NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 FOREST - Wed Dec 28, 1977 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Dec 28, 1977 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newcastle United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. James Park (Newcastle)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1977-78
- Referee:
- David Richardson
- Attendance:
- 54,375
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 21 21
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol City (League Tier 1)
- Newcastle United:
- Mar 25, 1978
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2978 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1391 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3313 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4634 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 46 years, 10 months, 24 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LDWWWD (Old to recent)
Goals
David Needham (17') - David Needham first goal
John McGovern (80')
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  (80') | |
| 5 | D | 28 | David Needham (17') | |
| 6 | D | 24 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 25 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | 30 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Peter Withe off for Ian Bowyer | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 24 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 26 | Ian Bowyer on for Peter Withe | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kevin Carr |
| 2 | D | Ray Blackhall |
| 3 | D | John Bird |
| 4 | D | Irving Nattrass |
| 5 | D | Mickey Barker |
| 6 | M | Tommy Cassidy |
| 7 | M | Stuart Robinson |
| 8 | M | Tommy Craig |
| 9 | M | Dennis Martin |
| 10 | F | Micky Burns |
| 11 | F | Paul Cannell |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Stewart Barrowclough |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 32 | LDWWWD | |||
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 29 | WWWDLL | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 29 | LWDWWW | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 28 | WWLWDW | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 26 | WLWLWW | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 26 | WWDWLW | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 26 | LDLLDW | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 26 | WDWDWL | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 25 | DDLWLL | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 23 | DLWLDW | |||
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 23 | DWLWLW | |||
| 12 | Manchester United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 21 | DWLLWW | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 21 | WWDWDL | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 19 | LLWDLW | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 19 | LLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -2 | 18 | WDWLWL | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 18 | DLLLWL | |||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -8 | 18 | LLLDLW | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 14 | LLWLWL | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 14 | DLLLDL | |||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 12 | LLWWWL | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -28 | 11 | LLDLDL | |||
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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 34 | DWWWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 29 | WWWDLL | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 29 | LWDWWW | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 28 | WWLWDW | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 26 | WLWLWW | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 26 | WWDWLW | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 26 | LDLLDW | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 26 | WDWDWL | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 25 | DDLWLL | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 23 | DLWLDW | |||
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 23 | DWLWLW | |||
| 12 | Manchester United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 21 | DWLLWW | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 21 | WWDWDL | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 19 | LLWDLW | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 19 | LLLWDL | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -2 | 18 | WDWLWL | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 18 | DLLLWL | |||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -8 | 18 | LLLDLW | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 14 | LLWLWL | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 14 | DLLLDL | |||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 12 | LWWWLL | 0-2 | ||
| 22 | Leicester City | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -28 | 11 | LLDLDL | |||
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