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The 1980–81 Football League Cup was the 21st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 8 August 1980 and ended with the final replay on 1 April 1981.
League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 92 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
Runner-up | West Ham United |
The final was contested by First Division team Liverpool and Second Division West Ham United at Wembley Stadium in London and the replay was played at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barnsley | 3–2 | Cardiff City | 23 September 1980 |
Birmingham City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1980 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Coventry City | 23 September 1980 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Portsmouth | 23 September 1980 |
Bury | 0–7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 September 1980 |
Cambridge United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1980 |
Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | West Ham United | 23 September 1980 |
Everton | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 September 1980 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Norwich City | 23 September 1980 |
Liverpool | 5–0 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1980 |
Luton Town | 1–2 | Manchester City | 23 September 1980 |
Notts County | 4–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 September 1980 |
Preston North End | 1–0 | Oxford United | 23 September 1980 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Watford | 23 September 1980 |
Stockport County | 1–3 | Arsenal | 22 September 1980 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | 24 September 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Crystal Palace | 1–3[1] | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 September 1980 |
Norwich City | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | 8 October 1980 |
Portsmouth | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | 30 September 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Birmingham City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | 28 October 1980 |
Coventry City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | 28 October 1980 |
Liverpool | 4–1 | Portsmouth | 28 October 1980 |
Manchester City | 5–1 | Notts County | 29 October 1980 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | 4 November 1980 |
Watford | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | 28 October 1980 |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Preston North End | 29 October 1980 |
West Ham United | 2–1 | Barnsley | 28 October 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Cambridge United | 0–1 | Coventry City | 4 November 1980 |
Preston North End | 1–1[1] | West Bromwich Albion | 4 November 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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West Bromwich Albion | 2–1[1] | Preston North End | 12 November 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City | 2 December 1980 |
Manchester City | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 December 1980 |
Watford | 2–2 | Coventry City | 2 December 1980 |
West Ham United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 December 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Coventry City | 5–0 | Watford | 9 December 1980 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Coventry City | 3–2 | West Ham United | 27 January 1981 |
Manchester City | 0–1 | Liverpool | 14 January 1981 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Liverpool | 1–1 | Manchester City | 10 February 1981 | 2–1 |
West Ham United | 2–0 | Coventry City | 10 February 1981 | 4–3 |
Liverpool | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United |
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Liverpool | 2–1 | West Ham United |
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