STOKE CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 19, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 19, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Stoke City:
- Jan 30, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3129 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1542 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3534 (of 5676)
- Total:
- 4907 (of 7448)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Stuart Gray | |
| 4 | M |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Kenny Burns | |
| 6 | M |  Einer Aas | |
| 7 | M | Gary Mills  (72) | |
| 8 | F | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | M | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | F | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | M | Colin Walsh () | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Fox |
| 2 | D | Denis Smith |
| 3 | D | Alan Dodd () |
| 4 | D | Peter Hampton |
| 5 | D | Ray Evans |
| 6 | M | Brendan O'Callaghan |
| 7 | M | Paul Bracewell |
| 8 | M | Peter Griffiths |
| 9 | M | Paul Maguire |
| 10 | F | Lee Chapman |
| 11 | F | Adrian Heath |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Loek Ursem () |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3-0 | Manchester City |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-2 | Coventry City |
| Leeds United | 0-0 | Arsenal |
| Liverpool | 0-0 | Aston Villa |
| Manchester United | 1-0 | Swansea City |
| Notts County | 1-4 | Ipswich Town |
| Southampton | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | Everton |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | West Ham United |
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 | West Ham United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | DWWW | ||
| 2 | Swansea City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | WWLW | ||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | DDWW | ||
| 4 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | WDWD | ||
| 5 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | LWWD | ||
| 6 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | WDWL | ||
| 7 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | WWLL | ||
| 8 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | WLLW | ||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 6 | WLLW | ||
| 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DLWD | ||
| 11 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | WDLD | ||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | WDLD | ||
| 13 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 | DWLD | ||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LLWD | ||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LLWD | ||
| 16 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | LWLD | ||
| 17 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LDWL | ||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | LDWL | ||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | LDLW | ||
| 20 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 4 | LDWL | ||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 | WLLL | ||
| 22 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LDLD | ||
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 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | DWWWD | 0-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | DDWWW | 4-1 |
| 2 | 3 | Southampton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | LWWDW | 2-0 |
 2 | 4 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | WWLWL | 0-1 |
| 4 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | WLLWW | 3-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | WDLDW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 7 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | WDWDL | 0-3 |
| 10 | 8 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | LDWLW | 3-0 |
| 1 | 9 | Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | WLLWD | 2-2 |
| 4 | 10 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 | WDWLL | 1-4 |
| 4 | 11 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | WWLLL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | DLWDD | 2-2 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | DWLDD | 0-0 | |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | LLWDD | 0-0 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | LLWDD | 0-0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LDLDW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 17 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | LWLDD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 18 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LDWLD | 0-0 |
| 8 | 19 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 | WDLDL | 0-3 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 5 | LDWLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 21 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 | LDLWL | 0-2 |
| 1 | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 | WLLLD | 0-0 |