1980–81 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
1980–81 season | |||
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Chairman | Geoffrey McPherson | ||
Manager | Brian Clough | ||
Stadium | The City Ground | ||
First Division | 7th | ||
FA Cup | 4th round | ||
League Cup | 3rd round | ||
European Cup | Round of 32 | ||
European Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
Intercontinental Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Wallace (11) All: Wallace (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 32,266 (League) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 21,242 (League) | ||
Average home league attendance | 26,330 (League) | ||
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The 1980–81 season was Nottingham Forest's 116th year in existence and fourth campaign consecutive in the First Division.
Summary[]
During May the Club Board appointed Geoffrey McPherson as its new chairman replacing Stuart Dryden.[1] On 30 May 1980 McPherson negotiated a three-year new contract for the soccer pair (Clough-Taylor) after they won the European Cup Final. The club reinforced the squad with Forward Ian Wallace bought from Coventry City in £1.25 million [2] and Swiss player Raimondo Ponte from Grasshopper Club Zürich in expect to boost an already ageing midfield.[3] On 15 October the club transferred out Garry Birtles after Manchester United paid a £1.25 million fee [4] prompting the arrival of Forward Peter Ward from Brighton and Hove Albion a former player of Taylor.[5] In spite of these new arrivals, during the season the team plummeted to the mid-table, and by Spring the midfield was weakened after the departures of Martin O'Neill, Raimondo Ponte, Ian Bowyer and defender Larry Lloyd. Forward Trevor Francis suffered an injury that shattered the ofensive line chances with not playing until 20 December missing the first half of the season. In League the squad finished on a disappointing 7th place 10 massive points behind Champions Aston Villa and not qualifying for the upcoming 1981-82 UEFA Cup thanks to a draw 1–1 against Coventry City on the final round losing the European spot by goal average to Southampton F.C.
Meanwhile, in European Cup the squad was shockingly defeated by CSKA Sofia in two legs of the first round. In League Cup the team was early eliminated in Fourth Round by Watford F.C. Also, in European Super Cup the club lost the trophy against Valencia CF by away goals. During February in Tokyo the squad lost the Intercontinental Cup against Nacional by a 0–1 score. Finally, in FA Cup the team was early eliminated in Quarterfinals by Ipswich Town after a replay match.
Squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[]
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Ian Wallace | Coventry City | £1,250,000 [a] |
MF | Raimondo Ponte | Grasshopper Club Zürich | [b] |
FW | Peter Ward | Brighton & Hove Albion | [c] |
DF | Einar Aas | Bayern München | [d] |
MF | Stuart Gray | Youth system | |
FW | Mark Proctor | Middlesbrough F.C. | £384,000 [e] |
DF | Willie Young | Arsenal F.C. | £50,000 [f] |
DF | |||
MF | Jürgen Röber | Bayern München | |
GK | Lee Smelt |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | John O'Hare | Retired | |
FW | Charlie George | Southampton F.C. | loan ended |
GK | Lee Smelt | Peterborough United | |
MF | Martin O'Neill | Norwich City | [g] |
MF | Ian Bowyer | Sunderland F.C. | [h] |
DF | Larry Lloyd | Wigan Athletic | [i] |
MF | Raimondo Ponte | SC Bastia | [j] |
FW | Garry Birtles | Manchester United | £1,250,000 [k] |
Competitions[]
A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1980–81 season.[6][7][8]
First Division[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup first round[l] |
6 | Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 50 | |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 48 | |
9 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Transferred in on 16 August 1980
- ^ Transferred in on 16 August 1980
- ^ Transferred in on 1 October 1980
- ^ Transferred in on 4 April 1981
- ^ Transferred in on 29 August 1981
- ^ Transferred in on 12 December 1981
- ^ Transferred out on 22 February 1981
- ^ Transferred out on 15 January 1981
- ^ Transferred out on 11 February 1981
- ^ Transferred out on 28 March 1981
- ^ Transferred out on 15 October 1980
- ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1980–81 European Cup winners.
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1981–82 European Cup; = 1981-82 UEFA Cup; = 1981–82 Second Division
Matches[]
16 August 1980 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
Hoddle ![]() Crooks ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 43,270 |
20 August 1980 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Nottingham |
Birtles ![]() Ponte ![]() O'Neill ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,561 |
23 August 1980 3 | Everton FC | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,981 |
30 August 1980 4 | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Stoke City | Nottingham |
Wallace ![]() Birtles ![]() Robertson ![]() Wallace ![]() Birtles ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,915 |
6 September 1980 5 | Middlesbrough FC | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,119 |
13 September 1980 6 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
Birtles ![]() Bowyer ![]() Wallace ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,184 |
20 September 1980 7 | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Leicester City | Nottingham |
F. Gray ![]() Robertson ![]() Birtles ![]() Mills ![]() Birtles ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,145 |
27 September 1980 8 | Arsenal F.C. | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Highbury |
Rix ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Park Attendance: 37,584 |
4 October 1980 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Manchester United | Nottingham |
I.Wallace ![]() |
Macari ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,801 |
8 October 1980 10 | Sunderland AFC | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Sunderland |
Rowell ![]() Brown ![]() |
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Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,515 |
11 October 1980 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Brighton |
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Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,420 |
18 October 1990 12 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
Bowyer (36.), 2–1 G.Mills (41.) | Moses (15.), | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,095 |
22 October 1980 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
Burns ![]() Wallace ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,033 |
25 October 1980 14 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
Royle ![]() |
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Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,849 |
1 November 1980 15 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Southampton F.C. | Nottingham |
Ward ![]() Robertson ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,669 |
8 November 1980 16 | Liverpool FC | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
Stadium: Anfield Road Attendance: 43,143 |
11 November 1980 17 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
Worthington ![]() Worthington ![]() |
Stadium: Attendance: 22,433 |
15 November 1980 18 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,400 |
22 November 1980 19 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
Wallace ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,423 |
29 November 1980 20 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
Daly ![]() |
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Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,171 |
6 December 1980 21 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
0 F.Gray ![]() Walsh ![]() Ward ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,223 |
13 December 1980 22 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
Greenhoff ![]() |
Stadium: Attendance: 21,882 |
20 December 1980 23 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Sunderland AFC | Nottingham |
Ponte ![]() Walsh ![]() T.Francis ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,151 |
26 December 1980 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
J.Richards ![]() |
: Brazier ![]() F.Gray ![]() Palmer ![]() Ponte ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,558 |
27 December 1980 25 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Nottingham |
Francis ![]() O’Neill ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 33,930 |
10 January 1981 26 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
Mariner ![]() Mühren ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,701 |
31 January 1981 28 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Everton F.C. | Nottingham |
Burns ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,611 |
7 February 1981 29 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
Power ![]() |
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Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 39,524 |
18 February 1981 30 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke |
Heath ![]() |
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Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 39,524 |
21 February 1981 31 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Arsenal F.C. | Nottingham |
O’Neill ![]() O'Neill ![]() Burns ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,357 |
28 February 1981 32 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
Lynex ![]() |
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Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,608 |
3 March 1981 33 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Middlesbrough F.C. | Nottingham |
Burns ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,690 |
14 March 1981 34 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Nottingham |
Robertson ![]() Wallace ![]() Mills ![]() Burns ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,688 |
18 March 1981 35 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
Wallace ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 38,205 |
21 March 1981 27 [a] | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
Gunn ![]() Deehan ![]() |
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Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 19,269 |
28 March 1981 36 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
T.Francis ![]() T.Francis ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,353 |
4 April 1981 37 | Southampton F.C. | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
Keegan ![]() Channon ![]() |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,712 |
11 April 1981 38 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Liverpool F.C. | Nottingham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,363 |
18 April 2021 39 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
Cowans ![]() Withe ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,707 |
20 April 1981 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
Francis ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,711 |
25 April 1981 41 | Crystal Palace | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst |
Smillie ![]() |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,138 |
2 May 1981 42 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
Robertson ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,511 |
League Cup[]
Second round[]
27 August 1980 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Peterborough United | Nottingham |
Gray ![]() Birtles ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
5 September 1980 2 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Peterborough |
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Third round[]
23 September 1980 | Bury F.C. | 0–7 | Nottingham Forest | Bury |
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Fourth round[]
28 October 1980 | Watford F.C. | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
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FA Cup[]
Third round[]
3 January 1981 | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Nottingham |
Ponte ![]() Francis ![]() Francis ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
6 January 1981 Replay | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
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Stadium: City Ground |
Fourth round[]
24 January 1981 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Manchester United | Nottingham |
Francis ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 33,277 |
Fifth round[]
14 February 1981 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Bristol City | Nottingham |
Wallace ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground |
Quarterfinals[]
7 March 1981 | Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
Francis Walsh Robertson (pen) |
Mariner Anderson (o.g) Thijssen |
Stadium: City Ground |
10 March 1981 Replay | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
Mühren | Stadium: Portman Road, Ipswich |
European Cup[]
Round of 32[]
17 September 1980 1 | CSKA Sofia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sofia |
Yonchev ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 60,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 October 1980 2 | Nottingham Forest ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Nottingham |
Report | Kerimov ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,818 Referee: ![]() |
European Super Cup[]
25 November 1980 1 | Nottingham Forest ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Nottingham |
Bowyer ![]() |
Report | Darío Felman ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,463 Referee: ![]() |
17 December 1980 2 | Valencia ![]() | 1–0 (2a-2 agg.) | ![]() | Valencia |
Fernando Morena ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadi Luis Casanova Attendance: 29,038 Referee: ![]() |
Intercontinental Cup[]
11 February 1981 | Nacional ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Tokyo |
Victorino ![]() |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee: ![]() |
Statistics[]
Players statistics[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | FA Cup | European Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Shilton | 51 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Anderson | 41 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Burns | 39 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gunn | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Gray | 52 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Mills | 29 | 7 | 19+4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Walsh | 19 | 5 | 14+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
McGovern | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Robertson | 50 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Francis | 24 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Wallace | 46 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Sutton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Lloyd | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Needham | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Gray | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ponte | 23 | 7 | 11+6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
O'Neill | 28 | 3 | 18+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bowyer | 25 | 3 | 17+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ward | 15 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Birtles | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Smelt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Einar Aas | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
O'Hare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Kendal |
Notes[]
References[]
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