1980-81Saturday, 20 December 1980Football League Division 1Match 23City Ground 23,151

Nottingham Forest(2) 3Sunderland(0) 1TURNER, ChrisWHITWORTH, SteveBOLTON, JoeHINDMARCH, RobELLIOTT, ShaunROWELL, Gary1ARNOTT, KevinBROWN, AlanHAWLEY, JohnCHISHOLM, GordonCUMMINS, Stan Substitute COOKE, John(for BROWN, Alan)