SUNDERLAND 2 - 3 FOREST - Wed Nov 25, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Nov 25, 1981 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Roker Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
22- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
- Sunderland:
- Nov 20, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3139 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1552 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3547 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 4924 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Newcastle Journal - Thursday 26 November 1981
- Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 26 November 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Review
Einer Aas broke an ankle in the first minute
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DWDWDL (Old to recent)
Goals
Colin Walsh (21)
Justin Fashanu (51) - Justin Fashanu last goal
David Needham (86)
SUNDERLAND
Manager: Alan Durban
Prior form: LLLLDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Rob Hindmarch (62)
Ally McCoist (78)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson 0 | |
| 3 | D | Bryn Gunn | |
| 4 | M | Stuart Gray | |
| 5 | D | David Needham  (86) | |
| 6 | M |  Einar Aas off for Gary Mills (1) | Last game |
| 7 | M |  Colin Walsh (21) 0 | |
| 8 | F | Peter Ward | |
| 9 | M | Justin Fashanu (51) | |
| 10 | F | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | Gary Mills on for Einar Aas (1) |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Barry Siddall |
| 2 | D | Jeff Clarke |
| 3 | D | Shaun Elliott 0 |
| 4 | D | Rob Hindmarch |
| 5 | D | Iain Munro |
| 6 | M | Barry Venison |
| 7 | M | Nick Pickering |
| 8 | M | Mick Buckley () |
| 9 | M | Ian Bowyer 0 |
| 10 | F | Ally McCoist |
| 11 | F | Stan Cummins |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Thomas Ritchie () |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 2-3 | 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 | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 29 | DWWWWL | ||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | WWLWLW | ||
| 3 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 27 | WLDWLD | ||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 26 | WLWWLL | ||
| 5 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 25 | DLDWDW | ||
| 6 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 24 | WDLWWD | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | DWDWDL | ||
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | DLDWWW | ||
| 9 | Liverpool | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | WDLWWD | ||
| 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | DWDDDD | ||
| 11 | Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | LWLWWW | ||
| 12 | Stoke City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 20 | WDLWWL | ||
| 13 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 19 | WWLLLD | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 18 | LWLLLW | ||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 16 | DWWLLD | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 16 | LDLLDD | ||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 | DLDWWD | ||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | WDLDDL | ||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 | LDDWLD | ||
| 20 | Leeds United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -15 | 15 | LWWLWL | ||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 11 | LLLLDD | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 11 | LLLLDW | ||
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 | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 29 | DWWWWL | ||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | WWLWLW | ||
| 3 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 27 | WLDWLD | ||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 26 | WLWWLL | ||
 2 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 | WDWDLW | 3-2 |
 1 | 6 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 25 | DLDWDW | |
| 1 | 7 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 24 | WDLWWD | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | DLDWWW | ||
| 9 | Liverpool | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | WDLWWD | ||
| 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | DWDDDD | ||
| 11 | Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | LWLWWW | ||
| 12 | Stoke City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 20 | WDLWWL | ||
| 13 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 19 | WWLLLD | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 18 | LWLLLW | ||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 16 | DWWLLD | ||
| 16 | Notts County | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 16 | LDLLDD | ||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 | DLDWWD | ||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | WDLDDL | ||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 | LDDWLD | ||
| 20 | Leeds United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -15 | 15 | LWWLWL | ||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 11 | LLLLDD | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 11 | LLLDWL | 2-3 | |
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