World Championships Pool (C) 24th place finish overall
European Championships 19th place finish overall
| Goalie | Mike Ward | Murrayfield Racers |
| Goalie | John Pullar | Fife Flyers |
| Defence | Dave Mason | Murrayfield Racers |
| Defence | Ally Wood | Murrayfield Racers |
| Defence | Rob Binns | Durham Wasps |
| Defence | David Keirl | Durham Wasps |
| Defence | Robin Andrew | Streatham Redskins |
| Defence | Al Brennan | Ayr Bruins |
| Defence | Gordon Latto | Fife Flyers |
| Forward | Scott Neil | Murrayfield Racers |
| Forward | Ronnie Wood | Murrayfield Racers |
| Forward | Jim Pennycook | Murrayfield Racers |
| Forward | Stevie Hunter | Murrayfield Racers |
| Forward | John 'Jock' Hay | Murrayfield Racers |
| Forward | John Hester | Glasgow Dynamos |
| Forward | Neil McKay | Fife Flyers |
| Forward | Jimmy Jack | Fife Flyers |
| Forward | Paul Whitehouse | Billingham Bombers |
| Forward | Alfie Miller | Whitley Warriors |
| Forward | Paul Smith | Durham Wasps |
| Coach | Alex Dampier | Murrayfield Racers |
| Trainer | Ellie Firestone | |
| Manager | John Milne |
GB won Fair Play Trophy for fewest penalty minutes
World Championships, Pool C – 1981 in China.
Venue –Peking.
Great Britain made the long trek to the Peoples Republic of China, only to be thwarted by the speed of their opponents.
For the first time since the 1976 championships held in Poland, the Great Britain team failed to register at least one point, and in the end had to settle for the same prize as in Poland – the Fair Play Cup for the team recording the least penalty minutes. In all seven games played, the Great Britain squad were penalised for a mere 39 minutes in total. Another bright point was new cap Robin Andrew, from Streatham Redskins, being voted as Great Britain’s Best Player by the tournament organisers.
The teams’ cause was not helped going into the tournament when, at the last minute Spain and Australia, the only two teams Great Britain had defeated two years previously in Barcelona, pulled out of the competition to be replaced by two Pool B standard nations – Austria and Denmark.
Veteran centreman Alfie Miller of the Whitley Warriors commented, “It was the toughest world championships I’ve played in. The opposition, particularly the host Chinese, were simply too fast for us.” Paul Whitehouse of the Billingham Bombers top-scored for Great Britain with three goals and two assists from the seven games played, while Murrayfield’s Jim Pennycook also scored three goals.
| March 7th | vs | Hungary | L 0-8 | (0-2, 0-3, 0-3) |
| March 8th | vs | France | L 2-11 | (0-4, 1-4, 1-3) |
| March 10th | vs | China | L 2-12 | (0-2, 1-6, 1-4) |
| March 11th | vs | Denmark | L 2-13 | (1-5, 1-4, 0-4) |
| March 13th | vs | Bulgaria | L 2-4 | (1-1, 0-2, 1-1) |
| March14th | vs | North Korea | L 1-5 | (0-1, 0-2, 1-2) |
| March 16th | vs | Austria | L 2-7 | (1-1, 0-3, 1-3) |
Compiled with material provided by the pages of the Ice Hockey Annual.