MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 13, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 13, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Maine Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1979-80
- Referee:
- Kevin McNally
- Attendance:
- 41,683
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
2 - Opp Before/After:
- 11
8
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Manchester City:
- Feb 23, 1980
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3051 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1464 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3423 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4765 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 1 month, 8 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 | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 26 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 28 | Ian Bowyer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Corrigan |
| 2 | 2 | Ray Ranson |
| 3 | 3 | Nicky Reid |
| 4 | 4 | Dave Bennett |
| 5 | 5 | Tommy Caton |
| 6 | 6 | Paul Futcher |
| 7 | 7 | Steve MacKenzie |
| 8 | 8 | Colin Viljoen |
| 9 | 9 | Mick Robinson |
| 10 | 10 | Paul Power |
| 11 | 11 | Kazimierz Deyna  |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Dragoslav Stepanovic |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Arsenal |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0-0 | Leeds United |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Manchester United |
| Everton | 3-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Liverpool |
| Manchester City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Southampton | 2-3 | Coventry City |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Derby County |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Norwich 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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | DLDWWD | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | WWLWWL | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 | LDDDLW | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 10 | LLWWDW | |||
| 12 | Leeds United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | DDDDLW | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -5 | 9 | LWLDWL | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 9 | WLDDDW | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 8 | DWDDLW | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 | DLLDDW | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 8 | WLWLWD | |||
| 18 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 7 | DWLDDL | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 7 | LDLLDD | |||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 | WLDLLL | |||
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 | DLDLLD | |||
| 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 | WLWDDL | |||
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 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | WLWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | LDWWDL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | WWWLDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | WDWLWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 13 | WWWDLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | DDLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12 | WDWDLL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 12 | LWWDWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | WDLDWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | LLDWLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 11 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 | DDDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 11 | WLDWLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 11 | LDDDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | DDDLWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 9 | WLDDLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 9 | WDDLWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 9 | LLDDWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 8 | DLLDDD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 19 | Derby County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 8 | LWLWDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 8 | LDLLDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 | LWDDLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 22 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 7 | LDLLLL | 1-2 | |
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