1981 FA Charity Shield

1981 FA Charity Shield
Date 22 August 1981 (1981-08-22)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)
Attendance 92,500

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 Villa 22 Tottenham Hotspur
Withe Falco
Attendance: 92,500
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1England Jimmy Rimmer
DF2England Kenny Swain
DF3England Colin Gibson
DF4Scotland Allan Evans
DF5Scotland Ken McNaught
MF6England Dennis Mortimer (c)
MF7Scotland Des Bremner
FW8England David Geddis
FW9England Peter Withe
MF10England Gordon Cowans
MF11England Tony Morley
Substitutes:
MF13Scotland Andy Blair
Manager:
England Ron Saunders
GK1England Ray Clemence
DF2Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
DF3England Paul Miller
DF4England Graham Roberts
MF5Argentina Ricky Villa
DF6England Steve Perryman (c)
MF7Argentina Ossie Ardiles
FW8Scotland Steve Archibald
MF9Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
MF10England Glenn Hoddle
FW11England Mark Falco
Substitutes:
DF12Scotland Gordon Smith
GK13England Milija Aleksic
DF14Wales Paul Price
MF15England Garry Brooke
FW16England Chris Jones
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw

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