FOREST 2 - 1 MANCHESTER CITY - Sat Oct 15, 1977 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 15, 1977 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 15 October 1977
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield United (Testimonial)
- League:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Manchester City:
- Jan 31, 1978
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2967 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1380 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3300 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4618 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 47 years, 1 month, 6 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WWWDWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Tony Woodcock (34')
Peter Withe (86')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 21 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 25 | Colin Barrett | |
| 4 | M | 27 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 29 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 24 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 25 |  Martin O'Neill off for Archie Gemmill (80') | 200th appearance |
| 8 | M | 26 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Peter Withe  (86') | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Tony Woodcock (34') | |
| 11 | F | 24 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 30 | Archie Gemmill on for Martin O'Neill (80') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Corrigan |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Power |
| 3 | 3 | Willie Donachie |
| 4 | 4 | Gary Owen |
| 5 | 5 | Mike Doyle |
| 6 | 6 | Tommy Booth |
| 7 | 7 | Peter Barnes |
| 8 | 8 | Mick Channon |
| 9 | 9 | Brian Kidd |
| 10 | 10 | Asa Hartford |
| 11 | 11 | Dennis Tueart |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Kenny Clements |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Aston Villa | 3-0 | Norwich City |
| Chelsea | 0-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Derby County | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 1-0 | Bristol City |
| Ipswich Town | 5-2 | Birmingham City |
| Leeds United | 1-2 | Liverpool |
| Leicester City | 1-2 | Coventry City |
| Manchester United | 3-2 | Newcastle United |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Manchester City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | West Ham United |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 16 | WWWDWD | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | WDWDLW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | WDWLDW | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | WDWWLW | |||
| 5 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 13 | WWDDWW | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 13 | WLWDWW | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | LWWLWD | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 11 | WDDWDL | |||
| 9 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | LWLWDL | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | WLLDWL | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 10 | WLWLDW | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 10 | LDDWLL | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | LDLWLL | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 9 | LLDLWW | |||
| 15 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 9 | DDLWWW | |||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 9 | WWLWWD | |||
| 17 | Bristol City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 7 | DLWLDW | |||
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 7 | DDDDLL | |||
| 19 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 | DWDLDL | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 5 | DLDLLD | |||
| 21 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 5 | LLLLDL | |||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 2 | LLLLLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 18 | WWDWDW | 2-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | DWLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Everton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 15 | WDDWWW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 4 | Manchester City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | DWDLWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 15 | DWWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Coventry City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | WWLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 13 | LWDWWL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 8 | Arsenal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | WLWDLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | LLDWLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 10 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | LWLDWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 11 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | DDWLLW | 5-2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 | DDWDLL | 1-2 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | DLWLLD | 2-2 | ||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 10 | LDLWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 15 | Derby County | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 10 | DLWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 | WLWWDL | 2-5 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 | WDLDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 7 | LWLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 7 | DDDLLL | 0-1 | |
| 20 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 6 | LDLLDD | 2-2 | ||
| 21 | Leicester City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 5 | LLLDLL | 1-2 | ||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 2 | LLLLLL | 2-3 | ||
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