Season 1981-82

Division 3 1981-82 (12th)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 BurnleyP 46 21 17 8 66 45 +21 80
2 Carlisle UnitedP 46 23 11 12 65 50 +15 80
3 FulhamP 46 21 15 10 77 51 +26 78
4 Lincoln City 46 21 14 11 66 40 +26 77
5 Oxford United 46 19 14 13 63 49 +14 71
6 Gillingham 46 20 11 15 64 56 +8 71
7 Southend United 46 18 15 13 63 51 +12 69
8 Brentford 46 19 11 16 56 47 +9 68
9 Millwall 46 18 13 15 62 62 0 67
10 Plymouth Argyle 46 18 11 17 64 56 +8 65
11 Chesterfield 46 18 10 18 57 58 −1 64
12 READING 46 17 11 18 67 75 −8 62
13 Portsmouth 46 14 19 13 56 51 +5 61
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 50 56 −6 61
15 Bristol Rovers2 46 18 9 19 58 65 −7 61
16 Newport County 46 14 16 16 54 54 0 58
17 Huddersfield Town 46 15 12 19 64 59 +5 57
18 Exeter City 46 16 9 21 71 84 −13 57
19 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 17 16 55 68 −13 56
20 Walsall 46 13 14 19 51 55 −4 53
21 WimbledonR 46 14 11 21 61 75 −14 53
22 Swindon TownR 46 13 13 20 55 71 −16 52
23 Bristol CityR 46 11 13 22 40 65 −25 46
24 ChesterR 46 7 11 28 36 78 −42 32
1 three points per win introduced
2 Bristol Rovers deducted two points (ineligible player)

Division 3 1981-82

29 Aug Doncaster Rovers A 1-0
5 Sep Gillingham H 3-2
13 Sep Millwall A 1-0
19 Sep Bristol Rovers H 0-3
23 Sep Newport County H 2-1
26 Sep Swindon Town A 2-0
29 Sep Plymouth Argyle A 1-1
3 Oct Huddersfield Town H 1-2
10 Oct Chesterfield H 0-2
17 Oct Preston North End A 0-0
20 Oct Bristol City A 0-2
24 Oct Wimbledon H 2-1
31 Oct Chester A 3-2
4 Nov Walsall H 0-0
7 Nov Exeter City A 3-4
14 Nov Burnley H 1-1
27 Nov Southend United A 0-2
5 Dec Lincoln City H 3-2
2 Jan Newport County A 1-3
6 Jan Portsmouth H 2-1
20 Jan Fulham H 0-3
23 Jan Plymouth Argyle H 2-2
27 Jan Brentford H 4-1
30 Jan Bristol Rovers A 1-1
3 Feb Oxford United A 0-1
6 Feb Millwall H 4-0
13 Feb Huddersfield Town A 1-6
17 Feb Doncaster Rovers H 3-3
20 Feb Swindon Town H 1-1
27 Feb Chesterfield A 1-2
6 Mar Preston North End H 2-1
10 Mar Bristol City H 3-1
13 Mar Wimbledon A 0-0
16 Mar Walsall A 2-1
20 Mar Chester H 4-1
23 Mar Carlisle United A 1-2
27 Mar Exeter City H 4-0
3 Apr Burnley A 0-3
10 Apr Oxford United H 0-3
12 Apr Portsmouth A 0-3
17 Apr Lincoln City A 1-2
24 Apr Southend United H 0-2
1 May Fulham A 2-2
8 May Carlisle United H 2-2
15 May Brentford A 2-1
18 May Gillingham A 1-2

FA Cup 1981-82

21 Nov R1 AFC Bournemouth A 0-1

League Cup 1981-82

2 Sep R1 Charlton Athletic H 2-2
15 Sep (2) Charlton Athletic A 1-31
1 lost 3-5 on aggregate

Football League Group Cup 1981-82

15 Aug R1 Watford A 1-4
18 Aug R1 Aldershot H 4-0
22 Aug R1 Oxford United H 2-0

Football League Group Cup (R1) 1981-82 (2nd)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 WatfordQ 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2 READING 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Aldershot 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4 Oxford United 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0