TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 27, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 27, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- White Hart Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sports Argus - Saturday 27 October 1979
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol City (League Cup)
- League:
- Ipswich Town
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Mar 11, 1980
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3053 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1466 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3426 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4768 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 25 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 23 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 25 |  Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | 29 | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 26 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 17 | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Trevor Francis | |
| 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 | GK | Milija Aleksic |
| 2 | D | Chris Hughton |
| 3 | D | Gordon Smith |
| 4 | D | Don McAllister |
| 5 | D | Terry Yorath |
| 6 | M | Ricardo Villa |
| 7 | M | Steve Perryman |
| 8 | M | Glenn Hoddle  |
| 9 | M | Osvaldo Ardiles |
| 10 | F | Chris Jones |
| 11 | F | Gerry Armstrong |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Colin Lee |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-4 | Norwich City |
| Bristol City | 0-1 | Arsenal |
| Everton | 0-0 | Manchester United |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Manchester City | 0-4 | Liverpool |
| Southampton | 1-2 | Leeds United |
| Stoke City | 3-2 | Derby County |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4-1 | Coventry City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
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 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | DWWDLW | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | LWWLDW | |||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 14 | WWDLLD | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | WWLDWL | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | DLWDWD | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | DWDLLD | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | DWLWLL | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | LDWLDW | |||
| 9 | Manchester City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 13 | WWDWWD | |||
| 10 | Coventry City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -3 | 13 | LDWLWW | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 13 | DDDWWW | |||
| 12 | Arsenal | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | DLDWDD | |||
| 13 | Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 | DDLWDD | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | DDLWDW | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 | LDDWDW | |||
| 16 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | DDLWDL | |||
| 17 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 10 | LDDLWD | |||
| 18 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 9 | LLDDDD | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -8 | 8 | WLWDLL | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 8 | DLLDDL | |||
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 | WDDLDL | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 7 | DLLLLL | |||
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 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | WWLDWD | 0-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | WWDLWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | LWDWDW | 4-0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Norwich City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 15 | WDLLDW | 4-2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 15 | WDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | WLDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 15 | DDWWWW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 8 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 14 | LDWDDW | 1-0 | |
| 5 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | DLWDWW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 10 | Southampton | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | WLWLLL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | DWLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Coventry City | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -6 | 13 | DWLWWL | 1-4 | |
| 4 | 13 | Manchester City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 13 | WDWWDL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 14 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | DLWDLW | 2-1 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 12 | DDWDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 16 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 12 | DLWDDL | 0-1 | |
| 17 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 11 | DDLWDD | 0-0 | ||
| 18 | Stoke City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 11 | LDDDDW | 3-2 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 9 | LLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 9 | LLDDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 21 | Derby County | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 8 | LWDLLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 7 | DDLDLL | 2-4 | |
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