Final League Table
FLD1 Football League Division One 1980-81
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa FC (C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 56 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 42 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 45 | 53 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 52 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 51 |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | 50 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 50 |
| 8 | Manchester United FC | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 48 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 47 | 44 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | 43 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | 42 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 39 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | 38 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 37 |
| 15 | Everton FC | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 555 | 58 | 36 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | 36 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | 35 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 35 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 35 |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 33 |
| 21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | 32 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace (R) | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | 21 |
Table Compiled from Table in Aston Villa FC Matchday Programme For more details please see [References: 1]
Republic of Ireland and Ireland Players Football League D1 1980-81
FLD1 Football League Division One Irish Players 1980-81
| # | Player | Team | Position | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eamonn Deacy | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Ireland Players list compiled from Aston Villa FC Matchday Programmes in [References: 1-2]
Report
Republic of Ireland’s Eamonn Deacy played five games for Aston Villa FC in their first Football League Championship winning season in 71 years in 1980-81 [References: 1-2]. Deacy would later also be honoured by Galway United FC who named their ground after the Republic of Ireland player who made his debut for Ireland in 1982 and played four games for the Republic of Ireland in total. [References: 3]
References
[1] Aston Villa News & Record – Official Matchday Magazine (1981) “Statistics” Aston Villa v Notts County – League Division One – Saturday 29th August 1981. pg. 17
[2] Aston Villa News & Record – Official Matchday Magazine (1981) “For the Record” Aston Villa v Middlesbrough – League Division One – Saturday 25th April 1981. pg. 17
[3] John Anderson (2013) International Appearances 1872-2013 – Republic of Ireland. Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013-14 pg. 943. Headline Publishing Group. London, England.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Richard Mulcahy, Dervla Mulcahy, Conor Connoly-Mulcahy, Dara Connoly-Mulcahy, Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.
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