FOREST 0 - 2 LIVERPOOL - Sat Dec 05, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 05, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-0
10- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (League Tier 1)
- Liverpool:
- May 01, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3141 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1554 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3550 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 4926 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 05 December 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
LIVERPOOL
Manager: Bob Paisley
Prior form: DLWWDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Mark Lawrenson (57)
Ray Kennedy (59)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Gary Mills | |
| 3 | M | Stuart Gray | |
| 4 | F | Mark Proctor | |
| 5 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 6 | D | Bryn Gunn | |
| 7 | F |  Jurgen Rober | |
| 8 | F |  Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | M | Justin Fashanu  (35) | |
| 10 | M | Colin Walsh | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | John McGovern |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| 2 | D | Mark Lawrenson  |
| 3 | D | Alan Hansen |
| 4 | D | Phil Neal |
| 5 | D | Phil Thompson |
| 6 | M | Graeme Souness |
| 7 | M | Ray Kennedy |
| 8 | M | Terry McDermott |
| 9 | M | Ronnie Whelan |
| 10 | F | Kenny Dalglish |
| 11 | F | Ian Rush |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Johnston |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2-1 | Notts County |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 3-1 | Swansea City |
| Manchester City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Liverpool |
| Southampton | 3-2 | Manchester United |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Leeds United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Coventry City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Ham United | 1-2 | Arsenal |
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 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 32 | WWWWLW | ||
| 2 | Swansea City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 30 | LDWLDW | ||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 29 | LWWLLW | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 28 | WLWLWD | ||
| 5 | Southampton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 27 | DLWWDW | ||
| 6 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 26 | LDWDWD | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 26 | DWDLWL | ||
| 8 | Arsenal | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | WLWWWW | ||
| 9 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 | LDWWWL | ||
| 10 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | DLWWDL | ||
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | WDDDDL | ||
| 12 | Stoke City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 20 | DLWWLL | ||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | WWLLDW | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 19 | WLLLWD | ||
| 15 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 | WLLLDL | ||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 19 | LDWWDW | ||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 18 | DDWLDW | ||
| 18 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 | DLLDDD | ||
| 19 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -15 | 16 | WWLWLD | ||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 | DLDDLL | ||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 12 | LLLDDD | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 11 | LLDWLL | ||
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 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 | WWWLWL | 2-3 | |
 1 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 32 | WWLLWW | 1-0 |
| 2 | 3 | Southampton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 30 | LWWDWW | 3-2 |
 2 | 4 | Swansea City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 30 | DWLDWL | 1-3 |
| 1 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | LWLWDL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 6 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 27 | LWWWWW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 7 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 | DWDWDL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 26 | WDLWLL | 0-2 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 25 | DWWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 | LWWDLW | 2-0 | |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | DDDDLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 22 | LLLWDW | 2-1 |
| 2 | 13 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 22 | LLLDLW | 3-1 |
| 3 | 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 21 | DWLDWW | 3-0 |
| 3 | 15 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 20 | LWWLLL | 1-2 |
| 3 | 16 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 | WLLDWL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 19 | DWWDWL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 18 | Leeds United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -14 | 19 | WLWLDW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 19 | Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | LDDLLW | 2-1 |
| 2 | 20 | Notts County | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 17 | LLDDDL | 1-2 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 12 | LLDDDL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Sunderland | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 11 | LDWLLL | 1-2 | |
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