FOREST 1 - 1 ARSENAL - Sat Dec 01, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 01, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-1
- Season:
- 1979-80
- Referee:
- A Saunders
- Attendance:
- 27,925
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 4 4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Ham United (League Cup)
- League:
- Crystal Palace
- Arsenal:
- May 05, 1980
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3058 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1471 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3434 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4778 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 44 years, 11 months, 20 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 | 30 | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 26 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 27 |  Martin O'Neill | 300th appearance |
| 8 | F | 33 | John O'Hare | |
| 9 | F | 23 | Garry Birtles  (90') | |
| 10 | F | 25 | Trevor Francis | |
| 11 | F | 26 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 18 | Gary Mills | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | David O'Leary |
| 3 | D | Steve Walford |
| 4 | D | Steve Gatting |
| 5 | D | John Devine |
| 6 | M | Sammy Nelson |
| 7 | M | David Price |
| 8 | M | Brian Talbot |
| 9 | M | Graham Rix |
| 10 | F | Alan Sunderland |
| 11 | F | Frank Stapleton |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Malling |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Bristol City |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-0 | Derby County |
| Coventry City | 4-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Manchester City | 2-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Norwich City | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Arsenal |
| Southampton | 3-1 | Stoke City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Everton |
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 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | WDWLDW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 22 | DWWWWD | |||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 21 | DDWWDD | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 19 | DWWLWD | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 19 | WLWLLL | |||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | WLDWWD | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 19 | WWDWLD | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 18 | DWDLWL | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | WDWDWD | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 | LDLWLD | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 18 | WLLWWD | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 | DLLWWL | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 16 | WWLWLD | |||
| 14 | Bristol City | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 | DLWLLW | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | LLLWLL | |||
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 15 | DDLWLD | |||
| 17 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 15 | DWWLLW | |||
| 18 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 15 | WLLLWD | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 14 | LLWWLW | |||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 14 | LWLDWW | |||
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 10 | LLLLWD | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 9 | LDLLLL | |||
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 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | DWLDWW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 24 | WWWWDW | 4-0 | ||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 21 | DWWDDL | 0-1 | ||
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 20 | WWLWDD | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 20 | LWLLLD | 1-1 | ||
 5 | 6 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 20 | LLWWDW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 20 | DLWLDW | 3-2 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 19 | WDLWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | DWDWDD | 1-1 | ||
 4 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | LDWWDL | 0-4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 19 | WDWLDL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 12 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 17 | LLWLLW | 3-1 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 | WLWLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 14 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 17 | LWLLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | 15 | Leeds United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 17 | LLLWDW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 16 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 17 | LLWWLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 17 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 16 | DLWLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 15 | WWLLWL | 1-3 | |
| 19 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -6 | 14 | LWWLWL | 0-2 | ||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 14 | WLDWWL | 1-4 | ||
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 12 | LLLWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 10 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | ||
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