1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup

1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	England & Scotland
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Chesterfield
Runner-up	Notts County

The 1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the sixth and last edition of the tournament. It was won by Chesterfield, who beat Notts County in a two-legged final by 2–1 on aggregate.

English Group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town 16 July 1980 Chesterfield 1–0 Sheffield United 31 July 1980 Grimsby Town 3–3 Chesterfield 2 August 1980 Sheffield United 2–1 Hull City 2 August 1980 Chesterfield 1–1 Hull City 5 August 1980 Sheffield United 0–1 Grimsby Town 5 August 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Chesterfield 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 1 5 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 4 Hull City 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 Sheffield United 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 0 2

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date Bristol City 2–0 Fulham 2 August 1980 Notts County 2–2 Orient 2 August 1980 Fulham 0–1 Notts County 4 August 1980 Orient 1–2 Fulham 5 August 1980 Bristol City 1–1 Notts County 6 August 1980 Orient 1–0 Bristol City 22 August 1981

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Notts County 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 0 4 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 0 3 Orient 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 3 Fulham 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 0 2

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date Bury 2–1 Burnley 29 July 1980 Burnley 3–1 Oldham Athletic 2 August 1980 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Bury 2 August 1980 Burnley 1–1 Shrewsbury Town 5 August 1980 Bury 3–2 Oldham Athletic 5 August 1980 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Shrewsbury Town 9 August 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Bury 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 1 5 Burnley 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 1 4 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 1 4 Oldham Athletic 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 1 3

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date Blackpool 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 30 July 1980 Preston North End 0–0 Carlisle United 30 July 1980 Carlisle United 1–2 Blackpool 2 August 1980 Preston North End 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 2 August 1980 Carlisle United 1–4 Blackburn Rovers 5 August 1980 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool 5 August 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Blackpool 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 2 6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 1 5 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 0 1 Carlisle United 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 0 1

Scottish Group

1st round 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Airdrieonians	3–0	Hearts	30 July 1980
Kilmarnock	1–3	East Stirlingshire	30 July 1980
Rangers	3–1	Partick Thistle	30 July 1980
Falkirk	2–2	Morton	2 August 1980

1st round 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Hearts	3–3	Airdrieonians	6 August 1980
East Stirlingshire	0–3	Kilmarnock	6 August 1980
Partick Thistle	3–2	Rangers	6 August 1980
Morton	5–1	Falkirk	5 August 1980

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Airdrieonians	2–4	Bury	9 September 1980
Blackpool	2–1	Kilmarnock	9 September 1980
Notts County	2–0	Morton	16 September 1980
Rangers	1–1	Chesterfield	13 October 1980

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Bury	1–0	Airdrieonians	14 October 1980
Kilmarnock	4–2	Blackpool	14 October 1980
Morton	1–1	Notts County	30 September 1980
Chesterfield	3–0	Rangers	28 October 1980

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Kilmarnock	1–2	Notts County	4 November 1980
Bury	1–2	Chesterfield	2 December 1980

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Notts County	5–2	Kilmarnock	18 November 1980
Chesterfield	1–1	Bury	9 December 1980

Final 1st leg

24 March 1981

19:30 BST

Chesterfield	1–0	Notts County
Moss

Saltergate, Chesterfield

Attendance: 10,190

Final 2nd leg

31 March 1981

19:30 BST

Notts County	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Chesterfield
Masson 73'		Crawford 120'

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 13,000

Notes and references

• "Anglo-Scottish Cup 1980/1981". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 September 2017.