Nottingham
Forest 
Nottingham
Forest Season 1979 - 1980
Final Division 1 Table:
| - | - | - | Home | Away | - | ||||||||
| - | - | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 60 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| 5 | FOREST | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 48 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 47 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 46 |
| 8 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 45 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 44 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 41 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 40 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 40 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 40 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 40 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 39 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 37 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 37 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 36 |
| 19 | Everton | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 35 |
| 20 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 31 |
| 21 | Derby County (R) | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 30 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 52 | 25 |
European Champions' Cup: Winners
European Super Cup: Winners
League Cup: Runners-Up
FA Cup: 4th Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | European Cup | Super Cup | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Viv Anderson | 41 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - | 3 L : 1 LC | 4 |
| Garry Birtles | 42 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | 12 L : 1 LC : 1 FA : 2 EC | 16 |
| Stan Bowles | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 L | 2 |
| Ian Bowyer | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 L : 2 LC : 1 FA : 3 EC | 7 |
| Kenny Burns | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 L : 1 SC | 4 |
| Trevor Francis | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 14 L : 3 EC | 17 |
| Charlie George | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 SC | 1 |
| Frank Gray | 41 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | 2 L : 1 LC : 1 FA | 4 |
| Bryn Gunn | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Asa Hartford | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Larry Lloyd | 42 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | 3 L : 1 LC | 4 |
| John McGovern | 41 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - | 2 L | 2 |
| Gary Mills | 10 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 L | 1 |
| Dave Needham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 L | 1 |
| John O'Hare | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 L : 2 LC | 3 |
| Martin O'Neill | 28 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 L : 2 LC | 5 |
| John Robertson | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 L (8p) : 4 LC (3p)
1 FA : 3 EC (2p) |
19 |
| Peter Shilton | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Tony Woodcock | 16 | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 L : 5 LC : 2 EC | 11 |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | |||||||||||||||
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| Teams for Friendlies not known | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used 1 | Sub used 2 |
| 30/07/79 | Holsterbro BK | F | A | W | 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01/08/79 | Bayern Munich | F | A | L | 0-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 09/08/79 | Botafogo | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10/08/79 | Dynamo Bucharest | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14/08/79 | Montpelier | F | A | W | 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18/08/79 | Ipswich T | L | A | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Hartford | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 22/08/79 | Stoke C | L | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Hartford* | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Bowyer | - |
| 25/08/79 | Coventry C | L | H | W | 4-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern 2 | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Hartford | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - | - |
| 29/08/79 | Blackburn R | FLC2/1 | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Mills | Bowyer | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 01/09/79 | WBA | L | A | W | 5-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles 3 | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 05/09/79 | Blackburn R | FLC2/2 | H | W | 6-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer 2 | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson 2 (1p) | - | - |
| 08/09/79 | Leeds U | L | H | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 15/09/79 | Norwich C | L | A | L | 1-3 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 19/09/79 | Osters Vaxjo | EC1/1 | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer 2 | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 22/09/79 | Bristol C | L | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Mills | O'Hare | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 25/09/79 | Middlesbrough | FLC3 | A | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Mills* | O'Hare | Birtles | Woodcock 3 | Robertson | *O'Neill | - |
| 29/09/79 | Liverpool | L | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 03/10/79 | Osters Vaxjo | EC1/2 | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill* | Mills | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Bowyer | - |
| 06/10/79 | Wolves | L | H | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | O'Hare | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - | - |
| 10/10/79 | Stoke C | L | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Mills | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 13/10/79 | Man C | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Mills | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 20/10/79 | Bolton W | L | H | W | 5-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Mills* | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | *Bowyer | - |
| 24/10/79 | Arges Pitesti | EC2/1 | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Mills | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 27/10/79 | Tottenham H | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Mills | Francis | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 30/10/79 | Bristol C | FLC4 | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Hare | Francis | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 03/11/79 | Ipswich T | L | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis 2 | O'Hare | Birtles* | Woodcock | Robertson | *Mills | - |
| 07/11/79 | Arges Pitesti | EC2/2 | A | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray* | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Hare# | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Gunn | #Mills |
| 10/11/79 | Southampton | L | A | L | 1-4 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns* | Francis | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Needham | - |
| 12/11/79 | Plymouth Argyle | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14/11/79 | Bristol C | FLC4r | H | W | 3-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Francis | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - | - |
| 17/11/79 | Brighton & Hove A | L | H | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Francis | Birtles | Woodcock* | Robertson | *Bowyer | - |
| 24/11/79 | Derby C | L | A | L | 1-4 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Francis | Robertson (p) | - | - |
| 27/11/79 | Cairo XI | F | A | W | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01/12/79 | Arsenal | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - | - |
| 04/12/79 | West Ham U | FLC5 | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | Bowyer | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - | - |
| 08/12/79 | Crystal Palace | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | Bowyer | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - | - |
| 12/12/79 | West Ham U | FLC5r | H | W | 3-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | Bowyer | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | O'Hare | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - | - |
| 18/12/79 | Cologne | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22/12/79 | Man U | L | A | L | 0-3 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowles | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - | - |
| 26/12/79 | Aston Villa | L | H | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Bowyer | Bowles | Birtles | Francis | Robertson (p) | - | - |
| 29/12/79 | Coventry C | L | A | W | 3-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Bowles | Birtles | Bowyer | Robertson 2 (1p) | - | - |
| 01/01/80 | Everton | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Bowles | Birtles | Bowyer | Robertson | - | - |
| 05/01/80 | Leeds U | FAC3 | A | W | 4-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Bowles | Birtles | Bowyer | Robertson | - | - |
| 08/01/80 | Gravesend | F | A | W | 6-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12/01/80 | WBA | L | H | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Bowles | Birtles | Francis* | Robertson | *Mills | - |
| 19/01/80 | Leeds U | L | A | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | Francis | George | Birtles | Bowles | Robertson | - | - |
| 22/01/80 | Liverpool | FLCsf1 | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Francis | Robertson (p) | - | - |
| 26/01/80 | Liverpool | FAC4 | H | L | 0-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd* | Needham | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | *Burns | - |
| 30/01/80 | Barcelona | ESC1 | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | O'Neill | Lloyd | Burns | Francis | Bowyer | Birtles | George | Robertson | - | - |
| 05/02/80 | Barcelona | ESC2 | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Gray | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Francis* | Bowles | |||||