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ASTON VILLA 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 05, 1980 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 05, 1980 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-2

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: R Chadwick
Attendance:: 29,156
Pos Before/After:: 5 7
Opp Before/After:: 9 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ajax (European Cup)
League:: Derby County
Aston Villa:: Dec 27, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3075 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 1488 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 3462 (of 5679)
Total:: 4806 (of 7451)

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

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

Goals:
Garry Birtles (28)
Ian Bowyer (76)

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

Goals:
Des Bremner (13)
Allan Evans (41)
Larry Lloyd (47) (OG)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Peter Shilton
2	D	Viv Anderson
3	D	Frank Gray
4	M	John McGovern
5	D	Larry Lloyd
6	D	Kenny Burns
7	M	Martin O'Neill
8	F	Stan Bowles off for Ian Bowyer
9	F	Garry Birtles (28)
10	F	Trevor Francis
11	F	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	Ian Bowyer on for Stan Bowles (76)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Rimmer
2	D	Kenny Swain
3	D	Allan Evans
4	D	Brendan Ormsby
5	D	Pat Heard
6	M	Ivor Linton
7	M	Colin Gibson
8	M	Gordon Cowans
9	M	Des Bremner
10	F	David Geddis
11	F	Terry Donovan
Subs
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Apr 05, 1980)

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

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
	1	Liverpool	35	22	8	5	70	25	13	5	0	38	6	9	3	5	32	19	45	52	WWWWLW
	2	Manchester United	35	18	10	7	50	28	13	3	1	33	4	5	7	6	17	24	22	46	LDDWWL
	3	Ipswich Town	36	18	8	10	58	35	11	4	3	35	11	7	4	7	23	24	23	44	WDWDDW
	4	Arsenal	34	15	12	7	44	26	8	7	3	22	10	7	5	4	22	16	18	42	WDWDWL
	5	Nottingham Forest	34	16	6	12	52	37	12	4	1	36	11	4	2	11	16	26	15	38	WLWWLW
	6	Southampton	35	15	8	12	53	42	12	2	3	44	17	3	6	9	9	25	11	38	LDLWLW
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	16	6	10	44	34	7	6	3	20	12	9	0	7	24	22	10	38	WWLWWW
	8	Middlesbrough	34	14	10	10	38	31	9	6	2	24	12	5	4	8	14	19	7	38	WDDWWL
	9	Aston Villa	35	13	12	10	42	40	9	5	5	25	20	4	7	5	17	20	2	38	LLLDWL
	10	West Bromwich Albion	36	11	14	11	53	48	9	6	3	37	22	2	8	8	16	26	5	36	WDDDWW
	11	Crystal Palace	36	11	14	11	37	41	8	7	3	24	12	3	7	8	13	29	-4	36	WWDDLL
	12	Leeds United	36	11	13	12	40	44	8	6	4	25	17	3	7	8	15	27	-4	35	WLLDLW
	13	Norwich City	36	10	14	12	47	53	8	8	2	32	25	2	6	10	15	28	-6	34	LLDLLW
	14	Tottenham Hotspur	35	13	8	14	43	52	10	3	4	24	18	3	5	10	19	34	-9	34	WLDLWL
	15	Coventry City	34	13	6	15	47	54	10	2	5	29	19	3	4	10	18	35	-7	32	LDLDDL
	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	35	9	13	13	41	50	6	7	4	20	18	3	6	9	21	32	-9	31	DDDDLW
	17	Stoke City	35	11	9	15	40	49	8	3	6	25	22	3	6	9	15	27	-9	31	DWLLWL
	18	Everton	36	7	15	14	38	46	5	6	7	23	24	2	9	7	15	22	-8	29	DDWLLD
	19	Manchester City	36	9	11	16	34	59	6	7	5	22	22	3	4	11	12	37	-25	29	DLLLDD
	20	Derby County	35	8	8	19	36	56	6	4	8	28	28	2	4	11	8	28	-20	24	WLDWDD
	21	Bristol City	34	6	11	17	26	53	4	5	8	15	25	2	6	9	11	28	-27	23	WLLDLD
	22	Bolton Wanderers	34	4	12	18	30	60	4	8	4	13	14	0	4	14	17	46	-30	20	LWLDWD

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	Result(s)
	1	Liverpool	36	22	8	6	71	27	13	5	0	38	6	9	3	6	33	21	44	52	WWWLWL	1-2
	2	Manchester United	36	19	10	7	52	29	14	3	1	35	5	5	7	6	17	24	23	48	DDWWLW	2-1
	3	Ipswich Town	37	19	8	10	62	37	12	4	3	39	13	7	4	7	23	24	25	46	DWDDWW	4-2
	4	Arsenal	35	15	13	7	45	27	8	8	3	23	11	7	5	4	22	16	18	43	DWDWLD	1-1
4	5	Aston Villa	36	14	12	10	45	42	10	5	5	28	22	4	7	5	17	20	3	40	LLDWLW	3-2
	6	Southampton	36	15	9	12	54	43	12	2	3	44	17	3	7	9	10	26	11	39	DLWLWD	1-1
2	7	Nottingham Forest	35	16	6	13	54	40	12	4	1	36	11	4	2	12	18	29	14	38	LWWLWL	2-3
1	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	16	6	11	45	36	7	6	4	21	14	9	0	7	24	22	9	38	WLWWWL	1-2
1	9	Middlesbrough	35	14	10	11	39	33	9	6	3	25	14	5	4	8	14	19	6	38	DDWWLL	1-2
	10	West Bromwich Albion	37	11	15	11	53	48	9	6	3	37	22	2	9	8	16	26	5	37	DDDWWD	0-0
	11	Crystal Palace	37	11	15	11	38	42	8	8	3	25	13	3	7	8	13	29	-4	37	WDDLLD	1-1
2	12	Tottenham Hotspur	36	14	8	14	45	53	10	3	4	24	18	4	5	10	21	35	-8	36	LDLWLW	2-1
1	13	Leeds United	37	11	13	13	40	46	8	6	4	25	17	3	7	9	15	29	-6	35	LLDLWL	0-2
1	14	Coventry City	35	14	6	15	49	55	10	2	5	29	19	4	4	10	20	36	-6	34	DLDDLW	2-1
2	15	Norwich City	37	10	14	13	49	57	8	8	2	32	25	2	6	11	17	32	-8	34	LDLLWL	2-4
	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	36	9	14	13	42	51	6	7	4	20	18	3	7	9	22	33	-9	32	DDDLWD	1-1
	17	Stoke City	36	11	10	15	40	49	8	4	6	25	22	3	6	9	15	27	-9	32	WLLWLD	0-0
	18	Everton	37	8	15	14	41	47	6	6	7	26	25	2	9	7	15	22	-6	31	DWLLDW	3-1
	19	Manchester City	37	9	12	16	34	59	6	7	5	22	22	3	5	11	12	37	-25	30	LLLDDD	0-0
	20	Derby County	36	9	8	19	38	56	7	4	8	30	28	2	4	11	8	28	-18	26	LDWDDW	2-0
	21	Bristol City	35	6	12	17	26	53	4	6	8	15	25	2	6	9	11	28	-27	24	LLDLDD	0-0
	22	Bolton Wanderers	35	4	12	19	31	63	4	8	4	13	14	0	4	15	18	49	-32	20	WLDWDL	1-3