FOREST 2 - 1 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Oct 31, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 31, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leeds United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Monday 02 November 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1981-82
- Referee:
- Dennis Hedges
- Sponsor:
- Panasonic
- Attendance:
- 25,272
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 18 18
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Grantham Town (Friendly)
- League:
- West Ham United
- Leeds United:
- Mar 20, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3136 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1549 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3543 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4920 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 43 years, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WWLDWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Peter Ward (22')
John Robertson (53') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 32 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 23 | Bryn Gunn | |
| 4 | M | 32 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 32 | David Needham | |
| 6 | M | 26 |  Einar Aas | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Stuart Gray | |
| 8 | F | 26 | Peter Ward  (22') | |
| 9 | M | 20 | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | F | 20 | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson (53') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | ? | |||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John Lukic |
| 2 | D | Kenny Burns |
| 3 | D | Paul Hart |
| 4 | D | Byron Stevenson |
| 5 | D | Stuart Gray |
| 6 | M | Trevor Cherry |
| 7 | M | Gary Hamson |
| 8 | M | Kevin Hird |
| 9 | M | Aidan Butterworth |
| 10 | F | Arthur Graham |
| 11 | F | Eddie Gray |
| 12 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Coventry City |
| Aston Villa | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Birmingham City | 3-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-0 | Stoke City |
| Everton | 0-1 | Manchester City |
| Manchester United | 2-1 | Notts County |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Leeds United |
| Southampton | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sunderland | 0-2 | Liverpool |
| Swansea City | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West Ham United | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |
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 | Manchester United | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | WWDDWW | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 23 | WWLWLW | |||
| 3 | Swansea City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 22 | WWDWWL | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | LWWWWL | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | WWLDWD | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 | WDDDLD | |||
| 7 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | WWLDWW | |||
| 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | WLWDDW | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 17 | LLWLWD | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | DDDDWW | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 15 | LWDDLW | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | WDDWDL | |||
| 13 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 | LLWWLD | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | LDDWDL | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | DLWLLW | |||
| 16 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 13 | WLLDLD | |||
| 17 | Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 | WDLLWL | |||
| 18 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -11 | 12 | LLDLWW | |||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 10 | LLWDLD | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 9 | WLDDLL | |||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 8 | LWLLDL | |||
| 22 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 7 | LLDLLL | |||
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 | Manchester United | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | WDDWWW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 26 | WLWLWW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 24 | WWWWLW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 23 | WDWWLD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | WLDWDW | 2-1 | ||
| 6 | West Ham United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 | DDDLDW | 3-2 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | LWDDWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | WLDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 | DDWDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 17 | LWLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 11 | Manchester City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | LLDLDW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | DDDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 15 | WDDLWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Arsenal | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 | DLLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | DDWDLD | 3-3 | |
| 1 | 16 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | LWLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 17 | Notts County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 14 | LWWLDL | 1-2 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -12 | 12 | LDLWWL | 1-2 | ||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 11 | LWDLDD | 3-3 | ||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 9 | LDDLLL | 2-3 | ||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 9 | WLLDLD | 0-0 | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 7 | LDLLLL | 0-2 | ||
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