FOREST 6 - 0 CHELSEA - Wed Mar 28, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Wed Mar 28, 1979 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Chelsea

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
6-0  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 29 March 1979

Season:
1978-79

Referee:
C Newsome

Attendance:
24,514

Pos Before/After:
6 4

Opp Before/After:
22 22

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Bolton Wanderers (League Tier 1)

Chelsea:
Apr 07, 1979


GAME COUNT:

League:
3026 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1439 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3390 (of 5724)
Total:
4725 (of 7505)
Played:
45 years, 1 day ago


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

Goals
Martin O'Neill (44')
Tony Woodcock (46')
Garry Birtles (54')
Tony Woodcock (62')
Martin O'Neill (64')
Martin O'Neill (70')
Logo
CHELSEA
Manager: Danny Blanchflower
Prior form: LDLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK29 Peter Shilton
2D22 Viv Anderson
3M27 Ian Bowyer
4M29 John McGovern
5D30 Larry Lloyd
6D29 David Needham
7M27 Martin O'Neill goal (44') goal (64') goal (70')
8F24 Trevor Francis
9F22 Garry Birtles goal (54')
10F23 Tony Woodcock goal (46') goal (62')
11F26 John Robertson
Subs
12D25 Kenny Burns


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKPetar Borota
2DMichael Nutton
3DJohn Sitton
4DDavid Stride
5DGraham Wilkins (46')
6MRon Harris
7MEamon Bannon
8MIan Britton
9MRay Wilkins
10FTrevor Aylott
11FTommy Langley
Subs
12Gary Stanley (46')


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Mar 28, 1979)
Home Score Away
Aston Villa1-1Coventry City
Nottingham Forest6-0Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur0-0Southampton

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
1Liverpool302163631114204047432375248 WDDDWW Safe
2Everton321513443271051251058318171643 LWWDDD Safe
3West Bromwich Albion2818645727932291293228153042 LLWWWW Safe
4Arsenal3215985032962291463621181839 LLWLDL
5Leeds United31141075539734281577327241638 WWWDWL
6Nottingham Forest2712132341876018757216111637 WWDDWW
7Manchester United301389495074423206452630-134 DWWLWD
8Coventry City33111111415586330263581129-1433 DDDDWL
9Norwich City3371884446782251301061933-232 DWLDWL
10Tottenham Hotspur3011109344564514205642025-1132 LWLWDW
11Aston Villa28101173727563211655416111031 DWWLWL
12Ipswich Town3112613393874625185271420130 WWDDWL
13Southampton291091034348522612248822029 DWWWWL
14Bristol City33109143643754261734101026-729 LLLLDL
15Manchester City3081210423844620224842216428 LWDWDD
16Middlesbrough3210814464474528193491825228 LWWDWD
17Bolton Wanderers3097144054833271614111338-1425 LLDLWW
18Derby County3297163453755221922111234-1925 LLLWDL
19Wolverhampton Wanderers3195172953636162232111331-2423 WLDLWD
20Queens Park Rangers32510173151376162323111528-2020 LLLWLL
21Birmingham City315521274754619180115829-2015 WLWDLW
22Chelsea31472031642310153124101633-3315 LDLLLL


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)
1Liverpool302163631114204047432375248 WDDDWW Safe
2Everton321513443271051251058318171643 LWWDDD Safe
3West Bromwich Albion2818645727932291293228153042 LLWWWW Safe
24Nottingham Forest2813132401886024757216112239 WDDWWW 6-0
15Arsenal3215985032962291463621181839 LLWLDL
16Leeds United31141075539734281577327241638 WWWDWL
7Manchester United301389495074423206452630-134 DWWLWD
8Coventry City34111211425686330263681230-1434 DDDWLD 1-1
19Tottenham Hotspur3111119344565514205642025-1133 WLWDWD 0-0
110Aston Villa29101273828573221755416111032 WWLWLD 1-1
211Norwich City3371884446782251301061933-232 DWLDWL
12Ipswich Town3112613393874625185271420130 WWDDWL
13Southampton3010101034348522612258822030 WWWWLD 0-0
14Bristol City33109143643754261734101026-729 LLLLDL
15Manchester City3081210423844620224842216428 LWDWDD
16Middlesbrough3210814464474528193491825228 LWWDWD
17Bolton Wanderers3097144054833271614111338-1425 LLDLWW
18Derby County3297163453755221922111234-1925 LLLWDL
19Wolverhampton Wanderers3195172953636162232111331-2423 WLDLWD
20Queens Park Rangers32510173151376162323111528-2020 LLLWLL
21Birmingham City315521274754619180115829-2015 WLWDLW
22Chelsea32472131702310153124111639-3915 DLLLLL 0-6

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