1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| -- | GK | ENG | Peter Grotier |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ron Healey |
| -- | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer |
| -- | DF | ENG | Tim Gilbert |
| -- | DF | WAL | Linden Jones |
| -- | DF | WAL | Keith Pontin |
| -- | DF | WAL | David Roberts |
| -- | DF | ENG | Colin Sullivan |
| -- | DF | WAL | Rod Thomas |
| -- | MF | SCO | John Buchanan |
| -- | MF | SCO | Alan Campbell |
| -- | MF | EIR | Miah Dennehy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | WAL | Paul Giles |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Grapes |
| -- | MF | WAL | Wayne Hughes |
| -- | MF | WAL | John Lewis |
| -- | MF | WAL | Paul Maddy |
| -- | MF | WAL | Tarki Micallef |
| -- | MF | ENG | Billy Ronson |
| -- | FW | WAL | Ray Bishop |
| -- | FW | ENG | Paul Davies |
| -- | FW | ENG | Peter Kitchen |
| -- | FW | ENG | Gary Stevens |

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## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 38 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | |
| 20 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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## Fixtures and results

### Second Division

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