MANCHESTER CITY 0 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 24, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 24, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Maine Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1981-82
- Referee:
- Ken Redfern
- Sponsor:
- Panasonic
- Attendance:
- 34,881
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 15
16
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham City (League Cup)
- League:
- Leeds United
- Manchester City:
- Mar 13, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3135 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1548 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3541 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4918 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 42 years, 5 months, 26 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 32 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 23 | Bryn Gunn | |
| 4 | M | 31 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 32 | David Needham | 100th appearance |
| 6 | M | 26 |  Einar Aas | |
| 7 | F | 20 | Mark Proctor | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | M | 20 | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | M | 21 | Stuart Gray | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson off for Colin Walsh | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 19 | Colin Walsh on for John Robertson | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Corrigan |
| 2 | 2 | Ray Ranson |
| 3 | 3 | Kevin Bond |
| 4 | 4 | Nicky Reid |
| 5 | 5 | Paul Power |
| 6 | 6 | Tommy Caton |
| 7 | 7 | Dennis Tueart |
| 8 | 8 | Martin O'Neill |
| 9 | 9 | Tommy Hutchison |
| 10 | 10 | Asa Hartford |
| 11 | 11 | Kevin Reeves |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Age Hareide |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 3-1 | Swansea City |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Arsenal |
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Liverpool | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Everton |
| Notts County | 1-1 | West Ham United |
| Stoke City | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Southampton |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | Aston Villa |
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 | Swansea City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | LWWDWW | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | WLWWWW | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | DWWDDW | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 20 | WWWLWL | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | WWWLDW | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 17 | DWDDDL | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 16 | WLLWLW | |||
| 8 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | LWWLDW | |||
| 9 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | DWLWDD | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | DWDDWD | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | WLDDWD | |||
| 12 | Notts County | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 13 | LLLWWL | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | DDDDDW | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | DLWDDL | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 12 | LWLLDL | |||
| 16 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 | DWDLLW | |||
| 17 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 10 | LDLWLL | |||
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 9 | DLLWDL | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 9 | LWLDDL | |||
| 20 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -12 | 9 | LLLDLW | |||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 8 | DLWLLD | |||
| 22 | Sunderland | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 | DLLDLL | |||
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) | |
 2 | 1 | Manchester United | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | WWDDWW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 23 | WWLWLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Swansea City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 22 | WWDWWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | LWWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | WWLDWD | 0-0 | ||
| 6 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 | WDDDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | WWLDWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | WLWDDW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 9 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 17 | LLWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 10 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | DDDDWW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 11 | Coventry City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 15 | LWDDLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | WDDWDL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 | LLWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | LDDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | DLWLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 16 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 13 | WLLDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 | WDLLWL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 18 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -11 | 12 | LLDLWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 10 | LLWDLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 20 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 9 | WLDDLL | 0-2 | |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 8 | LWLLDL | 0-3 | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 7 | LLDLLL | 0-1 | ||