1979–80 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

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

The club refused to play the

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

Competitions

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

First Division

League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	1980-81 Second Division Matches Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest 18 August 1979 1 Ipswich Town 0-1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich 46' Woodcock Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 27,371 Nottingham Forest v Stoke City 22 August 1979 2 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Stoke City Nottingham O'Neill 81' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,147 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City 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 West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v Leeds United 8 September 1979 5 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Leeds United Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,914 Norwich City v Nottingham Forest 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 Bristol City v Nottingham Forest 22 September 1979 7 Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Bristol Mann 34' 72' Mills Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,759 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool F.C. 29 September 1979 8 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham Birtles 36' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,262 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 Stoke City v Nottingham Forest 10 October 1979 10 Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Stoke Callaghan 62' Birtles 81' Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 28,514 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest 13 October 1979 11 Manchester City 1-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester Deyna 47' Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 41,683 Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers 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 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest 27 October 1979 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Nottingham Forest London Hoddle 3' Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,038 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town 3 November 1979 14 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ipswich Town Nottingham Francis 50' Francis 87' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,593 Southampton F.C. v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion 17 November 1979 16 Nottingham Forest 0-1 West Bromwich Albion Nottingham 11' Ryan Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,837 Derby County v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal F.C. 1 December 1979 18 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Arsenal F.C. Nottingham Birtles 89' 4' Stapleton Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,925 Nottingham Forest 8 December 1979 19 Nottingham Forest Selhurst Walsh 42' Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 34,782 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest 22 December 1979 21 Manchester United 3-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester Jordan 2' Jordan 16' McQueen 23' Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 54,522 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa 26 December 1979 22 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa Nottingham Robertson 50' (pen) Bowles 57' 64' Shaw Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,979 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest 29 December 1979 23 Coventry City 0-3 Nottingham Forest Coventry 50' (pen) Robertson 66' Robertson 68' Bowles Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 24,737 Everton F.C. v Nottingham Forest 1 January 1980 24 Everton F.C. 1-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool Kidd 24' Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,616 Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion 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 Leeds United v Nottingham Forest 19 January 1980 26 Leeds United 1-2 Nottingham Forest Leeds Connor 15' 45' Birtles 82' Francis Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29, 816 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City 9 February 1980 27 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,421 Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough F.C. 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 Liverpool F.C. v Nottingham Forest 19 February 1980 28 Liverpool F.C. 2-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool McDermott 78' Kennedy 83' Stadium: Anfield Road Attendance: 45,093 Nottingham Forest v Manchester City 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 Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest 1 March 1980 30 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Nottingham Forest Bolton Whatmore 41' Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 16,164 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur 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 Nottingham Forest v Southampton F.C. 22 March 1980 33 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Southampton F.C. Nottingham Robertson 36' (pen) Birtles 44' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,625 Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest 29 March 1980 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest Brighton G.P. Williams 87' Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 25,128 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United 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 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v Derby County 19 April 1980 39 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Derby County Nottingham Gray 42' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 32,366 Middlesbrough F.C. v Nottingham Forest 26 April 1980 40 Middlesbrough F.C. 0-0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,021 Nottingham Forest v Norwich City 30 April 1980 41 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Norwich City Nottingham Bond 3' (o.g.) Francis 59' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,242 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace 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 Arsenal F.C. v Nottingham Forest 5 May 1980 42 Arsenal F.C. 0-0 Nottingham Forest Attendance: 34,632 Nottingham Forest v Everton F.C. 9 May 1980 37 [c] Nottingham Forest 1-0 Everton F.C. Anderson 89' Attendance: 22,122 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest 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 Main article: 1979-80 Football League Cup Second round Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest 29 August 1979 1 Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn Stadium: Ewood Park Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers 5 September 1979 2 Nottingham Forest 6-1 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Third round Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest 25 September 1979 Middlesbrough 1-3 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough Fourth round Bristol City v Nottingham Forest 30 October 1979 Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest Bristol Nottingham Forest v Bristol City 14 November 1979 replay Nottingham Forest 3-0 Bristol City Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Quarterfinals West Ham United v Nottingham Forest 4 December 1979 West Ham United 0-0 Nottingham Forest West Ham Nottingham Forest v West Ham United 12 December 1979 replay Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham United Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Semifinals Nottingham Forest v Liverpool F.C. 22 January 1980 1 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 32,234[12] Liverpool F.C. v Nottingham Forest 12 February 1980 2 Liverpool F.C. 1-1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool Stadium: Anfield Road Attendance: 50,880 Final Main article: 1980 Football League Cup Final Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 Main article: 1979-80 FA Cup Third round Leeds United v Nottingham Forest 5 January 1980 Leeds United 1-4 Nottingham Forest Leeds Stadium: Elland Road Fourth round Nottingham Forest v Liverpool F.C. 26 January 1980 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Liverpool F.C. Nottingham Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 33,277 European Cup Main article: 1979-80 European Cup Round of 32 Nottingham Forest v Öster 19 September 1979 1 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Öster Nottingham Bowyer 63', 73' Report Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,974 Referee: Sotos Afxentiou (Cyprus) Öster v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v Argeș Pitești 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 Argeș Pitești v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v BFC Dynamo 5 March 1980 1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 BFC Dynamo Nottingham Report Riediger 63' Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,946 Referee: Alexis Ponnet BFC Dynamo v Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest v Ajax 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 Ajax v Nottingham Forest 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 Main article: 1980 European Cup Final Nottingham Forest v Hamburg 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 Main article: 1979 UEFA Super Cup Nottingham Forest v Barcelona 30 January 1980 1 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Barcelona Nottingham George 9' Report Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,807 Referee: Adolf Prokop Barcelona v Nottingham Forest 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 [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 Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1980/ Notes ^ Rescheduled from 15 December 1979 ^ Match rescheduled from 12 April 1980 ^ Match rescheduled from 7 April 1980 ^ Match rescheduled from 15 March 1980 ^ The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1979–80 season playing for Nottingham Forest. 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