WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 - 5 FOREST - Sat Sep 01, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 01, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- The Hawthorns
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 5-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 26,026
- Pos Before/After:
- 2/1
- Opp Before/After:
- 20/22
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1979-80
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Cup:
- Blackburn Rovers
- League:
- Leeds United
- League Tier 1:
- Leeds United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3042 (of 4860)
- League Tier 1:
- 1457 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3410 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 4744 (of 7305)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Frank Gray - Frank Gray first goal
Larry Lloyd
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Frank Gray - Frank Gray first goal
Larry Lloyd
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager:
Prior form: DLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | Frank Gray  | |
| 4 | F | John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | M | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | F | Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Coventry City | 2 | 0 | Norwich City |
| Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | Derby County |
| Everton | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa |
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | Stoke City |
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Arsenal |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough |
| Southampton | 3 | 2 | Liverpool |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Manchester City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 5 | 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 | |
| 1 | Norwich City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | WWW | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WWW | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | WWD | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | WW | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLW | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | DWD | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DDW | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WLD | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | DWL | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | DLW | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DDD | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | DWL | |
| 14 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DLW | |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DDL | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 2 | LWL | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LWL | |
| 18 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | LLW | |
| 19 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | DLL | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | DLL | |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 | LLL | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 0 | LLL | |
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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | WWWW |
 1 | 2 | Norwich City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | WWWL |
| 3 | 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | DWDW |
| 1 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | WWDL |
| 7 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | DDDW |
| 5 | 6 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | DLWW |
| 1 | 7 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WLDD |
| 4 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WWL |
| 1 | 9 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DWLD |
| 6 | 10 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | LWLW |
| 6 | 11 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | WLWL |
| 5 | 12 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWLW |
| 2 | 13 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DDLW |
| 1 | 14 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | DWLD |
| 8 | 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | DDWL |
| 7 | 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | DWL |
| 1 | 17 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLWD |
| 4 | 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | DLWL |
| 2 | 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 | LLLW |
| 2 | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LLLW |
| 2 | 21 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 | DLLL |
| 2 | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 | DLLL |