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 1West Bromwich Albion0–1ArsenalWest Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
19 August 1980 2Arsenal1–1SouthamptonLondon
Stadium: Highbury
23 August 1980 3Coventry City3–1ArsenalCoventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
30 August 1980 4Arsenal2–0Tottenham HotspurLondon
Stadium: Highbury
6 September 1980 5Manchester City1–1ArsenalManchester
Stadium: Maine Road
13 September 1980 6Arsenal2–0Stoke CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
20 September 1980 7Middlesbrough2–1ArsenalMiddlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
27 September 1980 8Arsenal1–0Nottingham ForestLondon
Stadium: Highbury
4 October 1980 9Arsenal1–0Leicester CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
7 October 1980 10Birmingham City3–1ArsenalBirmingham
Stadium: St Andrews Stadium
11 October 1980 11Manchester United0–0ArsenalManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
18 October 1980 12Arsenal2–2SunderlandLondon
Stadium: Highbury
21 October 1980 13Arsenal3–1Norwich CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
25 October 1980 14Liverpool1–1ArsenalLiverpool
Stadium: Anfield
1 November 1980 15Arsenal2–0Brighton & Hove AlbionLondon
Stadium: Highbury
8 November 1980 16Leeds United0–5ArsenalLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
11 November 1980 17Southampton3–1ArsenalSouthampton
Stadium: The Dell
15 November 1980 18Arsenal2–2West Bromwich AlbionLondon
Stadium: Highbury
22 November 1980 19Arsenal2–1EvertonLondon
Stadium: Highbury
29 November 1980 20Aston Villa1–1ArsenalBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
6 December 1980 21Arsenal1–1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
Stadium: Highbury
13 December 1980 22Sunderland2–0ArsenalSunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
20 December 1980 23Arsenal2–1Manchester UnitedLondon
Stadium: Highbury
26 December 1980 24Crystal Palace2–2ArsenalLondon
Stadium: Selhurst Park
27 December 1980 25Arsenal1–1Ipswich TownLondon
Stadium: Highbury
10 January 1981 26Everton1–2ArsenalLiverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
17 January 1981 27Tottenham Hotspur2–0ArsenalLondon
Stadium: White Hart Lane
31 January 1981 28Arsenal2–2Coventry CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
7 February 1981 29Stoke City1–1ArsenalStoke on Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
21 February 1981 30Nottiingham Forest3–1ArsenalNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
24 February 1981 31Arsenal2–0Manchester CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
28 February 1981 32Arsenal2–2MiddlesbroughLondon
Stadium: Highbury
7 March 1981 33Leicester City1–0ArsenalLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
21 March 1981 34Norwich City1–1ArsenalNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
28 March 1981 35Arsenal1–0LiverpoolLondon
Stadium: Highbury
31 March 1981 36Arsenal2–1Birmingham CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
4 April 1981 37Brighton & Hove Albion0–1ArsenalBrighton
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
11 April 1981 38Arsenal0–0Leeds UnitedLondon
Stadium: Highbury
18 April 1981 39Ipswich Town0–2ArsenalIpswich
Stadium: Portman Road
20 April 1981 40Arsenal3–2Crystal PalaceLondon
Stadium: Highbury
25 April 1981 41Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2ArsenalWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
2 May 1981 42Arsenal2–0Aston VillaLondon
Stadium: Highbury

Football League Cup
Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
26 August 1980 Second round
(1st Leg)		Swansea City1 – 1ArsenalSwansea
Stadium: Vetch Field
2 September 1980 Second round
(2nd Leg)		Arsenal3 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		Swansea CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
22 September 1980 Third roundStockport County1 – 3ArsenalStockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
4 November 1980 Fourth roundTottenham Hotspur1 – 0ArsenalLondon
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 roundEverton2 – 0ArsenalLiverpool
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
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gollark: Interesting!
gollark: Also, I'm not really a "standing around in nature" person.
gollark: I don't like it as a country in general.
gollark: (How dare it not know exactly what I'm thinking at all times)

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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