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:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 25 August 1979
- Sports Argus - Saturday 25 August 1979
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Cup)
- League:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Coventry City:
- Dec 29, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3043 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1456 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3410 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4752 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 2 months, 27 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WW (Old to recent)
Goals
Tony Woodcock (18')
John McGovern (39')
John McGovern (63') - John McGovern last goal
John Robertson (68') (Pen)
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 | |
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') |
| 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
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 | 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 | |||
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 | Norwich City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | WWW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | WW | 3-0 | |
| 6 | 5 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | DWD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WLD | 0-0 | |
| 6 | 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | 3-1 | |
| 6 | 10 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | DWL | 1-2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | DLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DDD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | DWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 14 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DDL | 1-2 | |
| 8 | 16 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 1-4 | |
| 8 | 17 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 18 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | LLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 19 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | DLL | 1-3 | |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 | LLL | 2-3 | ||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 0 | LLL | 1-3 | ||
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