1880–81 in English football

England played their first home match outside London when they hosted Wales at Alexandra Meadows in Blackburn.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	England scorers	Scotland/Wales scorers
26 February 1881	Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn	Wales	0–1[1]		John Vaughan
12 March 1881	Kennington Oval, London	Scotland	1–6[2]	Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (64 mins)	David Hill, Edgar Field (own goal), George Ker (2), Dr John Smith (2)

* England score given first

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

• "Report on England v Wales match on thefa.com". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.
• "Report on England v Scotland match on thefa.com". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.