FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Mar 24, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 24, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 24,514
- Pos Before/After:
- 6/6
- Opp Before/After:
- 7/8
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Chelsea
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3023 (of 4859)
- League Tier 1:
- 1438 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3387 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 4714 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
David Needham
Garry Birtles
Tony Woodcock
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
David Needham
Garry Birtles
Tony Woodcock
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LDDDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LDDDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
3 | M | Colin Barrett | |
4 | F | John McGovern | |
5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
6 | F | David Needham ![]() | |
7 | F | Martin O'Neill | |
8 | F | Trevor Francis | |
9 | F | Garry Birtles ![]() | |
10 | F | Tony Woodcock ![]() | |
11 | F | John Robertson | |
Subs | |||
12 | ? |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|
Home | F | A | Away |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Manchester City |
Aston Villa | 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Southampton |
Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Derby County | 0 | 0 | Everton |
Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
Manchester United | 4 | 1 | Leeds United |
Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City |
Norwich City | 3 | 0 | Bristol City |
Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Coventry City |
West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
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 | |
1 | Liverpool | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 50 | 46 | WWDDDW | |
2 | Everton | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 42 | LLWWDD | |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 38 | WDLLWW | |
4 | Arsenal | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 38 | DWLLWL | |
5 | Leeds United | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 38 | WWWWDW | |
6 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 35 | LWWDDW | |
7 | Coventry City | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -11 | 33 | LDDDDW | |
8 | Aston Villa | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 31 | DDWWLW | |
9 | Manchester United | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 31 | LWDWWL | |
10 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 30 | DWWDDW | |
11 | Norwich City | 31 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 32 | -4 | 30 | DDDWLD | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 30 | LLWLWD | |
13 | Southampton | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 29 | LDWWWW | |
14 | Bristol City | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -4 | 29 | LLLLLD | |
15 | Manchester City | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 26 | LWLWDW | |
16 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 25 | LWLWWD | |
17 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 24 | LLLLLW | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 38 | -18 | 21 | DWLLDL | |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 20 | LLLLWL | |
20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 20 | WDWLDL | |
21 | Chelsea | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -32 | 15 | LLDLLL | |
22 | Birmingham City | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 13 | LLWLWD |
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 | |
1 | Liverpool | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 52 | 48 | WDDDWW | |
2 | Everton | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 43 | LWWDDD | |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 29 | 40 | DLLWWW | |
4 | Arsenal | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 39 | WLLWLD | |
5 | Leeds United | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 38 | WWWDWL | |
6 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 37 | WWDDWW | |
![]() | 7 | Manchester United | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | -1 | 33 | WDWWLW |
![]() | 8 | Coventry City | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 33 | DDDDWL |
![]() | 9 | Norwich City | 32 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 44 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 32 | -1 | 32 | DDWLDW |
![]() | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 32 | LWLWDW |
![]() | 11 | Aston Villa | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 31 | DWWLWL |
![]() | 12 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 30 | WWDDWL |
13 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 29 | DWWWWL | |
14 | Bristol City | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -7 | 29 | LLLLDL | |
15 | Manchester City | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 27 | WLWDWD | |
16 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 27 | WLWWDW | |
17 | Derby County | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 25 | LLLLWD | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 38 | -16 | 23 | WLLDLW | |
![]() | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -24 | 22 | DWLDLW |
![]() | 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -20 | 20 | LLLWLL |
21 | Chelsea | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -33 | 15 | LDLLLL | |
22 | Birmingham City | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 13 | LWLWDL |