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1979–80 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was Nottingham Forest's 115th year in existence and third campaign consecutive in the First Division.

Nottingham Forest F.C.
1979–80 season
ChairmanStuart Dryden
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumThe City Ground
First Division5th
FA Cup4th round
League CupRunners up
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
European Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Trevor Francis (14)
All: Robertson (19)
Highest home attendance32,266 (League)
Lowest home attendance21,242 (League)
Average home league attendance26,330 (League)

Summary edit

During summer chairman Stuart M. Dryden reinforced the squad with several players, Left-back Frank Clark announced his retirement and the club bought Frank Gray to cover the spot after bought from Leeds United in £500,000.[1] With the team plummeting to mid-table the club loaned in Forward Charlie George from Southampton F.C. who only played 4 matches [2] and failed to reinforce the offensive line already weakened after the departure of Tonny Woodcock to 1.FC Köln[3] and the injury of Trevor Francis. For replacing Archie Gemmill in midfield, the club bought Asa Hartford from Manchester City only to be a failure in three matches played being sold to Everton F.C.[4] Also, for the second half of the season arrived midfielder Stan Bowles from Queen's Park Rangers[5] but the transfer did not work out owing to differences between Bowles and manager Clough. The squad already playing four tournaments resented the disappointing of new arrivals in League finishing on a 5th spot.

The club refused to play the Intercontinental Cup against Paraguayan side and Copa Libertadores Champion Club Olimpia.[6] Meanwhile in FA Cup the team was eliminated by Liverpool F.C. in fourth round. On the contrary, in League Cup the squad advance to the Final being defeated 0-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers by a single goal. However, the squad won its first European Super Cup with a 2-1 aggregate score after two legs against FC Barcelona.[7] In the European Cup as the holders, the club which advanced again to the Final and clinched its second successive title after defeating 1-0 West German side Hamburg SV in spite of being reinforced in midfield by ex-Liverpool fan favourite Kevin Keegan.[8]

Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Peter Shilton
— GK   ENG Jimmy Montgomery
— GK   ENG Steve Sutton
— DF   ENG Viv Anderson
— DF   ENG Larry Lloyd
— DF   SCO Kenny Burns
— DF   SCO Frank Gray
— DF   ENG Bryn Gunn
— DF   ENG David Needham
— MF   NIR Martin O'Neill
— MF   SCO John McGovern (c)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SCO John Robertson
— MF   ENG Ian Bowyer
— MF   ENG Gary Mills
— MF   SCO John O'Hare
— MF   SCO Asa Hartford
— MF   SCO Colin Walsh
— FW   ENG Trevor Francis
— FW   ENG Stan Bowles
— FW   ENG Garry Birtles
— FW   ENG Tony Woodcock
— FW   ENG Charlie George

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1979–80 season.[9][10][11]

First Division edit

Main article: 1979-80 Football League First Division

League table edit

Main article: 1979–80 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Ipswich Town 42 22 9 11 68 39 +29 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Arsenal 42 18 16 8 52 36 +16 52
5 Nottingham Forest 42 20 8 14 63 43 +20 48 Qualification for the European Cup first round[h]
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 58 47 +11 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[i]
7 Aston Villa 42 16 14 12 51 50 +1 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Transferred in on 18 August 1979
  2. ^ Transferred in on 18 August 1979
  3. ^ Transferred in on 22 December 1979
  4. ^ Transferred out on 18 April 1979
  5. ^ Transferred out on 25 August 1979
  6. ^ Transferred out on 17 November 1979
  7. ^ Transferred out on 9 May 1980
  8. ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1979–80 European Cup winners.
  9. ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1979–80 Football League Cup winners.

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWWDLDWWDLWLWLLLDLLWWLWWDDLWLWWLWLWDWWDWL
Position43211213212122345571013108109866676969679108765
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1980-81 European Cup;   = 1980-81 UEFA Cup;   = 1980-81 Second Division

Matches edit

18 August 1979 1 Ipswich Town 0-1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
  46' Woodcock Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,371
22 August 1979 2 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Stoke City Nottingham
O'Neill   81' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,147
25 August 1979 3 Nottingham Forest 4-1 Coventry City Nottingham
Woodcock   18'
McGovern   38'
McGovern   63'
Robertson   68' (pen)		   47' English Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,025
1 September 1979 4 West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
Owen   2'   15' Lloyd
  28' Birtles
  43' Birtles
  77' Gray
  81' Birtles		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,026
8 September 1979 5 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Leeds United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,914
15 September 1979 6 Norwich City 3-1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Reeves   37'
Fashanu   41'
Robson   57'		   82' Woodcock Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,621
22 September 1979 7 Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Bristol
Mann   34'   72' Mills Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,759
29 September 1979 8 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham
Birtles   36' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,262
6 October 1979 9 Nottingham Forest 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
Francis   1'
Robertson   24' (pen)
Birtles   37'		   44' Richards
  86' (pen) P. W. Daniel		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,569
10 October 1979 10 Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Stoke
Callaghan   62' Birtles   81' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 28,514
13 October 1979 11 Manchester City 1-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Deyna   47' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 41,683
20 October 1979 12 Nottingham Forest 5-2 Bolton Wanderers Nottingham
Lloyd   6'
Woodcock   18'
Francis   44'
Robertson   52' (pen)
Anderson   67'		 Thompson   66'
Morgan   80' (pen)		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,564
27 October 1979 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Nottingham Forest London
Hoddle   3' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 49,038
3 November 1979 14 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ipswich Town Nottingham
Francis   50'
Francis   87'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,593
10 November 1979 15 Southampton F.C. 4-1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Watson   27'
Channon   30'
Boyer   57'
Boyer   64'		   56' Birtles Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 22,072
17 November 1979 16 Nottingham Forest 0-1 West Bromwich Albion Nottingham
  11' Ryan Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,837
24 November 1979 17 Derby County 4-1 Nottingham Forest Derby
Daly   13'
Duncan   15'
Emery   16'
Duncan   77'		   47' (pen) Robertson Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 27,729
1 December 1979 18 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Arsenal F.C. Nottingham
Birtles   89'   4' Stapleton Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,925
8 December 1979 19 Crystal Palace 1-0 Nottingham Forest Selhurst
Walsh   42' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 34,782
22 December 1979 21 Manchester United 3-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Jordan   2'
Jordan   16'
McQueen   23'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 54,522
26 December 1979 22 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa Nottingham
Robertson   50' (pen)
Bowles   57'		   64' Shaw Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,979
29 December 1979 23 Coventry City 0-3 Nottingham Forest Coventry
  50' (pen) Robertson
  66' Robertson
  68' Bowles		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 24,737
1 January 1980 24 Everton F.C. 1-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Kidd   24' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,616
12 January 1980 25 Nottingham Forest 3-1 West Bromwich Albion Nottingham
Needham   52'
Francis   56'
Anderson   77'		   10' Regis Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,724
19 January 1980 26 Leeds United 1-2 Nottingham Forest Leeds
Connor   15'   45' Birtles
  82' Francis		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29, 816
9 February 1980 27 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,421
16 February 1980 20 [a] Nottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough F.C. Nottingham
Robertson   62' (pen)
O'Neill   72'		   61' Burns
  63' Burns		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,889
19 February 1980 28 Liverpool F.C. 2-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
McDermott   78'
Kennedy   83'		 Stadium: Anfield Road
Attendance: 45,093
23 February 1980 29 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Manchester City Nottingham
Francis   27'
Burns   48'
Francis   56'
Francis   70'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,255
1 March 1980 30 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Nottingham Forest Bolton
Whatmore   41' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,164
11 March 1980 31 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Burns   70'
Burns   74'
Francis   77'
Francis   83'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,633
22 March 1980 33 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Southampton F.C. Nottingham
Robertson   36' (pen)
Birtles   44'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,625
29 March 1980 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest Brighton
G.P. Williams   87' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 25,128
2 April 1980 35 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Manchester United Nottingham
Robertson   80' (pen)
Birtles   88'		   80' McIlroy Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 31,417
Referee: C Thomas
5 April 1980 36 Aston Villa 3-2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Bremner   13'
Evans   41'
Lloyd   47' (o.g.)		   28' Birtles
  76' Bowyer		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,156
19 April 1980 39 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Derby County Nottingham
Gray   42' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 32,366
26 April 1980 40 Middlesbrough F.C. 0-0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,021
30 April 1980 41 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Norwich City Nottingham
Bond   3' (o.g.)
Francis   59'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,242
3 May 1980 38 [b] Nottingham Forest 4-0 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Francis   10'
Francis   24'
Lloyd   33'
Robertson   74'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,529
5 May 1980 42 Arsenal F.C. 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Attendance: 34,632
9 May 1980 37 [c] Nottingham Forest 1-0 Everton F.C.
Anderson   89' Attendance: 22,122
12 May 1980 32 [d] Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
Hibbit   5' (pen)
Richards   73'
Palmer   82'		   69' O'Neill Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,725

League Cup edit

Main article: 1979-80 Football League Cup

Second round edit

29 August 1979 1 Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
5 September 1979 2 Nottingham Forest 6-1 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground

Third round edit

25 September 1979 Middlesbrough 1-3 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough

Fourth round edit

30 October 1979 Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Bristol
14 November 1979 replay Nottingham Forest 3-0 Bristol City Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground

Quarterfinals edit

4 December 1979 West Ham United 0-0 Nottingham Forest West Ham
12 December 1979 replay Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground

Semifinals edit

22 January 1980 1 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 32,234[12]
12 February 1980 2 Liverpool F.C. 1-1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield Road
Attendance: 50,880

Final edit

Main article: 1980 Football League Cup Final
15 March 1980 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Gray   67' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 96,527
Referee: David Richardson (Great Harwood)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1979-80 FA Cup

Third round edit

5 January 1980 Leeds United 1-4 Nottingham Forest Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road

Fourth round edit

26 January 1980 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 33,277

European Cup edit

Main article: 1979-80 European Cup

Round of 32 edit

19 September 1979 1 Nottingham Forest   2–0   Öster Nottingham
Bowyer   63', 73' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,974
Referee: Sotos Afxentiou (Cyprus)
3 October 1979 2 Öster   1–1   Nottingham Forest Växjö
Nordgren   52' Report Woodcock   79' Stadium: Värendsvallen
Attendance: 14,772
Referee: Jerzy Kacprzak (Poland)

Eightfinals edit

24 October 1979 1 Nottingham Forest   2–0   Argeș Pitești Nottingham
Woodcock   12'
Birtles   16'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,828
Referee:   Reidar Bjørnestad
7 November 1979 2 Argeș Pitești   1–2   Nottingham Forest Pitești
Bărbulescu   60' (pen.) Report Bowyer   5'
Birtles   23'		 Stadium: Stadionul 1 Mai
Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   Ángel Franco Martínez

Quarterfinals edit

5 March 1980 1 Nottingham Forest   0–1   BFC Dynamo Nottingham
Report Riediger   63' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,946
Referee:   Alexis Ponnet
19 March 1980 2 BFC Dynamo   1–3
(2-3 agg.)		   Nottingham Forest East Berlin
Terletzki   49' (pen.) Report Francis   15', 35'
Robertson   39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Alain Delmer

Semifinals edit

9 April 1980 1 Nottingham Forest   2–0   Ajax Nottingham
Francis   33'
Robertson   61' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 31,244
Referee:   André Daina
23 April 1980 2 Ajax   1–0
(1–2 agg.)		   Nottingham Forest Amsterdam
Lerby   65' Report Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 54,955
Referee:   Nicolae Rainea

Final edit

Main article: 1980 European Cup Final
28 May 1980 Nottingham Forest   1–0   Hamburg Madrid
20:30 CEST Robertson   20' Report MatchCentre Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 51,000
Referee:   António Garrido

UEFA Super Cup edit

Main article: 1979 UEFA Super Cup
30 January 1980 1 Nottingham Forest   1–0   Barcelona Nottingham
George   9' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,807
Referee:   Adolf Prokop
5 February 1980 2 Barcelona   1–1   Nottingham Forest Barcelona
Roberto   25' (pen.) Report Burns   42' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,000
Referee:   Walter Eschweiler

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

[e]

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division League Cup FA Cup European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Shilton 63 -43 42 -43 10 0 2 0 9 0
DF   ENG Anderson 61 4 41 3 10 1 2 0 8 0
DF   ENG Lloyd 62 4 42 3 9 1 2 0 9 0
DF   SCO Burns 51 3 33+1 3 8 0 1 0 8 0
DF   SCO Gray 62 4 41 2 10 1 2 1 9 0
MF   NIR O'Neill 44 5 27+1 3 8 2 1 0 7 0
MF   SCO McGovern 60 2 41 2 8 0 2 0 9 0
MF   SCO Robertson 63 19 41+1 11 10 4 2 1 9 3
MF   ENG Bowles 22 2 19 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW   ENG Francis 42 17 30 14 6 0 2 0 4 3
FW   ENG Birtles 62 16 42 12 9 1 2 1 9 2
GK   ENG Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Gunn 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Needham 13 1 6+2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Bowyer 27 7 5+7 1 7 2 2 1 6 3
MF   ENG Mills 16 1 6+4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO O'Hare 12 3 6+1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Woodcock 25 11 16 4 5 5 0 0 4 2
FW   ENG George 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Hartford 3 0 3 0
GK   ENG Sutton
MF   SCO Walsh

Notes edit

  1. ^ Rescheduled from 15 December 1979
  2. ^ Match rescheduled from 12 April 1980
  3. ^ Match rescheduled from 7 April 1980
  4. ^ Match rescheduled from 15 March 1980
  5. ^ The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1979–80 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1979–80 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.

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