EVERTON 1 - 3 FOREST - Sat Aug 20, 1977 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 20, 1977 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Everton
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Goodison Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-1
5- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol City (League Tier 1)
- Everton:
- Jan 02, 1978
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2957 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1370 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3289 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 4604 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Liverpool Echo - Saturday 20 August 1977
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 August 1977
- Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 20 August 1977
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  John Middleton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | Kenny Burns | Debut |
| 7 | M |  Martin O'Neill  (77) | |
| 8 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | Peter Withe (33) | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson (38) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | D | Colin Barrett |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Wood |
| 2 | D | Dave Jones |
| 3 | D | Terry Darracott (46) |
| 4 | D | Mark Higgins |
| 5 | D | Roger Kenyon |
| 6 | M | Michael Pejic |
| 7 | M | Mick Lyons |
| 8 | M | Andy King |
| 9 | M | Jim Pearson |
| 10 | F | Duncan McKenzie |
| 11 | F | David Thomas |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ronny Goodlass (46) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1-4 | Manchester United |
| Bristol City | 2-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Coventry City | 3-1 | Derby County |
| Everton | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | Leicester City |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Liverpool |
| Newcastle United | 3-2 | Leeds United |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1-2 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Chelsea |
| West Ham United | 1-3 | Norwich City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
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 | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | 4-1 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | 3-0 | |
| 3 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | 3-1 | |
| 4 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | 3-2 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | 3-2 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | 2-1 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | 1-0 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | 1-1 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 1-1 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 0-0 | |
| 13 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 0-0 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | 2-3 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | 2-3 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | 1-2 | |
| 17 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | 1-3 | |
| 19 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | 1-3 | |
| 20 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | 1-3 | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | 1-4 | |
| 22 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | 0-3 | |