1980–81 FA Vase


The 1980–81 FA Vase was the seventh season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.
Whickham, of Tyne and Wear, won the competition, beating Willenhall Town in the final.

Third round

Home teamScoreAway team
Almondsbury Greenway2–1Ottery St Mary
Anstey Nomads3–4Irthlingborough Diamonds
Beckenham Town3–2Ruislip Manor
Bowers United2–3Alma Swanley
Burgess Hill Town2–1Greenwich Borough
Burnham4–3Malden Vale
Congleton Town3–1Ossett Albion
Coventry Sporting1–0Shifnal Town
Felixstowe Town0–2Cheshunt
Friar Lane Old Boys4–3Newbury Town
Gorleston2–3Great Yarmouth Town
Guisborough Town0–1Whickham
Hallam1–0Denaby United
Harefield United0–5Pagham
Hornchurch0–5Basildon United
Hungerford Town4–1Port of Bristol

Home teamScoreAway team
Kempston Rovers1–1Sawbridgeworth Town
Kiveton Park1–0North Ferriby United
Leeds Ashley Road1–4Guiseley
Marlow1–4Whyteleafe
Norton Woodseats3–0Glossop
Rushden Town1–2Chipping Norton Town
Rylands0–1Middlewich Athletic
Salford2–1Staveley Works
Sholing Sports1–4Devizes Town
Southall1–2Cray Wanderers
Stamford3–2Skegness Town
Tadcaster Albion0–1Chester-le-Street Town
Thackley2–1Newcastle Blue Star
Wigston Fields1–1Lincoln United
Willenhall Town1–0Halesowen Town
Windsor & Eton6–0Egham Town

Home teamScoreAway team
Sawbridgeworth Town1–2Kempston Rovers

Home teamScoreAway team
Lincoln United3–4Wigston Fields

Fourth round

Home teamScoreAway team
Salford0–2Whickham
Hallam3–0Chester-le-Street Town
Guiseley4–1Norton Woodseats
Thackley3–1Kiveton Park
Middlewich Athletic3–0Friar Lane Old Boys
Wigston Fields0–4Irthlingborough Diamonds
Coventry Sporting1–0Stamford
Willenhall Town1–0Congleton Town

Home teamScoreAway team
Great Yarmouth Town0–1Cray Wanderers
Cheshunt1–3Alma Swanley
Kempston Rovers2–1Burnham
Basildon United2–0Beckenham Town
Devizes Town2–1Chipping Norton Town
Hungerford Town3–0Burgess Hill Town
Whyteleafe2–1Pagham
Windsor & Eton4–1Almondsbury Greenway

Fifth round

Home teamScoreAway team
Whickham2–0Thackley
Guiseley2–0Hallam
Willenhall Town2–0Middlewich Athletic
Alma Swanley2–0Coventry Sporting

Home teamScoreAway team
Hungerford Town0–1Windsor & Eton
Whyteleafe1–2Basildon United
Devizes Town2–1Kempston Rovers
Cray Wanderers0–0Irthlingborough Diamonds

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Basildon United0–0Irthlingborough Diamonds
Whickham3–0Devizes Town

Home teamScoreAway team
Alma Swanley2–2Windsor & Eton
Guiseley2–4Willenhall Town

Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Irthlingborough Diamonds6–4Basildon United

Home teamScoreAway team
Windsor & Eton4–1Alma Swanley

Semi-finals

Leg noHome teamScoreAway team
1stWindsor & Eton1–1Whickham
2ndWhickham1–0Windsor & Eton

Whickham won 2-1 on aggregate.
Leg noHome teamScoreAway team
1stIrthlingborough Diamonds1–1Willenhall Town
2ndWillenhall Town2–0Irthlingborough Diamonds

''Willenhall Town won 3–1 on aggregate.''