1979–80 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Nottingham Forest F.C. 1979–80 Brian Clough Stuart Dryden The City Ground First Division 5th FA Cup 4th round League Cup Runners up European Cup Winners (in 1979-80 European Cup) European Super Cup Winners _3_stripes_border_white _3 stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _blue_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_blue FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 Trevor Francis (14) Robertson (19) 32,266 (League) 21,242 (League) 26,330 (League) 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was Nottingham Forest's 115th year in existence and third consecutive season in the First Division. Summary 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 from Leeds United for £500,000 to cover the position.Leeds United: Season 1973 – 1974: Division One https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/history/59.html leeds-fans.org.uk 6 December 2020 To replace Archie Gemmill in midfield, the club bought Asa Hartford from Manchester City only to sell him on to Everton F.C.https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-heroes-asa-hartford-1158507 City heroes: Asa Hartford Manchester Evening News 12 August 2004 24 July 2018 for a small loss after just three games and two months at the club. With the team plummeting to mid-table by winter the club loaned in Forward Charlie George from Southampton F.C. who only played 4 matches Brown Jim Charlie George's brief Highfield Road career http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/charlie-georges-brief-highfield-road-3121035 4 April 2017 Coventry Telegraph 20 October 2006 and failed to reinforce an attack already weakened after the departure of Tony Woodcock to 1.FC Kölnhttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/tonywoodcock.html Career Stats – Tony Woodcock Neil Brown.Newcastle Fans.com and the injury of Trevor Francis. Also, signing in mid-season was midfielder Stan Bowles from Queen's Park Rangershttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/stan-bowles-clough-brooking-eriksson-i-dont-rate-any-of-them-6143351.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/stan-bowles-clough-brooking-eriksson-i-dont-rate-any-of-them-6143351.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Stan Bowles: 'Clough, Brooking, Eriksson... I don't rate any of them' 13 October 2005 21 June 2015 The Independent but the transfer did not work out owing to differences between Bowles and manager Clough. The relative lack of impact of many of these signings led to a 5th place league finish after being title contenders in the two previous seasons. The club refused to play the Intercontinental Cup against Paraguayan side and Copa Libertadores Champion Club Olimpia.BBC Sports 13 December 2010 – World Club Cup deserves respect, access date: 1 December 2013 In the FA Cup the team was eliminated by Liverpool F.C. in fourth round. In the League Cup the squad fell short of a third consecutive win at the last hurdle, losing in Final to 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.Burns' night for Forest March 1980 https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/1979/ UEFA 2008-03-14 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 who fielded the then-England captain and ex-Liverpool fan favourite Kevin Keegan.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/52681--nottm-forest/ "Nottingham Forest 1979/80" uefa.com Squad y y GK ENG Peter Shilton y GK ENG Jimmy Montgomery y GK ENG Steve Sutton y DF ENG Viv Anderson y DF ENG Larry Lloyd y DF SCO Kenny Burns y DF SCO Frank Gray y DF ENG Bryn Gunn y DF ENG David Needham y MF NIR Martin O'Neill y MF SCO John McGovern c y y MF SCO John Robertson y MF ENG Ian Bowyer y MF ENG Gary Mills y MF SCO John O'Hare y MF SCO Asa Hartford y MF SCO Colin Walsh y FW ENG Trevor Francis y FW ENG Stan Bowles y FW ENG Garry Birtles y FW ENG Tony Woodcock y FW ENG Charlie George August 2021 Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Charlie George Southampton F.C. loan GK Jimmy Montgomery Birmingham City MF Asa Hartford Manchester City £385,000 Transferred in on 18 August 1979 DF Frank Gray Leeds United £500,000 Transferred in on 18 August 1979 Out Pos. Name To Type GK Chris Woods Queen's Park Rangers £250,000 DF Frank Clark Retired MF Steve Elliott Preston North End MF Archie Gemmill Birmingham City MF Steve Burke Queen's Park Rangers £125,000 MF Asa Hartford Everton F.C. £308,000 Transferred out on 25 August 1979 Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Stan Bowles Queen's Park Rangers Transferred in on 22 December 1979 Out Pos. Name To Type FW Tony Woodcock 1.FC Köln £875,000 Transferred out on 17 November 1979 Spring In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type DF Colin Barrett Swindon Town Transferred out on 18 April 1979 MF Stan Bowles Leyton Orient F.C. £100,000 Transferred out on 9 May 1980 Competitions A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1979–80 season.http://www.bridportred.com/1970s/1975-1976%20results%20%26%20teams.htm 1977–1978 19 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20131211001615/http://www.bridportred.com/1970s/1977-1978%20results%20%26%20teams.htm 11 December 2013 deadSmales Ken 1991 Forest – The First 125 Years Nottingham Temple Printing 978-1870010092Attaway Pete 2010 Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010 Southend-on-Sea Desert Island Book 978-1905328833 First Division 1979-80 Football League First Division League table 1979–80 Football League#First Division First Division y NFO Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result W/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/W/D/W/L Position 4/3/2/1/1/2/1/3/2/1/2/1/2/2/3/4/5/5/7/10/13/10/8/10/9/8/6/6/6/7/6/9/6/9/6/7/9/10/8/7/6/5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st Leader, 1980-81 European Cup blue2 1980-81 UEFA Cup red1 1980–81 Second Division Competitive matches August 2021 Matches 1 18 August 1979 Ipswich Town 0–1 W Nottingham Forest 46 Woodcock Portman Road Ipswich 27,371 2 22 August 1979 Nottingham Forest 1–0 W Stoke City O'Neill 81 City Ground West Bridgford 26,147 3 25 August 1979 Nottingham Forest 4–1 W Coventry City Woodcock 18McGovern 38McGovern 63Robertson 68 pen 47 English City Ground West Bridgford 23,025 4 1 September 1979 West Bromwich Albion 1–5 W Nottingham Forest Owen 2 15 Lloyd28 Birtles43 Birtles77 Gray81 Birtles The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,026 5 8 September 1979 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Leeds United City Ground West Bridgford 26,914 6 15 September 1979 Norwich City 3–1 L Nottingham Forest Reeves 37Fashanu 41Robson 57 82 Woodcock Carrow Road Norwich 18,621 7 22 September 1979 Bristol City 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Mann 34 72 Mills Ashton Gate Bristol 22,759 8 29 September 1979 Nottingham Forest 1–0 W Liverpool F.C. Birtles 36 City Ground West Bridgford 28,262 9 6 October 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Francis 1Robertson 24 penBirtles 37 44 Richards86 pen P. W. Daniel City Ground West Bridgford 27,569 10 10 October 1979 Stoke City 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Callaghan 62 Birtles 81 Victoria Ground Stoke 28,514 11 13 October 1979 Manchester City 1–0 L Nottingham Forest Deyna 47 Maine Road Moss Side 41,683 12 20 October 1979 Nottingham Forest 5–2 W Bolton Wanderers Lloyd 6Woodcock 18Francis 44Robertson 52 penAnderson 67 Thompson 66Morgan 80 pen City Ground West Bridgford 24,564 27 October 1979 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nottingham Forest Hoddle 3 White Hart Lane Tottenham 49,038 L 3 November 1979 14 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Ipswich Town Francis 50Francis 87 City Ground West Bridgford 24,593 W 10 November 1979 15 Southampton F.C. 4–1 Nottingham Forest Watson 27Channon 30Boyer 57 64 56 Birtles The Dell Southampton 22,072 L 17 November 1979 16 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 Ryan City Ground West Bridgford 25,837 L 24 November 1979 17 Derby County 4–1 Nottingham Forest Daly 13Duncan 15Emery 16Duncan 77 47 pen Robertson Baseball Ground Derby 27,729 L 1 December 1979 18 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Arsenal F.C. Birtles 89 4 Stapleton City Ground West Bridgford 27,925 D 8 December 1979 19 Crystal Palace 1–0 Nottingham Forest Walsh 42 Selhurst Park Selhurst 34,782 L 22 December 1979 21 Manchester United 3–0 Nottingham Forest Jordan 2Jordan 16McQueen 23 Old Trafford Manchester 54,522 L 26 December 1979 22 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa Robertson 50 penBowles 57 64 Shaw City Ground West Bridgford 30,979 W 29 December 1979 23 Coventry City 0–3 Nottingham Forest 50 pen Robertson 66 Robertson 68 Bowles Highfield Road Coventry 24,737 W 1 January 1980 24 Everton F.C. 1–0 Nottingham Forest Kidd 24 Goodison Park Walton 34,616 L 12 January 1980 25 Nottingham Forest 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Needham 52Francis 56Anderson 77 10 Regis City Ground West Bridgford 27,724 W 19 January 1980 26 Leeds United 1–2 Nottingham Forest Connor 15 45 Birtles82 Francis Elland Road Leeds 29, 816 W 9 February 1980 27 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Bristol City City Ground West Bridgford 23,421 D 16 February 1980 20 Rescheduled from 15 December 1979 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Middlesbrough F.C. Robertson 62 penO'Neill 72 61 Burns63 Burns City Ground West Bridgford 28,889 D 19 February 1980 28 Liverpool F.C. 2–0 Nottingham Forest McDermott 78R. Kennedy 83 Anfield Road Liverpool 45,093 L 23 February 1980 29 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Manchester City Francis 27Burns 48Francis 56Francis 70 City Ground West Bridgford 27,255 W 1 March 1980 30 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Nottingham Forest Whatmore 41 Burnden Park Bolton 16,164 L 11 March 1980 31 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Burns 70Burns 74Francis 77Francis 83 City Ground West Bridgford 25,633 W 22 March 1980 33 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Southampton F.C. Robertson 36 penBirtles 44 City Ground West Bridgford 27,625 W 29 March 1980 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Nottingham Forest Williams 87 Goldstone Ground Brighton 25,128 L 2 April 1980 35 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Manchester United Robertson 80 penBirtles 88 0 80 McIlroy City Ground West Bridgford 31,417 C Thomas W 5 April 1980 36 Aston Villa 3–2 Nottingham Forest Bremner 13Evans 41Lloyd 47 o.g. 28 Birtles76 Bowyer Villa Park Birmingham 29,156 L 19 April 1980 39 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Derby County Gray 42 City Ground West Bridgford 32,366 W 26 April 1980 40 Middlesbrough F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 17,021 D 30 April 1980 41 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Norwich City Bond 3 o.g.Francis 59 City Ground Nottingham 21,242 W 3 May 1980 38 Match rescheduled from 12 April 1980 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Crystal Palace Francis 10Francis 24Lloyd 33Robertson 74 City Ground West Bridgford 24,529 W 5 May 1980 42 Arsenal F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest Highbury Islington 34,632 D 9 May 1980 37 Match rescheduled from 7 April 1980 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Everton F.C. Anderson 89 City Ground West Bridgford 22,122 W 12 May 1980 32 Match rescheduled from 15 March 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Nottingham Forest Hibbit 5 penRichards 73Palmer 82 69 O'Neill Molineux Wolverhampton 22,725 L League Cup 1979-80 Football League Cup Second round 1 29 August 1979 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Ewood Park Blackburn 2 5 September 1979 Nottingham Forest 6–1 W Blackburn Rovers City Ground Nottingham Third round 25 September 1979 Middlesbrough 1–3 W Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough Fourth round 30 October 1979 Bristol City 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Bristol replay 14 November 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–0 W Bristol City City Ground Nottingham Quarterfinals 4 December 1979 West Ham United 0–0 D Nottingham Forest West Ham replay 12 December 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–0 W West Ham United City Ground Nottingham Semifinals 1 22 January 1980 Nottingham Forest 1–0 W Liverpool F.C. City Ground Nottingham 32,234https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1129 Matchdetails from Nottingham Forest – Liverpool played on Tuesday 22 January 1980 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC! 2 12 February 1980 Liverpool F.C. 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Anfield Road Liverpool 50,880 Final 1980 Football League Cup Final 15 March 1980 15:00 GMT Nottingham Forest 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Gray 67 Wembley Stadium London 96,527 David Richardson (Great Harwood) L FA Cup 1979-80 FA Cup Third round 5 January 1980 Leeds United 1–4 Nottingham Forest Leeds Elland Road W Fourth round 26 January 1980 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham City Ground 33,277 L European Cup 1979-80 European Cup Round of 32 19 September 1979 Nottingham Forest ENG 2–0 Report SWE Öster Bowyer 63 73 City Ground Nottingham 21,974 Sotos Afxentiou (Cyprus) 1 W 3 October 1979 Öster SWE 1–1 Report ENG Nottingham Forest Nordgren 52 Woodcock 79 Värendsvallen Växjö 14,772 Jerzy Kacprzak (Poland) 2 D Eightfinals 24 October 1979 Nottingham Forest ENG 2–0 Report ROM 1965 Argeș Pitești Woodcock 12Birtles 16 City Ground Nottingham 24,828 NOR Reidar Bjørnestad 1 W 7 November 1979 Argeș Pitești ROM 1965 1–2 Report ENG Nottingham Forest Bărbulescu 60 pen. Bowyer 5Birtles 23 Stadionul 1 Mai Pitești 22,000 ESP Ángel Franco Martínez 2 W Quarterfinals 5 March 1980 Nottingham Forest ENG 0–1 Report DDR BFC Dynamo Riediger 63 City Ground Nottingham 27,946 BEL Alexis Ponnet 1 L 19 March 1980 BFC Dynamo DDR 1–3 2–3 Report ENG Nottingham Forest Terletzki 49 pen. Francis 15 35Robertson 39 pen. Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion East Berlin 30,000 FRA Alain Delmer 2 W Semifinals 9 April 1980 Nottingham Forest ENG 2–0 Report NED Ajax Francis 33Robertson 61 pen. City Ground Nottingham 31,244 SWI André Daina 1 W 23 April 1980 Ajax NED 1–0 1–2 Report ENG Nottingham Forest Lerby 65 Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam 54,955 ROM Nicolae Rainea 2 L Final 1980 European Cup Final 28 May 1980 20:30 CEST Nottingham Forest ENG 1–0 Report MatchCentre FRG Hamburger SV Robertson 20 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid 51,000 POR António Garrido W UEFA Super Cup 1979 UEFA Super Cup 30 January 1980 1 Nottingham Forest ENG 1–0 Report ESP 1977 Barcelona George 9 City Ground Nottingham 23,807 DDR Adolf Prokop W 5 February 1980 2 Barcelona ESP 1977 1–1 Report ENG Nottingham Forest Roberto 25 pen. Burns 42 Camp Nou Barcelona 80,000 FRG Walter Eschweiler D Statistics Players statistics 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. Football LeagueDivision One Football League Cup FA Cup European Cup GK ENG Shilton 42 -43 10 0 2 0 9 0 DF ENG Anderson 41 3 10 1 2 0 8 0 DF ENG Lloyd 42 3 9 1 2 0 9 0 DF SCO Burns 33+1 3 8 0 1 0 8 0 DF SCO Gray 41 2 10 1 2 1 9 0 MF NIR O'Neill 27+1 3 8 2 1 0 7 0 MF SCO McGovern 41 2 8 0 2 0 9 0 MF ENG Bowles 19 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 MF SCO Robertson 41+1 11 10 4 2 1 9 3 FW ENG Francis 30 14 6 0 2 0 4 3 FW ENG Birtles 42 12 9 1 2 1 9 2 GK ENG Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Woodcock 16 4 5 5 0 0 4 2 MF ENG Mills 6+4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 MF SCO O'Hare 6+1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 DF ENG Needham 6+2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 MF ENG Bowyer 5+7 1 7 2 2 1 6 3 MF SCO Hartford 3 0 FW ENG George 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Gunn 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GK ENG Sutton MF SCO Walsh https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1980/ August 2021 Notes References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest Category:UEFA Champions League–winning seasons