QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0 - 0 FOREST - Sat Aug 26, 1978 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 26, 1978 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Loftus Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 August 1978
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- H Robinson
- Attendance:
- 17,971
- Pos Before/After:
- 13
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 19
19
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Oldham Athletic (League Cup)
- League:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Queens Park Rangers:
- Nov 18, 1978
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3001 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1414 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3348 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4678 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 45 years, 7 months, 24 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 26 | Colin Barrett | |
| 4 | M | 28 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 29 | David Needham | |
| 6 | D | 24 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | M | 26 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 9 | M | 19 | Steve Elliott | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 25 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Phil Parkes |
| 2 | D | Ernie Howe |
| 3 | D | Don Shanks |
| 4 | D | Ian Gillard |
| 5 | D | Glenn Roeder |
| 6 | M | John Hollins |
| 7 | M | Gerry Francis |
| 8 | M | Stan Bowles |
| 9 | M | Martyn Busby |
| 10 | F | Peter Eastoe |
| 11 | F | Paul McGee |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Rachid Harkouk |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1-1 | Derby County |
| Bristol City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
| Coventry City | 4-1 | Norwich City |
| Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Manchester United |
| Leeds United | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Manchester City | 1-4 | Liverpool |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Southampton | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Chelsea |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
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 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | WW | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 4 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WW | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 7 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WD | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | LW | |||
| 10 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 14 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | |||
| 16 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
| 21 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | LL | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
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 | 1 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | WWW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | WWW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WWW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | 4-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | WDW | 1-0 | |
 5 | 6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 7 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 4 | WWL | 0-3 | |
| 6 | 8 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DLW | 3-0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | DDD | 0-0 | |
| 5 | 11 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 | WDL | 1-4 | |
| 5 | 12 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LDW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LWL | 1-2 | |
| 8 | 14 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LLW | 3-0 | |
| 5 | 15 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DDL | 0-1 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | DLD | 2-2 | |
| 7 | 18 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | DDL | 1-4 | |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LLD | 0-0 | ||
| 1 | 20 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | |
| 6 | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 | LDL | 0-4 | |
| 2 | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 0-3 | |