FOREST 2 - 1 NORWICH CITY - Sat Mar 28, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 28, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Norwich City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1980-81
- Referee:
- A Saunders
- Attendance:
- 22,353
- League Week:
- 36 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 6
3 - Opp Before/After:
- 20
21
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Southampton (League Tier 1)
- Norwich City:
- Mar 05, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3118 (of 5061)
- League Tier 1:
- 1531 (of 2313)
- Competitive:
- 3523 (of 5791)
- Total:
- 4889 (of 7586)
- Played:
- 44 years, 8 months, 17 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDWWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Trevor Francis (53')
Trevor Francis (54')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 26 |  Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | 20 | Stuart Gray | |
| 5 | D | 31 | David Needham off for Einar Aas | |
| 6 | D | 27 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 25 |  Raimondo Ponte | Last game |
| 8 | F | 24 | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Trevor Francis  (53') (54') | |
| 10 | M | 18 | Colin Walsh | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 25 |  Einar Aas on for David Needham | Debut |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Chris Woods |
| 2 | D | Gregory Downs |
| 3 | D | Steve Walford |
| 4 | D | John McDowell |
| 5 | D | Dave Watson |
| 6 | M | Michael McGuire |
| 7 | M | Graham Paddon |
| 8 | M | Mark Barham |
| 9 | M | Martin O'Neill |
| 10 | F | Justin Fashanu |
| 11 | F | Joe Royle |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Richard Symonds |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Southampton |
| Coventry City | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Leeds United |
| Everton | 0-1 | Manchester United |
| Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Sunderland |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Middlesbrough | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Norwich City |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | Leicester City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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