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.

1980–81 FA Vase

Football Association Vase
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Final positions
Champions	Whickham
Runner-up	Willenhall Town

Whickham, of Tyne and Wear, won the competition, beating Willenhall Town in the final.

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Almondsbury Greenway	2–1	Ottery St Mary
Anstey Nomads	3–4	Irthlingborough Diamonds
Beckenham Town	3–2	Ruislip Manor
Bowers United	2–3	Alma Swanley
Burgess Hill Town	2–1	Greenwich Borough
Burnham	4–3	Malden Vale
Congleton Town	3–1	Ossett Albion
Coventry Sporting	1–0	Shifnal Town
Felixstowe Town	0–2	Cheshunt
Friar Lane Old Boys	4–3	Newbury Town
Gorleston	2–3	Great Yarmouth Town
Guisborough Town	0–1	Whickham
Hallam	1–0	Denaby United
Harefield United	0–5	Pagham
Hornchurch	0–5	Basildon United
Hungerford Town	4–1	Port of Bristol

Home team	Score	Away team
Kempston Rovers	1–1	Sawbridgeworth Town
Kiveton Park	1–0	North Ferriby United
Leeds Ashley Road	1–4	Guiseley
Marlow	1–4	Whyteleafe
Norton Woodseats	3–0	Glossop
Rushden Town	1–2	Chipping Norton Town
Rylands	0–1	Middlewich Athletic
Salford	2–1	Staveley Works
Sholing Sports	1–4	Devizes Town
Southall	1–2	Cray Wanderers
Stamford	3–2	Skegness Town
Tadcaster Albion	0–1	Chester-le-Street Town
Thackley	2–1	Newcastle Blue Star
Wigston Fields	1–1	Lincoln United
Willenhall Town	1–0	Halesowen Town
Windsor & Eton	6–0	Egham Town

Home team	Score	Away team
Sawbridgeworth Town	1–2	Kempston Rovers

Home team	Score	Away team
Lincoln United	3–4	Wigston Fields

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Salford	0–2	Whickham
Hallam	3–0	Chester-le-Street Town
Guiseley	4–1	Norton Woodseats
Thackley	3–1	Kiveton Park
Middlewich Athletic	3–0	Friar Lane Old Boys
Wigston Fields	0–4	Irthlingborough Diamonds
Coventry Sporting	1–0	Stamford
Willenhall Town	1–0	Congleton Town

Home team	Score	Away team
Great Yarmouth Town	0–1	Cray Wanderers
Cheshunt	1–3	Alma Swanley
Kempston Rovers	2–1	Burnham
Basildon United	2–0	Beckenham Town
Devizes Town	2–1	Chipping Norton Town
Hungerford Town	3–0	Burgess Hill Town
Whyteleafe	2–1	Pagham
Windsor & Eton	4–1	Almondsbury Greenway

Fifth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Whickham	2–0	Thackley
Guiseley	2–0	Hallam
Willenhall Town	2–0	Middlewich Athletic
Alma Swanley	2–0	Coventry Sporting

Home team	Score	Away team
Hungerford Town	0–1	Windsor & Eton
Whyteleafe	1–2	Basildon United
Devizes Town	2–1	Kempston Rovers
Cray Wanderers	0–0	Irthlingborough Diamonds

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Irthlingborough Diamonds	6–0	Cray Wanderers

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Basildon United	0–0	Irthlingborough Diamonds
Whickham	3–0	Devizes Town

Home team	Score	Away team
Alma Swanley	2–2	Windsor & Eton
Guiseley	2–4	Willenhall Town

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Irthlingborough Diamonds	6–4	Basildon United

Home team	Score	Away team
Windsor & Eton	4–1	Alma Swanley

Semi-finals

Leg no	Home team	Score	Away team
1st	Windsor & Eton	1–1	Whickham
2nd	Whickham	1–0	Windsor & Eton

Whickham won 2-1 on aggregate.

Leg no	Home team	Score	Away team
1st	Irthlingborough Diamonds	1–1	Willenhall Town
2nd	Willenhall Town	2–0	Irthlingborough Diamonds

Willenhall Town won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

25 April 1981

15:00

Whickham	3–2	Willenhall Town

Wembley Stadium, London