The City Ground

LIVERPOOL 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 09, 1978 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 09, 1978 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Anfield
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: A Morrissey
Attendance:: 51,469
Pos Before/After:: 4 5
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Brighton and Hove Albion (League Cup)
League:: Birmingham City
Liverpool:: Apr 28, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3015 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1428 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3370 (of 5736)
Total:: 4703 (of 7523)
Played:: 45 years, 11 months, 12 days ago

Notes:: First loss in 42 league games

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

Goals

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Bob Paisley
Prior form: DWWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Terry McDermott (29') (Pen)
Terry McDermott (49')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Viv Anderson
3	D	35	Frank Clark
4	D	29	David Needham
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd
6	M	27	Ian Bowyer
7	F	31	Archie Gemmill
8	M	29	John McGovern
9	M	20	Steve Elliott	Last game
10	F	22	Garry Birtles
11	F	25	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	32	John O'Hare

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray Clemence
2	D	Alan Kennedy
3	D	Alan Hansen
4	D	Phil Neal
5	D	Phil Thompson
6	M	Graeme Souness
7	M	Ray Kennedy
8	M	Terry McDermott
9	M	Steve Heighway
10	F	Jimmy Case
11	F	Kenny Dalglish
Subs
12		Johnson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 09, 1978)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	1-3	Everton
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea	0-1	Aston Villa
Coventry City	1-0	Queens Park Rangers
Derby County	1-3	Manchester United
Leeds United	1-1	Bristol City
Liverpool	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Manchester City	1-2	Southampton
Norwich City	0-0	Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Middlesbrough

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	18	13	3	2	42	8	8	1	0	24	2	5	2	2	18	6	34	29	DWWDWL
	2	Everton	17	10	7	0	24	10	7	1	0	14	3	3	6	0	10	7	14	27	WDWDWW
	3	West Bromwich Albion	16	9	5	2	31	14	4	3	1	18	7	5	2	1	13	7	17	23	WDWWWD
	4	Nottingham Forest	16	7	9	0	19	9	3	5	0	9	5	4	4	0	10	4	10	23	WDDWDW
	5	Arsenal	17	8	6	3	28	17	5	4	0	18	8	3	2	3	10	9	11	22	WWWDDW
	6	Coventry City	17	7	6	4	24	23	5	4	0	18	10	2	2	4	6	13	1	20	WDWLWD
	7	Manchester United	17	7	6	4	24	27	4	3	1	11	8	3	3	3	13	19	-3	20	WDLWLW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	17	7	6	4	21	26	4	3	2	10	10	3	3	2	11	16	-5	20	WDLWDW
	9	Leeds United	18	7	5	6	33	24	5	0	4	20	10	2	5	2	13	14	9	19	DLDWWW
	10	Aston Villa	17	6	6	5	22	16	2	4	2	9	9	4	2	3	13	7	6	18	LDWWLD
	11	Bristol City	18	7	4	7	21	21	4	2	3	14	12	3	2	4	7	9	0	18	DWLLDW
	12	Derby County	18	7	3	8	24	34	6	2	1	17	11	1	1	7	7	23	-10	17	WWWLWL
	13	Manchester City	16	5	6	5	24	20	3	2	3	13	11	2	4	2	11	9	4	16	DDDLLL
	14	Norwich City	16	4	7	5	28	28	4	3	2	17	11	0	4	3	11	17	0	15	DDDDWL
	15	Southampton	18	4	7	7	19	27	4	4	1	14	10	0	3	6	5	17	-8	15	DDLWLW
	16	Ipswich Town	18	6	2	10	20	27	3	0	6	9	13	3	2	4	11	14	-7	14	LLLWWL
	17	Middlesbrough	17	5	3	9	21	23	3	2	3	9	7	2	1	6	12	16	-2	13	WDLWLL
	18	Queens Park Rangers	17	3	6	8	13	22	2	4	3	6	9	1	2	5	7	13	-9	12	LDLDLL
	19	Bolton Wanderers	18	4	4	10	22	36	3	3	3	13	12	1	1	7	9	24	-14	12	DLLLLW
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	4	1	12	13	32	3	1	4	8	13	1	0	8	5	19	-19	9	LLLDWL
	21	Birmingham City	18	2	4	12	17	30	2	3	4	13	13	0	1	8	4	17	-13	8	LWLWDL
	22	Chelsea	17	2	4	11	19	35	1	1	6	10	21	1	3	5	9	14	-16	8	DDLLLL

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	19	14	3	2	44	8	9	1	0	26	2	5	2	2	18	6	36	31	WWDWLW		2-0
	2	Everton	18	11	7	0	27	11	7	1	0	14	3	4	6	0	13	8	16	29	DWDWWW		3-1
	3	West Bromwich Albion	17	10	5	2	33	14	5	3	1	20	7	5	2	1	13	7	19	25	DWWWDW		2-0
1	4	Arsenal	18	8	7	3	28	17	5	4	0	18	8	3	3	3	10	9	11	23	WWDDWD		0-0
1	5	Nottingham Forest	17	7	9	1	19	11	3	5	0	9	5	4	4	1	10	6	8	23	DDWDWL		0-2
	6	Coventry City	18	8	6	4	25	23	6	4	0	19	10	2	2	4	6	13	2	22	DWLWDW		1-0
	7	Manchester United	18	8	6	4	27	28	4	3	1	11	8	4	3	3	16	20	-1	22	DLWLWW		3-1
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	18	8	6	4	22	26	5	3	2	11	10	3	3	2	11	16	-4	22	DLWDWW		1-0
	9	Leeds United	19	7	6	6	34	25	5	1	4	21	11	2	5	2	13	14	9	20	LDWWWD		1-1
	10	Aston Villa	18	7	6	5	23	16	2	4	2	9	9	5	2	3	14	7	7	20	DWWLDW		1-0
	11	Bristol City	19	7	5	7	22	22	4	2	3	14	12	3	3	4	8	10	0	19	WLLDWD		1-1
3	12	Southampton	19	5	7	7	21	28	4	4	1	14	10	1	3	6	7	18	-7	17	DLWLWW		2-1
1	13	Derby County	19	7	3	9	25	37	6	2	2	18	14	1	1	7	7	23	-12	17	WWLWLL		1-3
1	14	Manchester City	17	5	6	6	25	22	3	2	4	14	13	2	4	2	11	9	3	16	DDLLLL		1-2
1	15	Norwich City	17	4	8	5	28	28	4	4	2	17	11	0	4	3	11	17	0	16	DDDWLD		0-0
	16	Ipswich Town	19	6	2	11	20	28	3	0	6	9	13	3	2	5	11	15	-8	14	LLWWLL		0-1
2	17	Bolton Wanderers	19	5	4	10	25	37	4	3	3	16	13	1	1	7	9	24	-12	14	LLLLWW		3-1
1	18	Middlesbrough	18	5	3	10	21	25	3	2	3	9	7	2	1	7	12	18	-4	13	DLWLLL		0-2
1	19	Queens Park Rangers	18	3	6	9	13	23	2	4	3	6	9	1	2	6	7	14	-10	12	DLDLLL		0-1
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	4	1	13	14	35	3	1	4	8	13	1	0	9	6	22	-21	9	LLDWLL		1-3
	21	Birmingham City	19	2	4	13	18	33	2	3	5	14	16	0	1	8	4	17	-15	8	WLWDLL		1-3
	22	Chelsea	18	2	4	12	19	36	1	1	7	10	22	1	3	5	9	14	-17	8	DLLLLL		0-1