FOREST 2 - 1 NORWICH CITY - Sat Mar 28, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Mar 28, 1981 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Norwich City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
2-1  WON 

Half-time: 0-1


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

Season:
1980-81

Referee:
A Saunders

Attendance:
22,353

Pos Before/After:
6 3

Opp Before/After:
20 21

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Southampton (League Tier 1)

Norwich City:
Mar 05, 1982


GAME COUNT:

League:
3118 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1531 (of 2297)
Competitive:
3523 (of 5763)
Total:
4888 (of 7550)
Played:
43 years, 6 months, 8 days ago


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

Goals
Trevor Francis (53')
Trevor Francis (54')
Logo
NORWICH CITY
Manager: Ken Brown
Prior form: LLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Justin Fashanu (44')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK31 Peter Shilton
2D24 Viv Anderson
3D26 Frank Gray
4M20 Stuart Gray
5D31 David Needham off for Einar Aas
6D27 Kenny Burns
7M25 Raimondo PonteLast game
8F24 Ian Wallace
9F26 Trevor Francis goal (53') goal (54')
10M18 Colin Walsh
11F28 John Robertson
Subs
12M25 Einar Aas on for David NeedhamDebut


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKChris Woods
2DGregory Downs
3DSteve Walford
4DJohn McDowell
5DDave Watson
6MMichael McGuire
7MGraham Paddon
8MMark Barham
9MMartin O'Neill
10FJustin Fashanu goal
11FJoe Royle
Subs
12Richard Symonds


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 28, 1981)
Home Score Away
Arsenal1-0Liverpool
Aston Villa2-1Southampton
Coventry City0-1Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace0-1Leeds United
Everton0-1Manchester United
Ipswich Town4-1Sunderland
Manchester City1-1Brighton and Hove Albion
Middlesbrough2-1West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest2-1Norwich City
Stoke City0-0Birmingham City
Wolverhampton Wanderers0-1Leicester 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 Town33201036627134038876328193950 WWWWWL Safe
2Aston Villa34217658321231311094527222649 WWWWDL Safe
3Southampton361881067481432442145823271944 LLWWWW Safe
4West Bromwich Albion341611747331142291157518221443 WDDWLW Safe
5Liverpool331414555371151341339421241842 LLDDWW Safe
6Nottingham Forest351610955371313401839615191842 WDWWDL Safe
7Arsenal3412148484197028143782027738 DLWDLD
8Tottenham Hotspur35131210615697239254582231538 DLDDLW
9Manchester United3691894335611126133781722836 LLLDDW
10Birmingham City341210124548104429192681629-334 WDWDWW
11Stoke City3591511425267425203871732-1033 LLDLWD
12Leeds United3413714304583613195481726-1533 DLWWWL
13Manchester City34128144548944271934101829-332 DWLWLL
14Sunderland35127164542945281633111726331 WLDLWW
15Everton33127144745764282051101925231 LWWLLL
16Middlesbrough341351645471141321121151336-231 LWDLLL
17Wolverhampton Wanderers341181537451015231417101431-830 DLLWLW
18Coventry City35118164359854282533121534-1630 WLLLWL
19Brighton and Hove Albion35106194462837262423121838-1826 DWLWLD
20Norwich City359719386577429222015943-2725 LLWLWD
21Leicester City35104212754648151740131237-2724 LWDWLD
22Crystal Palace3556244070548282902161241-3016 LLLLLD


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 Town34211037028144042976328194252 WWWWLW Safe 4-1
2Aston Villa35227660331331331194527222751 WWWDLW Safe 2-1
33Nottingham Forest361710957381413421939615191944 DWWDLW Safe 2-1
14Southampton371881168501432442145924291844 LWWWWL Safe 1-2
15West Bromwich Albion351611848351142291157619241343 DDWLWL Safe 1-2
16Liverpool341414655381151341339521251742 LDDWWL Safe 0-1
7Arsenal35131484941107029143782027840 LWDLDW Safe 1-0
8Tottenham Hotspur36141210625697239255582331640 LDDLWW Safe 1-0
9Manchester United37101894435611126134781822938 LLDDWW 1-0
10Birmingham City351211124548104429192781629-335 DWDWWD 0-0
111Leeds United3514714314583613196481826-1435 LWWWLW 1-0
112Stoke City3691611425268425203871732-1034 LDLWDD 0-0
313Middlesbrough351451647481241341221151336-133 WDLLLW 2-1
114Manchester City35129144649954282034101829-333 WLWLLD 1-1
15Everton34127154746765282151101925131 WWLLLL 0-1
216Sunderland36127174646945281633121830031 LDLWWL 1-4
17Wolverhampton Wanderers351181637461016231517101431-930 LLWLWL 0-1
18Coventry City36118174360855282633121534-1730 LLLWLL 0-1
19Brighton and Hove Albion36107194563837262424121939-1827 WLWLDD 1-1
120Leicester City36114212854648151750131337-2626 WDWLDW 1-0
121Norwich City3697203967774292220161045-2825 LWLWDL 1-2
22Crystal Palace3656254071549283002161241-3116 LLLLDL 0-1

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