| 1. Round | 15/08/1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Nottingham Forest | 2:0 | ||||
| 2. Round | 19/08/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Birmingham City | 2:1 |  |
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| 3. Round | 22/08/1980 | Everton FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 0:0 | ||||
| 4. Round | 29/08/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Stoke City | 5:0 | |
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| 5. Round | 05/09/1980 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 0:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 12/09/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Manchester City | 3:2 | |
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| 7. Round | 19/09/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Leicester City | 5:0 | |
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| 8. Round | 26/09/1980 | Arsenal FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | ||||
| 9. Round | 04/10/1980 | Nottingham Forest | - | Manchester United | 1:2 |
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