| 16 Aug 80 | r00  | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 1 - 1 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 3 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | CardiffCardiff | 1 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 2 | WrexhamWrexham |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 2 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | OldhamOldham | 1 - 0 | QPRQPR |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 1 - 1 | Bristol CityBristol City |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 2 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 1 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | WatfordWatford | 2 - 1 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 16 Aug 80 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 1 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 0 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | Bristol CityBristol City | 1 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 0 - 0 | PrestonPreston |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 3 - 0 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | LutonLuton | 1 - 0 | WatfordWatford |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | QPRQPR | 4 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | SwanseaSwansea | 2 - 1 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 19 Aug 80 | r00 | WrexhamWrexham | 0 - 1 | CardiffCardiff |
| 20 Aug 80 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 20 Aug 80 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 3 - 2 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 20 Aug 80 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 1 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 4 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | Bristol CityBristol City | 0 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 3 - 1 | WatfordWatford |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 0 | WrexhamWrexham |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 1 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | LutonLuton | 1 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 2 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | OldhamOldham | 2 - 0 | CardiffCardiff |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 0 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | QPRQPR | 0 - 0 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 23 Aug 80 | r00 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 2 - 2 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 0 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 2 - 2 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | CardiffCardiff | 4 - 2 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 1 | QPRQPR |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 1 - 0 | BoltonBolton |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 3 - 0 | PrestonPreston |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | SwanseaSwansea | 1 - 1 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | WatfordWatford | 1 - 0 | Bristol CityBristol City |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 4 - 0 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 30 Aug 80 | r00 | WrexhamWrexham | 3 - 2 | OldhamOldham |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 2 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | Bristol CityBristol City | 0 - 1 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 0 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 2 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 2 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | LutonLuton | 1 - 1 | WrexhamWrexham |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 1 | CardiffCardiff |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 2 - 1 | QPRQPR |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | OldhamOldham | 2 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 2 - 0 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 06 Sep 80 | r00 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 2 - 1 | WatfordWatford |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 0 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 0 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | CardiffCardiff | 1 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 0 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | QPRQPR | 1 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 2 - 1 | Bristol CityBristol City |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | SwanseaSwansea | 1 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | WatfordWatford | 2 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 3 - 0 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 13 Sep 80 | r00 | WrexhamWrexham | 3 - 1 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 1 - 4 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | Bristol CityBristol City | 0 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | CardiffCardiff | 2 - 1 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 0 - 1 | WrexhamWrexham |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | LutonLuton | 2 - 1 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 0 | QPRQPR |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 2 - 1 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 20 Sep 80 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 3 - 2 | WatfordWatford |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 0 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 1 - 2 | West HamWest Ham |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 0 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 1 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 4 - 2 | CardiffCardiff |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | OldhamOldham | 1 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 0 - 0 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | QPRQPR | 4 - 0 | Bristol CityBristol City |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | SwanseaSwansea | 2 - 3 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | WatfordWatford | 2 - 3 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 27 Sep 80 | r00 | WrexhamWrexham | 0 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 1 | QPRQPR |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 2 - 3 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 0 - 1 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | CardiffCardiff | 1 - 0 | WatfordWatford |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 3 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 0 | Bristol CityBristol City |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 4 - 0 | PrestonPreston |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | LutonLuton | 0 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | OldhamOldham | 0 - 0 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 04 Oct 80 | r00 | WrexhamWrexham | 1 - 1 | SwanseaSwansea |
| 07 Oct 80 | r00 | Bristol CityBristol City | 2 - 1 | LutonLuton |
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