ASTON VILLA 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 28, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Nov 28, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Villa Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 28 November 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1981-82
- Referee:
- BH Daniels
- Sponsor:
- Panasonic
- Attendance:
- 26,847
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
7 - Opp Before/After:
- 15
13
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Tranmere Rovers (League Cup)
- League:
- Liverpool
- Aston Villa:
- Apr 24, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3140 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1553 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3548 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4926 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 42 years, 11 months, 24 days ago
ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: DWWLLD (Old to recent)
Goals
Des Bremner (7')
Des Bremner (39')
Peter Withe (76')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 32 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 25 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | 21 | Stuart Gray | |
| 4 | M | 32 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 32 | David Needham off for Mark Proctor (22') | |
| 6 | D | 23 | Bryn Gunn | |
| 7 | M | 20 | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | F | 26 | Peter Ward | |
| 9 | M | 20 | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | M | 19 | Colin Walsh  (52') | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 20 | Mark Proctor on for David Needham (22') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Rimmer |
| 2 | D | Kenny Swain |
| 3 | D | Gary Williams |
| 4 | D | Allan Evans |
| 5 | D | Eamonn Deacy |
| 6 | M | Colin Gibson |
| 7 | M | Des Bremner |
| 8 | M | Tony Morley |
| 9 | M | Gordon Cowans |
| 10 | F | Gary Shaw |
| 11 | F | Peter Withe |
| 12 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton |
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Coventry City | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Manchester City |
| Leeds United | 3-3 | West Ham United |
| Liverpool | 0-1 | Southampton |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Notts County | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sunderland | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Swansea City | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Stoke 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 | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 | WDWDLW | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 25 | DLDWDW | |||
| 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 | |||
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 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 32 | WWWWLW | 2-0 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Swansea City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 30 | LDWLDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 29 | LWWLLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 28 | WLWLWD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Southampton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 27 | DLWWDW | 1-0 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 26 | LDWDWD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 26 | DWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 3 | 8 | Arsenal | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | WLWWWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 | LDWWWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | DLWWDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | WDDDDL | 0-2 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 20 | DLWWLL | 0-2 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | WWLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 19 | WLLLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 | WLLLDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 19 | LDWWDW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 18 | DDWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 18 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 | DLLDDD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 19 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -15 | 16 | WWLWLD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 20 | Birmingham City | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 | DLDDLL | 0-1 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 12 | LLLDDD | 1-1 | ||
| 22 | Sunderland | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 11 | LLDWLL | 1-2 | ||
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