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

Aston Villa2–2Tottenham Hotspur
Withe 31', 53'Falco 44', 49'
Aston VillaTottenham Hotspur
GK 1 England Jimmy Rimmer DF 2 England Kenny Swain DF 3 England Colin Gibson DF 4 Scotland Allan Evans DF 5 Scotland Ken McNaught MF 6 England Dennis Mortimer (c) MF 7 Scotland Des Bremner FW 8 England David Geddis FW 9 England Peter Withe MF 10 England Gordon Cowans MF 11 England Tony Morley Substitutes: DF 12 England Gary Williams MF 13 Scotland Andy Blair MF 14 England Robert Hopkins DF 15 England Brendon Ormsby GK 16 England Nigel Spink Manager: England Ron SaundersGK 1 England Ray Clemence DF 2 Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton DF 3 England Paul Miller DF 4 England Graham Roberts MF 5 Argentina Ricky Villa DF 6 England Steve Perryman (c) MF 7 Argentina Ossie Ardiles FW 8 Scotland Steve Archibald MF 9 Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin MF 10 England Glenn Hoddle FW 11 England Mark Falco Substitutes: DF 12 Scotland Gordon Smith GK 13 England Milija Aleksic DF 14 Wales Paul Price MF 15 England Garry Brooke FW 16 England Chris Jones Manager: England Keith Burkinshaw
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:
DF12England Gary Williams
MF13Scotland Andy Blair
MF14England Robert Hopkins
DF15England Brendon Ormsby
GK16England Nigel Spink
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

See also