The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 LEEDS UNITED - Wed Oct 22, 1980 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Oct 22, 1980 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

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

Season:: 1980-81
Referee:: C Maskell
Attendance:: 25,033
Pos Before/After:: 7 5
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Norwich City (League Tier 1)
Leeds United:: Dec 13, 1980

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3095 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1508 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3490 (of 5724)
Total:: 4852 (of 7505)
Played:: 43 years, 6 months, 6 days ago

Review
Radio Nottingham commentator and Forest fan Colin Fray reported this as the first ever game he attended.

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

Goals
Kenny Burns (35')
Ian Wallace (43')

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Allan Clarke
Prior form: DLDWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Carl Harris (28')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	31	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Bryn Gunn
3	D	25	Frank Gray
4	M	25	Raimondo Ponte
5	D	32	Larry Lloyd	200th appearance
6	D	27	Kenny Burns (35')
7	M	28	Martin O'Neill off for Gary Mills
8	M	29	Ian Bowyer
9	F	25	Peter Ward	Debut
10	F	24	Ian Wallace (43')
11	F	27	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	18	Gary Mills on for Martin O'Neill

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Lukic
2	D	Trevor Cherry
3	D	Paul Hart
4	D	Brian Greenhoff
5	D	Kevin Hird
6	M	Jeff Chandler
7	M	Carl Harris
8	M	Brian Flynn
9	M	Alejandro Sabella
10	F	Terry Connor
11	F	Eddie Gray
Subs
12		Gwyn Thomas

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Oct 22, 1980)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	4-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Manchester City	3-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Leeds United
Stoke City	1-2	Manchester United

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	11	7	4	0	19	6	4	2	0	11	2	3	2	0	8	4	13	18	WWWDDD
	2	Aston Villa	12	8	2	2	21	11	5	0	1	11	3	3	2	1	10	8	10	18	WWWDWW
	3	Liverpool	12	6	5	1	28	12	5	1	0	20	5	1	4	1	8	7	16	17	DWWWDD
	4	Everton	13	7	3	3	24	13	4	3	0	13	4	3	0	3	11	9	11	17	WWWLDD
	5	Arsenal	13	6	4	3	17	13	5	2	0	12	4	1	2	3	5	9	4	16	WWLDDW
	6	West Bromwich Albion	13	6	4	3	16	13	4	1	1	10	4	2	3	2	6	9	3	16	WWWWLD
	7	Nottingham Forest	12	6	3	3	21	11	5	0	1	18	6	1	3	2	3	5	10	15	WLLDWW
	8	Manchester United	12	3	8	1	17	9	2	4	0	14	6	1	4	1	3	3	8	14	DDWDDD
	9	Sunderland	13	5	4	4	20	16	3	1	2	11	7	2	3	2	9	9	4	14	WLDWDL
	10	Southampton	13	5	3	5	23	19	4	1	1	15	8	1	2	4	8	11	4	13	LLWLDL
	11	Middlesbrough	13	5	3	5	22	21	4	3	0	15	5	1	0	5	7	16	1	13	LWLLDW
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	11	4	4	3	15	16	2	3	0	7	4	2	1	3	8	12	-1	12	DDLWWL
	13	Coventry City	13	5	2	6	16	20	3	2	2	11	12	2	0	4	5	8	-4	12	LDLWLW
	14	Stoke City	12	4	4	4	14	20	2	3	1	8	5	2	1	3	6	15	-6	12	WWLDWD
	15	Birmingham City	12	3	5	4	16	16	2	3	1	9	6	1	2	3	7	10	0	11	DDLWLW
	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	4	2	6	11	16	4	0	2	6	4	0	2	4	5	12	-5	10	LLWLDW
	17	Leeds United	12	3	3	6	10	19	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	4	6	15	-9	9	DLDWWL
	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	12	2	4	6	15	22	2	1	3	8	8	0	3	3	7	14	-7	8	WLDLLD
	19	Norwich City	12	3	2	7	15	26	2	2	1	11	7	1	0	6	4	19	-11	8	LDLDWL
	20	Leicester City	13	3	1	9	9	23	2	1	3	6	7	1	0	6	3	16	-14	7	WLDLLL
	21	Crystal Palace	12	3	0	9	15	27	3	0	4	14	13	0	0	5	1	14	-12	6	LLLLWW
	22	Manchester City	12	0	4	8	11	26	0	2	4	4	13	0	2	4	7	13	-15	4	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	1	Aston Villa	13	9	2	2	25	12	6	0	1	15	4	3	2	1	10	8	13	20	WWDWWW		4-1
1	2	Ipswich Town	11	7	4	0	19	6	4	2	0	11	2	3	2	0	8	4	13	18	WWWDDD
	3	Liverpool	12	6	5	1	28	12	5	1	0	20	5	1	4	1	8	7	16	17	DWWWDD
	4	Everton	13	7	3	3	24	13	4	3	0	13	4	3	0	3	11	9	11	17	WWWLDD
2	5	Nottingham Forest	13	7	3	3	23	12	6	0	1	20	7	1	3	2	3	5	11	17	LLDWWW		2-1
2	6	Manchester United	13	4	8	1	19	10	2	4	0	14	6	2	4	1	5	4	9	16	DWDDDW		2-1
2	7	Arsenal	13	6	4	3	17	13	5	2	0	12	4	1	2	3	5	9	4	16	WWLDDW
2	8	West Bromwich Albion	13	6	4	3	16	13	4	1	1	10	4	2	3	2	6	9	3	16	WWWWLD
	9	Sunderland	13	5	4	4	20	16	3	1	2	11	7	2	3	2	9	9	4	14	WLDWDL
	10	Southampton	13	5	3	5	23	19	4	1	1	15	8	1	2	4	8	11	4	13	LLWLDL
	11	Middlesbrough	13	5	3	5	22	21	4	3	0	15	5	1	0	5	7	16	1	13	LWLLDW
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	12	4	4	4	16	19	2	3	0	7	4	2	1	4	9	15	-3	12	DLWWLL		1-3
	13	Coventry City	13	5	2	6	16	20	3	2	2	11	12	2	0	4	5	8	-4	12	LDLWLW
	14	Stoke City	13	4	4	5	15	22	2	3	2	9	7	2	1	3	6	15	-7	12	WLDWDL		1-2
	15	Birmingham City	12	3	5	4	16	16	2	3	1	9	6	1	2	3	7	10	0	11	DDLWLW
	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	4	2	6	11	16	4	0	2	6	4	0	2	4	5	12	-5	10	LLWLDW
	17	Leeds United	13	3	3	7	11	21	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	5	7	17	-10	9	LDWWLL		1-2
	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	13	2	4	7	16	26	2	1	3	8	8	0	3	4	8	18	-10	8	LDLLDL		1-4
	19	Norwich City	12	3	2	7	15	26	2	2	1	11	7	1	0	6	4	19	-11	8	LDLDWL
	20	Leicester City	13	3	1	9	9	23	2	1	3	6	7	1	0	6	3	16	-14	7	WLDLLL
	21	Crystal Palace	12	3	0	9	15	27	3	0	4	14	13	0	0	5	1	14	-12	6	LLLLWW
	22	Manchester City	13	1	4	8	14	27	1	2	4	7	14	0	2	4	7	13	-13	6	DLLLLW		3-1