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Central League
| Date | Opponents | FT | V | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1980 | West Brom Reserves | L | 1-5 | H | Trevor Ross |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Preston Reserves | D | 3-3 | A | Andy King, Imre Varadi, George Telfer |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Derby Reserves | W | 2-1 | A | Andy King (2) |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Nottingham Forest Reserves | W | 2-1 | H | George Telfer, Gary Megson |
| 4 Sep 1980 | Blackburn Reserves | L | 2-3 | A | Graeme Sharp, Eamonn O’Keefe |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Aston Villa Reserves | W | 2-1 | H | Trevor Ross, Imre Varadi |
| 20 Sep 1980 | Wolves Reserves | L | 0-1 | A | |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Coventry Reserves | W | 1-0 | H | Graeme Sharp |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Manchester United Reserves | D | 0-0 | A | |
| 7 Oct 1980 | Burnley Reserves | L | 0-1 | H | |
| 11 Oct 1980 | Leeds Reserves | W | 5-2 | H | Paul Lodge, Brian Quinn, Imre Varadi, Graeme Sharp, Kevin Ratcliffe |
| 14 Oct 1980 | Huddersfield Reserves | D | 0-0 | A | |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Liverpool Reserves | L | 0-2 | A | |
| 29 Oct 1980 | Sheffield United Reserves | W | 2-1 | A | Gary Megson (2) |
| 4 Nov 1980 | Sheffield Wednesday Reserves | D | 0-0 | H | |
| 8 Nov 1980 | Bury Reserves | L | 0-1 | H | |
| 15 Nov 1980 | West Brom Reserves | L | 1-2 | A | Imre Varadi |
| 18 Nov 1980 | Blackpool Reserves | W | 2-1 | A | Paul Lodge, Graeme Sharp |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Huddersfield Reserves | W | 4-0 | H | Imre Varadi (2), George Telfer (2) |
| 25 Nov 1980 | Manchester City Reserves | L | 1-4 | A | George Telfer |
| 6 Dec 1980 | Stoke Reserves | D | 1-1 | H | Trevor Ross |
| 8 Dec 1980 | Preston Reserves | L | 0-1 | H | |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Sheffield United Reserves | W | 4-1 | H | Gerry Mullan, Paul Lodge, own goal, George Telfer |
| 27 Dec 1980 | Bolton Reserves | W | 3-0 | H | George Telfer (2), Graeme Sharp |
| 3 Jan 1981 | Bolton Reserves | W | 2-0 | A | Ray Deakin, Graeme Sharp |
| 24 Jan 1981 | Stoke Reserves | W | 2-0 | A | Robbie Ash, Mark Ward |
| 28 Jan 1981 | Nottingham Forest Reserves | L | 0-3 | A | |
| 31 Jan 1981 | Derby Reserves | W | 3-2 | H | Mark Ward (pen), John Gidman, Gary Megson |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Aston Villa Reserves | L | 1-2 | A | Graeme Sharp |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Blackburn Reserves | W | 1-0 | H | George Telfer |
| 24 Feb 1981 | Coventry Reserves | D | 2-2 | A | Paul Lodge, Joe McBride |
| 28 Feb 1981 | Wolves Reserves | L | 2-4 | H | own goal, Gary Megson |
| 14 Mar 1981 | Leeds Reserves | W | 2-1 | A | Graeme Sharp, Kevin Richardson |
| 18 Mar 1981 | Newcastle Reserves | D | 1-1 | A | George Telfer |
| 21 Mar 1981 | Liverpool Reserves | L | 0-2 | H | |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Sheffield Wednesday Reserves | D | 0-0 | A | |
| 31 Mar 1981 | Manchester City Reserves | W | 3-0 | H | Ray Deakin, Joe McBride, John McMahon |
| 4 Apr 1981 | Blackpool Reserves | D | 0-0 | H | |
| 6 Apr 1981 | Manchester United Reserves | D | 0-0 | H | |
| 11 Apr 1981 | Bury Reserves | L | 1-3 | A | Joe McBride (pen) |
| 13 Apr 1981 | Newcastle Reserves | W | 2-1 | H | Kevin Richardson, George Telfer |
| 23 Apr 1981 | Burnley Reserves | D | 0-0 | A |