WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 - 5 FOREST - Sat Sep 01, 1979 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Sep 01, 1979 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
West Bromwich Albion

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
The Hawthorns

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
5-1  WON 

Half-time: 3-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Albion Till We Die (Link)
Ireland's Saturday Night - Saturday 01 September 1979
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1979-80

Referee:
Neil Midgley

Attendance:
26,026

Pos Before/After:
2 1

Opp Before/After:
20 22

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Blackburn Rovers (League Cup)

League:
Leeds United

West Bromwich Albion:
Jan 12, 1980


GAME COUNT:

League:
3044 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1457 (of 2297)
Competitive:
3412 (of 5763)
Total:
4754 (of 7550)
Played:
45 years, 1 month, 3 days ago


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

Goals
Larry Lloyd (15')
Garry Birtles (27')
Garry Birtles (43')
Frank Gray (77') - Frank Gray first goal
Garry Birtles (81')
Logo
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Gary Owen (2')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK29 Peter Shilton
2D23 Viv Anderson
3D24 Frank Gray goal (77')
4M29 John McGovern
5D30 Larry Lloyd goal (15')
6D25 Kenny Burns
7M27 Martin O'Neill
8M28 Ian Bowyer
9F23 Garry Birtles goal (27') goal (43') goal (81')
10F23 Tony Woodcock
11F26 John Robertson
Subs
12M17 Gary Mills


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKTony Godden
2DAlistair Robertson
3DJohn Wile
4DBrendon Batson
5DDerek Statham
6MBryan Robson
7MKevin Summerfield
8MGary Owen goal
9MDavid Mills
10FTony Brown
11FPeter Barnes
Subs
12John Trewick


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 01, 1979)
Home Score Away
Brighton and Hove Albion3-1Bolton Wanderers
Bristol City2-0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Coventry City2-0Norwich City
Crystal Palace4-0Derby County
Everton1-1Aston Villa
Ipswich Town3-1Stoke City
Leeds United1-1Arsenal
Manchester United2-1Middlesbrough
Southampton3-2Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur2-1Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion1-5Nottingham Forest

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
1Norwich City3300103200611004276 WWW
2Nottingham Forest330061200511001056 WWW
3Middlesbrough321072110411003155 WWD
4Wolverhampton Wanderers220040100301001044 WW
5Stoke City320164200630010124 WLW
6Manchester United312031100200201124 DWD
7Bolton Wanderers312032110320100014 DDW
8Arsenal311142011021004023 WLD
9Liverpool211031110310000023 DW
10Leeds United311154100200113413 DWL
11Bristol City311155010221013303 DLW
12Crystal Palace303011010000201103 DDD
13Aston Villa3111341012301011-13 DWL
14Manchester City3111351103200103-23 DLW
15Southampton3021230101101112-12 DDL
16Coventry City3102681003100237-22 LWL
17Ipswich Town3102240010110123-22 LWL
18Everton3102360012410112-32 LLW
19Derby County3012020020201000-21 DLL
20West Bromwich Albion3012150100000215-41 DLL
21Brighton and Hove Albion3003390010400235-60 LLL
22Tottenham Hotspur30032100011300217-80 LLL


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)
11Nottingham Forest4400112200512006198 WWWW 5-1
12Norwich City4301105200611014456 WWWL 0-2
33Manchester United422052200410201136 DWDW 2-1
14Middlesbrough421184110411014345 WWDL 1-2
75Crystal Palace413051110400201145 DDDW 4-0
56Bristol City421175110421013325 DLWW 2-0
17Arsenal412153011021105124 WLDD 1-1
48Wolverhampton Wanderers320142100301011224 WWL 0-2
19Leeds United412165110310113414 DWLD 1-1
610Coventry City420288200510023704 LWLW 2-0
611Stoke City420277200630021404 WLWL 1-3
512Ipswich Town420255101321012304 LWLW 3-1
213Southampton412155110430111204 DDLW 3-2
114Aston Villa4121451012302022-14 DWLD 1-1
815Bolton Wanderers4121451103201113-14 DDWL 1-3
716Liverpool311154110310012313 DWL 2-3
117Everton4112470113510112-33 LLWD 1-1
418Manchester City4112471103200215-33 DLWL 1-2
219Brighton and Hove Albion41036101013500235-42 LLLW 3-1
220Tottenham Hotspur41034111013400217-72 LLLW 2-1
221Derby County4013060020201104-61 DLLL 0-4
222West Bromwich Albion40132100111500215-81 DLLL 1-5

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