FOREST 2 - 0 ASTON VILLA - Wed Jan 10, 1979 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 10, 1979 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Next Round:
- York City (Jan 27, 1979) (4)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Birmingham Daily Post - Thursday 11 January 1979
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- Pat Partridge
- Attendance:
- 29,550
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/5th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/11th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Arsenal (League Tier 1)
- FA Cup:
- York City
- Aston Villa:
- Apr 04, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 288 (of 412)
- Competitive:
- 3375 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4708 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 10 months, 11 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  (58') | |
| 7 | M | 26 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock (76') | |
| 11 | F | 25 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Rimmer |
| 2 | D | Kenny Swain |
| 3 | D | John Gidman |
| 4 | D | Gary Williams |
| 5 | D | Allan Evans |
| 6 | M | Ken McNaught |
| 7 | M | Tommy Craig |
| 8 | M | Gordon Cowans |
| 9 | M | John Gregory |
| 10 | F | Dennis Mortimer |
| 11 | F | John Deehan 88 |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Gary Shelton |