1981 FA Charity Shield

1981 FA Charity Shield
Date22 August 1981 (1981-08-22)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeAlf Grey (Great Yarmouth)
Attendance92,500

The 1981 FA Charity Shield was the 59th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 22 August 1981 at Wembley Stadium and played between 1980–81 Football League champions Aston Villa and FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur. The match ended in a 2–2 draw and the sides shared the trophy for six months each.

Peter Withe scored twice for Villa, and Mark Falco twice for Tottenham, in front of a 92,500-strong crowd.[1]

Match details

Aston Villa2–2Tottenham Hotspur
Withe (2) 31', 53' Falco (2) 44', 49'
Attendance: 92,500
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 Jimmy Rimmer
DF 2 Kenny Swain
DF 3 Colin Gibson
DF 4 Allan Evans
DF 5 Ken McNaught
MF 6 Dennis Mortimer (c)
MF 7 Des Bremner
FW 8 David Geddis
FW 9 Peter Withe
MF 10 Gordon Cowans
MF 11 Tony Morley
Substitutes:
DF 12 Gary Williams
MF 13 Andy Blair
MF 14 Robert Hopkins
DF 15 Brendon Ormsby
GK 16 Nigel Spink
Manager:
Ron Saunders
GK 1 Ray Clemence
DF 2 Chris Hughton
DF 3 Paul Miller
DF 4 Graham Roberts
MF 5 Ricky Villa
DF 6 Steve Perryman (c)
MF 7 Ossie Ardiles
FW 8 Steve Archibald
MF 9 Tony Galvin
MF 10 Glenn Hoddle
FW 11 Mark Falco
Substitutes:
DF 12 Gordon Smith
GK 13 Milija Aleksic
DF 14 Paul Price
MF 15 Garry Brooke
FW 16 Chris Jones
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw

See also

References

  1. ^ "1981/82 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2019.