| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/1980 | FLC1 | Colchester Utd | A | 2-0 | Price,Bruce | 2514 |  | |
| 12/08/1980 | FLC1 | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 2-1 | Ford,Bruce | 5220 |  | |
| 16/08/1980 | Div 3 | Exeter City | A | 1-2 | Ford | 3630 |  | |
| 02/09/1980 | FLC2 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | H | 1-2 (aet) | Bruce | 6315 |  | |
| 06/09/1980 | Div 3 | NEWPORT COUNTY | H | 3-2 | Hughes,Price,Henderson | 4712 |  | |
| 13/09/1980 | Div 3 | Carlisle Utd | A | 0-0 | 3029 |  | ||
| 16/09/1980 | Div 3 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | H | 0-0 | 5092 |  | ||
| 20/09/1980 | Div 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1-4 | Price | 6719 |  | |
| 27/09/1980 | Div 3 | OXFORD UTD | H | 1-1 | Richardson | 4137 |  | |
| 30/09/1980 | Div 3 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0-1 | 7716 |  | ||
| 07/10/1980 | Div 3 | SWINDON TOWN | H | 0-0 | 4066 |  | ||
| 11/10/1980 | Div 3 | FULHAM | H | 1-0 | Westwood | 4730 |  | |
| 18/10/1980 | Div 3 | Rotherham Utd | A | 0-2 | 5903 |  | ||
| 20/10/1980 | Div 3 | Brentford | A | 3-3 | Price(2),Westwood | 6790 |  | |
| 25/10/1980 | Div 3 | HULL CITY | H | 2-0 | Bruce,Westwood | 4100 |  | |
| 28/10/1980 | Div 3 | SHEFFIELD UTD | H | 2-2 | Bruce,Westwood | 4976 |  | |
| 01/11/1980 | Div 3 | Walsall | A | 3-3 | Nicholl,Westwood,Price | 4060 |  | |
| 04/11/1980 | Div 3 | Swindon Town | A | 0-0 | 4719 |  | ||
| 08/11/1980 | Div 3 | PORTSMOUTH | H | 0-1 | 6623 |  | ||
| 12/11/1980 | Div 3 | Reading | A | 1-0 | Hughes | 4648 |  | |
| 15/11/1980 | Div 3 | EXETER CITY | H | 1-5 | Westwood | 3725 |  | |
| 22/11/1980 | FAC1 | DAGENHAM | H | 2-1 | Price,Ford | 4390 |  | |
| 29/11/1980 | Div 3 | Burnley | A | 2-3 | White,Nicholl | 5767 |  | |
| 06/12/1980 | Div 3 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | H | 0-1 | 8775 |  | ||
| 13/12/1980 | FAC2 | MAIDSTONE UTD | H | 0-0 | 9009 |  | ||
| 16/12/1980 | FAC2R | Maidstone Utd | A | 0-0 (aet) | 7465 |  | ||
| 20/12/1980 | Div 3 | Chester | A | 2-1 | Crabbe,Price | 1740 |  | |
| 22/12/1980 | FAC2R2 | MAIDSTONE UTD | H | 0-2 | 7941 |  | ||
| 26/12/1980 | Div 3 | MILLWALL | H | 1-2 | Weatherly | 4603 |  | |
| 27/12/1980 | Div 3 | Colchester Utd | A | 1-2 | Price | 3879 |  | |
| 17/01/1981 | Div 3 | Sheffield Utd | A | 1-0 | Ford(p) | 8778 |  | |
| 24/01/1981 | Div 3 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 1-0 | Bruce | 5022 |  | |
| 31/01/1981 | Div 3 | Barnsley | A | 3-3 | White,Lee,Price | 13703 |  | |
| 07/02/1981 | Div 3 | CARLISLE UTD | H | 0-1 | 4927 |  | ||
| 14/02/1981 | Div 3 | Newport County | A | 1-1 | Lee | 5152 |  | |
| 21/02/1981 | Div 3 | Oxford Utd | A | 1-1 | Lee | 3641 |  | |
| 28/02/1981 | Div 3 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | H | 0-1 | 4396 |  | ||
| 07/03/1981 | Div 3 | BLACKPOOL | H | 3-1 | White(2),Price | 3424 |  | |
| 14/03/1981 | Div 3 | Fulham | A | 2-3 | Price,Ford | 5445 |  | |
| 21/03/1981 | Div 3 | BRENTFORD | H | 2-0 | Overton,White(p) | 3916 |  | |
| 28/03/1981 | Div 3 | Hull City | A | 2-2 | Lee(2) | 3309 |  | |
| 03/04/1981 | Div 3 | WALSALL | H | 1-0 | Price | 4112 |  | |
| 07/04/1981 | Div 3 | BURNLEY | H | 0-0 | 4412 |  | ||
| 11/04/1981 | Div 3 | Portsmouth | A | 0-0 | 9172 |  | ||
| 18/04/1981 | Div 3 | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 0-0 | 4408 |  | ||
| 20/04/1981 | Div 3 | Millwall | A | 0-0 | 4214 |  | ||
| 25/04/1981 | Div 3 | CHESTER | H | 2-1 | Bruce,OG | 3228 |  | |
| 02/05/1981 | Div 3 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-2 | Lee | 9367 |  |