FOREST 2 - 1 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION - Sat Sep 26, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 26, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sunday Mirror - Sunday 27 September 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1981-82
- Referee:
- Peter Tyldesley
- Sponsor:
- Panasonic
- Attendance:
- 19,220
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
4 - Opp Before/After:
- 7
10
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)
- Brighton and Hove Albion:
- Feb 20, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3131 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1544 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3536 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4911 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 43 years, 1 month, 26 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDLDWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Kenny Burns (55') - Kenny Burns last goal
Ian Wallace (86')
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Manager: Mike Bailey
Prior form: DLWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Gordon Smith (10')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 32 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | 21 | Stuart Gray | |
| 4 | M | 31 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 28 | Kenny Burns  (55') | |
| 6 | M | 25 |  Einar Aas | |
| 7 | M | 19 | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Ian Wallace (86') | |
| 9 | M | 20 | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | ? | |||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Graham Moseley |
| 2 | D | Gary Williams |
| 3 | D | Don Shanks |
| 4 | D | Steve Gatting |
| 5 | D | Steve Foster |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Case |
| 7 | M | Gordon Smith |
| 8 | M | Neil McNab |
| 9 | M | Tony Grealish |
| 10 | F | Michael Robinson |
| 11 | F | Andy Ritchie |
| 12 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0-0 | Manchester United |
| Aston Villa | 0-0 | Birmingham City |
| Coventry City | 4-2 | Southampton |
| Everton | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Leeds United |
| Manchester City | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Middlesbrough | 3-2 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Swansea City | 2-0 | Sunderland |
| West Ham United | 1-1 | Liverpool |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | Notts County |
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 | West Ham United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | DWWWDW | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | DDWWWW | |||
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | WWLWLW | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | WDWDLW | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | WDLDWW | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | LWWDWL | |||
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | DLWDDW | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9 | WLLWWL | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | LDLDWW | |||
| 10 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | WDLDLW | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | LDWLDW | |||
| 12 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | LWLDDW | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | WWLLLD | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | LDWLWL | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 7 | WLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 | WDWLLL | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | LLWDDD | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | DWLDDL | |||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LLWDDL | |||
| 20 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -9 | 5 | LDWLDL | |||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 | LDLWLL | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 | WLLLDL | |||
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 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | DWWWWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 | WWWDWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Swansea City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | WLWLWW | 2-0 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | DLDWWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | LLWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | DWDLWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | DLDLWW | 1-0 | |
| 7 | 8 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | LLWDLW | 4-2 | |
| 3 | 9 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | WWDWLL | 2-4 | |
| 3 | 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | LWDDWL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 11 | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | DLDWWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | DWLDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 13 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | WLDDWD | 0-0 | |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | DWLWLD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | WLLLDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | LWDDDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 7 | DWLLLL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 18 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 | DLWLLW | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 | LLLDLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 6 | WLDDLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 | LWDDLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 22 | Leeds United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -10 | 5 | DWLDLL | 1-2 | |
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