MANCHESTER UNITED 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 16, 1978 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 16, 1978 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 16 September 1978
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Mansfield Town (County Cup)
- League:
- Middlesbrough
- Manchester United:
- Apr 18, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3004 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1417 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3354 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4685 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 45 years, 7 months, 4 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 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 24 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | F | 31 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 8 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer  (6') | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 25 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 26 |  Martin O'Neill | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paddy Roche |
| 2 | D | Brian Greenhoff |
| 3 | D | Arthur Albiston |
| 4 | D | Sammy McIlroy |
| 5 | D | Gordon McQueen |
| 6 | M | Martin Buchan |
| 7 | M | Steve Coppell |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Greenhoff |
| 9 | M | Joe Jordan |
| 10 | F | Lou Macari |
| 11 | F | David McCreery |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ashley Grimes |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Everton |
| Bristol City | 3-1 | Southampton |
| Chelsea | 1-4 | Manchester City |
| Derby County | 3-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Leeds United | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Coventry City |
| Manchester United | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Norwich City | 4-0 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | Ipswich Town |
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 | Liverpool | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 10 | WWWWW | |||
| 2 | Coventry City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | WDWWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | WWWDW | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | WWWDD | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WWLDW | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | DDDDW | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | LDWDW | |||
| 8 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 | WWLDD | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | DLWWL | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | DDLDW | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 5 | WDLDD | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | WDWLL | |||
| 13 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DDLWL | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 | LDLDW | |||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 4 | DLDLW | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 3 | LWLDL | |||
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLWDL | |||
| 18 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LWDLL | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 | DLDLL | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 2 | LLLWL | |||
| 21 | Birmingham City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 | LLDDL | |||
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 2 | LLDLD | |||
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 | Liverpool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 12 | WWWWWW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 2 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | WWWDWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 3 | Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | WDWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | WWWDDL | 2-3 | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | WWLDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | WDLDDW | 4-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | DDLDWW | 4-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | WDWLLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | DDDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 | WWLDDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | DDLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 5 | 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LDWDWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 6 | DLDLWW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 14 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DLWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 5 | LLWDLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 16 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 | DLDLLW | 3-2 | |
| 5 | 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 4 | LLDLDW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | LDLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 19 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 3 | LWLDLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 20 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 3 | LWDLLL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 2 | LLLWLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 22 | Birmingham City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 2 | LLDDLL | 0-4 | |