The City Ground

STOKE CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Wed Feb 18, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Feb 18, 1981 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 (Won)
: Half-time: 1-0

Season:: 1980-81
Referee:: M Lowe
Attendance:: 17,305
Pos Before/After:: 8 6
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Stoke City:: Sep 19, 1981

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3111 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1524 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3514 (of 5722)
Total:: 4878 (of 7502)

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

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

Goals
Mike Doyle (8) (OG)
Colin Walsh (55)

STOKE CITY
Manager: Alan Durban
Prior form: LDDLDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Adrian Heath (51)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Peter Shilton
2	D	Viv Anderson
3	D	Frank Gray
4	M	Stuart Gray
5	D	Kenny Burns
6	D	Bryn Gunn
7	M	Gary Mills
8	F	Ian Wallace
9	F	Trevor Francis
10	M	Colin Walsh (55) off for Martin O'Neill
11	F	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	Martin O'Neill on for Colin Walsh

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Fox
2	D	Alan Dodd
3	D	Peter Hampton
4	D	Iain Munro
5	D	Brendan O'Callaghan
6	M	Paul Bracewell
7	M	Paul Johnson
8	M	Mike Doyle
9	M	Loek Ursem ()
10	F	Lee Chapman
11	F	Adrian Heath
Subs
12		Peter Griffiths ()

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Feb 18, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Stoke City	1-2	Nottingham Forest

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
	1	Ipswich Town	29	17	10	2	55	24	11	4	0	32	7	6	6	2	23	17	31	44	WWDWWW
	2	Aston Villa	29	18	6	5	50	25	11	2	1	26	6	7	4	4	24	19	25	42	WDWWWW
	3	Liverpool	30	12	13	5	50	35	9	5	1	31	13	3	8	4	19	22	15	37	DLWLLD
	4	West Bromwich Albion	29	14	9	6	39	26	9	3	2	24	8	5	6	4	15	18	13	37	WWWLWW
	5	Southampton	29	14	7	8	58	41	11	2	2	37	19	3	5	6	21	22	17	35	DWWWWW
	6	Arsenal	29	11	12	6	42	34	8	6	0	24	12	3	6	6	18	22	8	34	DDWLDD
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	30	12	10	8	55	48	8	6	1	34	21	4	4	7	21	27	7	34	DWWWDD
	8	Nottingham Forest	28	12	8	8	42	30	10	1	3	32	16	2	7	5	10	14	12	32	WWDLWD
	9	Manchester United	30	8	16	6	37	27	5	10	0	23	10	3	6	6	14	17	10	32	LWLWLD
	10	Stoke City	29	8	13	8	34	41	5	7	2	21	15	3	6	6	13	26	-7	29	LDDLDW
	11	Manchester City	29	10	8	11	41	41	7	4	4	24	18	3	4	7	17	23	0	28	WWDWLD
	12	Middlesbrough	29	12	4	13	40	40	10	4	1	29	10	2	0	12	11	30	0	28	WLLWWL
	13	Coventry City	30	10	8	12	38	44	7	5	3	24	20	3	3	9	14	24	-6	28	DDLDDW
	14	Everton	28	10	7	11	40	37	6	6	3	24	18	4	1	8	16	19	3	27	LLLDLL
	15	Birmingham City	30	9	9	12	36	46	7	4	4	22	19	2	5	8	14	27	-10	27	LLLLWD
	16	Leeds United	30	10	7	13	25	41	7	3	5	11	16	3	4	8	14	25	-16	27	DLWWDL
	17	Sunderland	30	10	6	14	39	38	8	3	4	23	13	2	3	10	16	25	1	26	LWWLLW
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	9	8	12	30	39	9	1	4	20	13	0	7	8	10	26	-9	26	LLWDWD
	19	Brighton and Hove Albion	29	8	4	17	33	51	6	1	7	17	20	2	3	10	16	31	-18	20	WWLLLL
	20	Norwich City	30	7	6	17	32	56	5	6	4	23	20	2	0	13	9	36	-24	20	DLLLLL
	21	Leicester City	30	8	2	20	21	47	5	2	8	12	15	3	0	12	9	32	-26	18	LLLWWL
	22	Crystal Palace	30	5	5	20	36	62	5	4	6	26	25	0	1	14	10	37	-26	15	LDDLLL

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	Result(s)
	1	Ipswich Town	29	17	10	2	55	24	11	4	0	32	7	6	6	2	23	17	31	44	WWDWWW
	2	Aston Villa	29	18	6	5	50	25	11	2	1	26	6	7	4	4	24	19	25	42	WDWWWW
	3	Liverpool	30	12	13	5	50	35	9	5	1	31	13	3	8	4	19	22	15	37	DLWLLD
	4	West Bromwich Albion	29	14	9	6	39	26	9	3	2	24	8	5	6	4	15	18	13	37	WWWLWW
	5	Southampton	29	14	7	8	58	41	11	2	2	37	19	3	5	6	21	22	17	35	DWWWWW
2	6	Nottingham Forest	29	13	8	8	44	31	10	1	3	32	16	3	7	5	12	15	13	34	WDLWDW	2-1
1	7	Arsenal	29	11	12	6	42	34	8	6	0	24	12	3	6	6	18	22	8	34	DDWLDD
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	30	12	10	8	55	48	8	6	1	34	21	4	4	7	21	27	7	34	DWWWDD
	9	Manchester United	30	8	16	6	37	27	5	10	0	23	10	3	6	6	14	17	10	32	LWLWLD
	10	Stoke City	30	8	13	9	35	43	5	7	3	22	17	3	6	6	13	26	-8	29	DDLDWL	1-2
	11	Manchester City	29	10	8	11	41	41	7	4	4	24	18	3	4	7	17	23	0	28	WWDWLD
	12	Middlesbrough	29	12	4	13	40	40	10	4	1	29	10	2	0	12	11	30	0	28	WLLWWL
	13	Coventry City	30	10	8	12	38	44	7	5	3	24	20	3	3	9	14	24	-6	28	DDLDDW
	14	Everton	28	10	7	11	40	37	6	6	3	24	18	4	1	8	16	19	3	27	LLLDLL
	15	Birmingham City	30	9	9	12	36	46	7	4	4	22	19	2	5	8	14	27	-10	27	LLLLWD
	16	Leeds United	30	10	7	13	25	41	7	3	5	11	16	3	4	8	14	25	-16	27	DLWWDL
	17	Sunderland	30	10	6	14	39	38	8	3	4	23	13	2	3	10	16	25	1	26	LWWLLW
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	9	8	12	30	39	9	1	4	20	13	0	7	8	10	26	-9	26	LLWDWD
	19	Brighton and Hove Albion	29	8	4	17	33	51	6	1	7	17	20	2	3	10	16	31	-18	20	WWLLLL
	20	Norwich City	30	7	6	17	32	56	5	6	4	23	20	2	0	13	9	36	-24	20	DLLLLL
	21	Leicester City	30	8	2	20	21	47	5	2	8	12	15	3	0	12	9	32	-26	18	LLLWWL
	22	Crystal Palace	30	5	5	20	36	62	5	4	6	26	25	0	1	14	10	37	-26	15	LDDLLL

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