The City Ground

SWANSEA CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 12, 1981 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swansea City
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Vetch Field
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Aberdeen Evening Express - Saturday 12 December 1981
: Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 12 December 1981
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1981-82
Referee:: D Lloyd
Sponsor:: Panasonic
Attendance:: 17,550
Pos Before/After:: 9 6
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Rotherham United (Friendly)
League:: Birmingham City
Swansea City:: May 08, 1982

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3142 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1555 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3551 (of 5768)
Total:: 4930 (of 7556)
Played:: 43 years, 7 months, 0 days ago

Review
Forest arrived late to the ground after a frozen rail line, and failed to get the team sheet in on time. The game, as a result, kicked off 7 minutes late on a frozen pitch and it took us 80 minutes to score, but John Robertson's last minute penalty gave us a win in Wales.

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

Goals
Willie Young (79') - Willie Young first goal
John Robertson (89') (Pen)

SWANSEA CITY
Manager: John Toshack
Prior form: DWLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Robbie James (33')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Peter Shilton
2	D	25	Viv Anderson
3	D	23	Bryn Gunn
4	D	32	David Needham
5	M	30	Willie Young (79')	Debut
6	M	21	Stuart Gray
7	F	27	Jurgen Rober
8	F	25	Ian Wallace
9	M	20	Justin Fashanu
10	F	20	Mark Proctor
11	F	28	John Robertson (89')
Subs
12	M	19	Colin Walsh

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Peter Shilton	246		7	1
2	D	25	Viv Anderson	334	21	7	1
3	D	23	Bryn Gunn	79		7	1
4	D	32	David Needham	127	20	14	3
5	M	30	Willie Young (79')	Debut
6	M	21	Stuart Gray	39	3	7	1
7	F	27	Jurgen Rober	2	1	7	1
8	F	25	Ian Wallace	63	32	7	1
9	M	20	Justin Fashanu	21	5	7	1
10	F	20	Mark Proctor	21	5	7	1
11	F	28	John Robertson (89')	448	104	7	1
Subs
12	M	19	Colin Walsh	37	10	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dai Davies
2	D	Max Thompson
3	D	Neil Robinson
4	D	Ante Rajkovic
5	D	Colin Irwin
6	M	Chris Marustik
7	M	John Mahoney
8	M	Robbie James
9	M	Leighton James
10	F	Alan Curtis
11	F	Bob Latchford
Subs
12		Stanley

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 12, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Coventry City	0-1	Manchester City
Leeds United	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Swansea City	1-2	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	Status
1	Manchester United	18	9	5	4	28	15	6	2	1	14	4	3	3	3	14	11	13	32	WWWLWL
2	Ipswich Town	16	10	2	4	28	19	6	1	1	15	8	4	1	3	13	11	9	32	WWLLWW
3	Southampton	18	9	3	6	32	27	7	0	2	22	11	2	3	4	10	16	5	30	WWDWWL
4	Swansea City	17	9	3	5	27	25	6	2	0	15	4	3	1	5	12	21	2	30	DWLDWL
5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	9	1	6	26	19	4	0	5	14	13	5	1	1	12	6	7	28	LWLWDL
6	Brighton and Hove Albion	18	6	9	3	24	18	3	5	1	17	12	3	4	2	7	6	6	27	DDDLWW
7	Arsenal	16	8	3	5	15	12	4	2	1	5	2	4	1	4	10	10	3	27	LWWWWW
8	West Ham United	16	6	8	2	33	22	4	3	1	19	13	2	5	1	14	9	11	26	DWDWDL
9	Nottingham Forest	17	7	5	5	21	22	5	2	2	11	8	2	3	3	10	14	-1	26	WDLWLL
10	Manchester City	16	7	4	5	21	17	5	3	1	15	5	2	1	4	6	12	4	25	DWWWLW
11	Liverpool	16	6	6	4	23	16	3	3	2	12	7	3	3	2	11	9	7	24	LWWDLW
12	Coventry City	17	6	4	7	27	26	5	2	1	19	8	1	2	6	8	18	1	22	LLLWDW
13	Everton	17	6	4	7	22	23	5	1	2	14	8	1	3	5	8	15	-1	22	LLLDLW
14	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	6	6	21	19	3	4	2	12	7	2	2	4	9	12	2	21	DWLDWW
15	Stoke City	18	6	2	10	23	28	4	0	5	14	12	2	2	5	9	16	-5	20	LWWLLL
16	Aston Villa	16	4	7	5	21	19	2	3	3	9	10	2	4	2	12	9	2	19	WLLDWL
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	5	4	8	11	23	4	2	3	7	7	1	2	5	4	16	-12	19	DWWDWL
18	Leeds United	17	5	4	8	18	32	4	4	0	13	6	1	0	8	5	26	-14	19	WLWLDW
19	Birmingham City	16	4	6	6	23	23	4	3	1	19	13	0	3	5	4	10	0	18	LDDLLW
20	Notts County	17	4	5	8	24	31	3	4	1	13	12	1	1	7	11	19	-7	17	LLDDDL
21	Middlesbrough	18	2	6	10	16	30	2	3	4	10	15	0	3	6	6	15	-14	12	LLDDDL
22	Sunderland	18	2	5	11	13	31	1	2	6	6	17	1	3	5	7	14	-18	11	LDWLLL

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	Status	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	Ipswich Town	16	10	2	4	28	19	6	1	1	15	8	4	1	3	13	11	9	32	WWLLWW
	3	Southampton	18	9	3	6	32	27	7	0	2	22	11	2	3	4	10	16	5	30	WWDWWL
	4	Swansea City	18	9	3	6	28	27	6	2	1	16	6	3	1	5	12	21	1	30	WLDWLL		1-2
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	17	9	2	6	26	19	4	0	5	14	13	5	2	1	12	6	7	29	WLWDLD		0-0
3	6	Nottingham Forest	18	8	5	5	23	23	5	2	2	11	8	3	3	3	12	15	0	29	DLWLLW		2-1
3	7	Manchester City	17	8	4	5	22	17	5	3	1	15	5	3	1	4	7	12	5	28	WWWLWW		1-0
2	8	Brighton and Hove Albion	18	6	9	3	24	18	3	5	1	17	12	3	4	2	7	6	6	27	DDDLWW
2	9	Arsenal	16	8	3	5	15	12	4	2	1	5	2	4	1	4	10	10	3	27	LWWWWW
2	10	West Ham United	16	6	8	2	33	22	4	3	1	19	13	2	5	1	14	9	11	26	DWDWDL
	11	Liverpool	16	6	6	4	23	16	3	3	2	12	7	3	3	2	11	9	7	24	LWWDLW
	12	Coventry City	18	6	4	8	27	27	5	2	2	19	9	1	2	6	8	18	0	22	LLWDWL		0-1
	13	Everton	17	6	4	7	22	23	5	1	2	14	8	1	3	5	8	15	-1	22	LLLDLW
	14	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	6	6	21	19	3	4	2	12	7	2	2	4	9	12	2	21	DWLDWW
	15	Stoke City	18	6	2	10	23	28	4	0	5	14	12	2	2	5	9	16	-5	20	LWWLLL
2	16	Leeds United	18	5	5	8	18	32	4	5	0	13	6	1	0	8	5	26	-14	20	LWLDWD		0-0
1	17	Aston Villa	16	4	7	5	21	19	2	3	3	9	10	2	4	2	12	9	2	19	WLLDWL
1	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	5	4	8	11	23	4	2	3	7	7	1	2	5	4	16	-12	19	DWWDWL
	19	Birmingham City	16	4	6	6	23	23	4	3	1	19	13	0	3	5	4	10	0	18	LDDLLW
	20	Notts County	17	4	5	8	24	31	3	4	1	13	12	1	1	7	11	19	-7	17	LLDDDL
	21	Middlesbrough	18	2	6	10	16	30	2	3	4	10	15	0	3	6	6	15	-14	12	LLDDDL
	22	Sunderland	18	2	5	11	13	31	1	2	6	6	17	1	3	5	7	14	-18	11	LDWLLL

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