FOREST 5 - 0 LEICESTER CITY - Sat Sep 20, 1980 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Sep 20, 1980 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Leicester City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
5-0  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


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

Season:
1980-81

Referee:
D Owen

Attendance:
27,145

Pos Before/After:
4 2

Opp Before/After:
18 20

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Bury (League Cup)

League:
Arsenal

Leicester City:
Feb 28, 1981


GAME COUNT:

League:
3089 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1502 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3482 (of 5724)
Total:
4843 (of 7505)
Played:
43 years, 6 months, 8 days ago


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

Goals
Frank Gray (12')
John Robertson (72') (Pen)
Garry Birtles (80')
Gary Mills (85')
Garry Birtles (89')
Logo
LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Jock Wallace
Prior form: LLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK31 Peter Shilton
2D24 Viv Anderson
3D25 Frank Gray goal (12')
4M30 John McGovern
5D31 David Needham
6D26 Kenny Burns
7M28 Martin O'Neill
8M25 Raimondo Ponte
9F24 Garry Birtles goal (80') goal (89')
10F24 Ian Wallace off for Gary Mills
11F27 John Robertson goal (72')
Subs
12M18 Gary Mills on for Ian Wallace goal (85)


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKMark Wallington
2DJohn O'Neill (40')
3DWilliam Gibson
4DMark Goodwin
5DThomas Williams
6MLarry May
7MBobby Smith
8MIan Wilson
9MNeil Grewcock
10FAlan Young
11FMartin Henderson
Subs
12Peter Welsh (40')


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 20, 1980)
Home Score Away
Aston Villa2-1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham City1-1West Bromwich Albion
Brighton and Hove Albion2-0Norwich City
Everton5-0Crystal Palace
Ipswich Town2-0Coventry City
Leeds United0-0Manchester United
Manchester City1-2Stoke City
Middlesbrough2-1Arsenal
Nottingham Forest5-0Leicester City
Southampton2-2Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur0-0Sunderland

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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Ipswich Town65101233007021053911 WWDWWW
2Southampton6411115300821113369 WDWWWL
3Liverpool63211243001110211388 WDLWDW
4Nottingham Forest63211053001030210258 LWDWDW
5Arsenal632185210511113438 WDLWDW
6Manchester United623192210910210177 WLDDDW
7Sunderland6312105102442106157 WWLDWL
8Coventry City631286210621022427 LDWLWW
9Tottenham Hotspur623187120421114517 WWDLDD
10Aston Villa631266201221114407 WWDWLL
11Everton6312672103010237-17 LWDLWW
12West Bromwich Albion6222671114211125-16 LDDWWL
13Middlesbrough62228101205210238-26 LWLDDW
14Birmingham City6132891204201247-15 WLDLDD
15Wolverhampton Wanderers6213462013101215-25 LWDWLL
16Norwich City62049122018400318-34 WLLLLW
17Brighton and Hove Albion61238111115401237-34 WLDLLD
18Leicester City6204491022210227-54 LLWWLL
19Stoke City612361412052003112-84 LDDLWL
20Manchester City60337140213701247-73 LLDDDL
21Leeds United61145120122410238-73 LLWLLD
22Crystal Palace610510161029800318-62 LLWLLL


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Ipswich Town761014340090210531113 WDWWWW 2-0
22Nottingham Forest7421155400153021021010 WDWDWW 5-0
13Southampton742113731010411133610 DWWWLD 2-2
14Liverpool73311463001110313589 DLWDWD 2-2
65Everton7412117310801023749 WDLWWW 5-0
46Aston Villa741287301431114419 WDWLLW 2-1
17Manchester United724192210910310178 LDDDWD 0-0
18Sunderland7322105102442206158 WLDWLD 0-0
49Arsenal732297210511124628 DLWDWL 1-2
110Tottenham Hotspur724187130421114518 WDLDDD 0-0
211Middlesbrough732210112207310238-18 WLDDWW 2-1
412Coventry City731388210621032607 DWLWWL 0-2
113West Bromwich Albion7232781114212136-17 DDWWLD 1-1
314Brighton and Hove Albion722310112117401237-16 LDLLDW 2-0
115Birmingham City71429101305301247-16 LDLDDD 1-1
316Stoke City722381512052103313-76 DDLWLW 2-1
217Wolverhampton Wanderers7214582013101327-35 WDWLLL 1-2
218Norwich City720591420184004110-54 LLLLWL 0-2
219Leeds United71245120222410238-74 LWLLDD 0-0
220Leicester City720541410222103212-104 LWWLLL 0-5
121Manchester City70348160224901247-83 LDDDLL 1-2
22Crystal Palace7106102110298004113-112 LWLLLL 0-5

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