The City Ground

COVENTRY CITY 0 - 3 FOREST - Sat Dec 29, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 29, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: C White
Attendance:: 27,724
Pos Before/After:: 10 8
Opp Before/After:: 12 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Nov 29, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3062 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1475 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3440 (of 5724)
Total:: 4785 (of 7505)
Played:: 44 years, 3 months, 22 days ago

Review
John O'Hare was booked without entering the game�he rushed onto the pitch to pass some remarks to Trevor Francis and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

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

Goals
John Robertson (50') (Pen)
John Robertson (66')
Stan Bowles (70') - Stan Bowles last goal

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Gordon Milne
Prior form: DWLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

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 0
7	F	25	Trevor Francis
8	F	31	Stan Bowles (70')
9	F	23	Garry Birtles
10	M	28	Ian Bowyer
11	F	26	John Robertson (50') (66')
Subs
12	F	33	John O'Hare 0

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton	272		3	2
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	430	22	3	2
3	D	25	Frank Gray	118	8	3	2
4	M	30	John McGovern	335	11	3	2
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd	218	13	3	2
6	D	26	Kenny Burns 0	196	15	3	2
7	F	25	Trevor Francis	93	37	3	2
8	F	31	Stan Bowles (70)	23	2	3	2
9	F	23	Garry Birtles	283	96	3	2
10	M	28	Ian Bowyer	566	99	3	2
11	F	26	John Robertson (50) (66)	516	95	3	2
Subs
12	F	33	John O'Hare 0	136	20	17	5

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Les Sealey
2	D	Brian Roberts
3	D	Mick Coop
4	D	Bobby McDonald
5	D	Jim Holton
6	M	Gary Gillespie
7	M	Andy Blair
8	M	Steve Hunt
9	M	Tommy Hutchison
10	F	Michael Ferguson
11	F	Thomas English
Subs
12		Steve Whitton

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 29, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	4-1	Manchester City
Bristol City	1-3	Aston Villa
Coventry City	0-3	Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace	1-2	Middlesbrough
Everton	1-1	Derby County
Ipswich Town	1-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United	2-2	Norwich City
Manchester United	3-0	Arsenal
Southampton	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion	0-2	Liverpool

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

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	22	14	6	2	49	14	8	3	0	27	4	6	3	2	22	10	35	34	WWWWWW		2-0
	2	Manchester United	23	13	6	4	36	16	10	2	0	26	3	3	4	4	10	13	20	32	WDWWLW		3-0
1	3	Southampton	23	11	4	8	36	28	8	1	2	30	13	3	3	6	6	15	8	26	WWWWDW		2-0
1	4	Arsenal	23	8	10	5	27	19	5	5	2	14	7	3	5	3	13	12	8	26	DWDDWL		0-3
2	5	Aston Villa	22	8	9	5	27	22	5	3	3	14	11	3	6	2	13	11	5	25	DLWWLW		3-1
	6	Middlesbrough	22	10	5	7	24	19	7	4	1	16	6	3	1	6	8	13	5	25	DLLWWW		2-1
2	7	Norwich City	23	8	9	6	37	33	6	5	0	23	12	2	4	6	14	21	4	25	DDWDDD		2-2
2	8	Nottingham Forest	22	10	4	8	33	28	7	2	1	19	8	3	2	7	14	20	5	24	LDLLWW		3-0
1	9	Crystal Palace	22	7	9	6	25	24	6	4	1	17	5	1	5	5	8	19	1	23	DLWLLL		1-2
4	10	Ipswich Town	23	10	3	10	29	30	7	2	3	19	9	3	1	7	10	21	-1	23	LWWWDW		1-0
	11	Leeds United	23	7	9	7	27	30	5	3	3	16	12	2	6	4	11	18	-3	23	WDWWLD		2-2
3	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	9	5	8	26	29	4	5	2	13	10	5	0	6	13	19	-3	23	WWLLDL		0-1
2	13	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	5	9	29	35	7	1	3	16	12	2	4	6	13	23	-6	23	LWLLLW		1-0
2	14	Coventry City	23	10	2	11	35	42	7	1	3	22	14	3	1	8	13	28	-7	22	WLLLWL		0-3
2	15	Manchester City	23	9	4	10	25	35	6	2	3	16	11	3	2	7	9	24	-10	22	LLWWDL		1-4
	16	West Bromwich Albion	22	6	8	8	31	28	6	4	2	25	14	0	4	6	6	14	3	20	DDLDWL		0-2
	17	Everton	23	5	10	8	28	30	3	5	4	18	16	2	5	4	10	14	-2	20	DWLLDD		1-1
1	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	22	7	5	10	29	34	5	3	3	17	14	2	2	7	12	20	-5	19	WLDWWW		4-1
1	19	Stoke City	23	6	7	10	26	34	5	2	4	17	16	1	5	6	9	18	-8	19	LWDLDL		0-1
	20	Bristol City	23	5	7	11	18	31	3	4	5	10	14	2	3	6	8	17	-13	17	DLLLLL		1-3
	21	Derby County	23	6	4	13	22	34	5	1	6	17	15	1	3	7	5	19	-12	16	LDLLLD		1-1
	22	Bolton Wanderers	23	1	9	13	16	40	1	8	2	8	9	0	1	11	8	31	-24	11	DLLLDL		0-2