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SUNDERLAND 2 - 3 FOREST - Wed Nov 25, 1981 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Nov 25, 1981 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Sunderland
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Roker Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-2 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Newcastle Journal - Thursday 26 November 1981
: Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 26 November 1981
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1981-82
Referee:: J Hough
Sponsor:: Panasonic
Attendance:: 17,419
Pos Before/After:: 7 5
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Sunderland:: Nov 20, 1982

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3139 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1552 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3547 (of 5724)
Total:: 4925 (of 7505)
Played:: 42 years, 4 months, 26 days ago

Review
Einer Aas broke an ankle in the first minute

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

Goals
Colin Walsh (21')
Justin Fashanu (51') - Justin Fashanu last goal
David Needham (86')

SUNDERLAND
Manager: Alan Durban
Prior form: LLLLDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Rob Hindmarch (62')
Ally McCoist (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Peter Shilton
2	D	25	Viv Anderson 0
3	D	23	Bryn Gunn
4	M	21	Stuart Gray
5	D	32	David Needham (86')
6	M	26	Einar Aas off for Gary Mills (1')	Last game
7	M	19	Colin Walsh (21') 0
8	F	26	Peter Ward
9	M	20	Justin Fashanu (51')
10	F	20	Mark Proctor
11	F	28	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	20	Gary Mills on for Einar Aas (1')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Barry Siddall
2	D	Jeff Clarke
3	D	Shaun Elliott 0
4	D	Rob Hindmarch
5	D	Iain Munro
6	M	Barry Venison
7	M	Nick Pickering
8	M	Mick Buckley
9	M	Ian Bowyer 0
10	F	Ally McCoist
11	F	Stan Cummins
Subs
12		Thomas Ritchie

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Nov 25, 1981)

Home	Score	Away
Sunderland	2-3	Nottingham Forest

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	16	8	5	3	24	12	5	2	1	12	4	3	3	2	12	8	12	29	DWWWWL
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	14	9	0	5	23	15	4	0	4	13	11	5	0	1	10	4	8	27	WWLWLW
	3	Swansea City	15	8	3	4	25	22	5	2	0	14	4	3	1	4	11	18	3	27	WLDWLD
	4	Ipswich Town	14	8	2	4	25	19	5	1	1	13	8	3	1	3	12	11	6	26	WLWWLL
	5	West Ham United	14	6	7	1	29	17	4	3	0	18	11	2	4	1	11	6	12	25	DLDWDW
	6	Southampton	15	7	3	5	28	23	6	0	1	19	7	1	3	4	9	16	5	24	WDLWWD
	7	Nottingham Forest	14	6	5	3	17	15	5	2	1	11	6	1	3	2	6	9	2	23	DWDWDL
	8	Manchester City	14	6	4	4	20	15	4	3	1	14	5	2	1	3	6	10	5	22	DLDWWW
	9	Liverpool	14	5	6	3	21	15	3	3	1	12	6	2	3	2	9	9	6	21	WDLWWD
	10	Brighton and Hove Albion	15	4	9	2	20	15	2	5	1	15	11	2	4	1	5	4	5	21	DWDDDD
	11	Arsenal	14	6	3	5	12	11	3	2	1	4	2	3	1	4	8	9	1	21	LWLWWW
	12	Stoke City	16	6	2	8	22	24	4	0	4	13	10	2	2	4	9	14	-2	20	WDLWWL
	13	Everton	15	5	4	6	19	21	4	1	2	11	7	1	3	4	8	14	-2	19	WWLLLD
	14	Coventry City	15	5	3	7	24	24	5	1	1	18	7	0	2	6	6	17	0	18	LWLLLW
	15	Aston Villa	14	3	7	4	18	17	1	3	3	6	9	2	4	1	12	8	1	16	DWWLLD
	16	Notts County	15	4	4	7	21	27	3	3	1	11	10	1	1	6	10	17	-6	16	LDLLDD
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	4	7	9	20	3	2	3	5	7	1	2	4	4	13	-11	16	DLDWWD
	18	Birmingham City	14	3	6	5	21	21	3	3	1	17	12	0	3	4	4	9	0	15	WDLDDL
	19	West Bromwich Albion	15	3	6	6	16	18	2	4	2	9	7	1	2	4	7	11	-2	15	LDDWLD
	20	Leeds United	15	4	3	8	13	28	4	3	0	10	3	0	0	8	3	25	-15	15	LWWLWL
	21	Middlesbrough	16	2	5	9	15	28	2	3	3	10	14	0	2	6	5	14	-13	11	LLLLDD
	22	Sunderland	15	2	5	8	9	24	1	2	4	3	12	1	3	4	6	12	-15	11	LLLLDW

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	16	8	5	3	24	12	5	2	1	12	4	3	3	2	12	8	12	29	DWWWWL
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	14	9	0	5	23	15	4	0	4	13	11	5	0	1	10	4	8	27	WWLWLW
	3	Swansea City	15	8	3	4	25	22	5	2	0	14	4	3	1	4	11	18	3	27	WLDWLD
	4	Ipswich Town	14	8	2	4	25	19	5	1	1	13	8	3	1	3	12	11	6	26	WLWWLL
2	5	Nottingham Forest	15	7	5	3	20	17	5	2	1	11	6	2	3	2	9	11	3	26	WDWDLW		3-2
1	6	West Ham United	14	6	7	1	29	17	4	3	0	18	11	2	4	1	11	6	12	25	DLDWDW
1	7	Southampton	15	7	3	5	28	23	6	0	1	19	7	1	3	4	9	16	5	24	WDLWWD
	8	Manchester City	14	6	4	4	20	15	4	3	1	14	5	2	1	3	6	10	5	22	DLDWWW
	9	Liverpool	14	5	6	3	21	15	3	3	1	12	6	2	3	2	9	9	6	21	WDLWWD
	10	Brighton and Hove Albion	15	4	9	2	20	15	2	5	1	15	11	2	4	1	5	4	5	21	DWDDDD
	11	Arsenal	14	6	3	5	12	11	3	2	1	4	2	3	1	4	8	9	1	21	LWLWWW
	12	Stoke City	16	6	2	8	22	24	4	0	4	13	10	2	2	4	9	14	-2	20	WDLWWL
	13	Everton	15	5	4	6	19	21	4	1	2	11	7	1	3	4	8	14	-2	19	WWLLLD
	14	Coventry City	15	5	3	7	24	24	5	1	1	18	7	0	2	6	6	17	0	18	LWLLLW
	15	Aston Villa	14	3	7	4	18	17	1	3	3	6	9	2	4	1	12	8	1	16	DWWLLD
	16	Notts County	15	4	4	7	21	27	3	3	1	11	10	1	1	6	10	17	-6	16	LDLLDD
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	4	7	9	20	3	2	3	5	7	1	2	4	4	13	-11	16	DLDWWD
	18	Birmingham City	14	3	6	5	21	21	3	3	1	17	12	0	3	4	4	9	0	15	WDLDDL
	19	West Bromwich Albion	15	3	6	6	16	18	2	4	2	9	7	1	2	4	7	11	-2	15	LDDWLD
	20	Leeds United	15	4	3	8	13	28	4	3	0	10	3	0	0	8	3	25	-15	15	LWWLWL
	21	Middlesbrough	16	2	5	9	15	28	2	3	3	10	14	0	2	6	5	14	-13	11	LLLLDD
	22	Sunderland	16	2	5	9	11	27	1	2	5	5	15	1	3	4	6	12	-16	11	LLLDWL		2-3

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