 Nhabvu yaidiwa naMalcolm Allison yaienderana nehunyanzvi hwaHenry semutambi anoshanda, achikwanisa kutamba pakati penzvimbo uye zvakare kumashure kana zvichidikanwa, uye zvibodzwa zvake zvekutanga zveManchester City zvakakurumidza kutevera paakarova zvese zviri zviviri mu2 × 1 League Cup replay kuhwina kumba kuSheffield Chitatu kutanga kwaGunyana. Mwedzi miviri gare gare akawana chinangwa chake chekutanga chechikwata chechikwata paakatanga kugovera mu 2 0 derby match kukunda Manchester United, chinangwa chaanoyeukwa zvakanakisisa nevatsigiri. Kukunda katatu mumitambo mina yekupedzisira kwakavaona vachipedza vari pachinzvimbo chegumi nenomwe, Henry achihwina mu 2 1 kukunda pazuva rekupedzisira vachipesana neIpswich kuunza zvibodzwa zvake kusvika pazvinangwa zvina kubva pamitambo makumi matatu nemaviri. Henry akarasikirwa nenzvimbo yake muchikwata mwaka unotevera sezvo chimiro chisina kunaka cheligi kubva mwaka wapfuura chakaenderera mberi, Malcolm Allison akadzingwa uye akatsiviwa naJohn Bond. Akabva atora vatambi vakawanda vaiva neruzivo, Henry achirasikirwa nenzvimbo yake muchikwata. MuLigi Cup akanga arova mutsinga yakakura yechimiro, achibatsira rutivi kusvika kumagumo ekupedzisira chete kuti akundwe neLiverpool. Henry akatamba semutambi mufainari yeFA Cup ya1981. 