The City Ground

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0 - 1 FOREST - Fri May 18, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri May 18, 1979 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Hawthorns
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: T Spencer
Attendance:: 28,210
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Mansfield Town (County Cup)
League:: Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion:: Sep 01, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3040 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1453 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 3406 (of 5736)
Total:: 4742 (of 7523)
Played:: 45 years, 6 months, 3 days ago

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

Goals
Trevor Francis (81')

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DWWWWL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Viv Anderson
3	M	27	Ian Bowyer
4	M	29	John McGovern
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd
6	D	25	Kenny Burns
7	F	32	John O'Hare
8	F	25	Trevor Francis (81')
9	F	22	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock
11	F	26	John Robertson
Subs
12	D	29	David Needham

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tony Godden
2	D	John Wile
3	D	Brendon Batson
4	D	Derek Statham
5	D	Bryan Robson
6	M	Len Cantello
7	M	John Trewick
8	M	Alistair Brown
9	M	David Mills
10	F	Cyrille Regis
11	F	Tony Brown
Subs
12		Bennett

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri May 18, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
West Bromwich Albion	0-1	Nottingham Forest

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	42	30	8	4	85	16	19	2	0	51	4	11	6	4	34	12	69	68	DWWWWW	Champions
	2	West Bromwich Albion	41	24	11	6	72	34	13	5	2	38	14	11	6	4	34	20	38	59	DWWWWL	Safe
	3	Nottingham Forest	41	20	18	3	60	26	11	10	0	34	10	9	8	3	26	16	34	58	DLWDWW	Safe
	4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	12	7	2	32	17	5	10	6	20	23	12	51	DWLWLD	Safe
	5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	11	4	6	41	25	7	10	4	29	27	18	50	WWDWLL	Safe
	6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	11	4	6	34	21	9	5	7	29	28	14	49	WWWDWW	Safe
	7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	11	8	2	37	18	6	6	9	24	30	13	48	WLLDDD	Safe
	8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	8	9	4	37	26	7	7	7	22	23	10	46	WDDLLW	Safe
	9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	9	7	5	29	25	6	8	7	31	38	-3	45	WDDLWD	Safe
	10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	11	7	3	41	29	3	9	9	17	39	-10	44	DWDWLW	Safe
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	7	8	6	19	25	6	7	8	29	36	-13	41	DDLDWW	Safe
	12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	10	5	6	33	21	5	5	11	24	29	7	40	WLLDWL	Safe
	13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	11	6	4	34	19	4	4	13	13	32	-4	40	WLWLDL	Safe
	14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	9	10	2	35	20	3	6	12	12	33	-6	40	DWDLLL	Safe
	15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	9	5	7	34	28	4	8	9	24	28	2	39	WLWWLL	Safe
	16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	7	10	4	29	19	0	13	8	22	38	-6	37	LLLLDD	Safe
	17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	10	5	6	36	28	2	6	13	18	47	-21	35	LLDLDL	Safe
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	10	4	7	26	26	3	4	14	18	42	-24	34	DWDWLL	Safe
	19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	8	5	8	25	25	2	6	13	19	46	-27	31	LLWLDL	Safe
	20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	4	9	8	24	33	2	4	15	21	40	-28	25	DLWLLL	Relegated
	21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	5	9	7	24	25	1	1	19	13	39	-27	22	LDLLDW	Relegated
	22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	3	5	13	23	42	2	5	14	21	50	-48	20	LWLLDD	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	42	30	8	4	85	16	19	2	0	51	4	11	6	4	34	12	69	68	DWWWWW	Champions
1	2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	11	10	0	34	10	10	8	3	27	16	35	60	LWDWWW	Safe	1-0
1	3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	13	5	3	38	15	11	6	4	34	20	37	59	WWWWLL	Safe	0-1
	4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	12	7	2	32	17	5	10	6	20	23	12	51	DWLWLD	Safe
	5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	11	4	6	41	25	7	10	4	29	27	18	50	WWDWLL	Safe
	6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	11	4	6	34	21	9	5	7	29	28	14	49	WWWDWW	Safe
	7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	11	8	2	37	18	6	6	9	24	30	13	48	WLLDDD	Safe
	8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	8	9	4	37	26	7	7	7	22	23	10	46	WDDLLW	Safe
	9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	9	7	5	29	25	6	8	7	31	38	-3	45	WDDLWD	Safe
	10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	11	7	3	41	29	3	9	9	17	39	-10	44	DWDWLW	Safe
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	7	8	6	19	25	6	7	8	29	36	-13	41	DDLDWW	Safe
	12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	10	5	6	33	21	5	5	11	24	29	7	40	WLLDWL	Safe
	13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	11	6	4	34	19	4	4	13	13	32	-4	40	WLWLDL	Safe
	14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	9	10	2	35	20	3	6	12	12	33	-6	40	DWDLLL	Safe
	15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	9	5	7	34	28	4	8	9	24	28	2	39	WLWWLL	Safe
	16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	7	10	4	29	19	0	13	8	22	38	-6	37	LLLLDD	Safe
	17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	10	5	6	36	28	2	6	13	18	47	-21	35	LLDLDL	Safe
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	10	4	7	26	26	3	4	14	18	42	-24	34	DWDWLL	Safe
	19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	8	5	8	25	25	2	6	13	19	46	-27	31	LLWLDL	Safe
	20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	4	9	8	24	33	2	4	15	21	40	-28	25	DLWLLL	Relegated
	21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	5	9	7	24	25	1	1	19	13	39	-27	22	LDLLDW	Relegated
	22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	3	5	13	23	42	2	5	14	21	50	-48	20	LWLLDD	Relegated