FOREST 1 - 2 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Oct 04, 1980 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 04, 1980 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Jan 24, 1981
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3091 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1504 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3486 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4847 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 43 years, 6 months, 21 days ago
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: DDDWDD (Old to recent)
Goals
Lou Macari (43')
Steve Coppell (77')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 31 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Viv Anderson off for Gary Mills | |
| 3 | D | 25 |  Frank Gray | |
| 4 | M | 30 | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 31 | David Needham | |
| 7 | M | 28 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | M | 29 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | 24 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 24 | Ian Wallace  (31') | |
| 11 | F | 27 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 18 | Gary Mills on for Viv Anderson | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gary Bailey |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Nicholl |
| 3 | D | Arthur Albiston |
| 4 | D | Sammy McIlroy |
| 5 | D | Nikola Jovanovic |
| 6 | M | Kevin Moran |
| 7 | M | Mike Duxbury |
| 8 | M | Steve Coppell |
| 9 | M | Joe Jordan |
| 10 | F | Lou Macari |
| 11 | F | Mickey Thomas |
| 12 | ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Leicester City |
| Aston Villa | 4-0 | Sunderland |
| Coventry City | 3-3 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 2-1 | Southampton |
| Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Leeds United |
| Manchester City | 0-3 | Liverpool |
| Middlesbrough | 6-1 | Norwich City |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| Stoke City | 2-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Birmingham 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 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | DWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | LWDWDW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | DLWWWW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | DWLLWW | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | DWDWWL | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | LDWLDW | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | WWWLDL | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | LWDWLW | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | DDDWDD | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | DWWLDW | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | DLDDDL | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 8 | LDDWWL | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 8 | DLWLWW | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 7 | DLDDDD | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 | WLWWLL | |||
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 6 | DLLDWL | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 6 | WWLLLW | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LLLWLD | |||
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 5 | DWLLLL | |||
| 20 | Manchester City | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 4 | DDDLLD | |||
| 21 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 4 | WLLDDL | |||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 2 | WLLLLL | |||
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 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | WWWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | WDWDWW | 3-0 | ||
| 3 | Everton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | LWWWWW | 2-1 | ||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | WLLWWW | 4-0 | ||
 3 | 5 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | WDWLWW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | DDWDDW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | WWLDWW | 1-0 | |
 3 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | WDWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 9 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | WWLDLL | 1-2 | |
| 4 | 10 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | DWLDWL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 11 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 | DDWWLW | 6-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | LDDDLW | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 13 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 | LWWLLD | 3-3 | |
| 1 | 14 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 8 | LWLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 7 | LDDDDL | 0-1 | |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 7 | LLDWLD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 | WLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 6 | WLLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -10 | 5 | LLWLDL | 1-6 | |
| 1 | 20 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 5 | LLDDLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 21 | Manchester City | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 4 | DDLLDL | 0-3 | |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 2 | LLLLLL | 0-1 | ||