1980–81 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.
1980–81 season
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerTerry Neill
First Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Frank Stapleton (14)
All:
Frank Stapleton (16)
Highest home attendance54,045 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(30 August 1980)
Lowest home attendance17,431 vs Birmingham City
(31 March 1981)

Pre-season and friendlies
DateOpponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
1 August 1980 RangersA L0–2 27,000
3 August 1980 AberdeenA L1–2Stapleton
9 August 1980 Vasco da GamaN L1–2Talbot
10 August 1980 Partizan BelgradeA D0–0

First Division
Main article: 1980–81 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa (C) 42 26 8 8 72 40 +32 60 Qualified for European Cup
2 Ipswich Town 42 23 10 9 77 43 +34 56 Qualified for UEFA Cup
3 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 61 45 +16 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 20 12 10 60 42 +18 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 62 42 +20 51 Qualified for European Cup[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Liverpool won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions. They also won the League Cup this year.
16 August 1980 1 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
19 August 1980 2 Arsenal 1–1 Southampton London
Stadium: Highbury
23 August 1980 3 Coventry City 3–1 Arsenal Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
30 August 1980 4 Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Stadium: Highbury
6 September 1980 5 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
13 September 1980 6 Arsenal 2–0 Stoke City London
Stadium: Highbury
20 September 1980 7 Middlesbrough 2–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
27 September 1980 8 Arsenal 1–0 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Highbury
4 October 1980 9 Arsenal 1–0 Leicester City London
Stadium: Highbury
7 October 1980 10 Birmingham City 3–1 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrews Stadium
11 October 1980 11 Manchester United 0–0 Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
18 October 1980 12 Arsenal 2–2 Sunderland London
Stadium: Highbury
21 October 1980 13 Arsenal 3–1 Norwich City London
Stadium: Highbury
25 October 1980 14 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
1 November 1980 15 Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
Stadium: Highbury
8 November 1980 16 Leeds United 0–5 Arsenal Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
11 November 1980 17 Southampton 3–1 Arsenal Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
15 November 1980 18 Arsenal 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
Stadium: Highbury
22 November 1980 19 Arsenal 2–1 Everton London
Stadium: Highbury
29 November 1980 20 Aston Villa 1–1 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
6 December 1980 21 Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Stadium: Highbury
13 December 1980 22 Sunderland 2–0 Arsenal Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
20 December 1980 23 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester United London
Stadium: Highbury
26 December 1980 24 Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
27 December 1980 25 Arsenal 1–1 Ipswich Town London
Stadium: Highbury
10 January 1981 26 Everton 1–2 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
17 January 1981 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Arsenal London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
31 January 1981 28 Arsenal 2–2 Coventry City London
Stadium: Highbury
7 February 1981 29 Stoke City 1–1 Arsenal Stoke on Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
21 February 1981 30 Nottiingham Forest 3–1 Arsenal Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
24 February 1981 31 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City London
Stadium: Highbury
28 February 1981 32 Arsenal 2–2 Middlesbrough London
Stadium: Highbury
7 March 1981 33 Leicester City 1–0 Arsenal Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
21 March 1981 34 Norwich City 1–1 Arsenal Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
28 March 1981 35 Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool London
Stadium: Highbury
31 March 1981 36 Arsenal 2–1 Birmingham City London
Stadium: Highbury
4 April 1981 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Arsenal Brighton
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
11 April 1981 38 Arsenal 0–0 Leeds United London
Stadium: Highbury
18 April 1981 39 Ipswich Town 0–2 Arsenal Ipswich
Stadium: Portman Road
20 April 1981 40 Arsenal 3–2 Crystal Palace London
Stadium: Highbury
25 April 1981 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Arsenal Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
2 May 1981 42 Arsenal 2–0 Aston Villa London
Stadium: Highbury

Football League Cup
Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
26 August 1980 Second round
(1st Leg)		 Swansea City 1–1 Arsenal Swansea
Stadium: Vetch Field
2 September 1980 Second round
(2nd Leg)		 Arsenal 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Swansea City London
Stadium: Highbury
22 September 1980 Third round Stockport County 1–3 Arsenal Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
4 November 1980 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

FA Cup
Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Everton.

3 January 1981 Third round Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  NIR Pat Jennings
— DF  IRL John Devine
— DF  ENG Kenny Sansom
— MF  ENG Brian Talbot
— DF  IRL David O'Leary
— DF  SCO Willie Young
— MF  ENG Steve Gatting
— MF  ENG John Hollins
— FW  IRL Frank Stapleton
— FW  ENG Alan Sunderland
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Graham Rix
— DF  ENG Steve Walford
— MF  ENG Brian McDermott
— GK  SCO George Wood
— MF  ENG David Price
— MF  ENG Paul Davis
— MF  WAL Peter Nicholas
— FW  ENG Paul Vaessen
— DF  NIR Pat Rice
— DF  NIR Sammy Nelson

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  WAL Rhys Wilmot
— DF  ENG Richie Powling
— DF  ENG Chris Whyte
— DF  ENG Nicky Law
— MF  IRL Paul Gorman

References
  1. Arsenal and Man United in hunt for Germany U-21 ace. "Arsenal FC - Kader 1980/1981". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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