Nottingham
Forest 
Nottingham
Forest Season 1978 - 1979
Final Division 1 Table:
| - | - | - | Home | Away | - | ||||||||
| - | - | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 68 |
| 2 | FOREST | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 51 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 50 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 49 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 48 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 46 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 45 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 44 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 41 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 40 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 40 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 39 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 37 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 35 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton W | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 34 |
| 19 | Derby County | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 31 |
| 20 | Queen's Park R (R) | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 25 |
| 21 | Birmingham City (R) | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 39 | 22 |
| 22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 20 |
European Champions' Cup: Winners
League Cup: Winners
FA Cup: 5th Round
Charity Shield: Winners
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | European Cup | Charity Shield | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Viv Anderson | 40 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 L : 2 LC | 3 |
| Colin Barrett | 11 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 L : 1 EC | 2 |
| Garry Birtles | 35 | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 14 L : 6 LC : 6 EC | 26 |
| Ian Bowyer | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | - | 3 | 4 L : 2 EC | 6 |
| Kenny Burns | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 LC | 1 |
| Frank Clark | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Elliott | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trevor Francis | 19 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 L : 1 EC | 7 |
| Archie Gemmill | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 L : 1 EC | 2 |
| Bryn Gunn | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Larry Lloyd | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 CS : 1 LC : 1 FA : 1 EC | 4 |
| John McGovern | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 LC : 1 FA : 1 EC | 4 |
| Gary Mills | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Dave Needham | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 L : 1 LC : 1 FA : 1 EC | 5 |
| John O'Hare | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Martin O'Neill | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 CS : 10 L : 1LC : 1 FA : 1 EC | 15 |
| John Robertson | 42 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 CS : 9 L ( 3p): 4 LC (1p) : 2 EC (1p) |
16 |
| Peter Shilton | 42 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Peter Withe | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 CS | 1 |
| Tony Woodcock | 36 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | 10 L : 3 LC : 1FA : 1 EC | 15 |
| Own goals | 2 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams for 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 |
| 25/07/78 | Red Star Belgrade | F | A | L | 2-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27/07/78 | Dynamo Zagreb | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/07/78 | SK Osijek | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/08/78 | AEK Athens | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12/08/78 | Ipswich T | CS | Wembley | W | 5-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill 2* | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | *Needham |
| 14/08/78 | Celta Vigo | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16/08/78 | FC Porto | F | A | L | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/08/78 | Tottenham H | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Withe | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 22/08/78 | Coventry C | L | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 26/08/78 | QPR | L | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 29/08/78 | Oldham A | FLC2 | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 02/09/78 | WBA | L | H | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 04/09/78 | Mansfield T | F | A | W | 6-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 06/09/78 | Oldham A | FLC2r | H | W | 4-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Needham | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Elliott | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 09/09/78 | Arsenal | L | H | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Mills* | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | *Needham |
| 13/09/78 | Liverpool | EC1/1 | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 16/09/78 | Man U | L | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 19/09/78 | Mansfield T | NCCf | H | W | 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23/09/78 | Middlesbrough | L | H | D | 2-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Barrett* | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *O'Hare |
| 27/09/78 | Liverpool | EC1/2 | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 30/09/78 | Aston Villa | L | A | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 04/10/78 | Oxford U | FLC3 | A | W | 5-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock* | Robertson | *O'Hare |
| 07/10/78 | Wolves | L | H | W | 3-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles 2 | Woodcock* | Robertson | *Bowyer |
| 14/10/78 | Bristol C | L | A | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | O'Hare | Robertson 2 | - |
| 18/10/78 | AEK Athens | EC2/1 | A | W | 2-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 21/10/78 | Ipswich T | L | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 28/10/78 | Southampton | L | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern* | Lloyd | Burns | Gemmill | O'Hare | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Needham |
| 01/11/78 | AEK Athens | EC2/2 | H | W | 5-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark* | O'Hare | Lloyd | Needham | Gemmill | Bowyer | Birtles 2 | Woodcock | Robertson | *Mills |
| 04/11/78 | Everton | L | H | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | O'Hare | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 07/11/78 | Everton | FLC4 | A | W | 3-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | O'Hare | Lloyd | Burns* | Gemmill | Needham | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Mills |
| 11/11/78 | Tottenham H | L | A | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | O'Hare | Lloyd | Needham | Gemmill | Mills | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 18/11/78 | QPR | L | H | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | Needham | Lloyd | O'Hare | Mills | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 25/11/78 | Bolton W | L | A | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | Needham | Lloyd* | Bowyer | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *O'Hare |
| 05/12/78 | Dynamo Zagreb | F | A | W | 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 09/12/78 | Liverpool | L | A | L | 0-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | Needham | Lloyd | Bowyer | Gemmill | McGovern | Elliott | Birtles | Robertson | - |
| 13/12/78 | Brighton & Hove A | FLC5 | H | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | Bowyer | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 16/12/78 | Birmingham C | L | H | W | 1-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | Bowyer | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 23/12/78 | Man C | L | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles* | Woodcock | Robertson | *Bowyer |
| 26/12/78 | Derby C | L | H | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 10/01/79 | Aston Villa | FAC3 | A | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 13/01/79 | Arsenal | L | A | L | 1-2 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 17/01/79 | Watford | FLCsf1 | H | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Bowyer | Birtles 2 | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 27/01/79 | York C | FAC4 | H | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 30/01/79 | Watford | FLCsf2 | A | D | 0-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 03/02/79 | Middlesbrough | L | A | W | 3-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Bowyer | McGovern | Lloyd | Burns | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles 2 | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 19/02/79 | Exeter C | F | A | W | 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21/02/79 | WBA | F | A | D | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24/02/79 | Bristol C | L | H | W | 2-0 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill* | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | *Francis |
| 26/02/79 | Arsenal | FAC5 | H | L | 0-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson | - |
| 03/02/79 | Ipswich T | L | A | D | 1-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Francis | Robertson | - |
| 07/03/79 | Grasshoppers Zurich | EC3/1 | H | W | 4-1 | Shilton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Lloyd | Needham | O'Neill | Gemmill | Birtles | Woodcock | Robertson (p) | - |
| 10/03/79 | Eve | ||||||||||||||||