The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 COVENTRY CITY - Sat May 02, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 02, 1981 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1980-81
Referee:: Pat Partridge
Attendance:: 21,511
Pos Before/After:: 4 5
Opp Before/After:: 15 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Mansfield Town (County Cup)
League:: Southampton
Coventry City:: Oct 17, 1981

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3124 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1537 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3529 (of 5768)
Total:: 4897 (of 7556)
Played:: 44 years, 2 months, 4 days ago

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

Goals
John Robertson (43') (Pen)

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Gordon Milne
Prior form: LLLDWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Garry Thompson (24')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Bryn Gunn
3	D	26	Frank Gray	Last game
4	M	31	John McGovern
5	M	25	Einar Aas
6	D	27	Kenny Burns
7	M	19	Gary Mills
8	F	24	Ian Wallace
9	F	27	Trevor Francis
10	M	21	Stuart Gray
11	F	28	John Robertson (43')
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Les Sealey
2	D	Brian Roberts
3	D	Paul Dyson
4	D	Mick Coop
5	D	Gary Gillespie
6	M	Ray Gooding
7	M	Andy Blair
8	M	Steve Hunt
9	M	Gerry Daly
10	F	Thomas English
11	F	Garry Thompson
Subs
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat May 02, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Aston Villa
Birmingham City	1-1	Everton
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-0	Leeds United
Liverpool	0-1	Sunderland
Manchester City	1-1	Crystal Palace
Middlesbrough	2-1	Ipswich Town
Norwich City	2-3	Leicester City
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Coventry City
Stoke City	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion	4-2	Tottenham Hotspur

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	41	26	8	7	72	38	16	3	2	40	13	10	5	5	32	25	34	60	WWLWDW	Safe
	2	Ipswich Town	40	23	10	7	74	38	15	4	1	43	11	8	6	6	31	27	36	56	LLWLLW	Safe
	3	Arsenal	41	18	15	8	59	45	12	8	0	34	17	6	7	8	25	28	14	51	WWDWWW	Safe
	4	Nottingham Forest	41	19	11	11	61	43	15	2	3	43	19	4	9	8	18	24	18	49	WLDLWW	Safe
	5	West Bromwich Albion	40	19	11	10	56	40	14	4	2	36	13	5	7	8	20	27	16	49	LWWLLW	Safe
	6	Southampton	41	19	10	12	73	54	15	4	2	47	22	4	6	10	26	32	19	48	WLWDDL	Safe
	7	Manchester United	42	15	18	9	51	36	9	11	1	30	14	6	7	8	21	22	15	48	WWWWWW	Safe
	8	Liverpool	39	15	17	7	59	40	12	5	2	37	14	3	12	5	22	26	19	47	LWDLDD	Safe
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	41	14	15	12	68	64	9	9	3	44	31	5	6	9	24	33	4	43	WDLDDL	Safe
	10	Leeds United	40	17	9	14	39	45	10	4	6	19	19	7	5	8	20	26	-6	43	WWWDDW	Safe
	11	Stoke City	41	11	18	12	48	58	7	9	4	28	21	4	9	8	20	37	-10	40	DLWDDW	Safe
	12	Manchester City	40	14	10	16	55	57	10	6	4	34	24	4	4	12	21	33	-2	38	DDLWWL	Safe
	13	Birmingham City	41	13	11	17	49	60	11	4	5	31	22	2	7	12	18	38	-11	37	LWLLLL	Safe
	14	Middlesbrough	40	15	5	20	50	58	13	4	2	35	13	2	1	18	15	45	-8	35	WLWLLL
	15	Coventry City	41	13	9	19	47	67	9	6	6	31	30	4	3	13	16	37	-20	35	LLLDWW
	16	Everton	40	13	8	19	54	57	8	6	7	32	25	5	2	12	22	32	-3	34	LDLWLL
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	13	8	19	41	52	11	1	8	26	20	2	7	11	15	32	-11	34	LWLLLW
	18	Sunderland	41	13	7	21	51	53	10	4	7	32	19	3	3	14	19	34	-2	33	LLLWLL
	19	Brighton and Hove Albion	41	13	7	21	52	67	9	3	8	28	26	4	4	13	24	41	-15	33	DLLWWW
	20	Norwich City	41	13	7	21	47	70	9	7	4	32	22	4	0	17	15	48	-23	33	LWWWWL
	21	Leicester City	41	12	6	23	37	65	7	5	9	20	23	5	1	14	17	42	-28	30	WDLDLW	Relegated
	22	Crystal Palace	41	6	6	29	46	82	6	4	11	32	37	0	2	18	14	45	-36	18	LLWLLL	Relegated

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	42	26	8	8	72	40	16	3	2	40	13	10	5	6	32	27	32	60	WLWDWL	Champions	0-2
	2	Ipswich Town	41	23	10	8	75	40	15	4	1	43	11	8	6	7	32	29	35	56	LWLLWL	Safe	1-2
	3	Arsenal	42	19	15	8	61	45	13	8	0	36	17	6	7	8	25	28	16	53	WDWWWW	Safe	2-0
1	4	West Bromwich Albion	41	20	11	10	60	42	15	4	2	40	15	5	7	8	20	27	18	51	WWLLWW	Safe	4-2
1	5	Nottingham Forest	42	19	12	11	62	44	15	3	3	44	20	4	9	8	18	24	18	50	LDLWWD	Safe	1-1
	6	Southampton	41	19	10	12	73	54	15	4	2	47	22	4	6	10	26	32	19	48	WLWDDL	Safe
	7	Manchester United	42	15	18	9	51	36	9	11	1	30	14	6	7	8	21	22	15	48	WWWWWW	Safe
	8	Liverpool	40	15	17	8	59	41	12	5	3	37	15	3	12	5	22	26	18	47	WDLDDL	Safe	0-1
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	15	13	70	68	9	9	3	44	31	5	6	10	26	37	2	43	DLDDLL	Safe	2-4
	10	Leeds United	41	17	9	15	39	47	10	4	6	19	19	7	5	9	20	28	-8	43	WWDDWL	Safe	0-2
	11	Stoke City	42	12	18	12	51	60	8	9	4	31	23	4	9	8	20	37	-9	42	LWDDWW	Safe	3-2
	12	Manchester City	41	14	11	16	56	58	10	7	4	35	25	4	4	12	21	33	-2	39	DLWWLD	Safe	1-1
	13	Birmingham City	42	13	12	17	50	61	11	5	5	32	23	2	7	12	18	38	-11	38	WLLLLD	Safe	1-1
	14	Middlesbrough	41	16	5	20	52	59	14	4	2	37	14	2	1	18	15	45	-7	37	LWLLLW	Safe	2-1
	15	Coventry City	42	13	10	19	48	68	9	6	6	31	30	4	4	13	17	38	-20	36	LLDWWD	Safe	1-1
2	16	Sunderland	42	14	7	21	52	53	10	4	7	32	19	4	3	14	20	34	-1	35	LLWLLW	Safe	1-0
1	17	Everton	41	13	9	19	55	58	8	6	7	32	25	5	3	12	23	33	-3	35	DLWLLD	Safe	1-1
1	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	14	7	21	54	67	10	3	8	30	26	4	4	13	24	41	-13	35	LLWWWW	Safe	2-0
2	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	13	8	20	43	55	11	1	8	26	20	2	7	12	17	35	-12	34	WLLLWL	Safe	2-3
	20	Norwich City	42	13	7	22	49	73	9	7	5	34	25	4	0	17	15	48	-24	33	WWWWLL	Relegated	2-3
	21	Leicester City	42	13	6	23	40	67	7	5	9	20	23	6	1	14	20	44	-27	32	DLDLWW	Relegated	3-2
	22	Crystal Palace	42	6	7	29	47	83	6	4	11	32	37	0	3	18	15	46	-36	19	LWLLLD	Relegated	1-1