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MANCHESTER UNITED 0 - 4 FOREST - Sat Dec 17, 1977 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 17, 1977 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 17 December 1977
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1977-78
Referee:: T Morris
Attendance:: 54,375
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 13 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Sep 16, 1978

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2976 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1389 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3311 (of 5724)
Total:: 4632 (of 7505)
Played:: 46 years, 3 months, 30 days ago

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

Goals
Brian Greenhoff (23') (OG)
Tony Woodcock (28')
John Robertson (53')
Tony Woodcock (89')

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: LLWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Peter Shilton
2	D	21	Viv Anderson
3	D	25	Colin Barrett
4	M	28	John McGovern
5	D	28	David Needham	Debut
6	D	24	Kenny Burns
7	M	25	Martin O'Neill
8	F	30	Archie Gemmill
9	F	26	Peter Withe
10	F	22	Tony Woodcock (28') (89')
11	F	24	John Robertson (53')
Subs
12	M	26	Ian Bowyer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Paddy Roche
2	D	Jimmy Nicholl
3	D	Stewart Houston
4	D	Sammy McIlroy
5	D	Brian Greenhoff
6	M	Martin Buchan
7	M	Steve Coppell
8	M	Jimmy Greenhoff
9	M	Stuart Pearson (25')
10	F	Lou Macari
11	F	Gordon Hill
Subs
12		Ashley Grimes (25')

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 17, 1977)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	0-0	Everton
Chelsea	1-1	Norwich City
Coventry City	1-2	Arsenal
Derby County	1-0	Bristol City
Ipswich Town	1-0	Leicester City
Leeds United	2-0	Manchester City
Liverpool	1-0	Queens Park Rangers
Manchester United	0-4	Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough	1-0	Aston Villa
Newcastle United	4-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	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	19	13	3	3	34	12	8	2	0	21	4	5	1	3	13	8	22	29	LWLDWW
	2	Everton	19	11	6	2	42	18	6	3	1	24	10	5	3	1	18	8	24	28	WWDWWW
	3	Liverpool	19	9	5	5	25	15	6	2	1	14	3	3	3	4	11	12	10	23	LLDWWL
	4	West Bromwich Albion	19	8	7	4	30	22	6	3	0	17	4	2	4	4	13	18	8	23	WDDDDL
	5	Arsenal	19	9	5	5	23	15	5	4	1	14	7	4	1	4	9	8	8	23	WDWLWD
	6	Coventry City	19	9	5	5	32	29	5	3	1	19	11	4	2	4	13	18	3	23	WDWLDL
	7	Norwich City	19	8	7	4	21	22	7	3	0	13	5	1	4	4	8	17	-1	23	DDLWDW
	8	Manchester City	19	9	4	6	36	22	7	1	2	25	10	2	3	4	11	12	14	22	LLDWLW
	9	Leeds United	19	7	8	4	30	25	4	4	1	14	9	3	4	3	16	16	5	22	DWWWWD
	10	Aston Villa	18	8	4	6	23	19	5	0	4	13	9	3	4	2	10	10	4	20	WWLDLW
	11	Ipswich Town	19	6	7	6	20	22	6	2	1	16	9	0	5	5	4	13	-2	19	WLDDWL
	12	Derby County	19	6	6	7	25	28	3	4	2	13	10	3	2	5	12	18	-3	18	LLWWWD
	13	Manchester United	18	7	3	8	25	26	5	1	2	12	7	2	2	6	13	19	-1	17	LLWDWL
	14	Bristol City	18	5	6	7	23	23	5	2	2	20	14	0	4	5	3	9	0	16	DWDWDW
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	5	6	8	23	27	3	3	4	13	14	2	3	4	10	13	-4	16	LWDDLL
	16	Chelsea	19	5	6	8	14	21	3	4	3	7	6	2	2	5	7	15	-7	16	WDDLLW
	17	Middlesbrough	19	5	6	8	18	28	3	4	2	10	8	2	2	6	8	20	-10	16	DWDLLL
	18	Birmingham City	19	6	3	10	21	31	4	2	3	13	12	2	1	7	8	19	-10	15	WLDLLL
	19	Queens Park Rangers	19	3	7	9	21	32	3	3	4	13	15	0	4	5	8	17	-11	13	DWLDLL
	20	West Ham United	19	3	6	10	21	32	1	5	4	11	16	2	1	6	10	16	-11	12	LDLLLW
	21	Newcastle United	18	4	2	12	21	34	3	1	5	12	15	1	1	7	9	19	-13	10	DDLLWW
	22	Leicester City	19	2	6	11	8	33	2	3	5	6	18	0	3	6	2	15	-25	10	LWDLLD

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	20	14	3	3	38	12	8	2	0	21	4	6	1	3	17	8	26	31	WLDWWW		4-0
	2	Everton	20	11	7	2	42	18	6	3	1	24	10	5	4	1	18	8	24	29	WDWWWD		0-0
	3	Liverpool	20	10	5	5	26	15	7	2	1	15	3	3	3	4	11	12	11	25	LDWWLW		1-0
	4	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	7	4	31	22	7	3	0	18	4	2	4	4	13	18	9	25	DDDDLW		1-0
	5	Arsenal	20	10	5	5	25	16	5	4	1	14	7	5	1	4	11	9	9	25	DWLWDW		2-1
3	6	Leeds United	20	8	8	4	32	25	5	4	1	16	9	3	4	3	16	16	7	24	WWWWDW		2-0
	7	Norwich City	20	8	8	4	22	23	7	3	0	13	5	1	5	4	9	18	-1	24	DLWDWD		1-1
2	8	Coventry City	20	9	5	6	33	31	5	3	2	20	13	4	2	4	13	18	2	23	DWLDLL		1-2
1	9	Manchester City	20	9	4	7	36	24	7	1	2	25	10	2	3	5	11	14	12	22	LDWLWL		0-2
1	10	Ipswich Town	20	7	7	6	21	22	7	2	1	17	9	0	5	5	4	13	-1	21	LDDWLW		1-0
1	11	Aston Villa	19	8	4	7	23	20	5	0	4	13	9	3	4	3	10	11	3	20	WLDLWL		0-1
	12	Derby County	20	7	6	7	26	28	4	4	2	14	10	3	2	5	12	18	-2	20	LWWWDW		1-0
4	13	Middlesbrough	20	6	6	8	19	28	4	4	2	11	8	2	2	6	8	20	-9	18	WDLLLW		1-0
1	14	Manchester United	19	7	3	9	25	30	5	1	3	12	11	2	2	6	13	19	-5	17	LWDWLL		0-4
1	15	Chelsea	20	5	7	8	15	22	3	5	3	8	7	2	2	5	7	15	-7	17	DDLLWD		1-1
2	16	Bristol City	19	5	6	8	23	24	5	2	2	20	14	0	4	6	3	10	-1	16	WDWDWL		0-1
2	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	6	9	23	31	3	3	4	13	14	2	3	5	10	17	-8	16	WDDLLL		0-4
	18	Birmingham City	20	6	4	10	21	31	4	3	3	13	12	2	1	7	8	19	-10	16	LDLLLD		0-0
	19	Queens Park Rangers	20	3	7	10	21	33	3	3	4	13	15	0	4	6	8	18	-12	13	WLDLLL		0-1
1	20	Newcastle United	19	5	2	12	25	34	4	1	5	16	15	1	1	7	9	19	-9	12	DLLWWW		4-0
1	21	West Ham United	20	3	6	11	21	33	1	5	4	11	16	2	1	7	10	17	-12	12	DLLLWL		0-1
	22	Leicester City	20	2	6	12	8	34	2	3	5	6	18	0	3	7	2	16	-26	10	WDLLDL		0-1

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