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Nottingham Forest F.C.

1979–80 season
Chairman	Stuart Dryden
Manager	Brian Clough
Stadium	The City Ground
First Division	5th
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	Runners up
European Cup	Winners (in 1980-81 European Cup)
European Super Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Francis (14) All: Robertson (19)
Highest home attendance	32,266 (League)
Lowest home attendance	21,242 (League)
Average home league attendance	26,330 (League)
Home colours Away colours
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The 1979–80 season was Nottingham Forest's 115th year in existence and third campaign consecutive 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 to cover the spot after bought from Leeds United in £500,000. With the team plummeting to mid-table the club loaned in Forward Charlie George from Southampton F.C. who only played 4 matches and failed to reinforce the offensive line already weakened after the departure of Tonny Woodcock to 1.FC Köln 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. Also, for the second half of the season arrived midfielder Stan Bowles from Queen's Park Rangers 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. 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. 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.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Winter

Spring

Competitions

A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1979–80 season.

First Division

League table

1. Transferred in on 18 August 1979
2. Transferred in on 18 August 1979
3. Transferred out on 25 August 1979
4. Transferred in on 22 December 1979
5. Transferred out on 17 November 1979
6. Transferred out on 18 April 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

Matches

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	West Bridgford
	O'Neill 81'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,147

25 August 1979 3	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Coventry City	West Bridgford
	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

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.	West Bridgford
	Birtles 36'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,262

6 October 1979 9	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bridgford
	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	Moss Side
	Deyna 47'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 41,683

20 October 1979 12	Nottingham Forest	5–2	Bolton Wanderers	West Bridgford
	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	Tottenham
	Hoddle 3'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,038

3 November 1979 14	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
			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.	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
	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	Walton
	Kidd 24'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,616

12 January 1980 25	Nottingham Forest	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	West Bridgford
	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

16 February 1980 20	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Middlesbrough F.C.	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
	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.	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
	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	West Bridgford
	Gray 42'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 32,366

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	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Crystal Palace	West Bridgford
	Francis 10' Francis 24' Lloyd 33' Robertson 74'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,529

9 May 1980 37	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Everton F.C.	West Bridgford
	Anderson 89'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,122

12 May 1980 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
	Hibbit 5' (pen.) Richards 73' Palmer 82'		69' O'Neill	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,725

League Cup

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

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

Third round

Fourth round

European Cup

Round of 32

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

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

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

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

28 May 1980	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Hamburger SV	Madrid
20:30 CEST	Robertson 20'	Report MatchCentre		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 51,000 Referee: António Garrido

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

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division One		Football 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	ENG	Bowles	22	2	19	2	0	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Robertson	63	19	41+1	11	10	4	2	1	9	3
	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
	FW	ENG	Woodcock	25	11	16	4	5	5	0	0	4	2
	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
	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	SCO	Hartford	3	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	George	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Gunn	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Sutton
	MF	SCO	Walsh

• Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1980/

Notes

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.

References

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