The City Ground

SOUTHAMPTON 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 10, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 10, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Dell
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: S Bates
Attendance:: 22,072
Pos Before/After:: 2 3
Opp Before/After:: 13 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (Testimonial)
League:: Brighton and Hove Albion
Southampton:: Mar 22, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3055 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1468 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3430 (of 5736)
Total:: 4772 (of 7523)
Played:: 45 years, 11 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDLWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Garry Birtles (54')

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
Prior form: LWLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Dave Watson (28')
Mick Channon (30')
Phil Boyer (56')
Phil Boyer (64')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton
2	D	23	Viv Anderson
3	D	25	Frank Gray
4	M	30	John McGovern
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd
6	D	26	Kenny Burns off for David Needham
7	F	25	Trevor Francis
8	M	28	Ian Bowyer
9	F	23	Garry Birtles (54')
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock
11	F	26	John Robertson
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham on for Kenny Burns

	So Far	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton	128		3	2
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	227	15	3	2
3	D	25	Frank Gray	22	2	3	2
4	M	30	John McGovern	227	15	3	2
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd	151	15	3	2
6	D	26	Kenny Burns off for David Needham	114	9	3	2
7	F	25	Trevor Francis	28	12	7	3
8	M	28	Ian Bowyer	303	90	3	2
9	F	23	Garry Birtles (54)	77	39	3	2
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock	178	85	3	2
11	F	26	John Robertson	333	71	3	2
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham on for Kenny Burns	74	11	80	22

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Wells
2	D	Dave Watson
3	D	Malcolm Waldron
4	D	Ivan Golac
5	D	Graham Baker
6	M	Trevor Hebberd
7	M	Nick Holmes
8	M	Steve Williams
9	M	Alan Ball
10	F	Mick Channon
11	F	Phil Boyer
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Nov 10, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	1-4	Liverpool
Bristol City	0-2	Derby County
Coventry City	3-0	Leeds United
Crystal Palace	1-0	Arsenal
Everton	0-2	Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town	0-0	Aston Villa
Manchester City	2-0	Manchester United
Southampton	4-1	Nottingham Forest
Stoke City	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	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	Manchester United	14	8	4	2	19	8	7	0	0	13	1	1	4	2	6	7	11	20	WLDWDW
2	Nottingham Forest	14	8	3	3	25	13	6	1	0	16	5	2	2	3	9	8	12	19	WDLWLW
3	Liverpool	13	6	5	2	26	10	4	3	0	16	3	2	2	2	10	7	16	17	WDWDWW
4	Crystal Palace	14	5	7	2	21	14	4	3	0	14	3	1	4	2	7	11	7	17	DLLDDW
5	Norwich City	14	6	4	4	25	18	4	3	0	15	7	2	1	4	10	11	7	16	DLLDWD
6	Arsenal	14	5	6	3	17	10	2	3	2	7	5	3	3	1	10	5	7	16	DWDDWW
7	Tottenham Hotspur	14	6	4	4	18	23	5	1	1	11	8	1	3	3	7	15	-5	16	DWWWWD
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	6	3	4	18	16	3	3	0	9	3	3	0	4	9	13	2	15	LDWLDL
9	Middlesbrough	14	5	4	5	12	10	4	3	0	8	2	1	1	5	4	8	2	14	WLDWLD
10	Aston Villa	13	4	6	3	14	13	3	2	2	8	7	1	4	1	6	6	1	14	DWDWDW
11	Bristol City	14	4	6	4	14	15	2	4	1	7	5	2	2	3	7	10	-1	14	LWDDLW
12	West Bromwich Albion	14	4	5	5	21	18	4	2	1	17	8	0	3	4	4	10	3	13	LWDWWL
13	Southampton	14	5	3	6	22	21	4	1	2	20	11	1	2	4	2	10	1	13	LWLLLL
14	Stoke City	14	4	5	5	19	22	3	2	2	13	11	1	3	3	6	11	-3	13	DDDDWW
15	Coventry City	14	6	1	7	21	29	5	1	1	14	8	1	0	6	7	21	-8	13	WLWWLL
16	Manchester City	14	5	3	6	13	21	4	1	2	8	7	1	2	4	5	14	-8	13	DWWDLL
17	Leeds United	13	3	6	4	15	16	2	2	3	9	10	1	4	1	6	6	-1	12	LWDLWL
18	Everton	13	3	6	4	16	18	1	3	2	8	9	2	3	2	8	9	-2	12	DLWDDD
19	Derby County	14	4	2	8	13	21	4	0	3	11	8	0	2	5	2	13	-8	10	WDLLLW
20	Ipswich Town	14	4	1	9	12	21	3	1	3	8	7	1	0	6	4	14	-9	9	LLLLWL
21	Bolton Wanderers	14	1	7	6	12	25	1	6	0	6	5	0	1	6	6	20	-13	9	LDDLDL
22	Brighton and Hove Albion	13	2	3	8	14	25	2	2	2	7	9	0	1	6	7	16	-11	7	DLDLLL

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	Manchester United	15	8	4	3	19	10	7	0	0	13	1	1	4	3	6	9	9	20	LDWDWL		0-2
1	2	Liverpool	14	7	5	2	30	11	4	3	0	16	3	3	2	2	14	8	19	19	DWDWWW		4-1
1	3	Nottingham Forest	15	8	3	4	26	17	6	1	0	16	5	2	2	4	10	12	9	19	DLWLWL		1-4
	4	Crystal Palace	15	6	7	2	22	14	5	3	0	15	3	1	4	2	7	11	8	19	LLDDWW		1-0
2	5	Tottenham Hotspur	15	7	4	4	20	23	6	1	1	13	8	1	3	3	7	15	-3	18	WWWWDW		2-0
2	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	7	3	4	19	16	3	3	0	9	3	4	0	4	10	13	3	17	DWLDLW		1-0
2	7	Norwich City	15	6	4	5	26	20	4	3	0	15	7	2	1	5	11	13	6	16	LLDWDL		1-2
2	8	Arsenal	15	5	6	4	17	11	2	3	2	7	5	3	3	2	10	6	6	16	WDDWWL		0-1
	9	Middlesbrough	15	6	4	5	14	10	4	3	0	8	2	2	1	5	6	8	4	16	LDWLDW		2-0
3	10	Southampton	15	6	3	6	26	22	5	1	2	24	12	1	2	4	2	10	4	15	WLLLLW		4-1
1	11	West Bromwich Albion	15	5	5	5	23	19	5	2	1	19	9	0	3	4	4	10	4	15	WDWWLW		2-1
2	12	Aston Villa	14	4	7	3	14	13	3	2	2	8	7	1	5	1	6	6	1	15	WDWDWD		0-0
2	13	Coventry City	15	7	1	7	24	29	6	1	1	17	8	1	0	6	7	21	-5	15	LWWLLW		3-0
2	14	Manchester City	15	6	3	6	15	21	5	1	2	10	7	1	2	4	5	14	-6	15	WWDLLW		2-0
4	15	Bristol City	15	4	6	5	14	17	2	4	2	7	7	2	2	3	7	10	-3	14	WDDLWL		0-2
2	16	Stoke City	15	4	5	6	19	23	3	2	3	13	12	1	3	3	6	11	-4	13	DDDWWL		0-1
1	17	Everton	14	3	6	5	16	20	1	3	3	8	11	2	3	2	8	9	-4	12	LWDDDL		0-2
1	18	Leeds United	14	3	6	5	15	19	2	2	3	9	10	1	4	2	6	9	-4	12	WDLWLL		0-3
	19	Derby County	15	5	2	8	15	21	4	0	3	11	8	1	2	5	4	13	-6	12	DLLLWW		2-0
	20	Ipswich Town	15	4	2	9	12	21	3	2	3	8	7	1	0	6	4	14	-9	10	LLLWLD		0-0
	21	Bolton Wanderers	15	1	7	7	12	27	1	6	0	6	5	0	1	7	6	22	-15	9	DDLDLL		0-2
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	14	2	3	9	15	29	2	2	3	8	13	0	1	6	7	16	-14	7	LDLLLL		1-4

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