1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1980–81 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldWinners
European CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry McDermott (13)
All: Terry McDermott (22)

It was a season of contrasts for Liverpool F.C. as they won the European Cup for the third time by defeating Real Madrid 1–0 in Paris, and winning the Football League Cup for the first time by defeating that season's Second Division champions West Ham United after a replay at Villa Park. They also beat West Ham in the Charity Shield.

The Football League season turned out to be a big disappointment after successive titles in previous seasons, by only finishing fifth, and then losing to Everton in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. It was to be the last season for a few players, and with Bob Paisley looking to the future bringing in players who would go on to feature regularly for the club for the rest of the decade and the 1990s.

Squad[]

Goalkeepers[]

Defenders[]

Midfielders[]

Forwards[]

  • Scotland Kenny Dalglish
  • England Howard Gayle
  • England David Johnson
  • Wales Ian Rush
  • England Colin Russell

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 61 45 +16 53 Qualified for UEFA Cup
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 20 12 10 60 42 +18 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 62 42 +20 51 Qualified for European Cup[a]
6 Southampton 42 20 10 12 76 56 +20 50 Qualified for UEFA Cup
7 Nottingham Forest 42 19 12 11 62 44 +18 50
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions. They also won the League Cup this year.

Results[]

First Division[]

Main article: 1980–81 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
16-Aug-80 Crystal Palace H 3–0 Dalglish 25', R. Kennedy 32', A. Kennedy 83' 42,777 Report Report
19-Aug-80 Coventry City A 0–0 22,807 Report Report
23-Aug-80 Leicester City A 0–2 28,455 Report Report
30-Aug-80 Norwich City H 4–1 Hansen 44', McDermott 65', A. Kennedy 72', Johnson 87' 35,315 Report Report
06-Sep-80 Birmingham City A 1–1 Dalglish 49' 27,042 Report Report
13-Sep-80 West Bromwich Albion H 4–0 McDermott 27' (pen.), Souness 44', Fairclough (2) 67', 71' 36,792 Report Report
20-Sep-80 Southampton A 2–2 Souness 8', Fairclough 56' 24,085 Report Report
27-Sep-80 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–1 Souness (2) 37', 57', McDermott 56' (pen.), Fairclough 83' 35,836 Report Report
04-Oct-80 Manchester City A 3–0 Dalglish 38', Souness 52', Lee 83' 41,022 Report Report
07-Oct-80 Middlesbrough H 4–2 McDermott (2) 1', 79' (pen.), R. Kennedy 61', Dalglish 86' 28,204 Report Report
11-Oct-80 Ipswich Town H 1–1 McDermott 39' (pen.) 48,084 Report Report
18-Oct-80 Everton A 2–2 Lee 23', Dalglish 56' 52,565 Report Report
25-Oct-80 Arsenal H 1–1 Souness 48' 40,310 Report Report
01-Nov-80 Stoke City A 2–2 Johnson 24', Dalglish 79' 22,864 Report Report
08-Nov-80 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 43,143 Report Report
11-Nov-80 Coventry City H 2–1 Johnson (2) 28', 80' 26,744 Report Report
15-Nov-80 Crystal Palace A 2–2 R. Kennedy 45', McDermott 77' 31,154 Report Report
22-Nov-80 Aston Villa H 2–1 Dalglish 66', 88' 48,114 Report Report
25-Nov-80 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 Neal 44' 25,497 Report Report
29-Nov-80 Sunderland A 4–2 Johnson 14', McDermott 35', Lee (2) 82', 84' 32,340 Report Report
06-Dec-80 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Johnson 19', R. Kennedy 59' 39,545 Report Report
13-Dec-80 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Case 61' 32,274 Report Report
20-Dec-80 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 R. Kennedy 33' 33,563 Report Report
26-Dec-80 Manchester United A 0–0 57,073 Report Report
27-Dec-80 Leeds United H 0–0 44,086 Report Report
10-Jan-81 Aston Villa A 0–2 47,960 Report Report
17-Jan-81 Norwich City A 1–0 McDermott 23' 23,829 Report Report
31-Jan-81 Leicester City H 1–2 Young o.g. 15' 35,154 Report Report
07-Feb-81 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 27,905 Report Report
14-Feb-81 Birmingham City H 2–2 Johnson 25', Neal 33' 32,199 Report Report
21-Feb-81 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 Johnson 27', McDermott 65' 23,275 Report Report
28-Feb-81 Southampton H 2–0 R. Kennedy 13', McDermott 60' 41,575 Report Report
21-Mar-81 Everton H 1–0 Bailey o.g. 77' 49,743 Report Report
28-Mar-81 Arsenal A 0–1 47,058 Report Report
03-Apr-81 Stoke City H 3–0 Whelan 27', McDermott (2) 52', 81' 33,308 Report Report
11-Apr-81 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 27,363 Report Report
14-Apr-81 Manchester United H 0–1 31,276 Report Report
18-Apr-81 Leeds United A 0–0 39,206 Report Report
25-Apr-81 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Gayle 25' 35,334 Report Report
02-May-81 Sunderland H 0–1 40,337 Report Report
05-May-81 Middlesbrough A 2–1 R. Kennedy 7', Irwin 28' 19,102 Report Report
19-May-81 Manchester City H 1–0 R. Kennedy 16' 24,462 Report Report

FA Charity Shield[]

Main article: 1980 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool1–0West Ham United
McDermott Goal 17'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,000
Liverpool:
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
DF 2 England Phil Neal
DF 3 England Alan Kennedy
DF 4 England Phil Thompson (c)
MF 5 England Ray Kennedy
DF 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
FW 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
MF 8 England Jimmy Case
FW 9 England David Johnson
MF 10 England Terry McDermott
MF 11 Scotland Graeme Souness
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
West Ham United
GK 1 England Phil Parkes
DF 2 Scotland Ray Stewart
DF 3 England Paul Brush
DF 4 England Billy Bonds
DF 5 England Alvin Martin
MF 6 England Alan Devonshire
MF 7 England Paul Allen
FW 8 England Pat Holland
FW 9 England David Cross
FW 10 England Trevor Brooking
MF 11 England Geoff Pike
Substitutes:
FW 12 England Nicky Morgan Substituted in
Manager:
England John Lyall

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
03-Jan-81 Altrincham H 4–1 McDermott 27', Dalglish (2) 39', 54', R. Kennedy 88' 37,170 Report Report
24-Jan-81 Everton A 1–2 Case 76' 53,804 Report Report

League Cup[]

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
27-Aug-80 Bradford City A 0–1 16,232. Report Report
02-Sep-80 Bradford City H 4–0 Dalglish (2) 9', 36', R. Kennedy 34', Johnson 59' 22,807 Report Report
23-Sep-80 Swindon Town H 5–0 Lee (2) 7', 85', Dalglish 17', Cockerill o.g. 75', Fairclough 80' 28,455 Report Report
28-Oct-80 Portsmouth H 4–1 Dalglish 22', Johnson (2) 39', 80', Souness 85' 35,836 Report Report
02-Dec-80 Birmingham City H 3–1 Dalglish 23', McDermott 66', Johnson 85' 35,315 Report Report
14-Jan-81 Manchester City A 1–0 R. Kennedy 81' 27,042 Report Report
10-Feb-81 Manchester City H 1–1 Dalglish 23' 36,792 Report Report

League Cup Final

Main article: 1981 Football League Cup Final § Match Details
Liverpool1–1 (a.e.t.)West Ham United
A. Kennedy Goal 118' Stewart Goal 120'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Clive Thomas
1 England Ray Clemence
2 England Phil Neal (c)
3 England Alan Kennedy
4 England Colin Irwin
5 England Ray Kennedy
6 Scotland Alan Hansen
7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
8 England Sammy Lee
9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway Substituted off
10 England Terry McDermott
11 Scotland Graeme Souness
Substitute:
12 England Jimmy Case Substituted in
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
1 England Phil Parkes
2 Scotland Ray Stewart
3 England Frank Lampard Sr.
4 England Billy Bonds (c)
5 England Alvin Martin
6 England Alan Devonshire
7 England Jimmy Neighbour
8 England Paul Goddard Substituted off
9 England David Cross
10 England Trevor Brooking
11 England Geoff Pike
Substitute:
12 England Stuart Pearson Substituted in
Manager:
England John Lyall

League Cup Final Replay

Main article: 1981 Football League Cup Final § Replay
Liverpool2–1West Ham United
Dalglish Goal 25'
Hansen Goal 28'		 Goddard Goal 5'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,693
Referee: Clive Thomas
1 England Ray Clemence
2 England Phil Neal
3 England Alan Kennedy
4 England Phil Thompson (c)
5 England Ray Kennedy
6 Scotland Alan Hansen
7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
8 England Sammy Lee
9 Wales Ian Rush
10 England Terry McDermott
11 England Jimmy Case
Substitute:
12 England Colin Irwin
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
1 England Phil Parkes
2 Scotland Ray Stewart
3 England Frank Lampard Sr.
4 England Billy Bonds (c)
5 England Alvin Martin
6 England Alan Devonshire
7 England Jimmy Neighbour
8 England Paul Goddard
9 England David Cross
10 England Trevor Brooking
11 England Geoff Pike
Substitute:
12 England Stuart Pearson
Manager:
England John Lyall

European Cup[]

Main article: 1980–81 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Sep-80 Oulu Palloseura A 1–1 McDermott 15' 14,000 Report Report
01-Oct-80 Oulu Palloseura H 10–1 Souness (3) 5', 24', 52' (pen.), McDermott (3) 15', 41', 83', Lee 53', R. Kennedy 66', Fairclough (2) 68', 81' 21,013 Report Report
22-Oct-80 Aberdeen A 1–0 McDermott 5' 24,000 Report Report
05-Nov-80 Aberdeen H 4–0 Miller o.g. 37', Neal 43', Dalglish 58', Hansen 71' 36,182 Report Report
04-Mar-81 CSKA Sofia H 5–1 Souness (3) 16', 51', 80', Lee 45', McDermott 62' 37,255 Report Report
18-Mar-81 CSKA Sofia A 1–0 Johnson 10' 65,000 Report Report
08-Apr-81 Bayern Munich H 0–0 44,543 Report Report
22-Apr-81 Bayern Munich A 1–1 R. Kennedy 83' 77,600 Report Report

European Cup Final

Main article: 1981 European Cup Final
Liverpool England1–0Spain Real Madrid
A. Kennedy Goal 82' Overview

Report

MatchCentre
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Attendance: 48,360
Liverpool
Real Madrid
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CB 4 England Phil Thompson (c)
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy Yellow card 29'
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Substituted off 85'
RM 8 England Sammy Lee
CF 9 England David Johnson
CM 10 England Terry McDermott
CM 11 Scotland Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Jimmy Case Substituted in 85'
GK 13 England Steve Ogrizovic
DF 14 England Colin Irwin
DF 15 England Richard Money
FW 16 England Howard Gayle
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 Spain Agustín Rodríguez
DF 2 Spain Rafael García Cortés Substituted off 87'
DF 3 Spain José Antonio Camacho
MF 4 Germany Uli Stielike Yellow card 59'
DF 5 Spain Andrés Sabido
MF 6 Spain Vicente del Bosque
FW 7 Spain Juanito
MF 8 Spain Ángel de los Santos
FW 9 Spain Santillana (c)
DF 10 Spain Antonio García Navajas
FW 11 England Laurie Cunningham
Substitutes:
GK Spain Miguel Ángel González
DF Spain Isidoro San José
MF Spain Ángel
MF Spain García Hernández
MF 16 Spain Francisco Pineda Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vujadin Boškov

References[]

  1. ^ Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid". LFC History. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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