1980–81 FA Cup
Third round proper
Columns: Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date
1 | Bury | 1–1 | Fulham | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Fulham | 0–0 | Bury | 6 January 1981 | Replay | Bury | 0–1 | Fulham | 12 January 1981 | 2 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Altrincham | 3 January 1981 | 3 | Preston North End | 3–4 | Bristol Rovers | 3 January 1981 | 4 | Southampton | 3–1 | Chelsea | 3 January 1981 | 5 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Cardiff City | 3 January 1981 | 6 | Notts County | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 January 1981 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 January 1981 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | 3 January 1981 | 9 | Derby County | 0–0 | Bristol City | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Bristol City | 2–0 | Derby County | 7 January 1981 | 10 | Everton | 2–0 | Arsenal | 3 January 1981 | 11 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Aston Villa | 3 January 1981 | 12 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 January 1981 | 13 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | 3 January 1981 | 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 January 1981 | 15 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Torquay United | 3 January 1981 | 16 | Maidstone United | 2–4 | Exeter City | 3 January 1981 | 17 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Wrexham | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Wrexham | 0–0 | West Ham United | 6 January 1981 | Replay | Wrexham | 1–0 | West Ham United | 19 January 1981 | 18 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Manchester United | 7 January 1981 | 19 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Cambridge United | 3 January 1981 | 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | 3 January 1981 | 21 | Hull City | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 January 1981 | 22 | Wimbledon | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Wimbledon | 6 January 1981 | 23 | Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 January 1981 | 24 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Carlisle United | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 6 January 1981 | 25 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Enfield | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Enfield | 3–0 | Port Vale | 6 January 1981 | 26 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Coventry City | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Coventry City | 1–0 | Leeds United | 6 January 1981 | 27 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Stoke City | 6 January 1981 | 28 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Chesterfield | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Peterborough United | 6 January 1981 | 29 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Watford | 3 January 1981 | 30 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Sunderland | 3 January 1981 | Replay | Sunderland | 1–2 | Birmingham City | 7 January 1981 | 31 | Orient | 1–3 | Luton Town | 3 January 1981 | 32 | Swansea City | 0–5 | Middlesbrough | 3 January 1981