The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL - Sat Apr 28, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 28, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-0 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 April 1979

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: George Courtney
Attendance:: 41,898
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
Liverpool:: Sep 29, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3034 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1447 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3400 (of 5736)
Total:: 4735 (of 7523)
Played:: 45 years, 6 months, 24 days ago

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

Goals

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Bob Paisley
Prior form: WWWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals

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	25	Kenny Burns
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill
8	F	25	Trevor Francis
9	F	22	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock
11	F	26	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	27	Ian Bowyer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray Clemence
2	D	Alan Kennedy
3	D	Alan Hansen
4	D	Phil Neal
5	D	Phil Thompson
6	M	Graeme Souness
7	M	Ray Kennedy
8	M	Terry McDermott
9	M	Steve Heighway
10	F	Jimmy Case
11	F	Kenny Dalglish
Subs
12		Sammy Lee

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 28, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-1	Norwich City
Aston Villa	2-1	Chelsea
Bristol City	0-0	Leeds United
Everton	1-0	Birmingham City
Ipswich Town	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United	0-0	Derby County
Middlesbrough	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest	0-0	Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers	5-1	Coventry City
Southampton	1-0	Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Bolton Wanderers

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	Status
	1	Liverpool	36	25	7	4	72	15	17	2	0	46	4	8	5	4	26	11	57	57	WWWLWD	Safe
	2	West Bromwich Albion	35	20	10	5	66	32	11	5	2	36	14	9	5	3	30	18	34	50	WDDLDD	Safe
	3	Nottingham Forest	35	17	16	2	53	22	9	9	0	30	9	8	7	2	23	13	31	50	WWWDDW	Safe
	4	Everton	39	16	16	7	50	37	11	7	1	31	15	5	9	6	19	22	13	48	LLDDWL	Safe
	5	Leeds United	38	17	13	8	65	44	10	4	4	36	17	7	9	4	29	27	21	47	DLWDWW	Safe
	6	Arsenal	39	17	11	11	59	46	11	7	2	36	17	6	4	9	23	29	13	45	LWDWLL	Safe
	7	Ipswich Town	38	17	8	13	52	44	10	4	6	32	20	7	4	7	20	24	8	42	DDWWWW	Safe
	8	Coventry City	40	13	16	11	54	63	10	7	3	38	29	3	9	8	16	34	-9	42	DDDWDW	Safe
	9	Aston Villa	36	13	14	9	52	40	7	8	3	33	22	6	6	6	19	18	12	40	DDLWWW	Safe
	10	Manchester United	37	14	12	11	55	58	8	5	5	25	22	6	7	6	30	36	-3	40	LLDDDW	Safe
	11	Bristol City	40	15	9	16	47	49	11	5	4	34	19	4	4	12	13	30	-2	39	WWWLWL	Safe
	12	Middlesbrough	39	14	9	16	53	48	10	4	5	32	19	4	5	11	21	29	5	37	WWDWLL	Safe
	13	Southampton	37	11	15	11	45	48	8	9	2	33	19	3	6	9	12	29	-3	37	DDWDLD	Safe
	14	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	14	13	42	57	6	7	6	17	24	5	7	7	25	33	-15	36	LLLDDD	Safe
	15	Manchester City	37	11	13	13	50	48	7	5	6	27	24	4	8	7	23	24	2	35	LWDLWW	Safe
	16	Norwich City	40	7	21	12	49	55	7	9	4	28	18	0	12	8	21	37	-6	35	DDLLLL	Safe
	17	Bolton Wanderers	38	12	9	17	51	67	10	4	4	34	21	2	5	13	17	46	-16	33	WWDLLL	Safe
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	7	19	40	61	9	3	7	24	25	3	4	12	16	36	-21	31	LLDWDW
	19	Derby County	40	10	10	20	44	68	8	5	7	25	22	2	5	13	19	46	-24	30	LDLLWL
	20	Queens Park Rangers	38	5	13	20	36	61	3	9	6	18	25	2	4	14	18	36	-25	23	DLLDDL
	21	Birmingham City	38	5	9	24	33	59	5	8	7	24	25	0	1	17	9	34	-26	19	DDDLLD	Relegated
	22	Chelsea	38	5	8	25	39	85	3	4	12	20	38	2	4	13	19	47	-46	18	DLLLLW	Relegated

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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Liverpool	37	25	8	4	72	15	17	2	0	46	4	8	6	4	26	11	57	58	WWLWDD	Safe	0-0
	2	West Bromwich Albion	36	20	11	5	67	33	11	5	2	36	14	9	6	3	31	19	34	51	DDLDDD	Safe	1-1
	3	Nottingham Forest	36	17	17	2	53	22	9	10	0	30	9	8	7	2	23	13	31	51	WWDDWD	Safe	0-0
	4	Everton	40	17	16	7	51	37	12	7	1	32	15	5	9	6	19	22	14	50	LDDWLW	Safe	1-0
	5	Leeds United	39	17	14	8	65	44	10	4	4	36	17	7	10	4	29	27	21	48	LWDWWD	Safe	0-0
	6	Arsenal	40	17	12	11	60	47	11	8	2	37	18	6	4	9	23	29	13	46	WDWLLD	Safe	1-1
	7	Ipswich Town	39	18	8	13	54	45	11	4	6	34	21	7	4	7	20	24	9	44	DWWWWW	Safe	2-1
1	8	Aston Villa	37	14	14	9	54	41	8	8	3	35	23	6	6	6	19	18	13	42	DLWWWW	Safe	2-1
1	9	Coventry City	41	13	16	12	55	68	10	7	3	38	29	3	9	9	17	39	-13	42	DDWDWL	Safe	1-5
	10	Manchester United	38	14	13	11	55	58	8	6	5	25	22	6	7	6	30	36	-3	41	LDDDWD	Safe	0-0
	11	Bristol City	41	15	10	16	47	49	11	6	4	34	19	4	4	12	13	30	-2	40	WWLWLD	Safe	0-0
1	12	Southampton	38	12	15	11	46	48	9	9	2	34	19	3	6	9	12	29	-2	39	DWDLDW	Safe	1-0
1	13	Middlesbrough	40	14	10	16	54	49	10	5	5	33	20	4	5	11	21	29	5	38	WDWLLD	Safe	1-1
2	14	Norwich City	41	7	22	12	50	56	7	9	4	28	18	0	13	8	22	38	-6	36	DLLLLD	Safe	1-1
1	15	Tottenham Hotspur	39	11	14	14	43	59	6	7	6	17	24	5	7	8	26	35	-16	36	LLDDDL	Safe	1-2
1	16	Manchester City	38	11	13	14	50	49	7	5	6	27	24	4	8	8	23	25	1	35	WDLWWL	Safe	0-1
	17	Bolton Wanderers	39	12	10	17	52	68	10	4	4	34	21	2	6	13	18	47	-16	34	WDLLLD	Safe	1-1
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	12	8	19	41	62	9	4	7	25	26	3	4	12	16	36	-21	32	LDWDWD	Safe	1-1
	19	Derby County	41	10	11	20	44	68	8	5	7	25	22	2	6	13	19	46	-24	31	DLLWLD		0-0
	20	Queens Park Rangers	39	6	13	20	41	62	4	9	6	23	26	2	4	14	18	36	-21	25	LLDDLW		5-1
	21	Birmingham City	39	5	9	25	33	60	5	8	7	24	25	0	1	18	9	35	-27	19	DDLLDL	Relegated	0-1
	22	Chelsea	39	5	8	26	40	87	3	4	12	20	38	2	4	14	20	49	-47	18	LLLLWL	Relegated	1-2