1980–81_Liverpool_F.C._season

Liverpool
1980–81 season
Manager	Bob Paisley
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
FA Charity Shield	Winners
European Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Terry McDermott (13); All: Terry McDermott (22)
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season

89th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

The 1980–81 season was Liverpool Football Club's 89th season in existence and their 19th consecutive season in the First Division. It was a season of contrasts for Liverpool as they won the European Cup for the third time by defeating Real Madrid 1–0 in Paris, and winning the Football League Cup for the first time by defeating that season's Second Division champions West Ham United after a replay at Villa Park. They also beat West Ham in the Charity Shield.

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The Football League season, however, turned out to be a big disappointment after successive titles in previous seasons, by only finishing fifth, and then losing to Everton in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. It was to be the last season for a few players, and with Bob Paisley looking to the future bringing in players who would go on to feature regularly for the club for the rest of the decade and even the 1990s.

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[table_note_res_EC1RC0.27617751587004-1] Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1980–81 European Cup winners.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Arsenal	42	19	15	8	61	45	+16	53	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	12	10	60	42	+18	52	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Liverpool	42	17	17	8	62	42	+20	51	Qualification for the European Cup first round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Southampton	42	20	10	12	76	56	+20	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	12	11	62	44	+18	50

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
16-Aug-80	Crystal Palace	H	3–0	Dalglish 25', R. Kennedy 32', A. Kennedy 83'	42,777	Report	Report
19-Aug-80	Coventry City	A	0–0		22,807	Report	Report
23-Aug-80	Leicester City	A	0–2		28,455	Report	Report
30-Aug-80	Norwich City	H	4–1	Hansen 44', McDermott 65', A. Kennedy 72', Johnson 87'	35,315	Report	Report
06-Sep-80	Birmingham City	A	1–1	Dalglish 49'	27,042	Report	Report
13-Sep-80	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–0	McDermott 27' (pen.), Souness 44', Fairclough (2) 67', 71'	36,792	Report	Report
20-Sep-80	Southampton	A	2–2	Souness 8', Fairclough 56'	24,085	Report	Report
27-Sep-80	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	4–1	Souness (2) 37', 57', McDermott 56' (pen.), Fairclough 83'	35,836	Report	Report
04-Oct-80	Manchester City	A	3–0	Dalglish 38', Souness 52', Lee 83'	41,022	Report	Report
07-Oct-80	Middlesbrough	H	4–2	McDermott (2) 1', 79' (pen.), R. Kennedy 61', Dalglish 86'	28,204	Report	Report
11-Oct-80	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	McDermott 39' (pen.)	48,084	Report	Report
18-Oct-80	Everton	A	2–2	Lee 23', Dalglish 56'	52,565	Report	Report
25-Oct-80	Arsenal	H	1–1	Souness 48'	40,310	Report	Report
01-Nov-80	Stoke City	A	2–2	Johnson 24', Dalglish 79'	22,864	Report	Report
08-Nov-80	Nottingham Forest	H	0–0		43,143	Report	Report
11-Nov-80	Coventry City	H	2–1	Johnson (2) 28', 80'	26,744	Report	Report
15-Nov-80	Crystal Palace	A	2–2	R. Kennedy 45', McDermott 77'	31,154	Report	Report
22-Nov-80	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Dalglish 66', 88'	48,114	Report	Report
25-Nov-80	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–4	Neal 44'	25,497	Report	Report
29-Nov-80	Sunderland	A	4–2	Johnson 14', McDermott 35', Lee (2) 82', 84'	32,340	Report	Report
06-Dec-80	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	Johnson 19', R. Kennedy 59'	39,545	Report	Report
13-Dec-80	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	Case 61'	32,274	Report	Report
20-Dec-80	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	R. Kennedy 33'	33,563	Report	Report
26-Dec-80	Manchester United	A	0–0		57,073	Report	Report
27-Dec-80	Leeds United	H	0–0		44,086	Report	Report
10-Jan-81	Aston Villa	A	0–2		47,960	Report	Report
17-Jan-81	Norwich City	A	1–0	McDermott 23'	23,829	Report	Report
31-Jan-81	Leicester City	H	1–2	Young o.g. 15'	35,154	Report	Report
07-Feb-81	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2		27,905	Report	Report
14-Feb-81	Birmingham City	H	2–2	Johnson 25', Neal 33'	32,199	Report	Report
21-Feb-81	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–2	Johnson 27', McDermott 65'	23,275	Report	Report
28-Feb-81	Southampton	H	2–0	R. Kennedy 13', McDermott 60'	41,575	Report	Report
21-Mar-81	Everton	H	1–0	Bailey o.g. 77'	49,743	Report	Report
28-Mar-81	Arsenal	A	0–1		47,058	Report	Report
03-Apr-81	Stoke City	H	3–0	Whelan 27', McDermott (2) 52', 81'	33,308	Report	Report
11-Apr-81	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0		27,363	Report	Report
14-Apr-81	Manchester United	H	0–1		31,276	Report	Report
18-Apr-81	Leeds United	A	0–0		39,206	Report	Report
25-Apr-81	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	Gayle 25'	35,334	Report	Report
02-May-81	Sunderland	H	0–1		40,337	Report	Report
05-May-81	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	R. Kennedy 7', Irwin 28'	19,102	Report	Report
19-May-81	Manchester City	H	1–0	R. Kennedy 16'	24,462	Report	Report

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
03-Jan-81	Altrincham	H	4–1	McDermott 27', Dalglish (2) 39', 54', R. Kennedy 88'	37,170	Report	Report
24-Jan-81	Everton	A	1–2	Case 76'	53,804	Report	Report

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
27-Aug-80	Bradford City	A	0–1		16,232.	Report	Report
02-Sep-80	Bradford City	H	4–0	Dalglish (2) 9', 36', R. Kennedy 34', Johnson 59'	22,807	Report	Report
23-Sep-80	Swindon Town	H	5–0	Lee (2) 7', 85', Dalglish 17', Cockerill o.g. 75', Fairclough 80'	28,455	Report	Report
28-Oct-80	Portsmouth	H	4–1	Dalglish 22', Johnson (2) 39', 80', Souness 85'	35,836	Report	Report
02-Dec-80	Birmingham City	H	3–1	Dalglish 23', McDermott 66', Johnson 85'	35,315	Report	Report
14-Jan-81	Manchester City	A	1–0	R. Kennedy 81'	27,042	Report	Report
10-Feb-81	Manchester City	H	1–1	Dalglish 23'	36,792	Report	Report

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
17-Sep-80	Oulu Palloseura	A	1–1	McDermott 15'	14,000	Report	Report
01-Oct-80	Oulu Palloseura	H	10–1	Souness (3) 5', 24', 52' (pen.), McDermott (3) 15', 41', 83', Lee 53', R. Kennedy 66', Fairclough (2) 68', 81'	21,013	Report	Report
22-Oct-80	Aberdeen	A	1–0	McDermott 5'	24,000	Report	Report
05-Nov-80	Aberdeen	H	4–0	Miller o.g. 37', Neal 43', Dalglish 58', Hansen 71'	36,182	Report	Report
04-Mar-81	CSKA Sofia	H	5–1	Souness (3) 16', 51', 80', Lee 45', McDermott 62'	37,255	Report	Report
18-Mar-81	CSKA Sofia	A	1–0	Johnson 10'	65,000	Report	Report
08-Apr-81	Bayern Munich	H	0–0		44,543	Report	Report
22-Apr-81	Bayern Munich	A	1–1	R. Kennedy 83'	77,600	Report	Report

1980–81_Liverpool_F.C._season

1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

League table

Results

First Division

FA Charity Shield

FA Cup

League Cup

European Cup

References

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