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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 - 1 FOREST - Mon May 12, 1980 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon May 12, 1980 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Birmingham Mail - Tuesday 13 May 1980
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: N Glover
Attendance:: 21,725
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 8 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (Testimonial)
League:: Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Dec 26, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3082 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1495 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3471 (of 5724)
Total:: 4822 (of 7505)
Played:: 43 years, 11 months, 14 days ago

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

Goals
Martin O'Neill (60')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: John Barnwell
Prior form: LLDDWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Kenny Hibbitt (5') (Pen)
John Richards (77')
Geoffrey Palmer (82')

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 off for David Needham
7	M	28	Martin O'Neill (60')
8	M	28	Ian Bowyer
9	F	23	Garry Birtles
10	F	33	John O'Hare
11	F	27	John Robertson
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham on for Kenny Burns

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton	272		3	3
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	430	22	3	3
3	D	25	Frank Gray	118	8	3	3
4	M	30	John McGovern	335	11	3	3
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd	218	13	3	3
6	D	26	Kenny Burns off for David Needham	196	15	3	3
7	M	28	Martin O'Neill (60)	364	62	3	3
8	M	28	Ian Bowyer	566	99	3	3
9	F	23	Garry Birtles	283	96	3	3
10	F	33	John O'Hare	136	20	152	42
11	F	27	John Robertson	516	95	3	3
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham on for Kenny Burns	119	13	16	8

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Mick Kearns
2	D	Emlyn Hughes
3	D	Colin Brazier
4	D	Derek Parkin
5	D	Geoffrey Palmer
6	M	George Berry
7	M	Peter Daniel
8	M	Kenny Hibbitt
9	M	Melvyn Eves
10	F	John Richards
11	F	Andy Gray
Subs
12		Atkinson

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Mon May 12, 1980)

Home	Score	Away
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-1	Nottingham Forest

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	42	25	10	7	81	30	15	6	0	46	8	10	4	7	35	22	51	60	WDWDWL	Champions
2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	17	3	1	43	8	7	7	7	22	27	30	58	WWWWWL	Safe
3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	14	4	3	43	13	8	5	8	25	26	29	53	WDWWWL	Safe
4	Arsenal	40	17	16	7	50	30	8	10	3	24	12	9	6	4	26	18	20	50	DWDDWD	Safe
5	Nottingham Forest	41	20	8	13	62	40	16	4	1	44	11	4	4	12	18	29	22	48	WDWWDW	Safe
6	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	11	5	5	29	22	5	9	7	22	28	1	46	DDLWWL	Safe
7	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	14	2	5	53	24	4	7	10	12	29	12	45	LWLLWW	Safe
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	18	9	13	54	44	8	6	5	25	17	10	3	8	29	27	10	45	LLDDWD	Safe
9	Middlesbrough	41	15	12	14	45	44	10	7	3	26	14	5	5	11	19	30	1	42	DLLDLW	Safe
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	9	8	4	37	23	2	11	8	17	27	4	41	DDDDDL	Safe
11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	10	7	4	30	17	3	7	11	16	33	-4	40	LWLDLW	Safe
12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	10	8	3	38	30	3	6	12	20	36	-8	40	LWLWLW	Safe
13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	9	9	3	26	13	3	7	11	15	37	-9	40	DLWLDL	Safe
14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	11	5	5	30	22	4	5	12	22	40	-10	40	LLWDLD	Safe
15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	12	2	7	34	24	4	5	12	22	42	-10	39	LDWLLL	Safe
16	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	8	8	5	25	20	3	7	11	22	37	-10	37	LWLWLD	Safe
17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	8	8	5	28	25	4	5	12	15	41	-23	37	DDWWLW	Safe
18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	9	4	8	27	26	4	6	11	17	32	-14	36	LLLLWW	Safe
19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	7	7	7	28	25	2	10	9	15	26	-8	35	WLWDDL	Safe
20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	6	6	9	22	30	3	7	11	15	36	-29	31	WLWLLD	Relegated
21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	9	4	8	36	29	2	4	15	11	38	-20	30	LLWLWL	Relegated
22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	5	11	5	19	21	0	4	17	19	52	-35	25	DLDWLD	Relegated

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	42	25	10	7	81	30	15	6	0	46	8	10	4	7	35	22	51	60	WDWDWL	Champions
	2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	17	3	1	43	8	7	7	7	22	27	30	58	WWWWWL	Safe
	3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	14	4	3	43	13	8	5	8	25	26	29	53	WDWWWL	Safe
	4	Arsenal	40	17	16	7	50	30	8	10	3	24	12	9	6	4	26	18	20	50	DWDDWD	Safe
	5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	16	4	1	44	11	4	4	13	19	32	20	48	DWWDWL	Safe	1-3
2	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	19	9	13	57	45	9	6	5	28	18	10	3	8	29	27	12	47	LDDWDW	Safe	3-1
1	7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	11	5	5	29	22	5	9	7	22	28	1	46	DDLWWL	Safe
1	8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	14	2	5	53	24	4	7	10	12	29	12	45	LWLLWW	Safe
	9	Middlesbrough	41	15	12	14	45	44	10	7	3	26	14	5	5	11	19	30	1	42	DLLDLW	Safe
	10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	9	8	4	37	23	2	11	8	17	27	4	41	DDDDDL	Safe
	11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	10	7	4	30	17	3	7	11	16	33	-4	40	LWLDLW	Safe
	12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	10	8	3	38	30	3	6	12	20	36	-8	40	LWLWLW	Safe
	13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	9	9	3	26	13	3	7	11	15	37	-9	40	DLWLDL	Safe
	14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	11	5	5	30	22	4	5	12	22	40	-10	40	LLWDLD	Safe
	15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	12	2	7	34	24	4	5	12	22	42	-10	39	LDWLLL	Safe
	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	8	8	5	25	20	3	7	11	22	37	-10	37	LWLWLD	Safe
	17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	8	8	5	28	25	4	5	12	15	41	-23	37	DDWWLW	Safe
	18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	9	4	8	27	26	4	6	11	17	32	-14	36	LLLLWW	Safe
	19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	7	7	7	28	25	2	10	9	15	26	-8	35	WLWDDL	Safe
	20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	6	6	9	22	30	3	7	11	15	36	-29	31	WLWLLD	Relegated
	21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	9	4	8	36	29	2	4	15	11	38	-20	30	LLWLWL	Relegated
	22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	5	11	5	19	21	0	4	17	19	52	-35	25	DLDWLD	Relegated

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