ASTON VILLA 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 18, 1981 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Apr 18, 1981 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Villa Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 18 April 1981
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1980-81
- Referee:
- R Chadwick
- Attendance:
- 34,707
- League Week:
- 39 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 6
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 1
1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Nov 28, 1981
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3121 (of 5061)
- League Tier 1:
- 1534 (of 2313)
- Competitive:
- 3526 (of 5791)
- Total:
- 4894 (of 7586)
- Played:
- 44 years, 7 months, 27 days ago
ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: DLWWWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Gordon Cowans (30') (Pen)
Peter Withe (44')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 22 | Bryn Gunn | |
| 4 | M | 31 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 31 | David Needham | |
| 6 | M | 25 |  Einar Aas | |
| 7 | M | 19 | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | M | 20 | Stuart Gray | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Trevor Francis | |
| 10 | F | 25 | Peter Ward | |
| 11 | F | 28 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | ? | |||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Rimmer |
| 2 | D | Kenny Swain |
| 3 | D | Gary Williams |
| 4 | D | Ken McNaught |
| 5 | D | Des Bremner |
| 6 | M | Dennis Mortimer |
| 7 | M | Colin Gibson |
| 8 | M | Gordon Cowans  |
| 9 | M | Tony Morley |
| 10 | F | Peter Withe |
| 11 | F | Gary Shaw |
| 12 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Coventry City | 2-2 | Stoke City |
| Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Everton | 4-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Arsenal |
| Leeds United | 0-0 | Liverpool |
| Leicester City | 2-2 | Southampton |
| Manchester United | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Sunderland | 3-0 | Birmingham City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | Norwich City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | Manchester City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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