Arsenal 2-1 Birmingham City - March 31, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981
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ARS
0' - Goal
David O'Leary
0' - Goal
Frank Stapleton0
0' - Goal
Frank Worthington
ARS
46' - Substitution
John Devineis substituted by Brian McDermott46 46' - Substitution
Tony Evansis substituted by Keith Bertschin
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Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 35 | 205 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Devine | 46 | 22 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Willie Young | 29 | 216 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 22 | 257 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 22 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Nicholas | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 27 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Davis | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 23 | 221 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 24 | 295 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 27 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
149
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jeffrey Wealands | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 26 | 239 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 21 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Todd | 32 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 19 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Langan | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 27 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 21 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 34 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Evans | 46 | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Worthington | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
60
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Brian McDermott | 46 | 19 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Keith Bertschin | 46 | 24 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paul Davis
IN
John Hollins
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
38
277
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Neill vs Birmingham City
4 victories
6 draws
6 losses
Neill vs Smith
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
136
Success rate in this team:
35 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Smith vs Arsenal
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Smith vs Neill
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 32 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 19/01/1980). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 01/11/1902-08/10/1904 time period (33 matches).
End of streak for Birmingham City after 3 consecutive draws away from home (since 14/02/1981). It was the best streak for the club since 19/04/1948-01/09/1948 (4 matches).
No Birmingham City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Jim Smith has done less than 1.2 goals scored per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VArsenal 2-1 Manchester United20/12/1980 | DArsenal 1-1 Ipswich Town27/12/1980 | DArsenal 2-2 Coventry31/01/1981 | VArsenal 2-0 Manchester City24/02/1981 | DArsenal 2-2 Middlesbrough28/02/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Liverpool28/03/1981 |
| Overall | LNottingham Forest 3-1 Arsenal21/02/1981 | VArsenal 2-0 Manchester City24/02/1981 | DArsenal 2-2 Middlesbrough28/02/1981 | LLeicester 1-0 Arsenal07/03/1981 | DNorwich City 1-1 Arsenal21/03/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Liverpool28/03/1981 |
Current form
| Away | LIpswich Town 5-1 Birmingham City13/01/1981 | LCoventry 3-2 Birmingham City24/01/1981 | LManchester United 2-0 Birmingham City31/01/1981 | DLiverpool 2-2 Birmingham City14/02/1981 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City28/02/1981 | DStoke City 0-0 Birmingham City28/03/1981 |
| Overall | DLiverpool 2-2 Birmingham City14/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Norwich City20/02/1981 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City28/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton17/03/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-0 Manchester City21/03/1981 | DStoke City 0-0 Birmingham City28/03/1981 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 31 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 18 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 7 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
35 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
35 |
|
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
14 |
Draws (Competition total) |
11 |
|
7 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
49 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
29 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
41 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
48 |
|
14 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
29 |
|
1.4 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.29 |
|
1.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.94 |
|
1.17 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.37 |
|
0.82 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.71 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
20 |
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
10 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
22 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
21 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| Frank Stapleton | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 15 goals | Frank Worthington | |
| Frank Stapleton | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | Frank Worthington | |
 | John Hollins | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Archie Gemmill |  |
| John Hollins | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Archie Gemmill | |
| Alan Sunderland | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Frank Worthington | |
Historical head to head
Home
109 gf
41 ga
Away
64 gf
108 ga
Total
173 gf
149 ga
Historical head to head
Home
108 gf
64 ga
Away
41 gf
109 ga
Total
149 gf
173 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
March 31, 1894 |
Latest head to head
October 07, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981
May 05, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
December 30, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 21, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
October 29, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Joe Baker | 7 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
David Herd | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
John MacLeod | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
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Trevor Francis | 7 goals | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Bob Hatton | 4 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Peter Murphy | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
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Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
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Robin Stubbs | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Liam Brady | 12 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
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Pat Rice | 12 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Billy McCullough | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 9 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
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George Armstrong | 9 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
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Peter Simpson | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Trevor Francis | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Joe Gallagher | 11 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
|
Johnny Schofield | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Trevor Smith | 10 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
They played in both sides
69 matches
67 matches
48 matches
126 matches
20 matches
40 matches
They played in both sides
48 matches
126 matches
69 matches
67 matches
20 matches
40 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 13, 1980
December 20, 1980
March 14, 1981
May 05, 1981
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