# 1980–81 Cheshire County Football League

The 1980–81 Cheshire County Football League was the 57th in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.

## Division One

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division Two:
* Prescot Town (1st), changed their name to Prescot Cables
* Kirkby Town (3rd)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Nantwich Town (C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 58 | |
| 2 | Hyde United | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 55 | |
| 3 | Winsford United | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 50 | |
| 4 | Formby | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 49 | |
| 5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Chorley | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 45 | |
| 7 | Bootle | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 43 | |
| 8 | Prescot Cables | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 41 | |
| 9 | Horwich RMI | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Leek Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 11 | Ashton United | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 36 | |
| 13 | St Helens Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 35 | |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 31 | |
| 15 | Rossendale United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 30 | |
| 16 | Burscough | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 28 | |
| 17 | Darwen | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 26 | |
| 18 | Droylsden | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 26 | |
| 19 | Kirkby Town (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 23 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 20 | New Mills (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 23 | Relegation to Division Two |

## Division Two

The division featured five new teams:
* 2 relegated from last seasons Division One:
** Rhyl (19th)
** Radcliffe Borough (20th)
* 3 joined the division:
** Leyland Motors, from Lancashire Combination
** Atherton Laburnum Rovers, from Bolton Combination
** Salford, merger of Anson Villa and Salford Amateurs

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 73 | 20 | +53 | 55 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Glossop (P) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 55 | Promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Leyland Motors | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 50 | |
| 4 | Middlewich Athletic | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 50 | |
| 5 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 49 | |
| 6 | Prescot BI | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 45 | |
| 7 | Rhyl | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 45 | |
| 8 | Maghull | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 42 | |
| 9 | Ford Motors | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Congleton Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 40 | |
| 11 | Radcliffe Borough | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 40 | |
| 12 | Irlam Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Warrington Town | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 35 | |
| 14 | Prestwich Heys | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 34 | |
| 15 | Salford | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 31 | |
| 16 | Eastwood Hanley | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 30 | |
| 17 | Skelmersdale United | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 28 | |
| 18 | Atherton Collieries | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 21 | |
| 19 | Ashton Town | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 17 | |
| 20 | New Brighton | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 93 | −62 | 16 | Resigned |