FOREST 2 - 0 ARSENAL - Sat Jan 21, 1978 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Jan 21, 1978 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Arsenal

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
2-0  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 21 January 1978
Aberdeen Evening Express - Saturday 21 January 1978
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1977-78

Referee:
Don Shaw

Attendance:
35,743

Pos Before/After:
1 1

Opp Before/After:
4 5

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Manchester City (FA Cup)

League:
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal:
Sep 09, 1978


GAME COUNT:

League:
2982 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1395 (of 2297)
Competitive:
3319 (of 5763)
Total:
4640 (of 7550)
Played:
46 years, 8 months, 15 days ago


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

Goals
David Needham (33')
Archie Gemmill (64')
Logo
ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: WWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup

Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKPat Jennings
2DDavid O'Leary
3DWillie Young
4DPat Rice
5DSammy Nelson
6MDavid Price
7MLiam Brady
8MGraham Rix
9MAlan Sunderland
10FMalcolm MacDonald
11FFrank Stapleton
Subs
12Matthews


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Jan 21, 1978)
Home Score Away
Chelsea5-3Ipswich Town
Leeds United2-0Coventry City
Leicester City0-0Queens Park Rangers
Liverpool2-3Birmingham City
Manchester United4-0Derby County
Middlesbrough1-0West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City1-3Manchester City
Nottingham Forest2-0Arsenal
West Ham United1-0Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers3-1Everton

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
1Nottingham Forest25166345158402368232293038 WDWWDD
2Everton2513844928832291655220122134 DLLWDW
3Liverpool251465331692118354415131734 WDWWWW
4Arsenal251456352084121861514121533 WWWLWW
5Manchester City25144748261012341243514142232 LWWWWW
6Coventry City251267494183233184351623830 LDWWLW
7Leeds United251087393464219124452022528 WLWLLW
8West Bromwich Albion25108736318322082551623528 WLLWDL
9Norwich City25910632348401671661627-228 DWLDDL
10Derby County25988323455318154351419-226 WDLWWD
11Aston Villa24969282552415114451314324 LDWLDL
12Manchester United2410311373961416144272125-223 LWWLLW
13Ipswich Town25871026308232215057415-423 WLWLLL
14Middlesbrough257810253645313123371224-1122 WDLDLW
15Chelsea257810253746312103271327-1222 DLWWDL
16Wolverhampton Wanderers257711303744416153371422-721 LWLWDL
17Bristol City24681027316332418057313-420 LWLLDD
18Birmingham City258413324153522203181021-920 DLWLWL
19West Ham United255713304235415182291524-1217 LWLWDL
20Queens Park Rangers254912274144516190571122-1417 LDLLDW
21Newcastle United246216294641818232181123-1714 WLLLWL
22Leicester City2528151141246619049522-3012 LDLLLD


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)
1Nottingham Forest26176347159402568232293240 DWWDDW 2-0
32Manchester City26154751271012341253517152434 WWWWWW 3-1
13Everton2613855031832291655321151934 LLWDWL 1-3
14Liverpool261466351992220654415131634 DWWWWL 2-3
15Arsenal261457352284121861614141333 WWLWWL 0-2
16Leeds United261187413474221124452022730 LWLLWW 2-0
17Coventry City261268494383233184361625630 DWWLWL 0-2
8West Bromwich Albion26108836328322082561624428 LLWDLL 0-1
9Norwich City269107333784117101661627-428 WLDDLL 1-3
10Derby County26989323855318154361423-626 DLWWDL 0-4
111Manchester United2511311413971420144272125225 WWLLWW 4-0
112Aston Villa24969282552415114451314324 LDWLDL
213Chelsea268810304056317133271327-1024 LWWDLW 5-3
14Middlesbrough268810263655314123371224-1024 DLDLWW 1-0
115Wolverhampton Wanderers268711333854419163371422-523 WLWDLW 3-1
316Ipswich Town26871129358232215058720-623 LWLLLL 3-5
117Birmingham City269413354353522204181323-822 LWLWLW 3-2
118Bristol City24681027316332418057313-420 LWLLDD
19West Ham United266713314245416182291524-1119 WLWDLW 1-0
20Queens Park Rangers2641012274144516190671122-1418 DLLDWD 0-0
21Newcastle United256217294741818232191124-1814 LLLWLL 0-1
22Leicester City2629151141256619049522-3013 DLLLDD 0-0