1980–81 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1980–81 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
In the 1980–81 season, Leicester were in the relegation places for most of the season and were stuck in the bottom three since the beginning of November which also included only 2 wins in 16 league games from beginning of September to the end of November. Their only highlight of the season was their famous league double over Liverpool as well as inflicting Liverpool's first home defeat in 85 games on 31 January 1981 with a 2-1 win at Anfield.Final league table
Results
Leicester City's score comes firstLegend
Football League First Division
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 3 January 1981 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 17,527 | Lineker, Buchanan, Melrose |
| R4 | 24 January 1981 | Exeter City | H | 1–1 | 20,996 | Henderson |
| R4R | 28 January 1981 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | 15,268 | Melrose |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 26 August 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 13,810 | |
| R2 2nd leg | 3 September 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 17,081 |