1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Nottingham Forest F.C. 1978–79 Brian Clough S.M. Dryden, J.P. Division One Runners-up FA Cup 5th Round Football League Cup Winners FA Charity Shield Winners European Cup Winners(In 1979-80 European Cup) Birtles (14) Birtles (26) 41,898 vs. Liverpool (Division One, 28 April 1979) 20,388 vs Southampton (Division One, 2 May 1979) 30,446 _3_stripes_border_white _3 stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _Gold_Stripes_adidas _3_stripes_blue FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 1034A6 FFFF31 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 season was Nottingham Forest's second year back in the Football League First Division. They had won the title in the previous season, meaning that they qualified for the European Cup for the first time in their history. Summary Forest opened the defence of their title with six draws in their first seven league matches. On 7 September the 2–1 win at Aston Villa broke the previous undefeated record of 34 consecutive league games by Don Revie' Leeds United in the 1968–69 season.https://thefootballfaithful.com/longest-unbeaten-runs-english-football-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea/ Longest unbeaten runs in English Football thefootballfaithful.com 20 December 2019 20 August 2021 On 28 November the 1–0 win at Bolton set an undefeated record of 42 consecutive league games.https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unb-forest-42.html List of Nottingham Forest 42 games unbeaten 20 April 1999 RSSSF 20 August 2021 The record stood for twenty six years.Kevin McCarra Sense of injustice burns as Arsenal fires fade https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/oct/25/match.manchesterunited The Guardian London 22 October 2004 26 August 2015 Garry Birtles broke into the first team and ended up being the club's top scorer as they ended up as league runners-up, retained the League Cup and won the European Cup. Along the way they knocked out holders Liverpool and came from behind to oust West German champions Cologne. Trevor Francis became the first £1,000,000 player when he signed for the Reds from Birmingham City and immediately proved his worth by scoring the only goal of the European Cup final against Malmö in Munich. 26 year old Colin Barrett suffered a serious leg injury 10 days after scoring in the win against Liverpool. He only played seven further competitive games for Forest and 12 in his career. Players yes yes GK ENG Peter Shilton yes GK ENG Jim Montgomery yes GK ENG Chris Woods yes DF ENG Viv Anderson yes DF SCO Kenny Burns yes DF ENG Larry Lloyd yes DF ENG Frank Clark yes DF ENG Dave Needham yes DF ENG Colin Barrett yes DF ENG Bryn Gunn yes MF NIR Martin O'Neill yes yes MF SCO John McGovern yes MF ENG Ian Bowyer yes MF SCO John Robertson yes MF SCO Archie Gemmill yes MF SCO John O'Hare yes MF ENG Gary Mills yes MF ENG Steve Burke yes FW ENG Garry Birtles yes FW ENG Tony Woodcock yes FW ENG Trevor Francis yes FW ENG Steve Elliott yes FW ENG Peter Withe Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeGK Jimmy Montgomery Birmingham City MF Gary Mills Youth system September 1978 Out Pos. Name To TypeFW Peter WitheNewcastle United £200,000 August 1978 Winter In Pos. Name from TypeFW Trevor Francis Birmingham City £999,999.99 February 1979 Out Pos. Name To Type Competitions CompetitionStarted roundFinalposition / roundFirst matchLast matchFirst Division – 2nd 1 August 1978 2 May 1979 FA Cup – Fifth round 1 August 1978 FA Cup – Fifth round Division One 1978–79 Football League#First Division League table First Division y NFO Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A Result D/D/D/D/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/W Position 11/13/10/10/6/9/8/6/4/3/3/3/4/4/4/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/4/4/3/4/3/3/2/3/3/3/3/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st Leader, 1979–80 European Cup blue2 1979-80 UEFA Cup red1 1979–80 Second Division Competitive matches August 2021 Matches 1 19 August 1978 Nottingham Forest 1–1 D Tottenham Hotspur O'Neill 12 Villa 27 City Ground West Bridgford 41,223 Argentine cup star aids Tottenham tie https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cYMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2988%2C1944462 Montreal Gazette 21 August 1978 20 January 2013 2 22 August 1978 Coventry City 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Highfield Road Coventry 28,585 3 26 August 1978 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 17,971 4 2 September 1978 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D West Bromwich Albion City Ground West Bridgford 28,239 5 9 September 1978 Nottingham Forest 2–1 W Arsenal Bowyer 71 Robertson 53 pen 6 Brady City Ground West Bridgford 28,124 6 16 September 1978 Manchester United 1–1 D Nottingham Forest 66 J Greenhoff 10 Bowyer Old Trafford Manchester 53,039 7 23 September 1978 Nottingham Forest 2–2 D Middlesbrough Birtles 18O'Neill 44 46 Mills49 Armstrong City Ground West Bridgford 26,287 8 30 September 1978 Aston Villa 1–2 W Nottingham Forest 18 pen Craig 49 Woodcock 79 pen Robertson Villa Park Birmingham 36,735 Forest make Soccer history The Sydney Morning Herald 2 October 1978 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mp1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4269%2C918673 20 January 2013 9 7 October 1978 Nottingham Forest 3–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Birtles 25, 60O'Neill 55 City Ground West Bridgford 29,313 10 14 October 1978 Bristol City 1–3 W Nottingham Forest Ritchie 11 pen Birtles 5 Robertson 26 pen, 54 pen Ashton Gate Bristol 26,953 11 21 October 1978 Nottingham Forest 1–0 W Ipswich Town O'Neill 13 City Ground West Bridgford 28,911 12 28 October 1978 Southampton 0–0 D Nottingham Forest The Dell Southampton 22,530 13 4 November 1978 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Everton City Ground West Bridgford 35,415 14 11 November 1978 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 W Nottingham Forest Pratt 80 Anderson 63 Robertson 68 Birtles 82 White Hart Lane Tottenham 50,541 15 18 November 1978 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Queens Park Rangers City Ground West Bridgford 28,036 16 25 November 1978 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 W Nottingham Forest 67 Robertson Burnden Park Bolton 25,692 18 9 December 1978 16:00 GMT Liverpool 2–0 McDermott 29 pen 48 L Nottingham Forest Anfield Liverpool 51,469 19 16 December 1978 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Gemmill 72 W Birmingham City City Ground West Bridgford 25,224 20 23 December 1978 Manchester City 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Maine Road Moss Side 37,012 21 26 December 1978 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Woodcock 55 45 pen Daly D Derby County City Ground West Bridgford 34,256 23 13 January 1979 Arsenal F.C. 2–1 Stapleton 81Price 61 38 Robertson L Nottingham Forest Highbury Park Islington 52,158 24 3 February 1979 Middlesbrough F.C. 1–3 Proctor 24 17 Birtles62 Birtles47 pen Robertson W Nottingham Forest Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 31,330 26 24 February 1979 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Needham 8Birtles 16 W Bristol City City Ground West Bridgford 28,008 27 3 March 1979 Ipswich Town 1–1 Brazil 54 24 Birtles D Nottingham Forest Portman Road Ipswich 27,198 28 10 March 1979 Everton F.C. 1–1 Telfer 5 18 Barrett Nottingham Forest Goodison Park Walton 37,745 D 29 14 March 1979 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Woodcock 53Woodcock 61 67 Fashanu W Norwich City West Bridgford City Ground 24,046 28 24 March 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Woodcock 25Birtles 65Needham 85 W Coventry City West Bridgford City Ground 24,514 17 28 March 1979 19:30 Nottingham Forest 6–0 O'Neill 45Woodcock 46Birtles 54Woodcock 63O'Neill 65O'Neill 71 W Chelsea F.C. West Bridgford City Ground 24,514 Bert Newsome 29 31 March 1979 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Francis 89 35 Gowling D Bolton Wanderers West Bridgford City Ground 29,015 32 4 April 1979 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Evans 13 o.g.Woodcock 49Francis 55O'Neill 71 W Aston Villa West Bridgford City Ground 27,056 33 7 April 1979 Chelsea F.C. 1–3 Wilkins 61 9 Francis43 O'Neill 47 Bowyer W Nottingham Forest Stamford Bridge Fulham 29,213 35 14 April 1979 Derby County 1–2 Webb 42 27 Birtles34 O'Neill W Nottingham Forest Baseball Ground Derby 30,156 36 16 April 1979 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Leeds United West Bridgford City Ground 37,397 18 April 1979 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Francis 87 47 Jordan D Manchester United West Bridgford City Ground 33,074 37 21 April 1979 Birmingham City 0–2 5 Birtles 48 Robertson W Nottingham Forest St'Andrews Park Birmingham 22,189 39 28 April 1979 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Liverpool F.C. West Bridgford Nottingham 41,898 40 30 April 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Richards L Nottingham Forest Molineux Wolverhampton 23,616 2 May 1979 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Francis 66 W Southampton West Bridgford City Ground 20,388 41 5 May 1979 Norwich City 1–1 Reeves 27 56 Woodcock D Nottingham Forest Carrow Road Norwich 17,651 42 9 May 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Birtles 4Bowyer 60Woodcock 61 51 o.g. Lloyd W Manchester City West Bridgford City Ground 21,104 15 May 1979 Leeds United 1–2 Cherry 60 5 Mills85 o.g. Hawley W Nottingham Forest Elland Road Leeds 33,544 18 May 1979 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 82 Francis W Nottingham Forest The Hawthorns West Bromwich 28,246 Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: Bridport Red Archive League Cup 1978–79 Football League Cup Round Two 29 August 1978 Oldham Athletic 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Boundary Park Oldham 13,793 replay 6 September 1978 Nottingham Forest 4–2 W Oldham Athletic Needham 49 Burns 57 Woodcock 61 Robertson 63 pen Alan Young Vic Halom City Ground Nottingham 19,669 Round Three 4 October 1978 Oxford United 0–5 W Nottingham Forest 24 Birtles 30 McGovern 43 O'Neill 59 Robertson89 Anderson Manor Ground Oxford 14,287 Round Four 7 November 1978 Everton 2–3 W Nottingham Forest Kenny Burns 15 o.g.Bob Latchford 88 52 Lloyd73 Anderson 75 Woodcock Goodison Park Liverpool 48,503 Round Five R5 13 December 1978 Nottingham Forest 3–1 W Brighton & Hove Albion McGovern 21 Birtles 66 Robertson 59 50 Peter Ward City Ground Nottingham 30,672 Semifinals 1 17 January 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–1 W Watford Birtles 13, 47 Robertson 79 9 Blissett City Ground Nottingham 32,438 2 30 January 1979 Watford 0–0 1–3 D Nottingham Forest Vicarage Road Watford 27,656 Final 1979 Football League Cup Final Final 17 March 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–2 W Southampton Birtles 51, 79 Woodcock 83 16 David Peach 88 Holmes Wembley Wembley, London 96,952 P. Reeves Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: Bridport Red Archive FA Cup 1978–79 FA Cup Third round 10 January 1979 Nottingham Forest 2-0 yes Aston Villa Needham 58Woodcock 73 Nottingham City Ground 29,550 W Fourth round Fourth round 27 January 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–1 W York City McGovern 44 Lloyd 15 O'Neill 73 81 Barry Wellings City Ground Nottingham 25,228 Fifth round Fifth round 26 February 1979 Nottingham Forest 0–1 L Arsenal Stapleton City Ground Nottingham 35,908 - Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: Bridport Red Archive FA Charity Shield 1978 FA Charity Shield Final 15:00 UTC+1 12 August 1978 Nottingham Forest 5–0 W Ipswich Town O'Neill 10, 65 Lloyd 46 Withe 27 Robertson 87 Wembley Wembley, London 64,438 P. Reeves Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: Bridport Red Archive European Cup 1978–79 European Cup First round First Leg 13 September 1978 Nottingham Forest ENG 2–0 W ENG Liverpool Barrett 87 Birtles 26 City Ground Nottingham 38,318 - Second Leg 27 September 1978 Liverpool ENG 0–0 0–2 D ENG Nottingham Forest Anfield Liverpool, England 51,679 - Second round First Leg 18 October 1978 AEK Athens GRE 1–2 W ENG Nottingham Forest McGovern Birtles AEK Stadium Athens, Greece 36,000 - Second Leg 1 November 1978 Nottingham Forest ENG 5–1 7–2 W GRE AEK Athens Needham Woodcock Anderson Birtles , City Ground Nottingham 38,069 - Quarter-final First Leg 7 March 1979 Nottingham Forest ENG 4–1 W SUI Grasshopper Lloyd Gemmil Birtles Robertson (pen.) City Ground Nottingham 31,949 - Second Leg 21 March 1979 Grasshopper SUI 1–1 2–5 D ENG Nottingham Forest O'Neill Hardturm Zürich, Switzerland 7,800 - Semi-final 11 April 1979 Nottingham Forest ENG 3–3 Report FRG 1. FC Köln Birtles 28Bowyer 53Robertson 63 6 Van Gool 20 Müller 85 Okudera City Ground Nottingham 40,804 POR António Garrido D 25 April 1979 1. FC Köln FRG 0–1 3-4 Report ENG Nottingham Forest 65 Bowyer Müngersdorder Stadion Cologne 60,00063576 1. FC Köln v Nottingham Forest, 25 April 1979 6 March 2022 Romania Nicolae Rainea W Final 1979 European Cup Final 30 May 1979 20:15 CET Malmö FF SWE 0–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1978/matches/round=1014/match=63579/index.html ENG Nottingham Forest Francis 45+1 Olympiastadion Munich 68,000 AUT Erich Linemayr W Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: Bridport Red Archive Pre-season and Friendlies Friendly 25 July 1978 Red Star Belgrade YUG 3–2 L ENG Nottingham Forest O'Neill Withe Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Yugoslavia 33,000 - Friendly 27 July 1978 Dinamo Zagreb YUG 1–1 D ENG Nottingham Forest Needham Stadion Maksimir Zagreb, Yugoslavia 35,000 Raus Friendly 30 July 1978 NK Osijek YUG 1–1 D ENG Nottingham Forest Bowyer Stadion Gradski vrt Osijek, Yugoslavia 15,000 Fresl Friendly 2 August 1978 AEK Athens GRE old 1–1 D ENG Nottingham Forest Viera 69 15 Woodcock AEK Stadium Athens, Greece 30,000 Alexopoulos Vigo Tournament 14 August 1978 R.C. Celta Vigo ESP 1977 1–1 D ENG Nottingham Forest Senra 89 90+2 Withe Balaídos Vigo, Spain 13,000 Balsa-Ron Vigo Tournament 16 August 1978 F.C. Porto POR 1–0 L ENG Nottingham Forest Gonzales 81 Balaídos Vigo, Spain 25,000 Garcia De Loza Sandy Pate Testimonial 4 September 1978 Mansfield Town 1–6 W Nottingham Forest Field Mill Mansfield 7,051 - Friendly 5 December 1978 Nottingham Forest ENG 2–0 W YUG Dinamo Zagreb Birtles , City Ground Nottingham 5,338 Styles Nick Jennings Testimonial 19 February 1979 Exeter City 0–5 W Nottingham Forest Anderson Birtles , Woodcock Bowyer St James Park Exeter 9,479 Atkins Trevor Stokes Testimonial 21 February 1979 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 D Nottingham Forest Marriots Stadium Witney 3,500 Ladbrook Lawrie McMenemy Testimonial 11 May 1979 Southampton 0–4 W Nottingham Forest , Bowyer Birtles Mills The Dell Southampton 14,693 - Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision One Football LeagueCup FACup European Cup GK ENG Shilton 42 0 8 0 3 0 9 0 DF ENG Anderson 40 1 7 2 3 0 8 0 DF SCO Burns 25 0 5 1 1 0 5 0 DF ENG Lloyd 36 0 7 1 3 1 8 1 DF ENG Clark 20 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 MF NIR O'Neill 28 10 6 1 3 1 4 1 MF SCO McGovern 36 0 7 2 3 1 8 1 MF ENG Bowyer 26+3 4 5 0 1 0 5 2 MF SCO Robertson 42 9 8 4 3 0 9 2 FW ENG Birtles 35 14 7 6 3 0 9 6 FW ENG Woodcock 36 10 8 3 3 1 9 1 GK ENG Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Gemmill 24 1 6 0 3 0 7 1 DF ENG Needham 23+3 2 6 1 2 1 4 1 FW ENG Francis 19+1 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 DF ENG Barrett 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 MF SCO O'Hare 9+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 MF ENG Mills 4 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 FW ENG Elliott 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Withe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Gunn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Woods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 2024 Last updated: 28 August 2011Source: The City Ground References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest Category:UEFA Champions League–winning seasons