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.
Match details
GK 1 Jimmy RimmerDF 2 Kenny SwainDF 3 Colin GibsonDF 4 Allan EvansDF 5 Ken McNaughtMF 6 Dennis Mortimer (c) MF 7 Des BremnerFW 8 David GeddisFW 9 Peter WitheMF 10 Gordon CowansMF 11 Tony MorleySubstitutes:DF 12 Gary WilliamsMF 13 Andy Blair MF 14 Robert HopkinsDF 15 Brendon OrmsbyGK 16 Nigel SpinkManager: Ron Saunders GK 1 Ray ClemenceDF 2 Chris HughtonDF 3 Paul MillerDF 4 Graham RobertsMF 5 Ricky VillaDF 6 Steve Perryman (c)MF 7 Ossie ArdilesFW 8 Steve ArchibaldMF 9 Tony GalvinMF 10 Glenn HoddleFW 11 Mark FalcoSubstitutes:DF 12 Gordon SmithGK 13 Milija AleksicDF 14 Paul PriceMF 15 Garry BrookeFW 16 Chris JonesManager: Keith Burkinshaw
See also 1980–81 Football League 1980–81 FA Cup
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