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)
- Attendance:
- 23,025
- Position Before:
- 3
- Position After:
- 2
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1979-80
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Cup:
- Blackburn Rovers
- League:
- West Bromwich Albion
- League Tier 1:
- West Bromwich Albion
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3041 (of 4807)
- League Tier 1:
- 1456 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3408 (of 5500)
- Total:
- 4739 (of 7240)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Goals:
Tony Woodcock
John Robertson
John McGovern
John McGovern - John McGovern last goal
Manager: Brian Clough
Goals:
Tony Woodcock
John Robertson
John McGovern
John McGovern - John McGovern last goal
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
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 | M | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | F | Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | M | Asa Hartford | Last game |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? | ||
| 13 | - | ||
| 14 | - | ||
| 15 | - | ||
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Aug 25, 1979)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |
| 19 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | |
| 20 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Norwich City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 0 | |