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1979–80 Nottingham Forest F.C. Season
The 1979–80 in English football, 1979–80 season was Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest's 115th year in existence and third campaign consecutive in the Football League First Division, First Division. Summary During summer chairman Stuart M. Dryden reinforced the squad with several players, Left-back Frank Clark (footballer), 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 Tony Woodcock (footballer), 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 F.C., Manchester City only to be a failure in three matches played being sold to Everton F.C. Also, for the second half of the seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
