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Full season page
Notts County 1980–81 season
Notts County competed in the Football League Second Division during the 1980–81 campaign. This verified archive page records the complete divisional table and the club's home-and-away league performance.
This source panel states what is currently verified for this page and what remains labelled as pending, rather than implying every related player or scorer statistic is complete.
Season story
Season story
%s sits in the %s era. The published season record shows Notts competing in %s, finishing %s with a %s league record.
Story beats
- Era contextThis campaign belongs to the %s era, a public grouping of related seasons from the archive.
- Archive summaryNotts County competed in the Football League Second Division during the 1980–81 campaign. This verified archive page records the complete divisional table and the club's home-and-away league performance.
- OutcomePromoted
- Where it ranksThis season ranks %s of %s for %s in the published league-season index.
Ranking context
Story cards are derived from the published season record, final table and existing summary index.
Season overview
Notts County in 1980–81
- DivisionFootball League Second Division
- Final position2nd
- FA CupR4
- Points systemTwo points for a win
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Season-leading totals are labelled by scope where the source states it. Pending records are not treated as full-career or league-only totals.
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club record is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P21
- W10
- D8
- L3
- Goals scored26
- Goals conceded15
- Goal difference11
- Win rate47.6%
Away record
- P21
- W8
- D9
- L4
- Goals scored23
- Goals conceded23
- Goal difference0
- Win rate38.1%
Final league table
Football League Second Division 1980–81 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 29 | 50 | 66 | ChampionsPromoted |
| 2 | Notts County | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 53 | Promoted |
| 3 | Swansea City | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 50 | Promoted |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 48 |
Season context
Historical notes
- Notts County finished 2nd in the Football League Second Division.
- Notts County secured promotion to the First Division.
- The complete divisional table includes separate home-and-away records.
- The final table has been copied from the acknowledged RSSSF divisional table and cross-checked against the bundled Notts County season summary.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page. Confidence: Cited source links and checked date recorded. Scope: Season record and final league table.
- RSSSF: England 1980-81 Final divisional table source. RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.Checked: 2026-06-13