FOREST 2 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Feb 16, 1980 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 16, 1980 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Middlesbrough
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-2 (Draw)
- Attendance:
- 23,889
- Position Before:
- 6
- Position After:
- 6
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1979-80
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Liverpool
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3065 (of 4788)
- League Tier 1
- 1480 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3449 (of 5478)
- Total:
- 4784 (of 7212)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Middlesbrough Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Brian Clough
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Frank Gray | |
| 4 | F | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | M | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | F | Martin O'Neill  | |
| 8 | F | Stan Bowles off for Ian Bowyer () | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Trevor Francis | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Ian Bowyer on for Stan Bowles () |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Sat Feb 16, 1980)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Derby County | 2 | 2 | Southampton |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Leeds United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| Stoke City | 1 | 1 | Manchester United |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 36 | 37 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 35 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 32 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Leeds United | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 28 | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 27 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -15 | 24 | |
| 17 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 23 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 | |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 23 | |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 19 | |
| 21 | Derby County | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 16 | |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -26 | 12 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 36 | 37 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 36 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 33 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 | |
| ⇧ | 8 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| ⇩ | 9 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Leeds United | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| ⇩ | 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 28 |
| ⇩ | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 27 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -15 | 25 | |
| ⇧ | 17 | Stoke City | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 19 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 19 | |
| 21 | Derby County | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 17 | |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -26 | 12 | |