1978 FA Charity Shield

1978 football match in London, England March 2020 1978 FA Charity Shield 1978 FA Charity Shield match programme.jpg Match programme cover Ipswich Town 0 Nottingham Forest 5 1978 08 12 yes Wembley Stadium London Peter Reeves (Leicester) 68,000 1977 1979 The 1978 FA Charity Shield was the 56th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 12 August 1978 at Wembley Stadium and was played between FA Cup winners Ipswich Town and 1977–78 Football League champions Nottingham Forest. Watched by a crowd of 68,000, the match ended in a 5–0 victory for Nottingham Forest. This was both Ipswich and Nottingham Forest's second appearance in the Charity Shield. Ipswich were unable to field four of the previous season's FA Cup-winning team through injury with Tommy Parkin making his debut. Nottingham Forest took the lead in the tenth minute through Martin O'Neill and doubled their advantage with a Peter Withe goal. Forest's lead was further extended through second-half goals from Larry Lloyd, O'Neill and John Robertson. Background and pre-match right|thumb|Martin O'Neill scored two goals before being substituted by his manager Brian Clough. The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield.Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield 11 The Observer https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/258940614/?terms=Abandonment%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSheriff%2BShield 19 April 1908 31 March 2020 It was a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, and then by 1913 teams of amateur and professional players.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times https://www.thetimes.com/archive/article/1913-10-07/10/7.html 31 March 2020 7 October 1913 In 1921, it was played by the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time.Peter Ferguson The FA Community Shield history http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning Manchester City F.C. 4 August 2011 21 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192421/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning dead This was the fifth year that Wembley Stadium played host to the Shield.The FA Community Shield history http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history TheFA.com The Football Association 3 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history 9 June 2013 live Despite finishing 18th in the league the previous season, Ipswich Town had beaten Arsenal at Wembley in the FA Cup final three months earlier, the only goal coming from Roger Osborne midway through the second half of the match. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7375541.stm Ipswich's '78 FA Cup-winning team 1 May 2008 27 May 2011 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090329235059/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7375541.stm 29 March 2009 live Nottingham Forest had won the league in the previous season, seven points clear of Liverpool and having been undefeated at home at the City Ground. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/nottingham-forest/1977-1978 Statto.com Nottingham Forest 1977–1978 : Home 27 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430011522/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/nottingham-forest/1977-1978 30 April 2011 live Forest had lost in their only previous Charity Shield final in 1959, beaten 3–1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers; Ipswich had played in the 1962 FA Charity Shield, a game in which they also conceded five goals, that time against 1962 FA Cup final winners Tottenham Hotspur. 2023, neither Ipswich Town nor Nottingham Forest have played in a Charity Shield match since 1978. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches 28 January 2017 17 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906074450/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engsupcuphist.html 6 September 2015 RSSSF live Match Summary Ipswich were playing without FA Cup winners and international central defenders Kevin Beattie and Allan Hunter, who were replaced by John Wark and Russell Osman. Roger Osborne and David Geddis were also absent from the side, and Tommy Parkin was called upon to make his full professional debut at Wembley. https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/257877053/?terms=ipswich%2Bforest%2Bcharity%2Bshield Ronald Atkin The Observer 28 March 2020 13 August 1978 16 A Forest picnic for Robertson With eight minutes gone, a volley from Parkin was turned behind by Forest goalkeeper Peter Shilton for a corner. Two minutes later however, Martin O'Neill scored in the tenth minute after a number of Ipswich defenders failed to clear a Robertson cross. According to Ronald Atkin of The Observer, Shilton made another "stunning" save to deny Brian Talbot before Peter Withe doubled Forest's lead on 27 minutes. Robertson cut in from the left and turned the ball back to Colin Barrett whose cross Withe headed past Paul Cooper in the Ipswich goal, sending Forest into half-time with a 2–0 lead. The second half saw Forest increase their lead, with Lloyd scoring from a Robertson free kick after Wark had fouled Withe. Ipswich's Trevor Whymark was substituted off for Robin Turner on 66 minutes, but Forest scored a fourth from an O'Neill strike following a Robertson cross. O'Neill was then immediately substituted by Forest manager Brian Clough for David Needham before he could complete his hat-trick. Just three minutes before full-time, Robertson scored Forest's fifth and final goal. Ipswich's George Burley waited too long for a pass from Osman to reach him and let Robertson steal in to take the ball and strike it past Cooper from the edge of the area. Ipswich had no reply, and the game ended 5–0, a winning margin that, as of 2023, remains unbeaten. It was also the largest winning margin in the Charity Shield since the 1968 match where Manchester City had beaten West Bromwich Albion 6–1. https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/259537754/?terms=ipswich%2Bforest%2Bcharity%2Bshield The Guardian David Lacey 28 March 2020 14 August 1978 Ipswich offer the charity 18 Details 12 August 1978 15:00 UTC+1 Ipswich Town 0–5 Nottingham Forest O'Neill 10 65 Withe 27 Lloyd 46 Robertson 87 Wembley Stadium, London _3_stripes_border_white _3_stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _bluesides _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF Ipswich Town _3_stripes_border_white _3_stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Nottingham Forest GK 1 ENG Paul CooperDF 2 SCO George BurleyDF 3 ENG Mick Mills (c)MF 4 ENG Brian TalbotDF 5 ENG Russell OsmanDF 6 SCO John WarkMF 7 ENG Tommy ParkinFW 8 ENG Eric GatesFW 9 ENG Paul MarinerFW 10ENG Trevor Whymark MF 11ENG Clive WoodsSubstitutes:FW 12ENG Robin Turner Manager:ENG Bobby Robson GK 1 ENG Peter ShiltonDF 2 ENG Viv AndersonDF 3 ENG Colin BarrettMF 4 SCO John McGovern (c)DF 5 ENG Larry LloydDF 6 SCO Kenny BurnsMF 7 NIR Martin O'Neill MF 8 SCO Archie GemmillFW 9 ENG Peter Withe FW 10ENG Tony WoodcockMF 11SCO John RobertsonSubstitutes:DF 12ENG David Needham Manager:ENG Brian Clough Match rules 90 minutes, no extra time Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Post-match The shield was presented to the Nottingham Forest captain by former England international and 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning Bobby Charlton, and Clough transgressed protocol by following his team up the steps to receive the trophy. Nottingham Forest went on to finish as First Division runners-up in the 1978–79 season, once again undefeated at home, finishing eight points behind Liverpool. Ipswich finished sixth in the division. http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1978-1979/table English Division One (old) 1978–1979 : Table Statto.com 12 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607112624/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1978-1979/table 7 June 2011 live See also 1977–78 Football League 1977–78 FA Cup References Category:FA Community Shield matches Category:Football matches in London Charity Shield 1978 Charity Shield 1978 Comm FA Charity Shield Category:1978 in sport in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium