The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Mar 24, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 24, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: Don Shaw
Attendance:: 24,514
League Week:: 27 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 6 6
Opp Before/After:: 7 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chelsea (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Aug 25, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3025 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 1438 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 3389 (of 5790)
Total:: 4725 (of 7585)
Played:: 46 years, 8 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tony Woodcock (25')
Garry Birtles (64')
David Needham (83')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Gordon Milne
Prior form: LDDDDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Viv Anderson
3	D	26	Colin Barrett
4	M	29	John McGovern
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd
6	D	29	David Needham (83')
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill
8	F	24	Trevor Francis
9	F	22	Garry Birtles (64')
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock (25')
11	F	26	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	32	Archie Gemmill

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton	87		3	1
2	D	22	Viv Anderson	187	10	3	1
3	D	26	Colin Barrett	106	8	3	1
4	M	29	John McGovern	188	9	3	1
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd	111	9	3	1
6	D	29	David Needham (83')	57	8	3	1
7	M	27	Martin O'Neill	300	48	3	1
8	F	24	Trevor Francis	4		10	3
9	F	22	Garry Birtles (64')	39	20	3	1
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock (25')	140	45	3	1
11	F	26	John Robertson	292	53	3	1
Subs
12	F	32	Archie Gemmill	77	5	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Les Sealey
2	D	Brian Roberts
3	D	Mick Coop
4	D	Bobby McDonald
5	D	Jim Hagan
6	M	Tommy Hutchison
7	M	Barry Powell
8	M	Andy Blair
9	M	Donato Nardiello
10	F	Terry Yorath
11	F	Garry Thompson
Subs
12		Steve Hunt

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 24, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-1	Manchester City
Aston Villa	2-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Bolton Wanderers	2-0	Southampton
Chelsea	1-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County	0-0	Everton
Liverpool	2-0	Ipswich Town
Manchester United	4-1	Leeds United
Middlesbrough	2-1	Birmingham City
Norwich City	3-0	Bristol City
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Queens Park Rangers

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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