1980–81 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:	1980–81
Other Titles:	League Cup
Country:
Num Teams:	92
Winners:	Liverpool (1st title)
Second:	West Ham United
Prev Season:	1979–80
Next Season:	1981–82

The 1980–81 Football League Cup was the 21st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 8 August 1980 and ended with the final replay on 1 April 1981.

The final was contested by First Division team Liverpool and Second Division West Ham United at Wembley Stadium in London and the replay was played at Villa Park in Birmingham.

First round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–0		9 August 1980
	0–0		9 August 1980
	1–1		9 August 1980
	3–1		9 August 1980
	2–2		9 August 1980
	2–0		9 August 1980
	1–1		9 August 1980
	1–0		9 August 1980
	0–2		9 August 1980
	1–1		9 August 1980
	1–1		9 August 1980
	1–0		9 August 1980
	1–0		9 August 1980
	5–0		8 August 1980
	0–2		9 August 1980
	3–2		9 August 1980
	0–1		9 August 1980
	2–3		9 August 1980
	1–3		9 August 1980
	0–1		9 August 1980
	2–0		9 August 1980
	1–0		9 August 1980
	0–0		9 August 1980
	2–3		9 August 1980
	2–1		9 August 1980
	2–1		9 August 1980
	1–3		9 August 1980
	2–1		9 August 1980

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=50	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	2–1		12 August 1980	3–1
	3–1		13 August 1980	6–3
	0–0		13 August 1980	3–1
	1–1^[1] ^[2]		12 August 1980	2–2
	2–1		12 August 1980	5–2
	2–1		13 August 1980	2–1
	5–0		12 August 1980	6–3
	2–2^[3]		13 August 1980	3–4
	1–2		12 August 1980	1–3
	1–1^[4]		12 August 1980	3–4
	2–1		12 August 1980	4–1
	0–1		12 August 1980	2–3
	0–0		12 August 1980	1–2
	1–1^[5] ^[6]		12 August 1980	1–1
	0–2		12 August 1980	0–7
	2–1^[7]		12 August 1980	3–2
	0–2		12 August 1980	1–4
	5–0		12 August 1980	5–1
	3–0		12 August 1980	3–1
	2–0		13 August 1980	2–1
	2–1		12 August 1980	3–1
	2–3		13 August 1980	4–3
	1–1		12 August 1980	1–3
	1–1		12 August 1980	1–3
	1–0		11 August 1980	2–1
	2–0^[8]		12 August 1980	3–1
	0–1^[9] ^[10]		12 August 1980	3–3
	4–1		12 August 1980	4–3

Second round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–0		27 August 1980
	2–1		26 August 1980
	0–0		27 August 1980
	0–3		26 August 1980
	1–0		27 August 1980
	3–1		26 August 1980
	0–2		26 August 1980
	3–1		26 August 1980
	1–0		27 August 1980
	1–2		26 August 1980
	3–1		26 August 1980
	3–0		26 August 1980
	0–1		27 August 1980
	1–1		27 August 1980
	0–1		27 August 1980
	0–0		26 August 1980
	3–1		26 August 1980
	3–2		27 August 1980
	1–1		26 August 1980
	3–0		27 August 1980
	3–2		26 August 1980
	1–0		26 August 1980
	0–0		26 August 1980
	0–2		27 August 1980
	1–1		26 August 1980
	4–0		26 August 1980
	1–1		27 August 1980
	1–1		27 August 1980
	1–1		26 August 1980
	1–0		26 August 1980
	2–1		26 August 1980
	2–1		27 August 1980

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=50	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	3–1		2 September 1980	4–2
	4–2^[11]		2 September 1980	4–2
	2–2		3 September 1980	2–5
	0–0		2 September 1980	1–2
	1–0^[12] ^[13]		3 September 1980	2–2
	1–0^[14] ^[15]		2 September 1980	3–3
	2–1		2 September 1980	4–2
	1–1		3 September 1980	1–2
	1–0		2 September 1980	2–0
	2–1		2 September 1980	5–1
	0–0^[16] ^[17]		3 September 1980	0–0
	1–2^[18]		2 September 1980	1–2
	3–0		2 September 1980	4–3
	1–3		3 September 1980	1–4
	0–1		3 September 1980	0–2
	4–0		2 September 1980	4–1
	1–1		2 September 1980	3–1
	3–0		3 September 1980	4–1
	2–0^[19]		3 September 1980	3–1
	2–0		2 September 1980	3–1
	3–0		3 September 1980	4–3
	1–1		3 September 1980	1–4
	1–0^[20] ^[21]		2 September 1980	3–3
	3–1		2 September 1980	4–3
	1–2		3 September 1980	2–3
	2–0		2 September 1980	3–1
	3–1		3 September 1980	4–1
	2–4		3 September 1980	3–7
	7–1^[22]		2 September 1980	7–5
	4–0		2 September 1980	6–0
	1–2		3 September 1980	1–3
	0–1		2 September 1980	1–4

Third round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–2		23 September 1980
	1–0		23 September 1980
	1–2		23 September 1980
	0–0		23 September 1980
	0–7		23 September 1980
	2–1		23 September 1980
	1–2		23 September 1980
	1–2		24 September 1980
	1–1		23 September 1980
	5–0		23 September 1980
	1–2		23 September 1980
	4–1		23 September 1980
	1–0		23 September 1980
	1–2		23 September 1980
	1–3		22 September 1980
	0–0		24 September 1980

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–3^[23]		30 September 1980
	1–3		8 October 1980
	2–0		30 September 1980

Fourth round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–1		28 October 1980
	1–1		28 October 1980
	4–1		28 October 1980
	5–1		29 October 1980
	1–0		4 November 1980
	4–1		28 October 1980
	0–0		29 October 1980
	2–1		28 October 1980

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	0–1		4 November 1980
	1–1^[24]		4 November 1980

2nd Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–1^[25]		12 November 1980

Fifth round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–1		2 December 1980
	2–1		3 December 1980
	2–2		2 December 1980
	1–0		2 December 1980

Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	5–0		9 December 1980

Semi-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–2		27 January 1981
	0–1		14 January 1981

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	1–1		10 February 1981	2–1
	2–0		10 February 1981	4–3

Final

See main article: 1981 Football League Cup Final.

Replay

References

General

• Web site: English League Cup 1980/1981 . 3 February 2009 . Soccerbase.
• Web site: England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 . 3 February 2009 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html. 21 February 2009 . live.
• Web site: English League Cup 1980–1981 : Results . 19 January 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120511/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1980-1981/results . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
• LFC History Match Report
• LFC History Match Report (Replay)

Specific

Notes and References

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