BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 - 0 FOREST - Tue Nov 11, 1980 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Tue Nov 11, 1980 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. Andrews
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Wednesday 12 November 1980
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1980-81
- Referee:
- Joseph Worrall
- Attendance:
- 22,433
- Pos Before/After:
- 3
4 - Opp Before/After:
- 9
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)
- Birmingham City:
- Sep 05, 1981
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3099 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1512 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3495 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4857 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 43 years, 5 months, 15 days ago
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager: Jim Smith
Prior form: WLWDWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Frank Worthington (4')
Frank Worthington (61')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Bryn Gunn | |
| 3 | D | 26 |  Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | 31 | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 32 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 27 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 28 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | M | 29 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | 25 | Peter Ward | |
| 10 | F | 24 | Ian Wallace | |
| 11 | F | 27 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 19 | Gary Mills | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jeffrey Wealands |
| 2 | D | Philip Hawker |
| 3 | D | Joseph Gallagher |
| 4 | D | David Langan |
| 5 | D | Colin Todd |
| 6 | M | Alan Curbishley |
| 7 | M | Alan Ainscow |
| 8 | M | Kevin Dillon |
| 9 | M | Archie Gemmill |
| 10 | F | Keith Bertschin |
| 11 | F | Frank Worthington  |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Lynex |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |
| Liverpool | 2-1 | Coventry City |
| Southampton | 3-1 | 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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 25 | WWWWWD | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 | DDDWDD | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | WWWDWD | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | DDWDWW | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 20 | WDDDDD | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | WLDWDD | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | DDWWLD | |||
| 8 | Everton | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 18 | LDDLDL | |||
| 9 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 16 | WLWDWW | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 16 | WLLWDD | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 15 | WDLLLD | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 15 | LDWLLW | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 15 | WLWLWD | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 15 | WDLDDD | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 14 | LDLLLD | |||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 13 | LDWLWD | |||
| 17 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -11 | 12 | WLDDLW | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 11 | LLWWWD | |||
| 19 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 11 | WLLWLL | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 10 | LLLWLD | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | -13 | 9 | WWLDWL | |||
| 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 8 | LDLLLL | |||
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 | Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 25 | WWWWWD | |||
 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | DDDDDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 | DDWDDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | WWDWDL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Arsenal | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 21 | DWDWWL | 1-3 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | WLDWDD | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | DDWWLD | |||
| 8 | Everton | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 18 | LDDLDL | |||
| 9 | Birmingham City | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 | LWDWWW | 2-0 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 16 | DLLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 16 | WLLWDD | ||
| 1 | 12 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 15 | WDLLLD | ||
| 1 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 15 | LDWLLW | ||
| 1 | 14 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 15 | LWLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 15 | WDLDDD | ||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 13 | LDWLWD | |||
| 17 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -11 | 12 | WLDDLW | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 11 | LLWWWD | |||
| 19 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 11 | WLLWLL | |||
| 2 | 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 10 | DLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 21 | Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 10 | LLLWLD | ||
| 1 | 22 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | -13 | 9 | WWLDWL | ||
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