Middlesbrough 1 Brighton 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 4/11/1981
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 11076
Competition: Division One
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Dave Shearer | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Jim Platt | |||
| Mike Angus | |||
| Irving Nattrass | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Ian Bell | |||
| Garry Macdonald | |||
| Dave Shearer | |||
| Billy Woof |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |