6 December 1980: Following a run of just one point in the last month, Crystal Palace reappoint former manager Malcolm Allison. 30 August 1980: Newcastle United's Bill McGarry becomes the first managerial casualty of the season, being sacked after a failure to win any of the Second Division fixtures combined with a humiliating League Cup exit at the hands of Fourth Division side Bury. Villa competed in a two-horse race with Ipswich Town during the final stages of the season, eventually finishing four points ahead of the Suffolk side. Everton knock out Merseyside rivals Liverpool with a 2–1 victory at Goodison Park, and Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 1–0. Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion occupy the relegation places. 11 November 1980: Ipswich Town's unbeaten start to the season ends when they lose their fifteenth match 1–0 to bottom-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. Both Bristol clubs went down along with Preston North End. Cambridge United's promising start has fallen away and they now stand third from bottom.[4]. Crystal Palace have slumped to the bottom of the table and are joined in the relegation zone by Manchester City and Leeds United. Ron Saunders completed the revival of Birmingham club Aston Villa, as they won the First Division for the first time in 71 years. 20 May 1981: Ipswich Town win the UEFA Cup 5–4 on aggregate despite losing 4–2 to AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the final. He also turned out for Lincoln City (twice), Merthyr Town, Chesterfield and Rochdale. The 1980–81 season was the 101st season of competitive football in England. His career spanned from 1919 to 1933 and took in a total of 243 league goals. [11], 10 March 1981: Ipswich Town remain in contention for a treble of the league title, FA Cup and UEFA Cup by beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the FA Cup quarter-final replay.[7]. [1] West Ham United and Notts County continue to head the Second Division promotion race, joined in the top three by Grimsby Town at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday, who are now eighth. 29 August 1980: Billy Furness, 71, scored 93 league goals from inside-forward between 1928 and 1947 for Leeds United and Norwich City and was capped once for England in 1933. English clubs continued their dominance of European football. Teams . Inspired by Ricardo Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles, World Cup winners with Argentina in 1978, Tottenham Hotspur overcame Manchester City in the FA Cup final replay to lift their first major trophy under the management of Keith Burkinshaw.[14]. 1980 Canadian Football League season schedules, results, records, coaches and more. He was capped 26 times by England in the 1930s and scored seven goals. 31 August 1980: The first month of the Football League season ends with Ipswich Town, Southampton and Aston Villa level at the top of the First Division after four matches. The following is a summary of the 1980 National Football League Season. He began his professional career in 1959 with Preston but failed to make a league appearance for them in five years. Everton defeat Arsenal 2–0. Cambridge United, in only their 11th season as a Football League team, stand fourth in the division harbouring dreams of the quickest modern day rise from non-league football to the First Division.[2]. He played for the Rams in the first five rounds of the FA Cup in 1946 but a knee injury prevented him from playing in the final. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 11 April 1981: Ipswich Town's treble bid is ended with a 1–0 extra-time defeat by Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Bobby Robson proved his managerial credentials by bringing UEFA Cup glory to Ipswich Town, who beat AZ Alkmaar 5–4 on aggregate in the final. [1] The race for three places in the First Division next season is being headed by Notts County, West Ham United and Chelsea, with Swansea City, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday in close contention. [12], 25 March 1981: Spain beat England 2–1 in a friendly at Wembley. 16 March 1981: Reg Spencer, 72, played 261 games at left-half for his only club Tranmere Rovers in the 1930s. [7], 18 April 1981: Aston Villa take a decisive step towards the First Division title by beating Nottingham Forest 2–0 on the same day that Ipswich Town lose 2–0 at home to Arsenal. [6], 3 January 1981: Ipswich Town beat Aston Villa 1–0 in a heavyweight clash in the FA Cup third round. West Bromwich Albion have moved into third, but are a distant six points behind Aston Villa. 6 September 1980: Joe Bradford, 79, scored a club record 267 goals in all competitions for Birmingham City between 1920 and 1935, completing his career with five games and one goal for Bristol City. Do you have a sports website? 31 January 1981: January draws to a close with Ipswich Town back on top of the First Division, ahead of second placed Aston Villa on goal difference with a game in hand. Arsenal finished third, while West Bromwich Albion enjoyed another strong season and finished fourth. West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal complete the top five.