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1980–81 Burnley F.C. season

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{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Burnley

| season = 1980–81

| manager = Brian Miller

| mgrtitle = Manager

| chairman = Bob Lord

| chrtitle = Chairman

| league = Division Three

| league result = 8th

| cup1 = League Cup

| cup1 result = 2nd Round

| cup2 = FA Cup

| cup2 result = 2nd Round

| cup3 = Anglo-Scottish Cup

| cup3 result = Preliminary Group

| league topscorer = Steve Taylor (16)

| season topscorer = Steve Taylor (17)

| highest attendance = 11,075 v Huddersfield Town
(14 April 1981)

| lowest attendance = 3,354 v Shrewsbury Town
(5 August 1980)

| average attendance = 6,313Simpson (2007), p. 378

| prevseason = 1979–80

| nextseason = 1981–82

}}

The 1980–81 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his first season in charge of the club.

Appearances and goals

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{{Efs player|name=Colin Anderson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|1+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Tommy Cassidy|pos=MF|nat=NIR|27+0|1|3+0|1|1+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Phil Cavener|pos=MF|nat=ENG|36+4|2|4+0|0|3+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Paul Dixon|pos=DF|nat=NIR|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Martin Dobson|pos=MF|nat=ENG|46+0|7|4+0|1|3+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Hamilton|pos=FW|nat=NIR|46+0|9|4+0|0|3+0|1|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=David Holt|pos=DF|nat=ENG|35+0|1|3+0|0|3+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Ingham|pos=MF|nat=ENG|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Laws|pos=DF|nat=ENG|42+0|2|3+0|0|3+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy O'Rourke|pos=GK|nat=ENG|2+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Vince Overson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|39+0|1|1+0|0|3+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Mike Phelan|pos=MF|nat=ENG|15+1|2|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Eric Potts|pos=MF|nat=ENG|34+1|4|0+0|0|3+0|1|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Stuart Robertson|pos=MF|nat=SCO|17+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Rodaway|pos=DF|nat=ENG|5+0|0|3+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Derek Scott|pos=DF|nat=ENG|29+0|9|4+0|1|3+0|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Trevor Steven|pos=MF|nat=ENG|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Alan Stevenson|pos=GK|nat=ENG|44+0|0|4+0|0|3+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Steve Taylor|pos=FW|nat=ENG|37+1|16|4+0|0|2+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Jim Thomson|pos=DF|nat=SCO|3+0|0|3+0|1|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Mick Wardrobe|pos=FW|nat=ENG|0+1|0|0+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Andy Wharton|pos=DF|nat=ENG|6+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Ian Wood|pos=DF|nat=ENG|14+3|0|2+1|0|0+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Kevin Young|pos=MF|nat=ENG|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+2|0}}

|}

Matches

=Football League Division Three=

;Key

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  • In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match

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;Results

class="wikitable"
Date

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 16 August 1980

| Newport County (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Cassidy 12'

| align="center" | 6,733

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 20 August 1980

| Walsall (A)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Taylor 84'

| align="center" | 4,714

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 23 August 1980

| Chesterfield (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Dobson 21' (pen.)

| align="center" | 5,880

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 30 August 1980

| Charlton Athletic (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 5,445

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 6 September 1980

| Colchester United (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Hamilton 25'

| align="center" | 4,436

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 13 September 1980

| Exeter City (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 4,534

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 16 September 1980

| Hull City (H)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Young 72', Taylor 88'

| align="center" | 4,933

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 20 September 1980

| Chester (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 3,660

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 27 September 1980

| Millwall (H)

| align="center" | 5–0

| Hamilton 12', Dobson 55', Taylor (3) 57', 85', 88'

| align="center" | 5,620

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 30 September 1980

| Hull City (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 5,497

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 4 October 1980

| Fulham (A)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Laws 34', Potts 85'

| align="center" | 4,673

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 7 October 1980

| Sheffield United (H)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Taylor (2) 31', 85', Hamilton 38'

| align="center" | 7,308

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 11 October 1980

| Rotherham United (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Dobson 48'

| align="center" | 9,352

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 18 October 1980

| Portsmouth (A)

| align="center" | 2–4

| Scott (2) 80', 90'

| align="center" | 13,449

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 21 October 1980

| Huddersfield Town (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 15,741

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 25 October 1980

| Brentford (H)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Dobson 42' (pen.), Cavener 67'

| align="center" | 7,324

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 1 November 1980

| Swindon Town (A)

| align="center" | 3–0

| Carter 21' (o.g.), Scott (2) 80', 90'

| align="center" | 6,436

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 4 November 1980

| Sheffield United (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 14,585

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 8 November 1980

| Reading (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hamilton 11'

| align="center" | 6,925

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 11 November 1980

| Walsall (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 5,573

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 15 November 1980

| Newport County (A)

| align="center" | 2–1

| Hamilton 42', Taylor 44'

| align="center" | 5,370

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 29 November 1980

| Gillingham (H)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Scott 18', Taylor 40', Weatherly 56' (o.g.)

| align="center" | 5,797

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 2 December 1980

| Barnsley (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 9,109

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 6 December 1980

| Oxford United (A)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Scott 13', Young 47'

| align="center" | 3,513

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 20 December 1980

| Plymouth Argyle (H)

| align="center" | 2–1

| Taylor (2) 13', 49'

| align="center" | 5,695

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 26 December 1980

| Carlisle United (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Scott 66', Taylor 78'

| align="center" | 7,136

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 27 December 1980

| Blackpool (H)

| align="center" | 4–1

| Taylor 14', Potts 44', Laws 67', Holt 87'

| align="center" | 10,782

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 3 January 1981

| Brentford (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 6,379

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 27 January 1981

| Portsmouth (H)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Hamilton 7'

| align="center" | 6,689

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 31 January 1981

| Chesterfield (A)

| align="center" | 0–3

|

| align="center" | 7,637

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 7 February 1981

| Exeter City (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Dobson 42' (pen.)

| align="center" | 5,496

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 14 February 1981

| Colchester United (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hamilton 79'

| align="center" | 3,082

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 17 February 1981

| Charlton Athletic (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 5,786

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 21 February 1981

| Millwall (A)

| align="center" | 2–2

| Taylor 63', Hamilton 73'

| align="center" | 4,691

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 28 February 1981

| Chester (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Young 80'

| align="center" | 4,997

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 7 March 1981

| Fulham (H)

| align="center" | 3–0

| Hamilton 9', Dobson (2) 27', 73'

| align="center" | 5,472

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 28 March 1981

| Barnsley (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Phelan 16', Scott 35'

| align="center" | 13,689

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 31 March 1981

| Rotherham United (A)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 9,762

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 4 April 1981

| Swindon Town (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 4,736

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 7 April 1981

| Gillingham (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 4,412

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 11 April 1981

| Reading (A)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Taylor (2) 30', 76', Phelan 50'

| align="center" | 3,977

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 14 April 1981

| Huddersfield Town (H)

| align="center" | 4–2

| Brown 16' (o.g.), Scott 39', Overson 45', Potts 57'

| align="center" | 11,075

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 18 April 1981

| Blackpool (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 7,198

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 21 April 1981

| Carlisle United (H)

| align="center" | 0–3

|

| align="center" | 5,126

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 25 April 1981

| Plymouth Argyle (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Cavener 89'

| align="center" | 4,331

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 2 May 1981

| Oxford United (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Potts 20'

| align="center" | 3,947

=Final league position=

{{:1980–81 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BUR}}

=FA Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 22 November 1980

| Round 1

| Scarborough (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Hamilton 77'

| align="center" | 7,789

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 13 December 1980

| Round 2

| Port Vale (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Potts 61'

| align="center" | 7,497

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 16 December 1980

| Replay

| Port Vale (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 7,684

=League Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 9 August 1980

| Round 1 First leg

| Wrexham (A)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Davies 36' (o.g.), Cassidy 61', Thomson 70'

| align="center" | 5,126

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 12 August 1980

| Round 1 Second leg

| Wrexham (H)

| align="center" | 2–1

| Scott 12', Dobson 85' (pen.)

| align="center" | 4,448

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 26 August 1980

| Round 2 First leg

| West Ham United (H)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 6,673

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 2 September 1980

| Round 2 Second leg

| West Ham United (A)

| align="center" | 0–4

|

| align="center" | 15,216

=Anglo-Scottish Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 29 July 1980

| Preliminary Group

| Bury (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Dobson 58' (pen.)

| align="center" | 3,887

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 2 August 1980

| Preliminary Group

| Oldham Athletic (H)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Scott 51', Taylor 58', Cavener 84'

| align="center" | 4,083

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 5 August 1980

| Preliminary Group

| Shrewsbury Town (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Cassidy 1'

| align="center" | 3,354

References

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{{Burnley F.C. seasons}}

{{1980–81 in English football}}

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