SEASON: 1978-79


Prev Season: 1977-78
This Season: 1978-79
Next Season: 1979-80
DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Brian Clough
FA Cup:
5th Round (Arsenal (H) 0-1)
League Cup:
Winners  (Southampton (Wembley) 3-2)

Player Of The Year:
Garry Birtles
Top Goalscorer:
Garry Birtles (26 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1978-79
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Liverpool42308485161920514116434126968European Cup First Round0-00-2
2Nottingham Forest42211836126111003410108327163560European Cup First Round
3West Bromwich Albion4224117723513533815116434203759UEFA Cup First Round0-01-0
4Everton4217178524012723217510620231251UEFA Cup First Round0-01-1
5Leeds United42181410705211464125710429271850UEFA Cup First Round0-02-1
6Ipswich Town422091363491146342195729281449UEFA Cup First Round1-01-1
7Arsenal4217141161481182371866924301348Cup Winners Cup First Round2-11-2
8Aston Villa4215161159498943726777222310464-02-1
9Manchester United42151512606397529256873138-3451-11-1
10Coventry City421416125868117341293991739-10443-00-0
11Tottenham Hotspur42131514486178619256782936-13411-13-1
12Middlesbrough42151017575010563321551124297402-23-1
13Bristol City4215101747511164341944131332-4402-03-1
14Southampton4212161447539102352036121233-6401-00-0
15Manchester City421313165856957342848924282393-10-0
16Norwich City427231251577104291901382238-6372-11-1
17Bolton Wanderers4212111954751056362826131847-21351-11-0
18Wolverhampton Wanderers421382144681047262634141842-24343-10-1
19Derby County421011214471858252526131946-27311-12-1
20Queens Park Rangers42613234573498243324152140-2825Relegated0-00-0
21Birmingham City42610263764597242511191339-2722Relegated1-02-0
22Chelsea425102744923513234225142150-4820Relegated6-03-1
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
63
Competitive Goals:
111
Goals per game:
1.8
League Games:
42
League Points:
60 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
71.4%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored17 times11 times13 times3 times4 times
Conceded28 times6 times1 time
Won By15 times14 times2 times2 times3 times
Lost By3 times1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 12-11021 Liverpool (0-2), Liverpool (0-0)
23 2413-215 West Bromwich Albion (0-0), Everton (0-0), Everton (1-1), West Bromwich Albion (1-0)
353 31-1-001 Coventry City (0-0)
458 41--1120 Arsenal (1-2)
535 511--212 Leeds United (2-1)
688 61-1-001 Leeds United (0-0)
7 733--716 Aston Villa (2-1), Bristol City (2-0), Coventry City (3-0)
87 81-1-111 Manchester United (1-1)
97 933--836 Arsenal (2-1), Bristol City (3-1), Tottenham Hotspur (3-1)
1014 10-------
11 1111--212 Norwich City (2-1)
12 12211-213 Ipswich Town (1-1), Southampton (1-0)
137 13312-624 Derby County (1-1), Aston Villa (4-0), Manchester United (1-1)
14 1411--312 Manchester City (3-1)
15 15312-214 Ipswich Town (1-0), Manchester City (0-0), Norwich City (1-1)
16 16-------
17 17312-424 Queens Park Rangers (0-0), Middlesbrough (3-1), Bolton Wanderers (1-1)
18 1821-1222 Derby County (2-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-1)
19 19413-325 Queens Park Rangers (0-0), Middlesbrough (2-2), Southampton (0-0), Bolton Wanderers (1-0)
20 2011--312 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-1)
21 2122--304 Birmingham City (1-0), Birmingham City (2-0)
22 2222--914 Chelsea (6-0), Chelsea (3-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Tottenham Hotspur (1-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
41,898 (Liverpool)
Lowest League Attendance:
20,388 (Southampton)
Average League Attendance:
29,339
Highest Cup Attendance:
40,804 (Cologne)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
18,669 (Oldham Athletic)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
28
Yellow Cards:
12
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
2   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
2   (scored by us for opponents)   (Kenny Burns, Larry Lloyd)
Penalties scored:
6
Penalties conceded:
6
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 19, 1978Tottenham HotspurH1-141,22313O'Neill (12')
2Tue Aug 22, 1978Coventry CityA0-028,62213
3Sat Aug 26, 1978Queens Park RangersA0-017,97110
4Sat Sep 02, 1978West Bromwich AlbionH0-028,23910
5Sat Sep 09, 1978ArsenalH2-128,1246Robertson (52' pen), Bowyer (70')
6Sat Sep 16, 1978Manchester UnitedA1-153,0399Bowyer (6')
7Sat Sep 23, 1978MiddlesbroughH2-226,2878Birtles (18'), O'Neill (44')
8Sat Sep 30, 1978Aston VillaA2-136,7356Woodcock (49'), Robertson (78' pen)
9Sat Oct 07, 1978Wolverhampton WanderersH3-129,3134Birtles (26', 60'), O'Neill (56')
10Sat Oct 14, 1978Bristol CityA3-126,9473Birtles (5'), Robertson (26' pen, 54' pen)
11Sat Oct 21, 1978Ipswich TownH1-028,9113O'Neill (12')
12Sat Oct 28, 1978SouthamptonA0-038,0693
13Sat Nov 04, 1978EvertonH0-035,5154
14Sat Nov 11, 1978Tottenham HotspurA3-150,5414Anderson (62'), Robertson (69'), Birtles (85')
15Sat Nov 18, 1978Queens Park RangersH0-028,0324
16Sat Nov 25, 1978Bolton WanderersA1-025,6924Robertson (65')
17Sat Dec 09, 1978LiverpoolA0-251,4695
18Sat Dec 16, 1978Birmingham CityH1-025,2245Gemmill (70')
19Sat Dec 23, 1978Manchester CityA0-037,0125
20Tue Dec 26, 1978Derby CountyH1-134,2565Woodcock (55')
21Sat Jan 13, 1979ArsenalA1-252,1586Robertson (37')
22Sat Feb 03, 1979MiddlesbroughA3-121,3306Birtles (17', 62'), Robertson (48')
23Sat Feb 24, 1979Bristol CityH2-028,0086Needham (8'), Birtles (16')
24Sat Mar 03, 1979Ipswich TownA1-127,1886Birtles (24')
25Sat Mar 10, 1979EvertonA1-137,7456Barrett (17')
26Wed Mar 14, 1979Norwich CityH2-124,0466Woodcock (50', 58')
27Sat Mar 24, 1979Coventry CityH3-024,5146Woodcock (25'), Birtles (64'), Needham (83')
28Wed Mar 28, 1979ChelseaH6-024,5144O'Neill (44', 64', 70'), Woodcock (46', 62'), Birtles (54')
29Sat Mar 31, 1979Bolton WanderersH1-129,0154Francis (89')Safe
30Wed Apr 04, 1979Aston VillaH4-027,0564Allan Evans (13' OG), Woodcock (49'), Francis (55'), O'Neill (71')Safe
31Sat Apr 07, 1979ChelseaA3-129,2133Francis (8'), O'Neill (42'), Bowyer (48')Safe
32Sat Apr 14, 1979Derby CountyA2-130,1563Birtles (27'), O'Neill (34')Safe
33Mon Apr 16, 1979Leeds UnitedH0-037,3974Safe
34Wed Apr 18, 1979Manchester UnitedH1-133,0743Francis (86')Safe
35Sat Apr 21, 1979Birmingham CityA2-022,1982Birtles (5'), Robertson (48')Safe
36Sat Apr 28, 1979LiverpoolH0-041,8983Safe
37Mon Apr 30, 1979Wolverhampton WanderersA0-123,6133Safe
38Wed May 02, 1979SouthamptonH1-020,3883Francis (?)Safe
39Sat May 05, 1979Norwich CityA1-116,6163Woodcock (55')Safe
40Wed May 09, 1979Manchester CityH3-121,1043Birtles (?), Woodcock (?), Bowyer (?)Safe
41Tue May 15, 1979Leeds UnitedA2-133,5943Mills (5'), John Hawley (86' OG)Safe
42Fri May 18, 1979West Bromwich AlbionA1-028,2102Francis (81')Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Jan 10, 1979Aston Villa3H2-029,550Needham (58'), Woodcock (76')
Sat Jan 27, 1979York City4H3-125,228Lloyd (14'), McGovern (44'), O'Neill (72')
Mon Feb 26, 1979Arsenal5H0-135,906

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Aug 29, 1978Oldham Athletic2A0-013,793
Wed Sep 06, 1978Oldham Athletic21H4-218,669Needham (49'), Burns (57'), Woodcock (61'), Robertson (63' pen)
Wed Oct 04, 1978Oxford United3A5-014,287Birtles (24'), McGovern (30'), O'Neill (43'), Robertson (59'), Anderson (89')
Tue Nov 07, 1978Everton4A3-248,503Lloyd (52'), Anderson (73'), Woodcock (75')
Wed Dec 13, 1978Brighton and Hove AlbionQuarterH3-130,672McGovern (21'), Robertson (59'), Birtles (66')
Wed Jan 17, 1979WatfordSemi1H3-132,438Birtles (13', 49'), Robertson (79')
Tue Jan 30, 1979WatfordSemi2A0-027,656
Sat Mar 17, 1979SouthamptonFinalN3-296,952Birtles (51', 79'), Woodcock (83')

European Cup
DateOpponentCountryRoundLegH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Sep 13, 1978LiverpoolEngland11H2-038,316Birtles (26'), Barrett (87')
Wed Sep 27, 1978LiverpoolEngland12A0-051,679
Wed Oct 18, 1978AEK AthensGreece21A2-135,000McGovern (10'), Birtles (45')
Wed Nov 01, 1978AEK AthensGreece22H5-138,069Needham (8'), Woodcock (36'), Anderson (40'), Birtles (66', 72')
Wed Mar 07, 1979Grasshoppers ZurichSwitzerlandQuarter1H4-131,949Birtles (31'), Robertson (47' pen), Gemmill (87'), Lloyd (89')
Wed Mar 21, 1979Grasshoppers ZurichSwitzerlandQuarter2A1-117,800O'Neill (38')
Wed Apr 11, 1979CologneGermanySemi1H3-340,804Birtles (28'), Bowyer (53'), Robertson (63')
Wed Apr 25, 1979CologneGermanySemi2A1-062,000Bowyer (65')
Wed May 30, 1979Malmo FFSwedenFinalN1-065,000Francis (45')

Charity Shield
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Aug 12, 1978Ipswich TownFinalN5-068,000O'Neill (10', 75'), Withe (27'), Lloyd (46'), Robertson (87')

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Sep 19, 1978Mansfield TownFinalH4-05,339Burke (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?), Barrett (?)
Wed May 23, 1979Mansfield TownFinalH3-19,165Lloyd (52'), Francis (66'), Robertson (76')

Pre-Season Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Jul 25, 1978Red Star BelgradeYugoslaviaA2-333,000Withe (42'), O'Neill (73')
Thu Jul 27, 1978Dynamo ZagrebYugoslaviaA1-135,000Needham (87')
Sun Jul 30, 1978NK OsijekCroatiaA1-115,000Bowyer (65')
Wed Aug 02, 1978AEK AthensGreeceA1-130,000Woodcock (14')
Mon Aug 14, 1978Celta VigoSpainA1-113,000Withe (90')
Wed Aug 16, 1978FC PortoPortugalA0-125,000

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Dec 05, 1978Dynamo ZagrebYugoslaviaA2-05,338Birtles (20', 60')

Testimonial
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Sep 04, 1978Mansfield TownEnglandA6-07,051O'Neill (?, ?), Woodcock (?, ?), Needham (?), Robertson (?)
Mon Feb 19, 1979Exeter CityEnglandA5-09,479Woodcock (?, 43', 44'), Anderson (57'), Bowyer (73')
Wed Feb 21, 1979West Bromwich AlbionEnglandA0-03,500
Fri May 11, 1979SouthamptonEnglandA4-114,693Bowyer (?, ?), Birtles (?), Mills (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (1) - £1,000,000 Out (6) - £575,000
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Feb 17, 1979Trevor FrancisBought£1,000,000Chris WoodsSold£250,000
Frank ClarkRetired
Steve ElliottSold
Aug 19, 1978Peter WitheSold£175,000
Apr 11, 1979Archie GemmillSold
Sep 01, 1979Stephen BurkeSold£150,000


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Peter Shilton England286336234
Defenders
D Bryn Gunn England19113
D Colin Barrett England251871121
D David Needham England2938211435144
D Frank Clark England34322183211
D Kenny Burns Scotland243721151121
D Larry Lloyd England295634184411
D Viv Anderson England22593421443
Midfielders
M Gary Mills England16651112
M Ian Bowyer England2742261426135
M John McGovern Scotland285530214411
M Martin O'Neill N. Ireland26422317215133
M Steve Elliott England196141
Forwards
F Archie Gemmill Scotland3142231632223
F Garry Birtles England225332174261
F John O'Hare Scotland311595147
F John Robertson Scotland25633623416
F Peter Withe England262111
F Tony Woodcock England225733213152
F Trevor Francis England2421137171


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 14
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
26Garry Birtles53
16 (6)John Robertson63
15Martin O'Neill42
15Tony Woodcock57
7Trevor Francis21
6Ian Bowyer42
5David Needham38
4John McGovern55
4Larry Lloyd56
4Viv Anderson59
2Archie Gemmill42
2Colin Barrett18
2Own Goals63
1Gary Mills6
1Kenny Burns37
1Peter Withe2


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Aston VillaSat Sep 30, 1978Away2-1Wed Apr 04, 1979Home4-0
Birmingham CitySat Dec 16, 1978Home1-0Sat Apr 21, 1979Away2-0
Bristol CitySat Oct 14, 1978Away3-1Sat Feb 24, 1979Home2-0
ChelseaWed Mar 28, 1979Home6-0Sat Apr 07, 1979Away3-1



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score