FOREST 4 - 0 MIDDLESBROUGH - Sat Oct 29, 1977 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Oct 29, 1977 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Middlesbrough

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
4-0  WON 

Half-time: 3-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 29 October 1977
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1977-78

Referee:
A Morrissey

Attendance:
27,373

Pos Before/After:
1 1

Opp Before/After:
13 15

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Chelsea (League Tier 1)

Middlesbrough:
Mar 29, 1978


GAME COUNT:

League:
2969 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1382 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3303 (of 5724)
Total:
4622 (of 7505)
Played:
46 years, 4 months, 28 days ago


Logo
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDWDWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Viv Anderson (31')
Ian Bowyer (40')
Viv Anderson (45')
John McGovern (55')
Logo
MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: John Neal
Prior form: DLWWDW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Peter Shilton
2D21 Viv Anderson goal (31') goal (45')
3D25 Colin Barrett
4M28 John McGovern goal (55')
5D29 Larry Lloyd off for Martin O'Neill
6D24 Kenny Burns
7F30 Archie Gemmill
8M26 Ian Bowyer goal (40')
9F26 Peter Withe
10F21 Tony Woodcock
11F24 John Robertson
Subs
12M25 Martin O'Neill on for Larry Lloyd


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKJim Platt
2DStuart Boam
3DAlan Ramage
4DIan Bailey
5DJohn Craggs
6MBilly Ashcroft (46')
7MTony McAndrew
8MGraeme Souness
9MJohn Mahoney
10FDavid Armstrong
11FDavid Mills
Subs
12John Hickton (46')


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 29, 1977)
Home Score Away
Arsenal1-1Birmingham City
Aston Villa2-1Manchester United
Chelsea1-0Bristol City
Derby County2-2Norwich City
Everton4-4Newcastle United
Ipswich Town0-2West Ham United
Leicester City0-0Leeds United
Manchester City3-1Liverpool
Nottingham Forest4-0Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers2-1West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers1-3Coventry City

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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Nottingham Forest129212485101324111161620 WDWDWW
2Liverpool12741155510100231551018 WLDWWD
3West Bromwich Albion1273224145101542229101017 WWLWDW
4Everton126422210321953211351216 DDWWWD
5Manchester City126332113411114222109815 WDLWLL
6Coventry City12633211732113931288415 WLWDWD
7Norwich City126331416520104113412-215 WDWWLW
8Arsenal1262414751010111446714 LWDLWW
9Aston Villa1253416143038723187213 WLDWWD
10Ipswich Town12453131341010404339013 DWLLWD
11Wolverhampton Wanderers12444181622210822288212 LWLLDW
12Manchester United11524151531174213811012 LDWLWL
13Middlesbrough1244415153219612369012 DLWWDW
14Leeds United123541920231871231113-111 DWDLLL
15Birmingham City125161620312108204612-411 LWWDLW
16Derby County12345141813175214713-410 LWWWDL
17Chelsea122467131325511428-68 DLDLDL
18Bristol City112361117222111201405-67 WLDWLL
19Queens Park Rangers12156132012371103369-77 DDLLLL
20West Ham United121561322043611113711-97 DLLDDD
21Leicester City12138422114312024110-185 LLDLLL
22Newcastle United1220101226204812006414-144 LLLLLW


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Nottingham Forest1310212886101724111162022 DWDWWW 4-0
2Liverpool1374216851010023268818 LDWWDL 1-3
13Everton1365226143311393211351217 DWWWDD 4-4
14Manchester City1373324145111452221091017 DLWLLW 3-1
25West Bromwich Albion1373325165101542231012917 WLWDWL 1-2
6Coventry City137332418321139412119617 LWDWDW 3-1
7Norwich City136431618520104123614-216 DWWLWD 2-2
8Arsenal1363415852011211446715 WDLWWD 1-1
9Aston Villa13634181540310823187315 LDWWDW 2-1
10Ipswich Town13454131541110604339-213 WLLWDL 0-2
11Wolverhampton Wanderers134451919223111122288012 WLLDWL 1-3
212Leeds United133641920231871331113-112 WDLLLD 0-0
113Manchester United12525161731174214913-112 DWLWLL 1-2
114Birmingham City135261721312108214713-412 WWDLWD 1-1
215Middlesbrough13445151932196124613-412 LWWDWL 0-4
16Derby County13355162014197214713-411 WWWDLD 2-2
17Chelsea133468132326511428-510 LDLDLW 1-0
118Queens Park Rangers13256152122391203369-69 DLLLLW 2-1
119West Ham United132561522043611213911-79 LLDDDW 2-0
220Bristol City122371118222111201506-77 LDWLLL 0-1
21Leicester City13148422124312024110-186 LDLLLD 0-0
22Newcastle United1321101630204812016818-145 LLLLWD 4-4