The City Ground

ARSENAL 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 13, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 13, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highbury
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: Alan Robinson
Attendance:: 52,158
Pos Before/After:: 5 6
Opp Before/After:: 4 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Watford (League Cup)
League:: Middlesbrough
Arsenal:: Feb 26, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3019 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1432 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3376 (of 5724)
Total:: 4709 (of 7505)
Played:: 45 years, 3 months, 7 days ago

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

Goals
John Robertson (37')

ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: WDWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
David Price (60')
Frank Stapleton (82')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Peter Shilton
2	D	22	Viv Anderson
3	D	35	Frank Clark
4	M	29	John McGovern
5	D	30	Larry Lloyd
6	D	29	David Needham
7	M	26	Martin O'Neill
8	F	31	Archie Gemmill
9	F	22	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Tony Woodcock
11	F	25	John Robertson (37')
Subs
12	D	20	Bryn Gunn

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Pat Jennings
2	D	Steve Walford
3	D	Sammy Nelson
4	D	Brian Talbot
5	D	David O'Leary
6	M	Willie Young
7	M	Liam Brady
8	M	Alan Sunderland
9	M	Frank Stapleton
10	F	David Price
11	F	Graham Rix
Subs
12		Steve Gatting

Videos:

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Jan 13, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Bristol City	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Leeds United	1-1	Manchester City
Norwich City	1-1	West Bromwich Albion

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	21	15	3	3	47	9	9	1	0	26	2	6	2	3	21	7	38	33	DWLWLW
	2	West Bromwich Albion	21	14	5	2	46	19	6	3	1	23	8	8	2	1	23	11	27	33	DWWWWW
	3	Everton	22	12	9	1	32	16	8	3	0	17	5	4	6	1	15	11	16	33	WWDLWD
	4	Arsenal	22	11	7	4	39	20	7	4	1	24	11	4	3	3	15	9	19	29	WDWWLW
	5	Nottingham Forest	20	8	11	1	21	12	4	6	0	11	6	4	5	1	10	6	9	27	DWLWDD
	6	Leeds United	23	9	8	6	44	30	6	1	4	24	12	3	7	2	20	18	14	26	WDDWDW
	7	Bristol City	24	9	7	8	30	26	6	3	3	21	13	3	4	5	9	13	4	25	DWDWDL
	8	Coventry City	22	9	7	6	29	35	7	4	0	22	12	2	3	6	7	23	-6	25	DWLWLD
	9	Manchester United	22	9	6	7	32	39	5	3	3	16	16	4	3	4	16	23	-7	24	WWWLLL
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	8	6	25	36	5	3	3	11	15	3	5	3	14	21	-11	24	WWLLDD
	11	Aston Villa	21	7	9	5	26	19	2	6	2	12	12	5	3	3	14	7	7	23	LDWDDD
	12	Southampton	21	6	8	7	25	28	5	5	1	18	10	1	3	6	7	18	-3	20	WLWWWD
	13	Ipswich Town	22	8	3	11	29	30	5	1	6	18	15	3	2	5	11	15	-1	19	WLLWDW
	14	Derby County	22	7	5	10	26	40	6	3	2	18	14	1	2	8	8	26	-14	19	WLLLDD
	15	Manchester City	21	5	8	8	27	26	3	3	4	14	13	2	5	4	13	13	1	18	LLLDLD
	16	Norwich City	19	4	10	5	30	30	4	4	2	17	11	0	6	3	13	19	0	18	DWLDDD
	17	Bolton Wanderers	22	6	5	11	29	41	5	3	3	19	13	1	2	8	10	28	-12	17	LWWLWD
	18	Middlesbrough	21	6	4	11	30	31	4	3	3	17	10	2	1	8	13	21	-1	16	LLLWLD
	19	Queens Park Rangers	21	4	7	10	18	30	3	5	4	11	16	1	2	6	7	14	-12	15	LLLWDL
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	5	2	14	17	40	4	2	5	11	18	1	0	9	6	22	-23	12	WLLLWD
	21	Chelsea	22	2	6	14	22	48	1	2	7	10	22	1	4	7	12	26	-26	10	LLLDDL
	22	Birmingham City	22	2	4	16	20	39	2	3	5	14	16	0	1	11	6	23	-19	8	DLLLLL

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	1	West Bromwich Albion	22	14	6	2	47	20	6	3	1	23	8	8	3	1	24	12	27	34	WWWWWD		1-1
1	2	Liverpool	21	15	3	3	47	9	9	1	0	26	2	6	2	3	21	7	38	33	DWLWLW
	3	Everton	22	12	9	1	32	16	8	3	0	17	5	4	6	1	15	11	16	33	WWDLWD
	4	Arsenal	23	12	7	4	41	21	8	4	1	26	12	4	3	3	15	9	20	31	DWWLWW		2-1
1	5	Leeds United	24	9	9	6	45	31	6	2	4	25	13	3	7	2	20	18	14	27	DDWDWD		1-1
1	6	Nottingham Forest	21	8	11	2	22	14	4	6	0	11	6	4	5	2	11	8	8	27	WLWDDL		1-2
	7	Bristol City	25	9	8	8	30	26	6	4	3	21	13	3	4	5	9	13	4	26	WDWDLD		0-0
	8	Coventry City	22	9	7	6	29	35	7	4	0	22	12	2	3	6	7	23	-6	25	DWLWLD
1	9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	8	9	6	25	36	5	3	3	11	15	3	6	3	14	21	-11	25	WLLDDD		0-0
1	10	Manchester United	22	9	6	7	32	39	5	3	3	16	16	4	3	4	16	23	-7	24	WWWLLL
	11	Aston Villa	21	7	9	5	26	19	2	6	2	12	12	5	3	3	14	7	7	23	LDWDDD
	12	Southampton	21	6	8	7	25	28	5	5	1	18	10	1	3	6	7	18	-3	20	WLWWWD
2	13	Manchester City	22	5	9	8	28	27	3	3	4	14	13	2	6	4	14	14	1	19	LLDLDD		1-1
2	14	Norwich City	20	4	11	5	31	31	4	5	2	18	12	0	6	3	13	19	0	19	WLDDDD		1-1
2	15	Ipswich Town	22	8	3	11	29	30	5	1	6	18	15	3	2	5	11	15	-1	19	WLLWDW
2	16	Derby County	22	7	5	10	26	40	6	3	2	18	14	1	2	8	8	26	-14	19	WLLLDD
	17	Bolton Wanderers	22	6	5	11	29	41	5	3	3	19	13	1	2	8	10	28	-12	17	LWWLWD
	18	Middlesbrough	21	6	4	11	30	31	4	3	3	17	10	2	1	8	13	21	-1	16	LLLWLD
	19	Queens Park Rangers	21	4	7	10	18	30	3	5	4	11	16	1	2	6	7	14	-12	15	LLLWDL
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	5	2	14	17	40	4	2	5	11	18	1	0	9	6	22	-23	12	WLLLWD
	21	Chelsea	22	2	6	14	22	48	1	2	7	10	22	1	4	7	12	26	-26	10	LLLDDL
	22	Birmingham City	22	2	4	16	20	39	2	3	5	14	16	0	1	11	6	23	-19	8	DLLLLL