1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season (original) (raw)
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Cardiff City 1980–81 football season
| 1980–81 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Bob Grogan |
| Manager | Richie Morgan |
| Football League Second Division | 19th |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | 3rd round |
| Welsh Cup | 4th round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Kitchen (13)All: Peter Kitchen (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,239 (v Swansea City, 27 December 1980) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,059 (v Cambridge United, 17 October 1980) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,770 |
         Home colours |
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| ← 1979–801981–82 → |
The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source [1]
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 38 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | |
| 20 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 |
Source: [_citation needed_]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D |
| Position | ~ | ~ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
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Source [3]
- ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1980-81 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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- Welsh Football Data Archive