SWANSEA CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 12, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Swansea City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Vetch Field
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 17,550
- Position Before:
- 9
- Position After:
- 6
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1981-82
- NEXT GAMES:
- Friendly:
- Rotherham United
- League:
- Birmingham City
- League Tier 1:
- Birmingham City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3140 (of 4786)
- League Tier 1
- 1555 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3549 (of 5476)
- Total:
- 4917 (of 7210)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Swansea City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Brian Clough
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Brynn Gunn | |
| 4 | F | David Needham | |
| 5 | M | Willie Young  | Debut |
| 6 | F | Stuart Gray | |
| 7 | F | Jurgen Roeber | |
| 8 | F | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | M | Justin Fashanu | |
| 10 | F | Mark Proctor | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Dec 12, 1981)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 0 | 1 | Manchester City |
| Leeds United | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Swansea City | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 30 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 30 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 25 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 22 | |
| 13 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 22 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 21 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 20 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 19 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -14 | 19 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 17 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 12 | |
| 22 | Sunderland | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 11 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇩ | 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
| ⇩ | 6 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| ⇩ | 8 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Swansea City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 30 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| ⇩ | 13 | Manchester City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| ⇩ | 17 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| ⇩ | 20 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 26 | Coventry City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 27 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 33 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 34 | Leeds United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -14 | 20 |
| ⇩ | 35 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 37 | Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| ⇩ | 40 | Notts County | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 43 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 44 | Sunderland | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 11 |