-trick with goals from Alan Brazil and Paul Mariner completing a comprehensive 5–0 victory, the only negative being a trip to hospital for Mick Mills for 15 stitches in a cut to his shin. On a frozen pitch which many observers considered to be dangerous, Widzew Łódź won the away leg 1–0, with Marek Pięta scoring for the hosts but went out 5–1 on aggregate. The lead from the first leg allowed Robson to withdraw Mariner and Mühren, as he said that he was prioritising Ipswich's league challenge.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
After a three-month break, Ipswich faced French team AS Saint-Étienne in the quarter-finals in March 1981, the first leg being held in the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Dutch player Johnny Rep put the home team in the lead after 16 minutes, but a brace from Mariner and goals from Arnold Mühren and John Wark ensured Ipswich took a 4–1 lead into the second leg.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
The victory against the French team has been described as one of the greatest performances in Ipswich's history, with Robson noting: "we have demolished a good side with one of the best victories anyone has achieved in Europe in the past 10 years". Ipswich won the game at Portman Road 3–1 with goals from Terry Butcher, Mariner and another penalty from Wark, while Saint-Étienne's consolation goal came from Jacques Zimako. Winning the tie 7–2 on aggregate, Ipswich progressed to the semi-finals where they met German side 1. FC Köln.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
Both legs finished 1–0 to Ipswich, Wark scoring again in the home leg, his 12th goal of the European campaign, with Butcher heading in a Thijssen free kick in Cologne. The 2–0 aggregate victory ensured that Ipswich qualified for their first (and as of 2020, their only) European cup final, where they would face Dutch team AZ Alkmaar.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
The first leg of the 1981 UEFA Cup Final took place at Portman Road on 6 May 1981. Ipswich took the lead through Wark who scored from the penalty spot midway through the first half. It was Wark's 13th goal of the European campaign and ensured that he had scored in every round of the competition. The lead was doubled a minute into the second half, following a header from Dutchman Frans Thijssen.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
A third goal for Ipswich, this time from Paul Mariner, saw the English team win the game and take a 3–0 lead into the second leg at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Thijssen scored four minutes into the second leg, giving Ipswich a 4–0 aggregate lead, but Austrian striker Kurt Welzl pulled one back for AZ minutes later. Playing with two central defenders, the rest of the AZ team attacked, and Johnny Metgod and Pier Tol scored before half-time, either side of a Wark goal, to take the aggregate to 5–3.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Results, UEFA Cup
Jos Jonker scored AZ's fourth of the day with 16 minutes to go, but Ipswich held on to win 5–4 on aggregate, with their goalkeeper Cooper named as man of the match. As Mühren, one of the two Dutchmen playing for Ipswich, later recalled, "most teams would have given up, but AZ suddenly had wings ... AZ seemed possessed that night ... we really had to give all we had to reach the end, by the skin of our teeth – relieved and happy".


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Squad statistics
Russell Osman was the only player to be ever-present throughout the season, appearing in all 66 matches.


1980–81 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Records and awards
Robson and five different players won major awards for their performances during the season; a further two players were shortlisted for accolades. Leading the way was Wark, who set a UEFA Cup record by scoring 14 goals, including two in the final. This equalled the then long-standing scoring record in a European competition, set by José Altafini of A.C. Milan in the 1962–63 European Cup. Wark's personal accolades that year included winning the European Young Player of the Year, and, voted by his fellow professionals in England, the PFA Player of the Year award. He ended the 1980–81 season with 36 goals.


1980–81 Iraq FA Cup
The 1980–81 Iraq FA Cup was the sixth edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the third time, beating 1980–81 Iraqi National League champions Al-Talaba 1–0 in the final with a goal from Thamir Yousef. Al-Zawraa's previous results in the tournament included a 3–0 win over Al-Najaf, a 2–0 win over Al-Amana and a 1–0 win over Al-Shabab. Al-Talaba's previous results were a 6–5 penalty shootout win over Al-Shorta, a 2–0 win over Al-Ittihad and a 1–0 win over Al-Minaa.


1980–81 Iraqi National League
The 1980–81 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the 7th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The competition was originally meant to be held in a double round-robin format, but was later changed to a single round-robin tournament due to the Iran–Iraq War. Al-Talaba won the league title for the first time in their history.


1980–81 Iraqi National League
Holders Al-Shorta defeated Al-Zawraa 3–0 on the final day of the season on 19 May to move on equal points and equal goal difference with Al-Talaba. Although Al-Shorta had scored two more goals than Al-Talaba, the Iraq Football Association decided that teams who were equal on points and goal difference would be separated by number of wins and therefore Al-Talaba were crowned champions.


1980–81 Irish Cup
The 1980–81 Irish Cup was the 101st edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 31 January 1981, and concluded on 2 May 1981 with the final.


1980–81 Irish Cup
The defending champions were Linfield who won the cup for the 32nd time the previous season, defeating Crusaders 2–0 in the 1979–80 final. They reached the semi-finals this time, where they were defeated 1–0 by Glenavon. Ballymena United won the cup for the third time (fourth time if you include Ballymena's record), defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final.


1980–81 Irish Cup, First round
1These ties required a replay, after the first games ended as 0–0 draws. 2This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as 1–1 draw.


1980–81 Irish Cup, Semi-finals
3This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 2–2 draw.


1980–81 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1980–81 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.


1980–81 Israel State Cup
The 1980–81 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 42nd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 27th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1980–81 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Bnei Yehuda who have beaten Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–3 in penalty shoot-out, after 2–2 in the final.


1980–81 Israel State Cup, Format Changes
Starting with this edition, if a match is drawn, a replay is to be played, drawn replays are to be settled with extra time and penalty shootouts. This does not include the final and the semi-final, which are still to be settled without replays.


1980–81 Isthmian League
The 1980–81 season was the 66th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1980–81 Isthmian League
Slough Town were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. Though, there was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985, at the end of the season two Premier Division clubs - Dagenham and Enfield were accepted to the APL. Billericay Town finished second in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row. Willesden folded at the end of the season.


1980–81 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1980–81 Isthmian League, Premier Division
There was no relegation from the division this season after Dagenham and Enfield joined the Alliance Premier League.


1980–81 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1980–81 Isthmian League, Division Two
Second Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:


1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
The 1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth year head coach Lou Campanelli, played their home games at the on-campus Godwin Hall and were members of the southern division of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).


1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
The 1980-81 Dukes won the 1981 ECAC South Tournament by beating Richmond and therefore received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. This was the first team from James Madison to make the  NCAA Division I Tournament. As the tenth-seed in the East Region, the Dukes beat Georgetown before being beaten in the second round by Notre Dame.


1980–81 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1980–81 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 15th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship.


1980–81 John Player Cup
The 1980–81 John Player Cup was the tenth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition for a third consecutive year defeating Gosforth in the final. The competition was extended with extra rounds replacing the previous format of 32 teams only. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.


1980–81 Juventus F.C. season
In the 1980–81 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


1980–81 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
After a fourteen years of transfers ban from out of Italy, in the 1980 summer, Irish Brady leave Arsenal and arrived as bianconero helping Juventus F.C. to finish the season as Serie A champions. They also participated in UEFA Cup being defeated at home in second round.


1980–81 Juventus 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 KNVB Cup
The 63rd edition of the KNVB Cup started on 6 September 1980; the final was played on 28 May 1981: AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beat Ajax 3–1 and won the cup for the second time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played on September 6 and 7, 1980.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 15 and 16, 1980. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24 and 25, 1981.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 25 and April 1, 1980.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 14 and May 12, 1980.


1980–81 KNVB Cup, Final
AZ also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Ajax could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1980–81 Kansas City Kings season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Kings 32nd season in the NBA and their ninth season in the city of Kansas City. The Kansas City Kings made the playoffs with a 40-42 win loss record and appeared in the western conference finals where they lost to the also 40-42 Houston Rockets. This is the only time two NBA teams with losing records have made it to the conference finals.


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


1980–81 Kent Football League
The 1980–81 Kent Football League season was the 15th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Kent Football League
The league was won by Cray Wanderers, but the club was not promoted to the Southern Football League.


1980–81 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22-6.


1980–81 LSU Tigers basketball team
The 1980–81 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season.


1980–81 La Liga
The 1980–81 La Liga season, the 50th since its establishment, started on September 6, 1980, and finished on April 26, 1981.


1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
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1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
The 1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1981 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1981 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they defeated the Missouri Tigers in the first game and lost to LSU in the second game. Lamar finished the season with a record of 25–5. The Cardinals were ranked in the AP Poll for one week at number 19.


1980–81 Lancashire Cup
1980–81 was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.


1980–81 Lancashire Cup
Warrington won the trophy  by beating Wigan by the score of 26-10The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,279 and receipts were £8,629.00


1980–81 Lancashire Cup, Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with  no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The fixture format was revised to remove the “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This resulted in two byes in the first round, and no byes in the second round.


1980–81 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1980–81 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1  * This match played at nearby Warrington's Wilderspool because of the better facilities etc. (and in the hope of a bigger attendance )2 * The attendance is given as 6,279 in Wigan's official archives, in RUGBYLEAGUEproject  files, and other articles - The attendance is given as 6,442 in Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-19923 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the tenth season for rugby league's League Cup competition. It was again known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship purposes.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league)
Warrington won the final, beating Barrow by the score of 12-5 at Central Park, Wigan in front of a crowd of 12,802. The gate receipts were £21020.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Background
This season saw only one change in the  entrants, with the  admittance of Fulham to the  league and to this competition, resulted in only one junior club being invited, the total number remaining at thirty-two.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * Pilkington Recs are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens, home ground was City Road until they moved to Ruskin Drive from 2011-122 * Wigan official archives gives the score as 15-34 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 16-343 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 3,571, the same as the previously listed match (which was Widnes v Huddersfield in round 2), but the Widnes official website omits to give the attendance for this match, one of only a few matches for that season without an attendance noted4 * Wigan official archives give the score as 13-10 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 13-15.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
As Barrow progressed into the semi-final, the score given in the Wigan archives was obviously in error5 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,820 but Rothman's Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1992-93 give it as 12,8026 * The attendance was a record for the final of this tournament (but would be broken next season)7  * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971-72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1980–81 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1980–81 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.


1980–81 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Leeds United's 54th season in the Football League, and their seventeenth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, the top tier of English football, where they finished 9th. Alongside the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup, being eliminated in the third round of the former and the second round of the latter.


1980–81 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Leeds began the season in the same poor form that they ended the previous season in, leaving them in the relegation zone for the first few months of the season. Manager Jimmy Adamson resigned after a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Sunderland, the club he had walked out on to take charge of Leeds two years earlier, and with attendances at their lowest level since the club's last spell in the Second Division, the board tried to win back the supporters by appointing former hero Allan Clarke, who had just steered Barnsley to promotion from the Fourth Division.


1980–81 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Leeds's form picked up greatly after Clarke's appointment, albeit they were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Coventry City, having already been knocked out of the League Cup by eventual Division One champions Aston Villa while Adamson was still manager.


1980–81 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
The club eventually finished a solid ninth place, and while their having the lowest goalscoring record of any top-flight club that season was cause for concern, it was offset by having one of the best defences in the division; however, their inability to score would foreshadow much bigger, and ultimately terminal, problems they would face next season.


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


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


1980–81 Leicester City F.C. season
In 1980, ex-player Dave Richardson joined Leicester City as Youth Team Manager, bringing paedophile, Ted Langford, from his old club to become a scout.


1980–81 Leicester City 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 Liga Alef
The 1980–81 Liga Alef season saw Beitar Netanya (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Kiryat Gat (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Artzit. Hapoel Tel Hanan also promoted after promotion play-offs.


1980–81 Liga Artzit
The 1980–81 Liga Artzit season saw Beitar Tel Aviv win the title and win promotion to Liga Leumit. Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa were also promoted.


1980–81 Liga Artzit
Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Holon and Maccabi Herzliya were all relegated to Liga Alef.


1980–81 Liga Bet
The 1980–81 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, Beitar Haifa, Hapoel Azor and Hapoel Yeruham win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1980–81 Liga Bet
At the bottom, Hapoel Kfar Kama, Beitar Kiryat Shmona (from North A division), Hapoel Kiryat Yam, Beitar Binyamina (from North B division), Maccabi Ramla, Beitar Herzliya (from South A division), Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah and Beitar Ashdod (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.


1980–81 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1980–81 season was the 25th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. FC Barcelona won the title.


1980–81 Liga Leumit
The 1980–81 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv win the title, and Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated. Herzl Fitusi of Maccabi Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 22 goals.


1980–81 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1980–81 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the ninth season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Eight teams participated in the league, and CH Casco Viejo Bilbao won the championship.


1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season
It was a season of contrasts for Liverpool F.C. as they won the European Cup for the third time by defeating Real Madrid 1–0 in Paris, and winning the Football League Cup for the first time by defeating that season's Second Division champions West Ham United after a replay at Villa Park. They also beat West Ham in the Charity Shield.


1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season
The Football League season turned out to be a big disappointment after successive titles in previous seasons, by only finishing fifth, and then losing to Everton in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. It was to be the last season for a few players, and with Bob Paisley looking to the future bringing in players who would go on to feature regularly for the club for the rest of the decade and the 1990s.


1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Rangers.


1980–81 Los Angeles Kings 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 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.


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


1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers were attempting to become the first team since 1969 to repeat as NBA Champions. Despite missing Magic Johnson for 45 games due to a knee injury, the Lakers still managed an impressive 54-28 record during the regular season, and they were the #3 seed heading into the Western Conference playoffs. However, the underdog Houston Rockets eliminated the Lakers in a best-of-three first round series two games to one.


1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA Draft
The Lakers did not have a first round pick in the 1980 Draft. Their first selection was Wayne Robinson, the 31st pick overall, but he never played a game for the Lakers. Future NBA Coach Butch Carter was their second selection at #37 overall.


1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season, Player statistics
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game


1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 67th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his tenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.


1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The Cardinals won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship (their 3rd), defeating Cincinnati 42–31. As defending Champion Louisville was upset by a half-court shot by U.S. Reed and lost to Arkansas 74–73 in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The Cardinals finished with a 21–9 (11–1) record.


1980–81 Luxembourg National Division
The 1980–81 Luxembourg National Division was the 67th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1980–81 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Progrès Niedercorn won the championship.


1980–81 Macedonian Republic League
The 1980–81 Macedonian Republic League was the 37th since its establishment. FK Pobeda won their 5th  championship title.


1980–81 Magyar Kupa
The 1980–81 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 41st season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season
The 1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the third in league history and would end with the New York Arrows  repeating once again as MISL champions.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
There were plenty of changes as the league began its third year. The Houston Summit would move to Baltimore and the Detroit Lightning moved to San Francisco. Three new clubs were added – the Chicago Horizons, the Denver Avalanche and the Phoenix Inferno.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
With 12 teams, the league moved to three divisions. To accommodate the three-division setup, the playoff format was tweaked once again. The top two teams in each division would qualify, along with the next best two teams for eight qualifiers in total. While the first round was a best of three series, Commissioner Earl Foreman announced in early November 1980 that there would be single-game semifinals and a final set to be played in St. Louis on the weekend of March 27, 1981.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
As it turned out, St. Louis pulled off a worst-to-first turnaround in their division with the second-best record in the MISL and made the championship game. In their semifinal against Wichita, the Steamers rallied from a 6-1 third quarter deficit to tie the game and win in a shootout. Over 33,000 fans attended both nights at the St. Louis Arena.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
New York's Steve Zungul won regular season MVP honors for the third time, and added the playoff MVP. Zungul scored four goals and an assist in both the semifinal win over Baltimore and the championship game. Zungul scored the game-winning goal with less than 30 seconds left against St. Louis, the last of his combined 123 goals (108 regular season and 15 playoff goals, respectively). The 108 goals would remain an MISL record through the end of the league in 1992.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
After the season, Chicago folded. The league wanted to return to the market, but Chicago Sting owner Lee Stern paid to keep the Chicago market for himself and the Sting.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Schedule
The 1980–81 regular season schedule ran from November 7, 1980, to March 8, 1981. The 40 games per team was an increase of eight over the 1979–80 schedule of 32 games.


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Leading Goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Leading Goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1980–81 Maltese Premier League
The 1980–81 Maltese Premier League was the 1st season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 66th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.


1980–81 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Manchester United's 79th season in the Football League, and their 6th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was the last of their four seasons under the management of Dave Sexton, who was sacked after the end of the season after failing to win the club a major trophy. The likes of Lawrie McMenemy, Brian Clough, Bobby Robson and Ron Saunders were all linked with the job, before Sexton was succeeded by West Bromwich Albion manager Ron Atkinson.


1980–81 Manchester United F.C. season
The club also paid a club record of more than £1 million for Nottingham Forest striker Garry Birtles, but the player was a huge disappointment and ended the season with just one goal from 28 appearances. The club's top scorer was Joe Jordan, who found the back of the net 15 times.


1980–81 Manchester United F.C. season
United were indeed one of the hardest teams to beat in the First Division this season, losing just nine out of 42 games and winning their final seven, but they were also held to a draw on 18 occasions. This restricted them to eighth-place finish - not even enough for a UEFA Cup place.


1980–81 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1980–81 season was Mansfield Town's 44th season in the Football League and 7th in the Fourth Division they finished in 7th position with 49 points.


1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 19–11.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1980–81. The 1980–81 season was the 10th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in First League, the first level division in Turkey. They have relegated to second division at the end of the season. It was third time the team relegated. The club signed with coach İsmet Arıkan. Arıkan's assistant was conditioner Seyfi Alanya.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 First League participation
The 1980–81 season was the 23rd season of First League. The league was played with 16 teams and last three teams were relegated to Second League 1981–82. Mersin İdmanyurdu finished 15th First League 1980–81 season and relegated to second division.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 First League participation
Mersin İdmanyurdu has become the only team in the history of Turkish first level football league, whose points were deleted. In 1980–81 season the team has drawn away from the field in Beşiktaş game. For that reason TFF decided to award the match to Beşiktaş by 3-0 and delete two extra points of MİY. MİY finished season with 21 points at 15th place, 6 points back of 14th team.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 First League participation
At the end of first half MİY became the most violent team with 3 red cards, Tahir, Mücellip, Ali. Mehmet Şilan, Kazım and Osman were one match suspended players due to yellow card penalties.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 First League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in Turkey First League in 1980–81 season is shown in the following table.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1980–81 First League by rounds:


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 Turkish Cup participation
1980–81 Turkish Cup was played for the 19th season as Türkiye Kupası by 139 teams. First four elimination rounds were played in one-leg elimination system. Fifth and sixth elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1980–81 Turkish Cup from round 5 and was eliminated at quarterfinals by Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe was eliminated at semifinals by Ankaragücü. Ankaragücü won the Cup for the 2nd time and became eligible for 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup. Ankaragücü who won the Cup as a second division team was also promoted to 1981-82 First League by means of a special decision which was applied only for them.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1980–81 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 Turkish Cup participation, Game details
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1980–81 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


1980–81 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1980–81 squad
Stats are counted for 1980–81 First League matches and 1980–81 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1980–81 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of Primera División de México for the 1980–81 season.


1980–81 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and UNAM won the championship.


1980–81 Mexican Primera División season, Relegation Playoff
Atlas won 2-3 on aggregate. Unión de Curtidores was relegated to Segunda División.


1980–81 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1980–81 Segunda División was the 32nd season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 19 July 1980 and concluded on 26 July 1981. It was won by Atlético Morelia.


1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his fifth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 13–14, 7–11 to finish in eighth place in Big Ten play.


1980–81 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1979–80 season 12–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place in conference.


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of first-year head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1981 National Invitation Tournament.


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Although the team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll for eleven of the sixteen weeks reaching a peak at number nine, it began and finished the season unranked and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. The team was led by All-American Mike McGee. The team set the current Big Ten conference record by playing in six overtime games. That season McGee also set the current conference record for career field goals attempted (2077).


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
McGee set several other records, which have since been broken: career points (2439, broken in 1989 by Glen Rice), career points (conference games only) (1503, broken in 1995), single-season field goals made (309, broken in 1986) and career field goals made (1010, broken in 1993). Mark  Bodnar became the first Michigan Wolverines player on record to total 13 assists in a game on December 13, 1980, against the Dayton Flyers, eclipsing Mark Henry's 1970 total of 12. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until Gary Grant twice recorded 14 in December 1987.


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team's field goal percentage of 51.1 was a school record that lasted four years. McGee's 3941 minutes and 34.3 minutes per game stood as school records until 1987 and 1984 respectively. Marty Bodnar earned first team Academic All-American honors, while Mark Bodnar was a third team selection. Paul Heuerman and Thad Garner served as team captains, while McGee earned team MVP. McGee ended his career with a school record 112 starts. The record would last for six years.


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating the Duquesne Dukes 74–58 and  Toledo Rockets 80–68 before losing to Syracuse Orange 91–76.


1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1980–81 Midland Football Combination
The 1980–81 Midland Football Combination season was the 44th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1980–81 Midland Football League
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1980–81 Midland Football League
The 1980–81 Midland Football League was the 81st in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1980–81 Midland Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


1980–81 Midland Football League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Bucks 13th season in the NBA. They finished with 60 wins and 22 losses, placing first in their division and second in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics. It was the Bucks' best regular season record since 1972–73, and their only 60-win season without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on their roster until the 2018-19 season. The team's top scorer, fourth-year small forward Marques Johnson finished sixth the MVP voting.


1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 14th season. Although the North Stars finished the season with one less win and one less point than the previous year, they made a surprise appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals against the New York Islanders, which they lost 4 games to 1.


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


1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–10 (10–4 Big Eight).


1980–81 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1980–81 Montenegrin Republic League was 36th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1980 and finished in May 1981.


1980–81 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
In Montenegrin Republic League 1980-81 participated 14 teams. Among the clubs which didn't play on previous season were three best sides from lower tier - Arsenal, Jezero and Titeks. The title won Mogren, with five points more than Titeks


1980–81 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1980–81, four Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Budućnost participated in 1980–81 Yugoslav First League, while three other teams (Sutjeska, OFK Titograd and Lovćen) played in 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League.


1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 72nd season of play. The Canadiens lost just once in their last twenty-seven home games. The Canadiens earned at least 100 regular season points for the seventh consecutive season. Montreal qualified for the playoffs and were eliminated in the NHL's Preliminary round by the Edmonton Oilers three games to none. Four days after the Canadiens were eliminated, head coach Claude Ruel resigned.


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


1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens were swept in three games by the Edmonton Oilers. In Game One of the series, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.


1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at the Montreal Forum. It would mark the first time that an NHL Arena hosted the event.


1980–81 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1980–81 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 25th edition of the competition.


1980–81 Moroccan Throne Cup
Wydad Athletic Club won the cup, beating CODM Meknès 2–1 in the final, played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Wydad Athletic Club won the title for the fourth time in their history.


1980–81 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final was played between the two winning semi-finalists, Wydad Athletic Club and CODM Meknès, on 16 September 1980 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season
The 1980–81 season was the North American Soccer League's second indoor soccer season.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, Overview
A total of 19 of a possible 21 NASL teams participated. New York and Montreal (who was moving from Philadelphia) were the only hold-outs this indoor season. Just as the season was getting underway, the Jacksonville Tea Men relocated from New England. Teams played an 18-game regular season. The four Canadian teams were realigned into one division and forced to play only one another during the regular season. This was due to early season litigation which restricted NASL teams' travel between the U.S. and Canada. The Edmonton Drillers won the championship in a two-game finals-sweep of the Chicago Sting. This was the Drillers' first, and only, NASL indoor title. Kai Haaskivi of Edmonton won both the regular season and playoff MVP awards.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, NASL All-Stars
All-star selections were made, by region, by the NASL coaches and general managers. Each voter cast ballots for one goalie and five outfield players regardless of position.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, Playoffs, 1st round
If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, Playoffs, 1st round
#Scheduling conflicts at the Portland Coliseum forced both games to be played in Chicago.


1980–81 NASL Indoor season, Playoffs, Championship Finals
*Scheduling conflicts at the Northlands Coliseum forced Game 1 of the Finals to be moved across the street to the Edmonton Gardens.


1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. As of 2021, this was the last time an NBA season (including postseason) had ended before Memorial Day.


1980–81 NBA season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Note that in the Western Conference, the lower seeded team won every series.


1980–81 NBA season, NBA awards
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