| 12. Round | 18/10/1980 | Arsenal FC | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:2 | ||||
| 13. Round | 21/10/1980 | Coventry City | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:1 | ||||
| 14. Round | 25/10/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | Ipswich Town | 0:2 | ||||
| 15. Round | 31/10/1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:1 | ||||
| 16. Round | 07/11/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | Stoke City | 0:0 | ||||
| 17. Round | 11/11/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | Manchester City | 2:0 |  |
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| 18. Round | 14/11/1980 | Everton FC | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:1 | ||||
| 19. Round | 21/11/1980 | Norwich City | - | Sunderland AFC | 1:0 | ||||
| 20. Round | 28/11/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | Liverpool FC | 2:4 | ||||
| 21. Round | 05/12/1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:1 | ||||
| 35. Round | 12/12/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | Arsenal FC | 2:0 | ||||
| 22. Round | 19/12/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Sunderland AFC | 3:1 | ||||
| 24. Round | 25/12/1980 | Sunderland AFC | - | West Bromwich Albion | 0:0 | ||||
| 25. Round | 26/12/1980 | Birmingham City | - | Sunderland AFC | 3:2 | ||||
| 33. Round | 06/03/1981 | Sunderland AFC | - | Aston Villa | 1:2 | ||||
| 34. Round | 13/03/1981 | Crystal Palace | - | Sunderland AFC | 0:1 | ||||
| 23. Round | 20/03/1981 | Sunderland AFC | - | Coventry City | 3:0 |
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