FOREST 2 - 1 ARSENAL - Sat Sep 09, 1978 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Sep 09, 1978 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Arsenal

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
2-1  WON 

Half-time: 0-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 09 September 1978
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1978-79

Referee:
T Mills

Attendance:
28,124

Pos Before/After:
10 6

Opp Before/After:
9 13

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Liverpool (European Cup)

League:
Manchester United

Arsenal:
Jan 13, 1979


GAME COUNT:

League:
3003 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1416 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3352 (of 5724)
Total:
4683 (of 7505)
Played:
45 years, 6 months, 19 days ago


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

Goals
John Robertson (52') (Pen)
Ian Bowyer (70')
Logo
ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: DDLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Liam Brady (6')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Peter Shilton
2D22 Viv Anderson
3D26 Colin Barrett
4M28 John McGovern
5D29 Larry Lloyd
6D24 Kenny Burns
7M16 Gary Mills off for David NeedhamDebut
8M27 Ian Bowyer goal (70')
9F22 Garry Birtles
10F22 Tony Woodcock
11F25 John Robertson goal (52')
Subs
12D29 David Needham on for Gary Mills


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKPat Jennings
2DDavid O'Leary
3DSteve Walford
4DWillie Young
5DPat Rice
6MSammy Nelson
7MDavid Price
8MLiam Brady goal
9MGraham Rix
10FAlan Sunderland
11FFrank Stapleton
Subs
12Jim Harvey


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 09, 1978)
Home Score Away
Birmingham City0-3Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers2-1Derby County
Coventry City3-2Chelsea
Everton2-0Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town0-2Aston Villa
Manchester City3-0Leeds United
Nottingham Forest2-1Arsenal
Queens Park Rangers1-1Manchester United
Southampton3-2Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur1-0Bristol City
West Bromwich Albion2-2Norwich City

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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Liverpool44001622009120071148 WWWW
2Coventry City431082110412004167 WDWW
3West Bromwich Albion431071200611101067 WWWD
4Everton431052200311102137 WWWD
5Leeds United4211105101531105255 DLWW
6Aston Villa421163110211014235 WWLD
7Bristol City421144110211012305 WDWL
8Manchester United4211561102110135-15 WWLD
9Arsenal412185110730111234 DDLW
10Nottingham Forest404011020110200004 DDDD
11Norwich City4121671104201125-14 WDLD
12Southampton4121671104301124-14 LDWD
13Middlesbrough411255011121014303 LWLD
14Ipswich Town4112451013301112-13 LLWD
15Manchester City4031470112502022-33 DDLD
16Chelsea4112360020411032-33 LWDL
17Birmingham City4022470112401123-32 LLDD
18Derby County4022360111301123-32 DLDL
19Wolverhampton Wanderers4103251012100204-32 LLLW
20Bolton Wanderers40225100113401126-52 LDLD
21Tottenham Hotspur40224140113601118-102 DLDL
22Queens Park Rangers4013280110100227-61 LLDL


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Liverpool5500192200913001011710 WWWWW 3-0
2Coventry City5410114210732004179 WDWWW 3-2
13Everton541072300511102159 WWWDW 2-0
14West Bromwich Albion532093210831101068 WWWDD 2-2
15Aston Villa531183110212016257 WWLDW 2-0
46Nottingham Forest514032120320200016 DDDDW 2-1
57Southampton522199210750112406 LDWDW 3-2
8Manchester United5221671102111146-16 WWLDD 1-1
49Leeds United5212108101531115525 DLWWL 0-3
510Manchester City513177111550202205 DDLDW 3-0
11Norwich City5131891104202147-15 WDLDD 2-2
512Bristol City5212451102110224-15 WDWLL 0-1
413Arsenal512297110730122424 DDLWL 1-2
614Bolton Wanderers51227111115501126-44 LDLDW 2-1
615Tottenham Hotspur51225141114601118-94 DLDLW 1-0
316Middlesbrough5113570111210245-23 LWLDL 0-2
317Ipswich Town5113471023501112-33 LLWDL 0-2
218Chelsea5113590020411155-43 LWDLL 2-3
119Derby County5023480111301235-42 DLDLL 1-2
120Wolverhampton Wanderers5104481012100327-42 LLLWL 2-3
421Birmingham City50234100122701123-62 LLDDL 0-3
22Queens Park Rangers5023390211200227-62 LLDLD 1-1