ASTON VILLA 0 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 05, 1978 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Wed Apr 05, 1978 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Aston Villa

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
Villa Park

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
1-0  WON 

Half-time: 0-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
Birmingham Daily Post - Thursday 06 April 1978
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 06 April 1978
Newcastle Journal - Thursday 06 April 1978
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1977-78

Referee:
E Hughes

Attendance:
44,315

Pos Before/After:
1 1

Opp Before/After:
10 10

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Manchester City (League Tier 1)

Aston Villa:
Sep 30, 1978


GAME COUNT:

League:
2990 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1403 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3336 (of 5724)
Total:
4658 (of 7505)
Played:
45 years, 11 months, 24 days ago


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

Goals
Tony Woodcock (86')
Logo
ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: LWWDDL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Peter Shilton
2D21 Viv Anderson
3D25 Colin Barrett
4F31 John O'Hare
5D29 Larry Lloyd
6D24 Kenny Burns
7M26 Martin O'Neill
8F31 Archie Gemmill
9F26 Peter Withe
10F22 Tony Woodcock goal (86')
11F25 John Robertson
Subs
12?


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKJimmy Rimmer
2DJohn Gidman
3DKen McNaught
4DGordon Smith
5DGordon Cowans
6MLeighton Phillips
7MDennis Mortimer
8MFrank Carrodus
9MBrian Little
10FAndy Gray
11FJohn Deehan
Subs
12John Gregory


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Apr 05, 1978)
Home Score Away
Aston Villa0-1Nottingham Forest
Everton0-1Liverpool

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 Forest3322836221144035784327144152 DWWWDW Safe
2Everton362010666381242402186426172850 WDWWWW Safe
3Arsenal361810853291252351165618182446 WWDWDW Safe
4Manchester City35189865411322411657624252445 LDDDDW Safe
5Coventry City361791068531243452155723321543 DLWWLD Safe
6Liverpool3318694829112224774724221942 WLLWWW Safe
7Leeds United361781157441143351664822281342 LWLWWL Safe
8West Bromwich Albion35141295045104227124872333540 DDWLWW Safe
9Norwich City371116104755107226161982139-838 DDLLDW Safe
10Aston Villa3413912393574520156571920435 LWWDDL
11Manchester United37121015565976626225493037-334 DDWLDL
12Birmingham City3614616485474729257291929-634 DWDWWW
13Derby County35111212435077427224581628-734 DLDWDL
14Middlesbrough36111213385076421164691734-1234 DDLDLW
15Bristol City371111154747945352327101224033 LLWLLW
16Ipswich Town351011144248954302016101228-631 DDLDWL
17Chelsea36912154059693241833121641-1930 DLLDLL
18Wolverhampton Wanderers36910174257576252543111732-1528 DDLLLL
19West Ham United3798204562766282622141736-1726 LLWWLW
20Queens Park Rangers34613153855665232407101531-1725 DWLDLW
21Newcastle United35682138634410233124111532-2520 DLLDLD
22Leicester City3741221195737812261513731-3820 LDLWLL


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 Forest3423836321144035794328144254 WWWDWW Safe 1-0
2Everton372010766391243402286426172750 DWWWWL Safe 0-1
3Arsenal361810853291252351165618182446 WWDWDW Safe
4Manchester City35189865411322411657624252445 LDDDDW Safe
15Liverpool3419694929112224784725222044 LLWWWW Safe 1-0
16Coventry City361791068531243452155723321543 DLWWLD Safe
7Leeds United361781157441143351664822281342 LWLWWL Safe
8West Bromwich Albion35141295045104227124872333540 DDWLWW Safe
9Norwich City371116104755107226161982139-838 DDLLDW Safe
10Aston Villa3513913393674620166571920335 WWDDLL 0-1
11Manchester United37121015565976626225493037-334 DDWLDL
12Birmingham City3614616485474729257291929-634 DWDWWW
13Derby County35111212435077427224581628-734 DLDWDL
14Middlesbrough36111213385076421164691734-1234 DDLDLW
15Bristol City371111154747945352327101224033 LLWLLW
16Ipswich Town351011144248954302016101228-631 DDLDWL
17Chelsea36912154059693241833121641-1930 DLLDLL
18Wolverhampton Wanderers36910174257576252543111732-1528 DDLLLL
19West Ham United3798204562766282622141736-1726 LLWWLW
20Queens Park Rangers34613153855665232407101531-1725 DWLDLW
21Newcastle United35682138634410233124111532-2520 DLLDLD
22Leicester City3741221195737812261513731-3820 LDLWLL

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