1980–81 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End's 1980–1981 season September 2026 Preston North End 1980–81 Nobby Stiles (until 5th June) Alan R.W. Jones JP FRICS Deepdale Second Division 20th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Alex Bruce (13) Alex Bruce (15) 18,970 vs. Swansea City 4,748 vs. Wrexham 7,607 1979–80 1981–82 During the 1980–81 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Final league table 1980–81 Football League Second Division PNE y Results Preston North End's score comes firstPowter David 25 Seasons At Deepdale - The Complete Record 1977-78 to 2001-02 102 2002 Soccer Books Limited Cleethorpes 1-86223-070-6 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 1980 Bristol City H 1-1 6,058 Elliott 19 August 1980 Grimsby Town A 0-0 10,461 23 August 1980 West Ham United H 0-0 9,063 30 August 1980 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-3 16,724 6 September 1980 Cambridge United H 2-0 5,516 McGee 2 13 September 1980 Watford A 1-2 11,275 Coleman 20 September 1980 Chelsea A 1-1 13,755 Elliott 27 September 1980 Shrewsbury Town H 0-0 6,309 4 October 1980 Leyton Orient A 0-4 4,295 7 October 1980 Newcastle United H 2-3 5,301 Coleman, Bruce 11 October 1980 Luton Town H 1-0 5,620 Elliott 18 October 1980 Wrexham A 1-0 5,775 Bruce 21 October 1980 Bolton Wanderers A 1-2 10,713 Bruce 25 October 1980 Bristol City H 0-0 5,807 1 November 1980 Oldham Athletic A 1-1 6,739 Bruce 8 November 1980 Cardiff City H 3-1 5,458 Baxter, Bruce, Stevens (og) 15 November 1980 Bristol City A 0-0 8,042 22 November 1980 Queens Park Rangers H 3-2 6,725 Naughton 2, Baxter 28 November 1980 Swansea City A 0-3 9,115 2 December 1980 Grimsby Town H 2-4 5,289 Elliott, Baxter 6 December 1980 Derby County H 0-3 6,118 13 December 1980 Luton Town A 2-4 7,874 Elliott, Bruce 20 December 1980 Wrexham H 1-1 4,746 Elliott 26 December 1980 Blackburn Rovers A 0-0 17,726 27 December 1980 Notts County H 2-2 6,547 Baxter, Elliott 10 January 1981 Queens Park Rangers A 1-1 8,415 Bell 31 January 1981 West Ham United A 0-5 26,413 7 February 1981 Watford H 2-1 5,107 McGee, Coleman 14 February 1981 Cambridge United A 0-1 4,228 21 February 1981 Shrewsbury Town A 0-3 4,660 28 February 1981 Chelsea H 1-0 8,129 Bruce 7 March 1981 Leyton Orient H 3-0 5,448 Taylor (og), Doyle, McGee 14 March 1981 Newcastle United A 0-2 11,946 24 March 1981 Bolton Wanderers H 1-2 8,505 Bruce 28 March 1981 Bristol Rovers A 0-2 4,427 4 April 1981 Oldham Athletic H 1-2 6,154 Bruce 11 April 1981 Cardiff City A 3-1 4,991 Haslegrave, Bruce, Elliott 14 April 1981 Sheffield Wednesday H 2-1 9,537 Elliott, Houston 18 April 1981 Notts County A 0-0 8,485 21 April 1981 Blackburn Rovers H 0-0 18,742 2 May 1981 Swansea City H 1-3 18,970 Bruce 6 May 1981 Derby County A 2-1 15,050 Bruce 2 FA Cup 1980–81 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 3 January 1981 Bristol Rovers H 3-4 6,352 Bruce, Houston, McGee League Cup 1980–81 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R1 - 1L 26 August 1980 Wigan Athletic H 1-0 8,108 McGee R1 - 2L 3 September 1980 Wigan Athletic A 2-1 9,698 Coleman, McGee R2 23 September 1980 Oxford United H 1-0 5,722 Coleman R3 29 October 1980 West Bromwich Albion A 0-0 17,579 R3 - Replay 4 November 1980 West Bromwich Albion H 1-1 (AET) 14,420 Bell R3 - 2nd Replay 12 November 1980 West Bromwich Albion A 1-2 (AET) 15,218 Bruce Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersprg130 July 1980Carlisle UnitedH0–0 prg12 August 1980Blackburn RoversH0–1 prg15 August 1980BlackpoolH0–1 Statistics Appearances and goals Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 242 Division Two FA Cup EFL Cup SCO FW Alex Bruce 29 + 2 13 1 1 4 1 ENG DF Andy McAteer 20 0 1 0 5 0 ENG DF Brian Taylor 20 + 2 0 1 0 0 + 2 0 SCO DF Danny Cameron 13 0 0 0 0 0 IRL DF Don O'Riordan 19 + 2 0 1 0 3 0 ENG MF Eric Potts 3 0 0 0 0 0 SCO DF Francis Burns 29 0 1 0 5 0 ENG MF Gordon Coleman 36 3 1 0 6 2 ENG MF Graham Bell 34 + 1 1 0 0 5 + 1 1 GIB MF Graham Houston 17 1 1 1 3 0 IRL DF John Anderson 7 + 1 0 0 0 3 0 SCO DF John Blackley 21 + 2 0 0 0 3 0 ENG DF Mick Baxter 42 4 1 0 6 0 IRL FW Paul McGee 32 + 2 4 0 + 1 1 6 2 ENG GK Peter Litchfield 3 0 0 0 0 0 WAL MF Peter Sayer 5 + 3 0 0 0 0 + 1 0 ENG GK Roy Tunks 39 0 1 0 6 0 ENG MF Sean Haslegrave 8 + 1 1 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Simon Westwell 20 0 0 0 4 0 WAL MF Steve Doyle 24 + 3 1 1 0 2 + 1 0 ENG FW Steve Elliott 32 + 3 9 1 0 4 + 1 0 SCO MF Willie Naughton 9 + 1 2 0 0 1 0 |} Awards and Nominations Club Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Player of the Year cxxlo ENG Mick Baxter Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 242 References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons Category:1980 in English sport Category:1981 in English sport