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
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 14 December 1978
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- Keith Hackett
- Attendance:
- 25,224
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 21 21
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Manchester City (League Tier 1)
- Birmingham City:
- Apr 21, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3016 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1429 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3372 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4705 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 11 months, 5 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 35 | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M | 29 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 30 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 29 | David Needham | |
| 7 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Archie Gemmill  (70') | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 25 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 32 | John O'Hare | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Montgomery |
| 2 | D | Joseph Gallagher |
| 3 | D | Mark Dennis |
| 4 | D | Malcolm Page |
| 5 | D | Jimmy Calderwood |
| 6 | M | Kevin Dillon |
| 7 | M | Bruce Rioch 0 |
| 8 | M | Stewart Barrowclough |
| 9 | M | Trevor Francis |
| 10 | F | Alan Buckley |
| 11 | F | Don Givens |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Alan Ainscow |
| Home | Score | 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 | Status | ||
| 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 | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 31 | WDWLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 30 | WDWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 27 | WWWDWW | 3-0 | ||
| 4 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | WDDWDW | 2-0 | ||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 | DWDWLW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 6 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 24 | LWLWWW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 7 | Coventry City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -2 | 22 | WLWDWL | 0-4 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 22 | LWDWWL | 0-2 | ||
| 9 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 21 | DWWWDD | 1-1 | ||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | WWLDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 11 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 | LLDWDW | 1-0 | ||
| 12 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 19 | LWLWWW | 4-0 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 17 | DDWLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -14 | 17 | WLWLLL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 15 | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 | DLLLLL | 1-2 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 16 | LWWLLW | 3-0 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 15 | LWLLLW | 7-2 | |
| 1 | 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 | LDLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 14 | LLLWWL | 0-3 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 9 | LDWLLL | 0-3 | ||
| 21 | Birmingham City | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -16 | 8 | LWDLLL | 0-1 | ||
| 22 | Chelsea | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 8 | LLLLLL | 2-7 | ||