The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 DERBY COUNTY - Tue Dec 26, 1978 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Dec 26, 1978 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Derby County
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Wednesday 27 December 1978
: Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 27 December 1978
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 27 December 1978

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: P Willis
Attendance:: 34,256
Pos Before/After:: 5 5
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (FA Cup)
League:: Arsenal
Derby County:: Apr 14, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3018 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1431 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3374 (of 5736)
Total:: 4707 (of 7523)
Played:: 45 years, 10 months, 26 days ago

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

Goals
Tony Woodcock (55')

DERBY COUNTY
Manager: Tommy Docherty
Prior form: LWLLLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Gerry Daly (44') (Pen)

Penalties Missed:
John Robertson (19')

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	26	Martin O'Neill
8	F	31	Archie Gemmill
9	F	22	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock (55')
11	F	25	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	27	Ian Bowyer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	David McKellar
2	D	Steven Buckley
3	D	David Webb
4	D	David Langan
5	D	Roy McFarland
6	M	Gerry Daly
7	M	Jonathan Clark
8	M	Steve Powell
9	M	Gordon Hill
10	F	Steve Carter (44')
11	F	Billy Caskey
Subs
12		Vic Moreland (44')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Dec 26, 1978)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-2	West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa	2-2	Leeds United
Bristol City	5-0	Coventry City
Everton	1-0	Manchester City
Ipswich Town	1-1	Norwich City
Manchester United	0-3	Liverpool
Middlesbrough	1-1	Bolton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Derby County
Queens Park Rangers	2-2	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	0-0	Chelsea
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Birmingham City

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	20	14	3	3	44	9	9	1	0	26	2	5	2	3	18	7	35	31	WDWLWL
	2	Everton	20	11	8	1	30	15	7	2	0	15	4	4	6	1	15	11	15	30	DWWWDL
	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	20	10	7	3	35	17	6	4	0	20	8	4	3	3	15	9	18	27	DDWDWW
	5	Nottingham Forest	19	8	10	1	20	11	4	5	0	10	5	4	5	1	10	6	9	26	WDWLWD
	6	Coventry City	20	9	6	5	28	29	7	4	0	22	12	2	2	5	6	17	-1	24	LWDWLW
	7	Manchester United	20	9	6	5	29	31	5	3	1	13	8	4	3	4	16	23	-2	24	WLWWWL
	8	Leeds United	21	8	7	6	38	27	6	1	4	24	12	2	6	2	14	15	11	23	WWWDDW
	9	Aston Villa	20	7	8	5	24	17	2	5	2	10	10	5	3	3	14	7	7	22	WLDWDD
	10	Bristol City	21	8	6	7	23	22	5	2	3	15	12	3	4	4	8	10	1	22	LDWDWD
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	6	6	22	33	5	3	3	11	15	3	3	3	11	18	-11	22	WDWWLL
	12	Southampton	20	6	7	7	25	28	5	4	1	18	10	1	3	6	7	18	-3	19	LWLWWW
	13	Derby County	21	7	4	10	25	39	6	3	2	18	14	1	1	8	7	25	-14	18	LWLLLD
	14	Manchester City	19	5	7	7	26	24	3	3	4	14	13	2	4	3	12	11	2	17	LLLLLD
	15	Norwich City	18	4	9	5	29	29	4	4	2	17	11	0	5	3	12	18	0	17	DDWLDD
	16	Ipswich Town	20	7	2	11	23	28	4	0	6	12	13	3	2	5	11	15	-5	16	LWWLLW
	17	Bolton Wanderers	21	6	4	11	28	40	5	3	3	19	13	1	1	8	9	27	-12	16	LLWWLW
	18	Middlesbrough	20	6	3	11	29	30	4	2	3	16	9	2	1	8	13	21	-1	15	WLLLWL
	19	Queens Park Rangers	19	4	6	9	15	24	3	4	3	8	10	1	2	6	7	14	-9	14	LDLLLW
	20	Chelsea	20	2	5	13	21	43	1	2	7	10	22	1	3	6	11	21	-22	9	LLLLLD
	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	4	1	14	14	38	3	1	5	8	16	1	0	9	6	22	-24	9	LDWLLL
	22	Birmingham City	20	2	4	14	18	34	2	3	5	14	16	0	1	9	4	18	-16	8	LWDLLL

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	21	15	3	3	47	9	9	1	0	26	2	6	2	3	21	7	38	33	DWLWLW		3-0
	2	Everton	21	12	8	1	31	15	8	2	0	16	4	4	6	1	15	11	16	32	WWWDLW		1-0
	3	West Bromwich Albion	19	12	5	2	38	15	5	3	1	20	7	7	2	1	18	8	23	29	WWDWWW		2-1
	4	Arsenal	21	10	7	4	36	19	6	4	1	21	10	4	3	3	15	9	17	27	DWDWWL		1-2
	5	Nottingham Forest	20	8	11	1	21	12	4	6	0	11	6	4	5	1	10	6	9	27	DWLWDD		1-1
2	6	Leeds United	22	8	8	6	40	29	6	1	4	24	12	2	7	2	16	17	11	24	WWDDWD		2-2
3	7	Bristol City	22	9	6	7	28	22	6	2	3	20	12	3	4	4	8	10	6	24	DWDWDW		5-0
1	8	Manchester United	21	9	6	6	29	34	5	3	2	13	11	4	3	4	16	23	-5	24	LWWWLL		0-3
3	9	Coventry City	21	9	6	6	28	34	7	4	0	22	12	2	2	6	6	22	-6	24	WDWLWL		0-5
1	10	Aston Villa	21	7	9	5	26	19	2	6	2	12	12	5	3	3	14	7	7	23	LDWDDD		2-2
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	21	8	7	6	24	35	5	3	3	11	15	3	4	3	13	20	-11	23	DWWLLD		2-2
	12	Southampton	21	6	8	7	25	28	5	5	1	18	10	1	3	6	7	18	-3	20	WLWWWD		0-0
	13	Derby County	22	7	5	10	26	40	6	3	2	18	14	1	2	8	8	26	-14	19	WLLLDD		1-1
1	14	Norwich City	19	4	10	5	30	30	4	4	2	17	11	0	6	3	13	19	0	18	DWLDDD		1-1
1	15	Manchester City	20	5	7	8	26	25	3	3	4	14	13	2	4	4	12	12	1	17	LLLLDL		0-1
	16	Ipswich Town	21	7	3	11	24	29	4	1	6	13	14	3	2	5	11	15	-5	17	WWLLWD		1-1
	17	Bolton Wanderers	22	6	5	11	29	41	5	3	3	19	13	1	2	8	10	28	-12	17	LWWLWD		1-1
	18	Middlesbrough	21	6	4	11	30	31	4	3	3	17	10	2	1	8	13	21	-1	16	LLLWLD		1-1
	19	Queens Park Rangers	20	4	7	9	17	26	3	5	3	10	12	1	2	6	7	14	-9	15	DLLLWD		2-2
1	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	1	14	16	39	4	1	5	10	17	1	0	9	6	22	-23	11	DWLLLW		2-1
1	21	Chelsea	21	2	6	13	21	43	1	2	7	10	22	1	4	6	11	21	-22	10	LLLLDD		0-0
	22	Birmingham City	21	2	4	15	19	36	2	3	5	14	16	0	1	10	5	20	-17	8	WDLLLL		1-2

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