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1980-81

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Anglo-Scottish Cup

Format - 16 English clubs divided into four groups, winners qualifying for quarter finals. 8 Scottish clubs played two-legged knockout ties, with the four winners qualifying for the quarter finals. Each quarter final to be between an English club and a Scottish club.

In English groups, 2pts for a win, 1 for a draw, 1 Bonus point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game

English Groups

Group A

  • Hull City 1-0 Grimsby Town
  • Chesterfield 1-0 Sheffield United
  • Grimsby Town 3-3 Chesterfield
  • Sheffield United 2-1 Hull City
  • Chesterfield 1-1 Hull City
  • Sheffield United 0-1 Grimsby Town
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Chesterfield       3  1  2  0  5  4   1  5
Grimsby Town       3  1  1  1  4  4   1  4
Hull City          3  1  1  1  3  3   0  3
Sheffield United   3  1  0  2  2  3   0  2

Group B

  • Bristol City 2-0 Fulham
  • Notts County 2-2 Orient
  • Fulham 0-1 Notts County
  • Orient 1-2 Fulham
  • Bristol City 1-1 Notts County
  • Orient 1-0 Bristol City
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Notts County       3  1  2  0  4  3   0  4
Bristol City       3  1  1  1  3  2   0  3
Orient             3  1  1  1  4  4   0  3
Fulham             3  1  0  2  2  4   0  2

Group C

  • Bury 2-1 Burnley
  • Burnley 3-1 Oldham Athletic
  • Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Bury
  • Burnley 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
  • Bury 3-2 Oldham Athletic
  • Oldham Athletic 4-1 Shrewsbury Town
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Bury               3  2  0  1  5  6   1  5
Burnley            3  1  1  1  5  4   1  4
Shrewsbury Town    3  1  1  1  5  5   1  4
Oldham Athletic    3  1  0  2  7  7   1  3

Group D

  • Blackpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Preston North End 0-0 Carlisle United
  • Carlisle United 1-2 Blackpool
  • Preston North End 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Carlisle United 1-4 Blackburn Rovers
  • Preston North End 0-1 Blackpool
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Blackpool          3  3  0  0  5  1   0  6
Blackburn Rovers   3  2  0  1  5  3   1  5
Preston North End  3  0  1  2  0  2   0  1
Carlisle United    3  0  1  2  2  6   0  1

Scottish Group (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Airdrieonians 3-0 Heart of Midlothian
  • Heart of Midlothian 3-3 Airdrieonians
  • Airdrieonians won 6-3 on aggregate
  • Kilmarnock 1-3 East Stirlingshire
  • East Stirlingshire 0-3 Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock won 4-3 on aggregate
  • Rangers 3-1 Partick Thistle
  • Partick Thistle 3-2 Rangers
  • Rangers won 5-4 on aggregate
  • Falkirk 2-2 Morton
  • Morton 5-1 Falkirk
  • Morton won 7-3 on aggregate

Quarter Finals (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Airdrieonians 2-4 Bury
  • Bury 1-0 Airdrieonians
  • Bury won 5-2 on aggregate
  • Blackpool 2-1 Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock 4-2 Blackpool
  • Kilmarnock won 5-4 on aggregate
  • Notts County 2-0 Morton
  • Morton 1-1 Notts County
  • Notts County won 3-1 on aggregate
  • Rangers 1-1 Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield 3-0 Rangers
  • Chesterfield won 4-1 on aggregate

Semi-Finals (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Kilmarnock 1-2 Notts County
  • Notts County 5-2 Kilmarnock
  • Notts County won 7-3 on aggregate
  • Bury 1-2 Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield 1-1 Bury
  • Chesterfield won 3-2 on aggregate

Final (2 Legs)

  • Chesterfield 1-0 Notts County
  • Notts County 1-1 Chesterfield

Chesterfield won 5-1 on aggregate

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