FOREST 3 - 1 ARSENAL - Sat Feb 21, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Feb 21, 1981 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Arsenal

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
3-1  WON 

Half-time: 2-1


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

Season:
1980-81

Referee:
T Farley

Attendance:
25,357

Pos Before/After:
6 6

Opp Before/After:
7 8

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Leicester City (League Tier 1)

Arsenal:
Nov 21, 1981


GAME COUNT:

League:
3112 (of 5021)
League Tier 1:
1525 (of 2273)
Competitive:
3515 (of 5739)
Total:
4880 (of 7526)
Played:
43 years, 9 months, 14 days ago


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

Goals
Martin O'Neill (9')
Martin O'Neill (14') - Martin O'Neill last goal
Kenny Burns (74')
Logo
ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: DDWLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Frank Stapleton (28')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK31 Peter Shilton
2D24 Viv Anderson
3D26 Frank Gray
4M20 Stuart Gray
5D27 Kenny Burns goal (74')
6D22 Bryn Gunn
7M19 Gary Mills
8F24 Ian Wallace
9F26 Trevor Francis
10M28 Martin O'Neill goal (9') goal (14')Last game
11F28 John Robertson
Subs
12?


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKPat Jennings
2DDavid O'Leary
3DSteve Gatting
4DWillie Young
5DKenny Sansom
6MJohn Hollins
7MBrian Talbot
8MGraham Rix
9MBrian McDermott
10FAlan Sunderland
11FFrank Stapleton goal
Subs
12John Devine




All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 21, 1981)
Home Score Away
Aston Villa2-1Crystal Palace
Brighton and Hove Albion2-2Liverpool
Everton3-0Coventry City
Ipswich Town3-1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United1-0Sunderland
Manchester City1-0Manchester United
Middlesbrough3-1Stoke City
Nottingham Forest3-1Arsenal
Southampton2-2West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur1-2Leicester City

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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Ipswich Town29171025524114032766223173144 WWDWWW Safe
2Aston Villa2918655025112126674424192542 WDWWWW
3Liverpool30121355035951311338419221537 DLWLLD
4West Bromwich Albion291496392693224856415181337 WWWLWW
5Southampton29147858411122371935621221735 DWWWWW
6Nottingham Forest29138844311013321637512151334 WDLWDW
7Arsenal2911126423486024123661822834 DDWLDD
8Tottenham Hotspur3012108554886134214472127734 DWWWDD
9Manchester United30816637275100231036614171032 LWLWLD
10Birmingham City3110912404684426192581427-629 LLLWDW
11Stoke City308139354357322173661326-829 DDLDWL
12Manchester City2910811414174424183471723028 WWDWLD
13Middlesbrough291241340401041291020121130028 WLLWWL
14Coventry City3010812384475324203391424-628 DDLDDW
15Everton2810711403766324184181619327 LLLDLL
16Leeds United3010713254173511163481425-1627 DLWWDL
17Sunderland30106143938834231323101625126 LWWLLW
18Wolverhampton Wanderers299812303991420130781026-926 LLWDWD
19Brighton and Hove Albion2984173351617172023101631-1820 WWLLLL
20Norwich City317618326056423202014940-2820 LLLLLL
21Leicester City308220214752812153012932-2618 LLLWWL
22Crystal Palace3055203662546262501141037-2615 LDDLLL


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Ipswich Town30181025825124035866223173346 WDWWWW Safe 3-1
2Aston Villa3019655226122128774424192644 DWWWWW Safe 2-1
3Liverpool31121455237951311339421241538 LWLLDD 2-2
4West Bromwich Albion3014106412893224857417201338 WWLWWD 2-2
5Southampton30148860431132392135621221736 WWWWWD 2-2
6Nottingham Forest30148847321113351737512151536 DLWDWW 3-1
17Tottenham Hotspur3112109565086235234472127634 WWWDDL 1-2
18Arsenal3011127433786024123671925634 DWLDDL 1-3
9Manchester United3181673728510023103671418932 WLWLDL 0-1
310Middlesbrough301341343411141321120121130230 LLWWLW 3-1
111Manchester City3011811424184425183471723130 WDWLDW 1-0
312Everton2911711433776327184181619629 LLDLLW 3-0
313Birmingham City3110912404684426192581427-629 LLLWDW
314Stoke City3181310364657322173671429-1029 DLDWLL 1-3
115Leeds United3111713264183512163481425-1529 LWWDLW 1-0
216Coventry City31108133847753242033101427-928 DLDDWL 0-3
17Sunderland31106153939834231323111626026 WWLLWL 0-1
18Wolverhampton Wanderers309813314291420130791129-1126 LWDWDL 1-3
19Brighton and Hove Albion3085173553627192223101631-1821 WLLLLD 2-2
120Leicester City3192202348528121540121133-2520 LLWWLW 2-1
121Norwich City317618326056423202014940-2820 LLLLLL
22Crystal Palace3155213764546262501151139-2715 DDLLLL 1-2

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