FOREST 4 - 0 ASTON VILLA - Wed Apr 04, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Wed Apr 04, 1979 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Aston Villa

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
4-0  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 05 April 1979

Season:
1978-79

Referee:
Pat Partridge

Attendance:
27,056

Pos Before/After:
4 4

Opp Before/After:
13 13

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Chelsea (League Tier 1)

Aston Villa:
Dec 26, 1979


GAME COUNT:

League:
3028 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1441 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3392 (of 5724)
Total:
4727 (of 7505)
Played:
44 years, 11 months, 24 days ago


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

Goals
Allan Evans (13') (OG)
Trevor Francis (55')
Tony Woodcock (49')
Martin O'Neill (71')
Logo
ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: WWLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK29 Peter Shilton
2D22 Viv Anderson
3M27 Ian Bowyer
4M29 John McGovern
5D30 Larry Lloyd
6D29 David Needham
7M27 Martin O'Neill goal (71')
8F32 Archie Gemmill
9F24 Trevor Francis goal (55')
10F23 Tony Woodcock goal (49')
11F26 John Robertson
Subs
12F32 John O'Hare


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKJimmy Rimmer
2DJohn Gidman
3DKen McNaught
4DAllan Evans
5DKenny Swain
6MDennis Mortimer
7MAlex Cropley
8MJohn Gregory
9MTommy Craig
10FAndy Gray
11FBrian Little
Subs
12Gordon Cowans


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Apr 04, 1979)
Home Score Away
Chelsea1-1Derby County
Nottingham Forest4-0Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion4-0Manchester 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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Liverpool302163631114204047432375248 WDDDWW Safe
2Everton341514546321061271258419201444 WDDDDL Safe
3West Bromwich Albion2818645727932291293228153042 LLWWWW Safe
4Nottingham Forest2913142411987025857216112240 DDWWWD Safe
5Arsenal33151085133972301563621181840 LWLDLD Safe
6Leeds United32141175741734281578329261639 WWDWLD Safe
7Coventry City35111311435786330263781331-1435 DDWLDD
8Manchester United301389495074423206452630-134 DWWLWD
9Ipswich Town3313713424084627195371521233 DDWLWD
10Norwich City3471984648782251301162135-233 WLDWLD
11Bristol City35129144044954301834101026-433 LLDLWW
12Tottenham Hotspur33111111364965514205662229-1333 WDWDLL
13Aston Villa29101273828573221755416111032 WWLWLD
14Southampton3110111036368622814258822031 WWWLDD
15Middlesbrough3311814474484529193491825330 WWDWDW
16Manchester City3181211434044620224852318328 WDWDDL
17Bolton Wanderers32108144456933301715111439-1228 DLWWDW
18Derby County3398163655755221923111436-1926 LLWDLD
19Wolverhampton Wanderers32105173255736192432111331-2325 LDLWDW
20Queens Park Rangers34511183355386182523121530-2221 LWLLDL
21Birmingham City335622295055620190116931-2116 WDLWLD
22Chelsea32472131702310153124111639-3915 DLLLLL


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Liverpool302163631114204047432375248 WDDDWW Safe
12West Bromwich Albion29196461271032331293228153444 LWWWWW Safe 4-0
13Everton341514546321061271258419201444 WDDDDL Safe
4Nottingham Forest3014142451997029857216112642 DWWWDW Safe 4-0
5Arsenal33151085133972301563621181840 LWLDLD Safe
6Leeds United32141175741734281578329261639 WWDWLD Safe
7Coventry City35111311435786330263781331-1435 DDWLDD
8Manchester United301389495074423206452630-134 DWWLWD
9Ipswich Town3313713424084627195371521233 DDWLWD
10Norwich City3471984648782251301162135-233 WLDWLD
11Bristol City35129144044954301834101026-433 LLDLWW
12Tottenham Hotspur33111111364965514205662229-1333 WDWDLL
13Aston Villa3010128383257322175551615632 WLWLDL 0-4
14Southampton3110111036368622814258822031 WWWLDD
15Middlesbrough3311814474484529193491825330 WWDWDW
16Manchester City3281212434444620224862322-128 DWDDLL 0-4
17Bolton Wanderers32108144456933301715111439-1228 DLWWDW
18Derby County3499163756755221924111537-1927 LWDLDD 1-1
19Wolverhampton Wanderers32105173255736192432111331-2325 LDLWDW
20Queens Park Rangers34511183355386182523121530-2221 LWLLDL
21Birmingham City335622295055620190116931-2116 WDLWLD
22Chelsea33482132712410163224111639-3916 LLLLLD 1-1