SOUTHAMPTON 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Mar 17, 1979 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 17, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Southampton
- Home/Away:
- Neutral
- Ground:
- Wembley
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- Final
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- Peter Reeves
- Attendance:
- 96,952
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/6th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/13th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Grasshoppers Zurich (European Cup)
- League Cup:
- Blackburn Rovers
- League:
- Coventry City
- Southampton:
- May 02, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 47 (of 218)
- Competitive:
- 3387 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4722 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 45 years, 8 months, 4 days ago
- Notes:
- Won the League Cup at Wembley
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Garry Birtles (51')
Garry Birtles (79')
Tony Woodcock (83')
SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
Prior form: LDWWWW (Old to recent)
Goals
David Peach (16')
Nick Holmes (87')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Colin Barrett | |
| 3 | D | 35 | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M | 29 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 30 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 29 | David Needham | |
| 7 | M | 27 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | 31 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Garry Birtles  (51') (79') | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Tony Woodcock (83') | |
| 11 | F | 26 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 27 | Ian Bowyer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Terry Gennoe |
| 2 | D | Ivan Golac |
| 3 | D | David Peach |
| 4 | D | Steve Williams |
| 5 | D | Chris Nichol |
| 6 | M | Malcolm Waldron |
| 7 | M | Alan Ball |
| 8 | M | Phil Boyer |
| 9 | M | Austin Hayes |
| 10 | F | Nick Holmes |
| 11 | F | Terry Curran |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Tony Sealy |
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