FOREST 1 - 0 STOKE CITY - Wed Aug 22, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Aug 22, 1979 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 26,147
- Pos Before/After:
- 7/3
- Opp Before/After:
- 5/11
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1979-80
- Forest/Opponent Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Coventry City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3040 (of 4835)
- League Tier 1:
- 1455 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3407 (of 5529)
- Total:
- 4741 (of 7273)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Form: WL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Form: WL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Frank Gray | |
| 4 | F | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | F | David Needham | |
| 7 | F | Martin O'Neill  | |
| 8 | M | Asa Hartford off for Ian Bowyer () | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Ian Bowyer on for Asa Hartford () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Derby County | 0 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leeds United | 2 | 0 | Everton |
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Norwich City | 4 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Stoke City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| 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 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | WL | |
| 3 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | |
| 4 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | LW | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | LW | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 9 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 14 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 15 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | DL | |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | L | Points per win: 2 |
Table after:
| 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 | Norwich City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | WW |
 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | WW |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW |
| 4 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DW |
| 5 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DW |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DW |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | WL |
| 8 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | LW |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | LW |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W |
| 11 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WL |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 13 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 15 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 16 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 17 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| 19 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | DL |
| 20 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | LL |