1980-81 - (Part one) - Leeds United

Posted by Tony Hutton


SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST, 1980                            Attendance 18,530

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS

LEEDS UNITED 1 (Hart) LEICESTER CITY 2 (O'Neill, Henderson)

Lukic; Cherry, Greenhoff; Flynn, Hart, Madeley;
Chandler, Hamson, Connor, Sabella, Graham; sub Parlane.

Wallington; Williams, Gibson; Peake, May, O'Neill;
Goodwin, Melrose, Young, Wilson, Henderson; sub Grewcock.

Referee:- D. Shaw, Sandbach.

SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER, 1980                    Attendance 25,601

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS

LEEDS UNITED 1 (Curtis) EVERTON 0

Lukic; Greenhoff, Gray; Flynn, Hart, Cherry;
Harris, Curtis, Hamson, Sabella, Graham;

McDonald; Gidman, Bailey; Wright, Lyons, Stanley;
McMahon, Eastoe, Latchford, Hartford, McBride; sub O'Keefe.

SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER, 1980                    Attendance 15,784

LEAGUE DIVISION TWO AT THE BASEBALL GROUND, DERBY

DERBY COUNTY 1 (Biley) SHREWSBURY TOWN 1 (Keay pen.)

Jones; Osgood, Buckley; Powell, Clark, Emery;
Sheridan, Swindlehurst, Biley, Hector, Emson;


SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 1980                 Attendance 21,882

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS

LEEDS UNITED 1 (Greenhoff) NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

Lukic; Greenhoff, Gray (E); Flynn, Hart, Cherry;
Harris, Hird, Connor, Sabella, Graham; sub Parlane.

Shilton; Anderson, Gray (F); McGovern, Lloyd, Gunn;
Mill, O'Neill, Wallace, Ward, Walsh; sub Ponte.

SATURDAY 20TH DECEMBER, 1980

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT LEEDS ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 PORTSMOUTH 0

Freeman; Brown, Robinson; Stanton, Sutton, Hanvey;
Lillis, Kennedy, Austin, Kindon, Cowling;

Huddersfield Town, having been promoted from the fourth division last season were trying hard to get promotion again, but found it hard going against a resolute Portsmouth side. However they were in sixth position in the league after today's game.

MONDAY 22ND DECEMBER, 1980

F.A. CUP 2ND ROUND (2ND REPLAY) AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS

HULL CITY 2  (Croft, Morrie) BLYTH SPARTANS 1  (Mutrie pen.) After extra time.

The non-leaguers continued to battle hard after two drawn games and took Hull City to extra time before they finally scored the winner. Hull City beat Doncaster 1-0 in the Third Round but went out 2-0 at Tottenham in the Fourth Round.


SATURDAY 3RD JANUARY, 1981

F.A. CUP THIRD ROUND AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS

LEEDS UNITED 1 (Hird pen.) COVENTRY CITY 1 (Thomas)

Coventry City won the replay the following Wednesday night 1-0.