Manchester City 3 Middlesbrough 2
Outcome: Lost
Date: 1/17/1981
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 30774
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Maine Road
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| David Hodgson | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Hodgson | |||
| Terry Cochrane | |||
| Dave Shearer | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Ian Bell | |||
| Irving Nattrass | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| Jim Platt | |||
| Mike Angus |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Bosco Jankovic |