The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Wed Dec 26, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Dec 26, 1979 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 27 December 1979

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: David Richardson
Attendance:: 30,979
Pos Before/After:: 13 10
Opp Before/After:: 7 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 05, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3061 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1474 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3439 (of 5724)
Total:: 4784 (of 7505)
Played:: 44 years, 3 months, 25 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
John Robertson (50') (Pen)
Stan Bowles (57') - Stan Bowles first goal

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: WDDLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Gary Shaw (64')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton
2	D	23	Viv Anderson
3	D	25	Frank Gray
4	M	30	John McGovern
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd
6	D	26	Kenny Burns
7	M	28	Ian Bowyer
8	F	31	Stan Bowles (57')
9	F	23	Garry Birtles
10	F	25	Trevor Francis
11	F	26	John Robertson (50')
Subs
12	M	27	Martin O'Neill

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton	272		4	2
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	430	22	4	2
3	D	25	Frank Gray	118	8	4	2
4	M	30	John McGovern	335	11	4	2
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd	218	13	4	2
6	D	26	Kenny Burns	196	15	4	2
7	M	28	Ian Bowyer	566	99	14	4
8	F	31	Stan Bowles (57)	23	2	4	2
9	F	23	Garry Birtles	283	96	4	2
10	F	25	Trevor Francis	93	37	4	2
11	F	26	John Robertson (50)	516	95	4	2
Subs
12	M	27	Martin O'Neill	364	62	4	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Nigel Spink
2	D	Kenny Swain
3	D	Ken McNaught
4	D	Brendan Ormsby
5	D	Dennis Mortimer
6	M	Colin Gibson
7	M	Gordon Cowans
8	M	Des Bremner
9	M	Brian Little
10	F	Gary Shaw
11	F	Terry Donovan
Subs
12		Bullivant

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Dec 26, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Everton
Brighton and Hove Albion	3-0	Crystal Palace
Derby County	1-2	Coventry City
Liverpool	2-0	Manchester United
Manchester City	1-1	Stoke City
Middlesbrough	3-1	Leeds United
Norwich City	3-3	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion	3-0	Bristol City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	Southampton

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	45	14	7	3	0	25	4	5	3	2	20	10	31	30	WDWWWW
2	Manchester United	21	12	6	3	33	14	9	2	0	23	3	3	4	3	10	11	19	30	DWWDWW
3	Arsenal	21	7	10	4	26	16	4	5	2	13	7	3	5	2	13	9	10	24	WDDWDD
4	Southampton	21	10	3	8	34	28	7	1	2	28	13	3	2	6	6	15	6	23	LLWWWW
5	Crystal Palace	20	7	9	4	24	19	6	4	0	16	3	1	5	4	8	16	5	23	WDDLWL
6	Norwich City	21	8	7	6	32	28	6	4	0	20	9	2	3	6	12	19	4	23	WLDDWD
7	Aston Villa	20	7	9	4	23	19	5	3	3	14	11	2	6	1	9	8	4	23	WDDLWW
8	Leeds United	21	7	8	6	24	25	5	2	3	14	10	2	6	3	10	15	-1	22	WDWDWW
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	26	28	4	4	2	13	10	5	0	5	13	18	-2	22	LDWWLL
10	Middlesbrough	20	8	5	7	19	17	6	4	1	13	5	2	1	6	6	12	2	21	WWDLLW
11	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	5	8	28	34	6	1	3	15	12	2	4	5	13	22	-6	21	LDLWLL
12	Manchester City	21	9	3	9	23	30	6	1	3	15	10	3	2	6	8	20	-7	21	WLLLWW
13	Nottingham Forest	20	8	4	8	28	27	6	2	1	17	7	2	2	7	11	20	1	20	LLLDLL
14	Ipswich Town	21	9	2	10	25	27	6	2	3	18	9	3	0	7	7	18	-2	20	WWLWWW
15	Coventry City	21	9	2	10	33	38	7	1	2	22	11	2	1	8	11	27	-5	20	WDWLLL
16	West Bromwich Albion	20	5	8	7	28	26	5	4	1	22	12	0	4	6	6	14	2	18	WLDDLD
17	Everton	21	5	8	8	26	28	3	4	4	17	15	2	4	4	9	13	-2	18	LDDWLL
18	Stoke City	21	6	6	9	25	32	5	2	4	17	16	1	4	5	8	16	-7	18	LWLWDL
19	Bristol City	21	5	7	9	17	25	3	4	4	9	11	2	3	5	8	14	-8	17	LWDLLL
20	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	5	5	10	22	33	3	3	3	10	13	2	2	7	12	20	-11	15	WDWLDW
21	Derby County	21	6	3	12	20	31	5	1	5	16	13	1	2	7	4	18	-11	15	LWLDLL
22	Bolton Wanderers	21	1	8	12	15	37	1	7	2	7	8	0	1	10	8	29	-22	10	LLDLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Liverpool	21	13	6	2	47	14	8	3	0	27	4	5	3	2	20	10	33	32	DWWWWW		2-0
	2	Manchester United	22	12	6	4	33	16	9	2	0	23	3	3	4	4	10	13	17	30	WWDWWL		0-2
	3	Arsenal	22	8	10	4	27	16	5	5	2	14	7	3	5	2	13	9	11	26	DDWDDW		1-0
	4	Southampton	22	10	4	8	34	28	7	1	2	28	13	3	3	6	6	15	6	24	LWWWWD		0-0
1	5	Norwich City	22	8	8	6	35	31	6	5	0	23	12	2	3	6	12	19	4	24	LDDWDD		3-3
4	6	Middlesbrough	21	9	5	7	22	18	7	4	1	16	6	2	1	6	6	12	4	23	WDLLWW		3-1
	7	Aston Villa	21	7	9	5	24	21	5	3	3	14	11	2	6	2	10	10	3	23	DDLWWL		1-2
3	8	Crystal Palace	21	7	9	5	24	22	6	4	0	16	3	1	5	5	8	19	2	23	DDLWLL		0-3
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	9	5	7	26	28	4	5	2	13	10	5	0	5	13	18	-2	23	DWWLLD		0-0
3	10	Nottingham Forest	21	9	4	8	30	28	7	2	1	19	8	2	2	7	11	20	2	22	LLDLLW		2-1
3	11	Leeds United	22	7	8	7	25	28	5	2	3	14	10	2	6	4	11	18	-3	22	DWDWWL		1-3
3	12	Coventry City	22	10	2	10	35	39	7	1	2	22	11	3	1	8	13	28	-4	22	DWLLLW		2-1
1	13	Manchester City	22	9	4	9	24	31	6	2	3	16	11	3	2	6	8	20	-7	22	LLLWWD		1-1
	14	Ipswich Town	22	9	3	10	28	30	6	2	3	18	9	3	1	7	10	21	-2	21	WLWWWD		3-3
4	15	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	5	9	28	35	6	1	3	15	12	2	4	6	13	23	-7	21	DLWLLL		0-1
	16	West Bromwich Albion	21	6	8	7	31	26	6	4	1	25	12	0	4	6	6	14	5	20	LDDLDW		3-0
	17	Everton	22	5	9	8	27	29	3	4	4	17	15	2	5	4	10	14	-2	19	DDWLLD		1-1
	18	Stoke City	22	6	7	9	26	33	5	2	4	17	16	1	5	5	9	17	-7	19	WLWDLD		1-1
1	19	Brighton and Hove Albion	21	6	5	10	25	33	4	3	3	13	13	2	2	7	12	20	-8	17	DWLDWW		3-0
1	20	Bristol City	22	5	7	10	17	28	3	4	4	9	11	2	3	6	8	17	-11	17	WDLLLL		0-3
	21	Derby County	22	6	3	13	21	33	5	1	6	17	15	1	2	7	4	18	-12	15	WLDLLL		1-2
	22	Bolton Wanderers	22	1	9	12	16	38	1	8	2	8	9	0	1	10	8	29	-22	11	LDLLLD		1-1