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Nottingham 4-0 Manchester City - February 23, 1980 / Division 1 1979/1980
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Nottingham 4-0 Manchester City - February 23, 1980 / Division 1 1979/1980

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logo Nottingham Forest NF

0
photo Trevor Francis 45' - Goal Trevor Francis45
HT

logo Nottingham Forest NF

photo Kenny Burns 90' - Goal Kenny Burnsphoto Trevor Francis 90' - Goal Trevor Francisphoto Trevor Francis 90' - Goal Trevor Francis90
FT

logo Manchester City MC

logo Manchester City MC

Team line-ups

Nottingham

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Nottingham Forest
Shilton
photo Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
England
B.date18/09/1949
Age30 years
H1m85  
positionGoalkeeper
Lloyd
photo Larry Lloyd
Larry Lloyd
England
B.date06/10/1948
Age31 years
positionCentral defender
Burns90
photo Kenny Burns
Kenny Burns
Scotland
B.date23/09/1953
Age26 years
positionCentral defender
Gray
photo Frank Gray
Frank Gray
Scotland
B.date27/10/1954
Age25 years
positionLeft full-back
Anderson
photo Viv Anderson
Viv Anderson
England
B.date29/07/1956
Age23 years
H1m83  
positionRight full-back
O'Neill
photo Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill
Northern Ireland
B.date01/03/1952
Age27 years
positionCentre Midfield
Francis904590
photo Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis
England
B.date19/04/1954
Age25 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
McGovern
photo John McGovern
John McGovern
Scotland
B.date28/10/1949
Age30 years
positionMidfield
Bowles
photo Stan Bowles
Stan Bowles
England
B.date24/12/1948
Age31 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Robertson
photo John Robertson
John Robertson
Scotland
B.date20/01/1953
Age27 years
positionLeft Winger
Birtles
photo Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
England
B.date27/07/1956
Age23 years
H1m83  
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Peter Shilton 30 139 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Larry Lloyd 31 118 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Kenny Burns 90 26 112 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Frank Gray 25 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Viv Anderson 23 134 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Martin O'Neill 27 125 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Trevor Francis 904590 25 46 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John McGovern 30 121 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Stan Bowles 31 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Robertson 27 163 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Garry Birtles 23 88 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

100

Manchester City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Manchester City
Corrigan
photo Joe Corrigan
Joe Corrigan
England
B.date18/11/1948
Age31 years
H1m93  
positionGoalkeeper
Booth
photo Tommy Booth
Tommy Booth
England
B.date09/11/1949
Age30 years
positionCentral defender
Donachie
photo Willie Donachie
Willie Donachie
Scotland
B.date05/10/1951
Age28 years
H1m75  
positionDefender
Ranson
photo Ray Ranson
Ray Ranson
England
B.date12/06/1960
Age19 years
H1m75  
positionDefender
Reid
photo Nicky Reid
Nicky Reid
England
B.date30/10/1960
Age19 years
H1m79  
positionDefender
Caton
photo Tommy Caton
Tommy Caton
England
B.date06/10/1962
Age17 years
positionCentral defender
Power
photo Paul Power
Paul Power
England
B.date30/10/1953
Age26 years
positionLeft full-back
Bennett
photo Dave Bennett
Dave Bennett
England
B.date11/06/1959
Age20 years
positionMidfield
Henry
photo Tony Henry
Tony Henry
England
B.date26/11/1957
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Robinson
photo Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson
Republic of Ireland
B.date12/07/1958
Age21 years
H1m82  
positionStriker
Palmer
photo Roger Palmer
Roger Palmer
England
B.date30/01/1959
Age21 years
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Joe Corrigan 31 414 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tommy Booth 30 387 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Willie Donachie 28 384 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ray Ranson 19 42 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Nicky Reid 19 21 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tommy Caton 17 34 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paul Power 26 153 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dave Bennett 20 22 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Tony Henry 22 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Michael Robinson 21 31 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Roger Palmer 21 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

142

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Stan Bowles

IN

change player

Ian Bowyer

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Nicky Reid

IN

change player

Steve MacKenzie

OUT

Michael Robinson

IN

change player

Steve Daley

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Brian Clough

44

284

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

48 %

Clough vs Manchester City

8 victories

4 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1980

Clough vs Allison

3 victories

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1980

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Allison vs Nottingham

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1980

Allison vs Clough

3 victories

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1980

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Key figures

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Manchester City keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a win running (since 26/12/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 17/02/1973-27/03/1973 time period (9 matches).

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No Manchester City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Malcom Allison has reached 44% of losses .

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No Manchester City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Malcom Allison has done less than 0.97 goals scored per game .

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VNottingham Forest 3-1 West Bromwich Albion12/01/1980

VNottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool22/01/1980

LNottingham Forest 0-2 Liverpool26/01/1980

VNottingham Forest 1-0 FC Barcelona30/01/1980

DNottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City09/02/1980

DNottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough16/02/1980

Overall

VNottingham Forest 1-0 FC Barcelona30/01/1980

DFC Barcelona 1-1 Nottingham Forest05/02/1980

DNottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City09/02/1980

DLiverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest12/02/1980

DNottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough16/02/1980

LLiverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest19/02/1980

Current form

Away

LIpswich Town 4-0 Manchester City08/12/1979

VEverton 1-2 Manchester City22/12/1979

LBrighton & Hove 4-1 Manchester City29/12/1979

LHalifax Town 1-0 Manchester City05/01/1980

LSouthampton 4-1 Manchester City19/01/1980

DCoventry 0-0 Manchester City09/02/1980

Overall

LHalifax Town 1-0 Manchester City05/01/1980

DManchester City 1-1 Tottenham12/01/1980

LSouthampton 4-1 Manchester City19/01/1980

LManchester City 1-3 West Bromwich Albion02/02/1980

DCoventry 0-0 Manchester City09/02/1980

DManchester City 1-1 Leeds United16/02/1980

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 2 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 3 0
Winless streak 2 5
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 1 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 1 3

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 1 2
Unbeaten streak 1 2
Winless streak 4 8
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 1 0
Conceding streak 0 1
Invincibility streak 1 0

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

28

Number of games (Competition total)

28

13

Number of games (Home / Away)

14

12

Victories (Competition total)

9

8

Victories (Home / Away)

3

6

Draws (Competition total)

7

4

Draws (Home / Away)

3

10

Losses (Competition total)

12

1

Losses (Home / Away)

8

Goals

40

Goals scored (Competition total)

29

24

Goals scored (Home / Away)

10

35

Goals conceded (Competition total)

44

11

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

28

1.43

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.04

1.85

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0.71

1.25

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.57

0.85

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

2

Betting aid

13

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

15

6

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

9

7

Clean sheets (Competition total)

9

5

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

3

9

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

10

3

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

7

14

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

12

7

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

6

1-0
(2 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

0-4
(2 times)

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)

1

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

1

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Garry BirtlesGarry Birtles9 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)6 goalsMichael Robinsonphoto Michael Robinson
photo Trevor FrancisTrevor Francis5 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)2 goalsDave Bennettphoto Dave Bennett
photo John RobertsonJohn Robertson6 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)1 penaltyMichael Robinsonphoto Michael Robinson
photo John RobertsonJohn Robertson4 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo John RobertsonJohn Robertson1 goal during the last 2 matchesThe fittest player3 goals during the last 7 matchesPaul Powerphoto Paul Power

Historical head to head

Home

32 matches
14 v
6 d
12 l

56 gf

49 ga

Away

32 matches
3 v
13 d
16 l

32 gf

56 ga

Total

64 matches
17 v
19 d
28 l

88 gf

105 ga

Historical head to head

Home

32 matches
16 v
13 d
3 l

56 gf

32 ga

Away

32 matches
12 v
6 d
14 l

49 gf

56 ga

Total

64 matches
28 v
19 d
17 l

105 gf

88 ga

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
November 08, 1958
Home
4 - 0
November 08, 1958

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
September 09, 1905
Away
3 - 0
January 06, 1968

Latest head to head

October 13, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980

May 09, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979

December 23, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979

April 11, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978

January 31, 1978 - FA Cup 1977/1978

Best historical scorers against Manchester City

photo Barry Lyons Barry Lyons 3 goals 1967 - 1969
photo Ian Storey-Moore Ian Storey-Moore 3 goals 1968 - 1971
photo Duncan McKenzie Duncan McKenzie 3 goals 1971 - 1971
photo Johnny Quigley Johnny Quigley 2 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock 2 goals 1977 - 1979
photo Joe Baker Joe Baker 2 goals 1966 - 1968
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/08/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Nottingham

photo Francis Lee Francis Lee 4 goals 1969 - 1972
photo Michael Doyle Michael Doyle 3 goals 1970 - 1971
photo Joe Hayes Joe Hayes 3 goals 1960 - 1962
photo Neil Young Neil Young 3 goals 1962 - 1968
photo Colin Barlow Colin Barlow 2 goals 1959 - 1961
photo Mike Summerbee Mike Summerbee 2 goals 1967 - 1968
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/08/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Manchester City

photo Peter Hindley Peter Hindley 14 matches 1963 - 1972
photo Bob McKinlay Bob McKinlay 13 matches 1959 - 1968
photo John Winfield John Winfield 12 matches 1963 - 1971
photo Sammy Chapman Sammy Chapman 11 matches 1966 - 1972
photo Barry Lyons Barry Lyons 10 matches 1966 - 1972
photo Henry Newton Henry Newton 9 matches 1966 - 1970
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/08/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Nottingham

photo Neil Young Neil Young 13 matches 1962 - 1971
photo Alan Oakes Alan Oakes 13 matches 1960 - 1972
photo Colin Bell Colin Bell 12 matches 1966 - 1979
photo Michael Doyle Michael Doyle 12 matches 1967 - 1978
photo Tommy Booth Tommy Booth 10 matches 1968 - 1978
photo Tony Book Tony Book 10 matches 1966 - 1972
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/08/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

91 matches

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59 matches

1968 - 1980

53 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

53 matches

1972 - 1979

11 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

18 matches

1967 - 1980

3 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

201 matches

1974 - 1979
Total : 4 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

3 matches

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logo Manchester City

201 matches

1974 - 1979

91 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

59 matches

1968 - 1980

53 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

53 matches

1972 - 1979

11 matches

logo Nottingham Forest
logo Manchester City

18 matches

1967 - 1980
Total : 4 players
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Competition info

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