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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1 - 4 FOREST - Fri Dec 26, 1980 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1980 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Saturday 27 December 1980
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1980-81
Referee:: E Read
Attendance:: 31,588
Pos Before/After:: 7 5
Opp Before/After:: 15 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Apr 20, 1981

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3106 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1519 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3504 (of 5724)
Total:: 4867 (of 7505)
Played:: 43 years, 4 months, 0 days ago

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

Goals
Brazier (30') (OG)
Frank Gray (62') (Pen) - Frank Gray last goal
Geoffrey Palmer (65') (OG)
Raimondo Ponte (80')

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

Goals
John Richards (70') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton
2	D	24	Viv Anderson
3	D	26	Frank Gray (62')
4	M	31	John McGovern
5	D	32	Larry Lloyd
6	D	22	Bryn Gunn
7	M	28	Martin O'Neill
8	M	25	Raimondo Ponte (80')
9	F	26	Trevor Francis off for Gary Mills
10	F	24	Ian Wallace
11	M	18	Colin Walsh
Subs
12	M	19	Gary Mills on for Trevor Francis

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton	272		6	2
2	D	24	Viv Anderson	430	22	6	2
3	D	26	Frank Gray (62)	118	8	6	2
4	M	31	John McGovern	335	11	6	2
5	D	32	Larry Lloyd	218	13	6	2
6	D	22	Bryn Gunn	166	2	6	2
7	M	28	Martin O'Neill	364	62	6	2
8	M	25	Raimondo Ponte (80)	32	7	6	2
9	F	26	Trevor Francis off for Gary Mills	93	37	6	2
10	F	24	Ian Wallace	165	46	6	2
11	M	18	Colin Walsh	173	37	6	2
Subs
12	M	19	Gary Mills on for Trevor Francis	171	15	13	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Paul Bradshaw
2	D	Emlyn Hughes
3	D	Mike Hollifield
4	D	Colin Brazier
5	D	Geoffrey Palmer
6	M	Hugh Atkinson (68')
7	M	Peter Daniel
8	M	Kenny Hibbitt
9	M	Norman Bell
10	F	Melvyn Eves
11	F	John Richards
Subs
12		Andy Gray (68')

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Fri Dec 26, 1980)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-0	Stoke City
Coventry City	1-0	Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace	2-2	Arsenal
Everton	0-2	Manchester City
Ipswich Town	2-0	Norwich City
Leeds United	0-0	Birmingham City
Leicester City	0-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Manchester United	0-0	Liverpool
Sunderland	0-0	West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur	4-4	Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-4	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	23	11	10	2	46	27	9	3	0	28	9	2	7	2	18	18	19	32	WLWWDW
2	Aston Villa	23	13	5	5	39	21	8	2	1	22	6	5	3	4	17	15	18	31	DLDLWL
3	Ipswich Town	21	11	8	2	37	20	5	4	0	15	4	6	4	2	22	16	17	30	WWDDLW
4	Arsenal	23	10	8	5	34	25	8	4	0	21	9	2	4	5	13	16	9	28	DWDDLW
5	Manchester United	23	6	14	3	32	20	3	8	0	19	9	3	6	3	13	11	12	26	DWDDDL
6	Everton	22	10	6	6	38	28	6	5	0	22	11	4	1	6	16	17	10	26	WWLDDW
7	Nottingham Forest	23	10	6	7	34	24	9	0	3	29	14	1	6	4	5	10	10	26	LLDWLW
8	West Bromwich Albion	22	9	8	5	28	23	6	3	2	17	7	3	5	3	11	16	5	26	DWDWLL
9	Southampton	23	9	6	8	40	35	8	2	2	29	17	1	4	6	11	18	5	24	LWDWDW
10	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	6	8	43	41	6	4	1	26	16	3	2	7	17	25	2	24	LLLWWL
11	Stoke City	23	7	10	6	27	31	5	5	2	18	12	2	5	4	9	19	-4	24	WDLDDW
12	Middlesbrough	22	9	4	9	34	32	7	4	1	25	10	2	0	8	9	22	2	22	LDWWLW
13	Birmingham City	22	7	7	8	28	30	5	4	3	17	13	2	3	5	11	17	-2	21	LWDLLL
14	Manchester City	23	7	6	10	30	36	5	3	4	16	15	2	3	6	14	21	-6	20	WWWDLW
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	7	6	10	22	29	7	1	3	14	9	0	5	7	8	20	-7	20	LWWDDL
16	Coventry City	23	8	4	11	26	35	6	3	2	19	15	2	1	9	7	20	-9	20	WLDLWL
17	Leeds United	23	8	4	11	21	34	6	2	3	9	10	2	2	8	12	24	-13	20	DLWWWL
18	Sunderland	23	7	5	11	30	32	5	2	4	17	13	2	3	7	13	19	-2	19	LLLLWL
19	Norwich City	23	7	5	11	29	43	5	5	2	21	15	2	0	9	8	28	-14	19	LWWDLW
20	Brighton and Hove Albion	23	6	4	13	27	41	5	1	6	14	16	1	3	7	13	25	-14	16	WLLWLW
21	Leicester City	23	6	2	15	18	37	4	2	5	11	11	2	0	10	7	26	-19	14	LLLWWL
22	Crystal Palace	23	5	2	16	29	48	5	1	5	23	19	0	1	11	6	29	-19	12	DLLLWL

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	24	11	11	2	46	27	9	3	0	28	9	2	8	2	18	18	19	33	LWWDWD		0-0
	2	Aston Villa	24	14	5	5	40	21	9	2	1	23	6	5	3	4	17	15	19	33	LDLWLW		1-0
	3	Ipswich Town	22	12	8	2	39	20	6	4	0	17	4	6	4	2	22	16	19	32	WDDLWW		2-0
	4	Arsenal	24	10	9	5	36	27	8	4	0	21	9	2	5	5	15	18	9	29	WDDLWD		2-2
2	5	Nottingham Forest	24	11	6	7	38	25	9	0	3	29	14	2	6	4	9	11	13	28	LDWLWW		4-1
1	6	Manchester United	24	6	15	3	32	20	3	9	0	19	9	3	6	3	13	11	12	27	WDDDLD		0-0
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	9	5	28	23	6	3	2	17	7	3	6	3	11	16	5	27	WDWLLD		0-0
2	8	Everton	23	10	6	7	38	30	6	5	1	22	13	4	1	6	16	17	8	26	WLDDWL		0-2
	9	Southampton	24	9	7	8	44	39	8	2	2	29	17	1	5	6	15	22	5	25	WDWDWD		4-4
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	24	9	7	8	47	45	6	5	1	30	20	3	2	7	17	25	2	25	LLWWLD		4-4
	11	Stoke City	24	7	10	7	27	32	5	5	2	18	12	2	5	5	9	20	-5	24	DLDDWL		0-1
	12	Middlesbrough	23	9	4	10	34	33	7	4	1	25	10	2	0	9	9	23	1	22	DWWLWL		0-1
	13	Birmingham City	23	7	8	8	28	30	5	4	3	17	13	2	4	5	11	17	-2	22	WDLLLD		0-0
	14	Manchester City	24	8	6	10	32	36	5	3	4	16	15	3	3	6	16	21	-4	22	WWDLWW		2-0
1	15	Coventry City	24	9	4	11	27	35	7	3	2	20	15	2	1	9	7	20	-8	22	LDLWLW		1-0
1	16	Leeds United	24	8	5	11	21	34	6	3	3	9	10	2	2	8	12	24	-13	21	LWWWLD		0-0
1	17	Sunderland	24	7	6	11	30	32	5	3	4	17	13	2	3	7	13	19	-2	20	LLLWLD		0-0
3	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	6	11	23	33	7	1	4	15	13	0	5	7	8	20	-10	20	WWDDLL		1-4
	19	Norwich City	24	7	5	12	29	45	5	5	2	21	15	2	0	10	8	30	-16	19	WWDLWL		0-2
	20	Brighton and Hove Albion	24	7	4	13	28	41	5	1	6	14	16	2	3	7	14	25	-13	18	LLWLWW		1-0
	21	Leicester City	24	6	2	16	18	38	4	2	6	11	12	2	0	10	7	26	-20	14	LLWWLL		0-1
	22	Crystal Palace	24	5	3	16	31	50	5	2	5	25	21	0	1	11	6	29	-19	13	LLLWLD		2-2

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