STOKE CITY 1 - 1 FOREST - Wed Oct 10, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Oct 10, 1979 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Thursday 11 October 1979
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Staffordshire Sentinel - Thursday 11 October 1979
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Manchester City (League Tier 1)
- Stoke City:
- Aug 30, 1980
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3050 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1463 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3422 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4764 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 44 years, 6 months, 15 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 23 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 24 |  Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | 29 | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 26 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | F | 25 | Trevor Francis | |
| 8 | M | 17 | Gary Mills | |
| 9 | F | 23 | Garry Birtles  (84') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 26 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 28 | Ian Bowyer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roger Jones |
| 2 | D | Geoff Scott |
| 3 | D | Denis Smith |
| 4 | D | Alan Dodd |
| 5 | D | Ray Evans |
| 6 | M | Brendan O'Callaghan |
| 7 | M | Samuel Irvine |
| 8 | M | Paul Richardson |
| 9 | M | Paul Johnson |
| 10 | F | Garth Crooks |
| 11 | F | Adrian Heath |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Busby |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Stoke City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-2 | Norwich City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Manchester United |
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 | Manchester United | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | WWWLWW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | WDLDWW | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | WWDWLW | |||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | DWWWDL | |||
| 5 | Norwich City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | LLWDWD | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | DWWWLD | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | WDDLWD | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | LWDLDW | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | LWLLDW | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 | LDDDLW | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | DDDDLW | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -5 | 9 | LWLDWL | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 | DLLDDW | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 8 | LLLWWD | |||
| 15 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 8 | WLWLWD | |||
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 7 | DWLDDL | |||
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 | WLDLLL | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 | DLDLLD | |||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 7 | WWLDDD | |||
| 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 | WLWDDL | |||
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | LDWDDL | |||
| 22 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 6 | LLDLLD | |||
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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | DLDWWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | WWLWWL | 0-2 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | WWDWLW | |||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | DWWWDL | |||
| 5 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | LWDWDL | 2-3 | ||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | DWWWLD | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | WDDLWD | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | LWDLDW | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | WLLDWL | 0-1 | ||
| 10 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 | LDDDLW | |||
| 3 | 11 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 10 | LLWWDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Leeds United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | DDDDLW | ||
| 1 | 13 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -5 | 9 | LWLDWL | ||
| 5 | 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 9 | WLDDDW | 3-2 | |
| 6 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 8 | DWDDLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 16 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 | DLLDDW | ||
| 2 | 17 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 8 | WLWLWD | ||
| 2 | 18 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 7 | DWLDDL | ||
| 3 | 19 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 7 | LDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 20 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 | WLDLLL | ||
| 3 | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 | DLDLLD | ||
| 2 | 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 | WLWDDL | ||
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