The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 22, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 22, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Sports Argus - Saturday 22 December 1979
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1979-80
Referee:: George Courtney
Attendance:: 54,607
Pos Before/After:: 12 13
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Apr 02, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3060 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1473 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3438 (of 5736)
Total:: 4783 (of 7523)
Played:: 44 years, 10 months, 30 days ago

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

Goals

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: LDWWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Joe Jordan (2')
Joe Jordan (16')
Gordon McQueen (23')

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
8	F	30	Stan Bowles	Debut
9	F	23	Garry Birtles
10	F	25	Trevor Francis
11	F	26	John Robertson
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham

	So Far	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	30	Peter Shilton	136		10	3
2	D	23	Viv Anderson	235	16	10	3
3	D	25	Frank Gray	30	2	10	3
4	M	30	John McGovern	232	15	21	6
5	D	31	Larry Lloyd	159	16	10	3
6	D	26	Kenny Burns	119	9	10	3
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill	334	75	10	3
8	F	30	Stan Bowles	Debut
9	F	23	Garry Birtles	85	44	10	3
10	F	25	Trevor Francis	36	14	10	3
11	F	26	John Robertson	341	72	10	3
Subs
12	D	30	David Needham	80	11	14	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Bailey
2	D	Jimmy Nicholl
3	D	Stewart Houston
4	D	Sammy McIlroy
5	D	Gordon McQueen
6	M	Martin Buchan
7	M	Steve Coppell
8	M	Ray Wilkins
9	M	Joe Jordan
10	F	Lou Macari
11	F	Mickey Thomas
Subs
12		Ritchie

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 22, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Derby County	1-3	Liverpool
Everton	1-2	Manchester City
Manchester United	3-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Liverpool	19	11	6	2	42	13	7	3	0	25	4	4	3	2	17	9	29	28	WWDWWW
2	Manchester United	20	11	6	3	30	14	8	2	0	20	3	3	4	3	10	11	16	28	LDWWDW
3	Arsenal	21	7	10	4	26	16	4	5	2	13	7	3	5	2	13	9	10	24	WDDWDD
4	Southampton	21	10	3	8	34	28	7	1	2	28	13	3	2	6	6	15	6	23	LLWWWW
5	Crystal Palace	20	7	9	4	24	19	6	4	0	16	3	1	5	4	8	16	5	23	WDDLWL
6	Norwich City	21	8	7	6	32	28	6	4	0	20	9	2	3	6	12	19	4	23	WLDDWD
7	Aston Villa	20	7	9	4	23	19	5	3	3	14	11	2	6	1	9	8	4	23	WDDLWW
8	Leeds United	21	7	8	6	24	25	5	2	3	14	10	2	6	3	10	15	-1	22	WDWDWW
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	26	28	4	4	2	13	10	5	0	5	13	18	-2	22	LDWWLL
10	Middlesbrough	20	8	5	7	19	17	6	4	1	13	5	2	1	6	6	12	2	21	WWDLLW
11	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	5	8	28	34	6	1	3	15	12	2	4	5	13	22	-6	21	LDLWLL
12	Nottingham Forest	19	8	4	7	28	24	6	2	1	17	7	2	2	6	11	17	4	20	WLLLDL
13	Ipswich Town	21	9	2	10	25	27	6	2	3	18	9	3	0	7	7	18	-2	20	WWLWWW
14	Coventry City	21	9	2	10	33	38	7	1	2	22	11	2	1	8	11	27	-5	20	WDWLLL
15	Manchester City	20	8	3	9	21	29	6	1	3	15	10	2	2	6	6	19	-8	19	WWLLLW
16	West Bromwich Albion	20	5	8	7	28	26	5	4	1	22	12	0	4	6	6	14	2	18	WLDDLD
17	Everton	20	5	8	7	25	26	3	4	3	16	13	2	4	4	9	13	-1	18	WLDDWL
18	Stoke City	21	6	6	9	25	32	5	2	4	17	16	1	4	5	8	16	-7	18	LWLWDL
19	Bristol City	21	5	7	9	17	25	3	4	4	9	11	2	3	5	8	14	-8	17	LWDLLL
20	Derby County	20	6	3	11	19	28	5	1	4	15	10	1	2	7	4	18	-9	15	WLWLDL
21	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	5	5	10	22	33	3	3	3	10	13	2	2	7	12	20	-11	15	WDWLDW
22	Bolton Wanderers	21	1	8	12	15	37	1	7	2	7	8	0	1	10	8	29	-22	10	LLDLLL

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	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	45	14	7	3	0	25	4	5	3	2	20	10	31	30	WDWWWW		3-1
	2	Manchester United	21	12	6	3	33	14	9	2	0	23	3	3	4	3	10	11	19	30	DWWDWW		3-0
	3	Arsenal	21	7	10	4	26	16	4	5	2	13	7	3	5	2	13	9	10	24	WDDWDD
	4	Southampton	21	10	3	8	34	28	7	1	2	28	13	3	2	6	6	15	6	23	LLWWWW
	5	Crystal Palace	20	7	9	4	24	19	6	4	0	16	3	1	5	4	8	16	5	23	WDDLWL
	6	Norwich City	21	8	7	6	32	28	6	4	0	20	9	2	3	6	12	19	4	23	WLDDWD
	7	Aston Villa	20	7	9	4	23	19	5	3	3	14	11	2	6	1	9	8	4	23	WDDLWW
	8	Leeds United	21	7	8	6	24	25	5	2	3	14	10	2	6	3	10	15	-1	22	WDWDWW
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	26	28	4	4	2	13	10	5	0	5	13	18	-2	22	LDWWLL
	10	Middlesbrough	20	8	5	7	19	17	6	4	1	13	5	2	1	6	6	12	2	21	WWDLLW
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	5	8	28	34	6	1	3	15	12	2	4	5	13	22	-6	21	LDLWLL
3	12	Manchester City	21	9	3	9	23	30	6	1	3	15	10	3	2	6	8	20	-7	21	WLLLWW		2-1
1	13	Nottingham Forest	20	8	4	8	28	27	6	2	1	17	7	2	2	7	11	20	1	20	LLLDLL		0-3
1	14	Ipswich Town	21	9	2	10	25	27	6	2	3	18	9	3	0	7	7	18	-2	20	WWLWWW
1	15	Coventry City	21	9	2	10	33	38	7	1	2	22	11	2	1	8	11	27	-5	20	WDWLLL
	16	West Bromwich Albion	20	5	8	7	28	26	5	4	1	22	12	0	4	6	6	14	2	18	WLDDLD
	17	Everton	21	5	8	8	26	28	3	4	4	17	15	2	4	4	9	13	-2	18	LDDWLL		1-2
	18	Stoke City	21	6	6	9	25	32	5	2	4	17	16	1	4	5	8	16	-7	18	LWLWDL
	19	Bristol City	21	5	7	9	17	25	3	4	4	9	11	2	3	5	8	14	-8	17	LWDLLL
1	20	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	5	5	10	22	33	3	3	3	10	13	2	2	7	12	20	-11	15	WDWLDW
1	21	Derby County	21	6	3	12	20	31	5	1	5	16	13	1	2	7	4	18	-11	15	LWLDLL		1-3
	22	Bolton Wanderers	21	1	8	12	15	37	1	7	2	7	8	0	1	10	8	29	-22	10	LLDLLL