FOREST 3 - 1 WATFORD - Wed Jan 17, 1979 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 17, 1979 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Watford
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- Semi
- Leg:
- 1 (2nd Leg)
- Score:
- 3-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Thursday 18 January 1979
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 18 January 1979
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- George Courtney
- Attendance:
- 32,438
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/6th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 3/1st
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- York City (FA Cup)
- League Cup:
- Watford
- League:
- Middlesbrough
- Watford:
- Jan 30, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 45 (of 218)
- Competitive:
- 3377 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4710 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 10 months, 4 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WLWDDL (Old to recent)
Goals
Garry Birtles (13')
Garry Birtles (49')
John Robertson (79')
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 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Garry Birtles  (13') (49') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 25 | John Robertson (79') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 32 | John O'Hare | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sherwood |
| 2 | D | Stirk |
| 3 | D | Pritchett |
| 4 | D | Booth |
| 5 | D | Bolton |
| 6 | M | Garner |
| 7 | M | Pollard |
| 8 | M | Luther Blissett |
| 9 | M | Jenkins |
| 10 | F | Joslyn |
| 11 | F | Cassells (71') |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Mayes (71') |
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