Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Season 1977 - 1978
Final Division 1 Table:
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2 pts for
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P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | |
| 1 | FOREST | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 64 | +45 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 57 | +31 |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 55 | +31 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 52 | +23 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 52 | +23 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 50 | +9 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 48 | +13 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 46 | +15 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 46 | +10 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 42 | +4 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 41 | -5 |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 41 | -5 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 52 | 66 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 40 | -14 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 39 | -13 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 36 | -13 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 69 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 36 | -13 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 35 | -4 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 35 | -14 |
| 19 | Queen's Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 33 | -17 |
| 20 | West Ham United (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 32 | -17 |
| 21 | Newcastle United (R) | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 78 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 22 | -36 |
| 22 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 70 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 22 | -44 |
League Cup: Winners
FA Cup: 6th Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Viv Anderson | 37 | 8 | 5 | - | 3 L : 1 LC | 4 |
| Colin Barrett | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Ian Bowyer | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 L : 6 LC | 10 |
| Kenny Burns | 41 | 8 | 6 | - | 4 L | 4 |
| Frank Clark | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Archie Gemmill | 30 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 L | 3 |
| Larry Lloyd | 26 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 LC | 1 |
| John McGovern | 31 | 7 | 4 | - | 4 L | 4 |
| John Middleton | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dave Needham | 16 | - | 6 | - | 4 L | 4 |
| John O'Hare | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 LC | 1 |
| Martin O'Neill | 38 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 L : 3 LC : 2FA | 13 |
| John Robertson | 42 | 8 | 6 | - | 12 L (6p) : 3 LC (2p) : 3 FA (1p) | 18 (9p) |
| Peter Shilton | 37 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| Peter Withe | 40 | 8 | 6 | - |
12 L : 5 LC : 2 FA |
19 |
| Tony Woodcock | 36 | 8 | 6 | - |
11 L : 4 LC : 4 FA |
19 |
| Chris Woods | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Own goals | 2 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams for some Friendlies not known | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used |
| 01/08/77 | St Gallen | F | A | W | 3-2 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Curran | Bowyer | Withe 2 | Woodcock* | Robertson | *Haslegrave |
| 03/08/77 | Wacker Innsbruck | F | A | W | 2-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Curran | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 05/08/77 | SV Plattling | F | A | W | 5-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Barrett | Lloyd | Burns | Curran | O'Neill | Elliott 3 | Birtles | Haslegrave | - |
| 06/08/77 | Neuburg | F | A | W | 5-1 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Barrett | Haslegrave | O'Neill | Birtles* | Elliott | Woodcock 2 | Robertson | *Bowyer |
| 09/08/77 | SW Bregenz | F | A | W | 3-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | Bowyer | Lloyd* | Burns | Curran | O'Neill | Elliott | Woodcock 2 | Robertson | *Barrett |
| 13/08/77 | Skegness T | F | A | W | 4-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Barrett | Burns | Curran | Bowyer | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 15/08/77 | Notts C | NCCf | H | D | 1-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock* | Robertson | *Haslegrave |
| 20/08/77 | Everton | L | A | W | 3-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 23/08/77 | Bristol C | L | H | W | 1-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 27/08/77 | Derby C | L | H | W | 3-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe 2 | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 30/08/77 | West Ham U | FLC2 | H | W | 5-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer2 | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 03/09/77 | Arsenal | L | A | L | 0-3 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark* | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *Barrett |
| 10/09/77 | Wolves | L | A | W | 3-2 | Middleton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 12/09/77 | Leicester C | F | H | D | 0-0 | Middleton | O'Kane | Barrett | McGovern | Burns | Todd | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | McKenzie | Robertson | *Lloyd |
| 17/09/77 | Aston Villa | L | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 24/09/77 | Leicester C | L | A | W | 3-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | O'Hare | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 01/10/77 | Norwich C | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | Bowyer | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 04/10/77 | Ipswich T | L | H | W | 4-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe 4 | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 08/10/77 | West Ham U | L | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer* | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *Gemmill |
| 15/10/77 | Man City | L | H | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill* | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *Gemmill |
| 17/10/77 | Sheff U | F | A | W | 6-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Withe 3 | Woodock | Robertson | - |
| 22/10/77 | QPR | L | A | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | Gemmill | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 25/10/77 | Notts C | FLC3 | H | W | 4-0 | Woods | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer 2 | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 29/10/77 | Middlesbrough | L | H | W | 4-0 | Shilton | Anderson 2 | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd* | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *O'Neill |
| 05/11/77 | Chelsea | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer* | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *O'Neill |
| 12/11/77 | Man U | L | H | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 14/11/77 | Hartlepool U | F | A | D | 2-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | Birtles | Lloyd | Burns | McGovern | Gemmill* | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *O'Neill |
| 19/11/77 | Leeds U | L | A | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 22/11/77 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | F | A | W | 6-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | O'Neill | Withe* | Woodcock 2 | Robertson | *O'Hare |
| 26/11/77 | WBA | L | H | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 29/11/77 | Aston Villa | FLC4 | H | W | 4-2 | Woods | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 03/12/77 | Birmingham C | L | A | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 10/12/77 | Coventry C | L | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 17/12/77 | Man U & | L | A | W | 4-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock 2 | Robertson | - |
| 26/12/77 | Liverpool | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 28/12/77 | Newcastle U | L | A | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe* | Woodcock | Robertson | *Bowyer |
| 31/12/77 | Bristol C | L | A | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 02/01/78 | Everton | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 07/01/78 | Swindon T | FAC3 | H | W | 4-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe* | Woodcock 2 | ||