FOREST 1 - 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY - Sat Dec 16, 1978 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 16, 1978 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- Pos Before/After:
- 5/5
- Opp Before/After:
- 21/21
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Manchester City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3014 (of 4859)
- League Tier 1:
- 1429 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3370 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 4695 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager:
Prior form: WLWDLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: WLWDLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | F | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | F | David Needham | |
| 7 | F | Ian Bowyer | |
| 8 | F | Archie Gemmill  | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Derby County |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Norwich City |
| Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Liverpool |
| Everton | 1 | 1 | Leeds United |
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | Chelsea |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | Manchester City |
| Southampton | 4 | 0 | Coventry City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion |
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 | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 31 | WWDWLW | |
| 2 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 29 | DWDWWW | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 25 | DWWWDW | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | WWDDWD | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 | DDWDWL | |
| 6 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 22 | DWLWDW | |
| 7 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 22 | DLWLWW | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 22 | DLWDWW | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 20 | LDWWWD | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | DWWLDW | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 19 | WLLDWD | |
| 12 | Southampton | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -7 | 17 | DLWLWW | |
| 13 | Derby County | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -12 | 17 | WWLWLL | |
| 14 | Manchester City | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 16 | DDLLLL | |
| 15 | Norwich City | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 16 | DDDWLD | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 14 | LLWWLL | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 14 | LLLLWW | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 13 | DLWLLL | |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 12 | DLDLLL | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 9 | LLDWLL | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 8 | WLWDLL | |
| 22 | Chelsea | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 8 | DLLLLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 31 | WDWLWL | |
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 30 | WDWWWD | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 27 | WWWDWW | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | WDDWDW | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 | DWDWLW | |
 1 | 6 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 24 | LWLWWW |
 1 | 7 | Coventry City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -2 | 22 | WLWDWL |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 22 | LWDWWL | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 21 | DWWWDD | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | WWLDWD | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 | LLDWDW | |
| 12 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 19 | LWLWWW | |
| 2 | 13 | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 17 | DDWLDD |
| 1 | 14 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -14 | 17 | WLWLLL |
| 1 | 15 | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 | DLLLLL |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 16 | LWWLLW | |
| 1 | 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 15 | LWLLLW |
| 1 | 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 | LDLLLW |
| 2 | 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 14 | LLLWWL |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 9 | LDWLLL | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -16 | 8 | LWDLLL | |
| 22 | Chelsea | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 8 | LLLLLL | |