BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 - 3 FOREST - Sat Sep 05, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 05, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. Andrews
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-4 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 19,035
- Pos Before/After:
- 7/11
- Opp Before/After:
- 18/12
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1981-82
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- West Bromwich Albion
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3126 (of 4877)
- League Tier 1:
- 1540 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3531 (of 5574)
- Total:
- 4900 (of 7322)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Kenny Burns off for Bryn Gunn () | |
| 6 | M | Einer Aas | |
| 7 | M | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | F | Ian Wallace  | |
| 9 | M | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | F | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | D | Bryn Gunn on for Kenny Burns () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough |
| Leeds United | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Arsenal |
| Manchester United | 1 | 2 | Ipswich Town |
| Notts County | 2 | 1 | Coventry City |
| Southampton | 1 | 0 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 1 | 3 | Manchester City |
| Sunderland | 0 | 2 | West Ham United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | Swansea City |
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 | Swansea City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WW | |
| 2 | Stoke City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | DW | |
| 4 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | DW | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 8 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 9 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LW | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | LW | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 3 | WL | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | WL | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | WL | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | |
| 16 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD | |
| 17 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD | |
| 20 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LD | |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL | |
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 | |
 2 | 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | DWW |
| 4 | 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | WDW |
| 5 | 3 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | WDW |
| 5 | 4 | Southampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | LWW |
 3 | 5 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WWL |
| 5 | 6 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | WWL |
| 7 | 7 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DLW |
| 5 | 9 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | WDL |
| 6 | 10 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | LDW |
| 4 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | WDL |
| 6 | 12 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LDW |
| 7 | 13 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 | LDW |
| 9 | 14 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | DWL |
| 7 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LLW |
| 5 | 16 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LLW |
| 7 | 17 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 7 | 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 6 | 19 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 8 | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 3 | WLL |
| 4 | 21 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LDL |
| 3 | 22 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | LDL |