1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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Nottingham Forest F.C.
1978-79 season
Chairman S.M. Dryden, J.P.
Manager Brian Clough
Football League Division One 2nd
FA Cup 5th Round
League Cup Winners
FA Charity Shield Winners
European Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Garry Birtles (14)
All: Garry Birtles (26)
Highest home attendance 41,898 vs. Liverpool (Division One, 28 April 1979)
Lowest home attendance 20,388 vs Southampton (Division One, 2 May 1979)
Average home league attendance 30,446

The 1978-79 season was Nottingham Forest's second year back in the Football League First Division They had won the title the previous season. This meant they qualified for the first time in their history for the European Cup.

Summary

Forest opened the defence of their title with six draws in their first seven league matches. On 28 November the 1-0 win at Bolton set an undefeated record of 42 consecutive league games. The record stood for over two decades. Garry Birtles broke into the first team and ended up being the club's top scorer as they finished runners-up in the league, 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 Malmo in Munich.

Players

Squad Stats

The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1978-79 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1978-79 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.

Position Nation Name Total Division One League Cup FA Cup European Cup Charity Shield
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Peter Shilton 63 0 42 0 8 0 3 0 9 0 1 0
GK England Jim Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Chris Woods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Viv Anderson 59 3 40 1 7 2 3 0 8 0 1 0
DF England Colin Barrett 18 2 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
DF Scotland Kenny Burns 37 1 25 0 5 1 1 0 5 0 1 0
DF England Frank Clark 31 0 20 0 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0
DF England Bryn Gunn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Larry Lloyd 55 4 36 0 7 1 3 1 8 1 1 1
DF England Dave Needham 39 5 23+3 2 6 1 2 1 4 1 0+1 0
MF England Ian Bowyer 40 6 26+3 4 5 0 1 0 5 2 0 0
MF Scotland John McGovern 55 4 36 0 7 2 3 1 8 1 1 0
MF Scotland Archie Gemmill 41 2 24 1 6 0 3 0 7 1 1 0
MF England Gary Mills 6 1 4 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF Scotland John O'Hare 14 0 9+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill 42 15 28 10 6 1 3 1 4 1 1 2
MF Scotland John Robertson 63 16 42 9 8 4 3 0 9 2 1 1
MF England Steve Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Garry Birtles 54 26 35 14 7 6 3 0 9 6 0 0
FW England Steve Elliott 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Trevor Francis 21 7 19+1 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
FW England Peter Withe 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW England Tony Woodcock 57 15 36 10 8 3 3 1 9 1 1 0

Top Scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 11 May 2010
Position Nation Name Division One League Cup FA Cup European Cup Charity Shield Total
1 England Garry Birtles 14 6 0 6 0 26
2 Scotland John Robertson 9 4 0 2 1 16
3 England Tony Woodcock 10 3 1 1 0 15
= Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill 10 1 1 1 2 15
5 England Trevor Francis 6 0 0 1 0 7
6 England Ian Bowyer 4 0 0 2 0 6
7 England Dave Needham 2 1 1 1 0 5
8 Scotland John McGovern 0 2 1 1 0 4
= England Larry Lloyd 0 1 1 1 1 4
10 England Viv Anderson 1 2 0 0 0 3
11 England Colin Barrett 1 0 0 1 0 2
= England Archie Gemmill 1 0 0 1 0 2
12 England Gary Mills 1 0 0 0 0 1
= Scotland Kenny Burns 0 1 0 0 0 1
= England Peter Withe 0 0 0 0 1 1
England Own Goals 2 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 61 21 5 18 5 110

Transfers In

Pos Player From Fee Date
MF England Gary Mills Youth system September 1978
FW England Trevor Francis England Birmingham City £1,000,000 February 1979

Transfers Out

Pos Player To Fee Date
FW England Peter Withe England Newcastle United £200,000 August 1978

Club Kit

Supplier: Adidas

Home
Away

Source: Wikipedia Nottingham Forest Article

Competitions

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
First Division - 2nd 1 August 1978 2 May 1979
FA Cup - Fifth Round 1 August 1978
FA Cup - Fifth Round


Division One

Table

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Matches

Competitive

Football League First Division

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Last updated: 28 August 2011
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League Cup

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Last updated: 28 August 2011
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FA Cup

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Last updated: 28 August 2011
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FA Charity Shield

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Last updated: 28 August 2011
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European Cup

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First Round
Second Round
Quarter Final
Semi Final
Final

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Pre-season and Friendlies

Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive

References

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