The City Ground

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Apr 25, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 25, 1981 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Crystal Palace
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Selhurst Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1980-81
Referee:: Alan Robinson
Attendance:: 12,138
Pos Before/After:: 6 4
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 1)
Crystal Palace:: Oct 29, 1986

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3123 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1536 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3528 (of 5724)
Total:: 4895 (of 7505)
Played:: 42 years, 11 months, 25 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWLDLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Ian Wallace (44')
Stuart Gray (35') - Stuart Gray first goal
Einar Aas (58') - Einar Aas only goal

CRYSTAL PALACE
Manager: Malcolm Allison
Prior form: DLLWLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Neil Smillie

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton
2	D	24	Viv Anderson
3	D	22	Bryn Gunn
4	M	31	John McGovern	300th appearance
5	M	25	Einar Aas (58')
6	D	27	Kenny Burns
7	M	19	Gary Mills
8	F	24	Ian Wallace (44')
9	F	27	Trevor Francis
10	M	21	Stuart Gray (35')
11	F	28	John Robertson
Subs
12			?

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton	272		5	2
2	D	24	Viv Anderson	430	22	5	2
3	D	22	Bryn Gunn	166	2	5	2
4	M	31	John McGovern	335	11	5	2
5	M	25	Einar Aas (58)	24	1	5	2
6	D	27	Kenny Burns	196	15	14	5
7	M	19	Gary Mills	171	15	5	2
8	F	24	Ian Wallace (44)	165	46	21	7
9	F	27	Trevor Francis	93	37	5	2
10	M	21	Stuart Gray (35)	59	3	7	3
11	F	28	John Robertson	516	95	5	2
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Paul Barron
2	D	Paul Hinshelwood
3	D	James Cannon
4	D	Billy Gilbert
5	D	Shaun Brooks
6	M	Brian Bason
7	M	Neil Smillie
8	M	Jerry Murphy
9	M	Steve Lovell
10	F	Tommy Langley
11	F	Ian Walsh
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Apr 25, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Middlesbrough
Coventry City	1-0	Southampton
Crystal Palace	1-3	Nottingham Forest
Everton	0-1	Stoke City
Ipswich Town	1-0	Manchester City
Leicester City	1-0	Birmingham City
Manchester United	1-0	Norwich City
Sunderland	1-2	Brighton and Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-2	Arsenal

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Aston Villa	40	25	8	7	69	38	15	3	2	37	13	10	5	5	32	25	31	58	WWWLWD	Safe
2	Ipswich Town	39	22	10	7	73	38	14	4	1	42	11	8	6	6	31	27	35	54	WLLWLL	Safe
3	West Bromwich Albion	40	19	11	10	56	40	14	4	2	36	13	5	7	8	20	27	16	49	LWWLLW	Safe
4	Arsenal	40	17	15	8	57	44	12	8	0	34	17	5	7	8	23	27	13	49	WWWDWW	Safe
5	Southampton	40	19	10	11	73	53	15	4	2	47	22	4	6	9	26	31	20	48	WWLWDD	Safe
6	Nottingham Forest	40	18	11	11	58	42	15	2	3	43	19	3	9	8	15	23	16	47	LWLDLW	Safe
7	Liverpool	38	15	16	7	58	39	12	5	2	37	14	3	11	5	21	25	19	46	WLWDLD	Safe
8	Manchester United	41	14	18	9	50	36	8	11	1	29	14	6	7	8	21	22	14	46	WWWWWW	Safe
9	Leeds United	40	17	9	14	39	45	10	4	6	19	19	7	5	8	20	26	-6	43	WWWDDW	Safe
10	Tottenham Hotspur	39	14	14	11	67	62	9	8	3	43	30	5	6	8	24	32	5	42	LWWDLD	Safe
11	Manchester City	39	14	10	15	55	56	10	6	4	34	24	4	4	11	21	32	-1	38	LDDLWW	Safe
12	Stoke City	40	10	18	12	47	58	7	9	4	28	21	3	9	8	19	37	-11	38	DDLWDD	Safe
13	Birmingham City	40	13	11	16	49	59	11	4	5	31	22	2	7	11	18	37	-10	37	DLWLLL	Safe
14	Middlesbrough	39	15	5	19	50	55	13	4	2	35	13	2	1	17	15	42	-5	35	LWLWLL
15	Everton	39	13	8	18	54	56	8	6	6	32	24	5	2	12	22	32	-2	34	LLDLWL
16	Sunderland	40	13	7	20	50	51	10	4	6	31	17	3	3	14	19	34	-1	33	WLLLWL
17	Coventry City	40	12	9	19	46	67	8	6	6	30	30	4	3	13	16	37	-21	33	LLLLDW
18	Norwich City	40	13	7	20	47	69	9	7	4	32	22	4	0	16	15	47	-22	33	DLWWWW
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	8	18	39	50	10	1	7	24	18	2	7	11	15	32	-11	32	LWLWLL
20	Brighton and Hove Albion	40	12	7	21	50	66	9	3	8	28	26	3	4	13	22	40	-16	31	DDLLWW
21	Leicester City	40	11	6	23	36	65	6	5	9	19	23	5	1	14	17	42	-29	28	DWDLDL
22	Crystal Palace	40	6	6	28	45	79	6	4	10	31	34	0	2	18	14	45	-34	18	DLLWLL	Relegated

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Aston Villa	41	26	8	7	72	38	16	3	2	40	13	10	5	5	32	25	34	60	WWLWDW	Safe	3-0
	2	Ipswich Town	40	23	10	7	74	38	15	4	1	43	11	8	6	6	31	27	36	56	LLWLLW	Safe	1-0
1	3	Arsenal	41	18	15	8	59	45	12	8	0	34	17	6	7	8	25	28	14	51	WWDWWW	Safe	2-1
2	4	Nottingham Forest	41	19	11	11	61	43	15	2	3	43	19	4	9	8	18	24	18	49	WLDLWW	Safe	3-1
2	5	West Bromwich Albion	40	19	11	10	56	40	14	4	2	36	13	5	7	8	20	27	16	49	LWWLLW	Safe
1	6	Southampton	41	19	10	12	73	54	15	4	2	47	22	4	6	10	26	32	19	48	WLWDDL	Safe	0-1
1	7	Manchester United	42	15	18	9	51	36	9	11	1	30	14	6	7	8	21	22	15	48	WWWWWW	Safe	1-0
1	8	Liverpool	39	15	17	7	59	40	12	5	2	37	14	3	12	5	22	26	19	47	LWDLDD	Safe	1-1
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	40	14	15	11	68	63	9	9	3	44	31	5	6	8	24	32	5	43	WWDLDD	Safe	1-1
1	10	Leeds United	40	17	9	14	39	45	10	4	6	19	19	7	5	8	20	26	-6	43	WWWDDW	Safe
1	11	Stoke City	41	11	18	12	48	58	7	9	4	28	21	4	9	8	20	37	-10	40	DLWDDW	Safe	1-0
1	12	Manchester City	40	14	10	16	55	57	10	6	4	34	24	4	4	12	21	33	-2	38	DDLWWL	Safe	0-1
	13	Birmingham City	41	13	11	17	49	60	11	4	5	31	22	2	7	12	18	38	-11	37	LWLLLL	Safe	0-1
	14	Middlesbrough	40	15	5	20	50	58	13	4	2	35	13	2	1	18	15	45	-8	35	WLWLLL		0-3
2	15	Coventry City	41	13	9	19	47	67	9	6	6	31	30	4	3	13	16	37	-20	35	LLLDWW		1-0
1	16	Everton	40	13	8	19	54	57	8	6	7	32	25	5	2	12	22	32	-3	34	LDLWLL		0-1
1	17	Sunderland	41	13	7	21	51	53	10	4	7	32	19	3	3	14	19	34	-2	33	LLLWLL		1-2
2	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	41	13	7	21	52	67	9	3	8	28	26	4	4	13	24	41	-15	33	DLLWWW		2-1
1	19	Norwich City	41	13	7	21	47	70	9	7	4	32	22	4	0	17	15	48	-23	33	LWWWWL		0-1
1	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	12	8	19	40	52	10	1	8	25	20	2	7	11	15	32	-12	32	WLWLLL		1-2
	21	Leicester City	41	12	6	23	37	65	7	5	9	20	23	5	1	14	17	42	-28	30	WDLDLW	Relegated	1-0
	22	Crystal Palace	41	6	6	29	46	82	6	4	11	32	37	0	2	18	14	45	-36	18	LLWLLL	Relegated	1-3