The City Ground

IPSWICH TOWN 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Mar 03, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 03, 1979 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Ipswich Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Portman Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 (Draw)
: Half-time: 1-0

Season:: 1978-79
Referee:: C White
Attendance:: 27,188
Pos Before/After:: 6 6
Opp Before/After:: 12 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Grasshoppers Zurich (European Cup)
League:: Everton
Ipswich Town:: Aug 18, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3022 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1435 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3383 (of 5722)
Total:: 4717 (of 7502)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sports Argus - Saturday 03 March 1979
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 03 March 1979
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals
Garry Birtles (24)

IPSWICH TOWN
Manager: Bobby Robson
Prior form: WWLDWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Alan Brazil (52)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Peter Shilton
2	D	Viv Anderson
3	D	Frank Clark
4	M	John McGovern
5	D	Larry Lloyd
6	D	David Needham
7	M	Martin O'Neill
8	F	Archie Gemmill
9	F	Garry Birtles (24)
10	F	Trevor Francis	First start
11	F	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	Ian Bowyer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Paul Cooper
2	D	Terry Butcher
3	D	Russell Osman
4	D	Mick Mills
5	D	George Burley
6	M	John Wark
7	M	Frans Thijssen
8	M	Arnold M�hren
9	M	Clive Woods
10	F	Paul Mariner
11	F	Alan Brazil
Subs
12		Geddes

Videos:

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 03, 1979)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-0	Birmingham City
Bristol City	1-2	Manchester United
Chelsea	0-0	Liverpool
Coventry City	1-3	West Bromwich Albion
Everton	2-1	Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	2-2	Norwich City
Manchester City	2-1	Bolton Wanderers
Southampton	2-0	Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Derby County
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-3	Middlesbrough

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
	1	Liverpool	25	19	3	3	58	10	12	1	0	35	3	7	2	3	23	7	48	41	LWWWWW
	2	Arsenal	27	14	8	5	45	23	8	5	2	26	13	6	3	3	19	10	22	36	WWWDWL
	3	Everton	27	13	10	4	37	23	9	4	1	22	8	4	6	3	15	15	14	36	DDLWLL
	4	Leeds United	28	13	9	6	51	33	7	2	4	26	13	6	7	2	25	20	18	35	WDWWWW
	5	West Bromwich Albion	24	14	6	4	49	24	6	3	2	24	10	8	3	2	25	14	25	34	WWWDLL
	6	Nottingham Forest	23	10	11	2	27	15	5	6	0	13	6	5	5	2	14	9	12	31	WDDLWW
	7	Manchester United	26	11	7	8	38	42	6	4	4	19	19	5	3	4	19	23	-4	29	LLLWDW
	8	Bristol City	29	10	8	11	34	35	7	4	3	24	14	3	4	8	10	21	-1	28	LDWLLL
	9	Southampton	27	9	9	9	32	32	7	5	2	24	12	2	4	7	8	20	0	27	LLDWWW
	10	Coventry City	26	10	7	9	33	43	7	4	2	23	18	3	3	7	10	25	-10	27	LDLLWL
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	27	9	9	9	29	43	5	3	5	12	20	4	6	4	17	23	-14	27	DDLLWL
	12	Ipswich Town	27	11	4	12	35	34	6	2	6	21	16	5	2	6	14	18	1	26	WWLDWW
	13	Aston Villa	23	7	11	5	28	21	2	6	2	12	12	5	5	3	16	9	7	25	WDDDDD
	14	Norwich City	26	5	15	6	36	41	5	7	2	20	13	0	8	4	16	28	-5	25	DDDLWD
	15	Manchester City	27	7	10	10	38	35	3	4	6	18	21	4	6	4	20	14	3	24	DLWLWD
	16	Derby County	26	8	6	12	29	45	6	4	4	19	18	2	2	8	10	27	-16	22	DDWDLL
	17	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	6	11	31	42	6	3	3	21	14	1	3	8	10	28	-11	20	WLWDDW
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	8	3	15	25	46	6	2	5	14	18	2	1	10	11	28	-21	19	DWLWDW
	19	Middlesbrough	25	6	6	13	32	36	4	3	4	18	13	2	3	9	14	23	-4	18	LDDLDL
	20	Queens Park Rangers	27	4	10	13	24	40	3	7	6	16	23	1	3	7	8	17	-16	18	DDDLLL
	21	Chelsea	26	4	6	16	29	56	2	2	8	13	26	2	4	8	16	30	-27	14	DLWWLL
	22	Birmingham City	26	3	4	19	22	43	3	3	6	15	17	0	1	13	7	26	-21	10	LLLLLW

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	Liverpool	26	19	4	3	58	10	12	1	0	35	3	7	3	3	23	7	48	42	WWWWWD	0-0
1	2	Everton	28	14	10	4	39	24	10	4	1	24	9	4	6	3	15	15	15	38	DLWLLW	2-1
2	3	West Bromwich Albion	25	15	6	4	52	25	6	3	2	24	10	9	3	2	28	15	27	36	WWDLLW	3-1
2	4	Arsenal	28	14	8	6	45	25	8	5	2	26	13	6	3	4	19	12	20	36	WWDWLL	0-2
1	5	Leeds United	29	13	10	6	53	35	7	3	4	28	15	6	7	2	25	20	18	36	DWWWWD	2-2
	6	Nottingham Forest	24	10	12	2	28	16	5	6	0	13	6	5	6	2	15	10	12	32	DDLWWD	1-1
	7	Manchester United	27	12	7	8	40	43	6	4	4	19	19	6	3	4	21	24	-3	31	LLWDWW	2-1
1	8	Southampton	28	10	9	9	34	32	8	5	2	26	12	2	4	7	8	20	2	29	LDWWWW	2-0
2	9	Tottenham Hotspur	28	10	9	9	31	43	6	3	5	14	20	4	6	4	17	23	-12	29	DLLWLW	2-0
2	10	Bristol City	30	10	8	12	35	37	7	4	4	25	16	3	4	8	10	21	-2	28	DWLLLL	1-2
2	11	Aston Villa	24	8	11	5	29	21	3	6	2	13	12	5	5	3	16	9	8	27	DDDDDW	1-0
	12	Ipswich Town	28	11	5	12	36	35	6	3	6	22	17	5	2	6	14	18	1	27	WLDWWD	1-1
3	13	Coventry City	27	10	7	10	34	46	7	4	3	24	21	3	3	7	10	25	-12	27	DLLWLL	1-3
1	14	Manchester City	28	8	10	10	40	36	4	4	6	20	22	4	6	4	20	14	4	26	LWLWDW	2-1
1	15	Norwich City	27	5	16	6	38	43	5	7	2	20	13	0	9	4	18	30	-5	26	DDLWDD	2-2
	16	Derby County	27	8	6	13	29	47	6	4	4	19	18	2	2	9	10	29	-18	22	DWDLLL	0-2
2	17	Middlesbrough	26	7	6	13	35	37	4	3	4	18	13	3	3	9	17	24	-2	20	DDLDLW	3-1
1	18	Bolton Wanderers	25	7	6	12	32	44	6	3	3	21	14	1	3	9	11	30	-12	20	LWDDWL	1-2
1	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	8	3	16	26	49	6	2	6	15	21	2	1	10	11	28	-23	19	WLWDWL	1-3
	20	Queens Park Rangers	28	4	10	14	25	42	3	7	6	16	23	1	3	8	9	19	-17	18	DDLLLL	1-2
	21	Chelsea	27	4	7	16	29	56	2	3	8	13	26	2	4	8	16	30	-27	15	LWWLLD	0-0
	22	Birmingham City	27	3	4	20	22	44	3	3	6	15	17	0	1	14	7	27	-22	10	LLLLWL	0-1

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