Chairman Dennis Sharp First Division 21st (relegated) League Cup Second round | Manager Jock Wallace FA Cup Fourth round | |
Top goalscorer League: Melrose (9)
All: Melrose (11) | ||
During the 1980–81 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
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Season summary
In the 1980–81 season, Leicester were in the relegation places for most of the season and were stuck in the bottom three since the beginning of November which also included only 2 wins in 16 league games from beginning of September to the end of November. Their only highlight of the season was their famous league double over Liverpool as well as inflicting Liverpool's first home defeat in 85 games on 31 January 1981 with a 2-1 win at Anfield.
Final league table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results
Leicester City's score comes first
Squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.