NORWICH CITY 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 15, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 15, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Norwich City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Carrow Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 (Lost)
- Attendance:
- 18,621
- Pos Before/After:
- 1/2
- Opp Before/After:
- 4/3
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1979-80
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- European Cup:
- Osters Vaxjo
- League:
- Bristol City
- League Tier 1:
- Bristol City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3045 (of 4876)
- League Tier 1:
- 1459 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3414 (of 5573)
- Total:
- 4749 (of 7321)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
NORWICH CITY
Manager:
Prior form: WWWLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WWWLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
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 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock  | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| Bristol City | 0 | 0 | Stoke City |
| Coventry City | 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Liverpool |
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Derby County |
| Norwich City | 3 | 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Southampton | 5 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | Manchester City |
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 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | WWWWD | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | DWDWW | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | WWDLW | |
| 4 | Norwich City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | WWWLL | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | DDDWD | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | LWLWW | |
| 7 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | DDLWW | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | DWLW | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | WWLD | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | DLWWL | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | DWLDD | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DDWLD | |
| 13 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 | LLWDW | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WLDDL | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | WLWLL | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 4 | LWLWL | |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 4 | DWLDL | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 | LLLWW | |
| 19 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | DLWLL | |
| 20 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 | DLLLW | |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 2 | LLLWL | |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 2 | DLLLD | |
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 | |
 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | DWDWWW |
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | WWWWDL |
| 1 | 3 | Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | WWWLLW |
| 1 | 4 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | DDDWDW |
| 2 | 5 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | DDLWWW |
| 3 | 6 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | WWDLWL |
| 2 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | WWLDW |
| 8 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DWLWD | |
| 5 | 9 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | WLDDLW |
| 10 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | DLWWLD | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | DWLDDD | |
| 6 | 12 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 | LWLWWL |
| 3 | 13 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 6 | LWLWLW |
| 1 | 14 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 | WLWLLD |
| 2 | 15 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 5 | LLWDWL |
| 4 | 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | DDWLDL |
| 4 | 17 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | LLLWLW |
| 4 | 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 | DLLLDW |
| 2 | 19 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 | DWLDLL |
| 2 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 | LLLWWL |
| 1 | 21 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 | DLLLWL |
| 3 | 22 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 3 | DLWLLL |