The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 1 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Aug 25, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Aug 25, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 25 August 1979
: Sports Argus - Saturday 25 August 1979
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: D Webb
Attendance:: 23,025
League Week:: 3 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 8 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Cup)
League:: West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City:: Dec 29, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3043 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 1456 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 3410 (of 5789)
Total:: 4753 (of 7584)
Played:: 46 years, 3 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tony Woodcock (18')
John McGovern (39')
John McGovern (63') - John McGovern last goal
John Robertson (68') (Pen)

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

Goal Scorers
Thomas English (47')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton
2	D	23	Viv Anderson
3	D	24	Frank Gray
4	M	29	John McGovern (39') (63')
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd
6	D	25	Kenny Burns
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill
8	M	28	Asa Hartford	Last game
9	F	23	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock (18')
11	F	26	John Robertson (68')
Subs
12	M	28	Ian Bowyer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton	108		3	1
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	207	10	3	1
3	D	24	Frank Gray	2		3	1
4	M	29	John McGovern (39') (63')	207	9	3	1
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd	131	9	3	1
6	D	25	Kenny Burns	94	5	87	8
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill	317	55	3	1
8	M	28	Asa Hartford	2		3	1
9	F	23	Garry Birtles	58	26	3	1
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock (18')	158	52	3	1
11	F	26	John Robertson (68')	313	55	3	1
Subs
12	M	28	Ian Bowyer	286	62	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Blyth
2	D	Bobby McDonald
3	D	Jim Holton
4	D	Dave Jones (46')
5	D	Gary Gillespie
6	M	Barry Powell
7	M	Andy Blair
8	M	Steve Hunt
9	M	Tommy Hutchison
10	F	Michael Ferguson
11	F	Thomas English
Subs
12		Brian Roberts (46')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Aug 25, 1979)

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

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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