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1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Nottingham Forest F.C. |
| season | 1978–79 |
| manager | Brian Clough |
| chairman | S.M. Dryden, J.P. |
| league | Division One |
| league result | Runners-up |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 5th Round |
| cup2 | Football League Cup |
| cup2 result | Winners |
| cup3 | FA Charity Shield |
| cup3 result | Winners |
| cup4 | European Cup |
| cup4 result | Winners |
| (In 1979-80 European Cup) | |
| league topscorer | |
| Birtles (14) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Birtles (26) | |
| highest attendance | 41,898 vs. Liverpool |
| (Division One, | |
| 28 April 1979) | |
| lowest attendance | 20,388 vs Southampton |
| (Division One, | |
| 2 May 1979) | |
| average attendance | 30,446 |
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| prevseason | 1977–78 |
| nextseason | 1979–80 |
(In 1979-80 European Cup) Birtles (14) Birtles (26) (Division One, 28 April 1979) (Division One, 2 May 1979)
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. On 28 November the 1–0 win at Bolton set an undefeated record of 42 consecutive league games. The record stood for twenty six years. 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
Transfers
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Montgomery | Birmingham City | ||
| MF | Gary Mills | Youth system |
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Peter Withe | Newcastle United | £200,000 |
Winter
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Trevor Francis | Birmingham City | £999,999.99 |
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|
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 | 1 August 1978 |
Division One
Main article: 1978–79 Football League#First Division
League table
Results by round
|color_2-4=blue2|text_2-4=1979-80 UEFA Cup |color_20-22=red1|text_20-22=1979–80 Second Division
Matches
Robertson
O'Neill
Armstrong
Robertson
O'Neill
Robertson ,
Robertson
Birtles
McDermott
Price
Birtles
Robertson
Birtles
Woodcock
Birtles
Needham
Woodcock
Birtles
Woodcock
O'Neill
O'Neill
Woodcock
Francis
O'Neill
O'Neill
Bowyer O'Neill Robertson Bowyer
Woodcock Hawley Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: Bridport Red Archive
League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
Round Two
Burns
Woodcock
Robertson
Vic Halom
Round Three
McGovern O'Neill Robertson Anderson
Round Four
Bob Latchford Anderson Woodcock
Round Five
Birtles
Robertson
Semifinals
Robertson
Final
Main article: 1979 Football League Cup Final
Woodcock Holmes
Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: Bridport Red Archive
FA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup
Third round
Woodcock
Fourth round
Lloyd
O'Neill
Fifth round
Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: Bridport Red Archive
FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1978 FA Charity Shield
Lloyd
Withe
Robertson
Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: Bridport Red Archive
European Cup
Main article: 1978–79 European Cup
First round
Birtles
Second round
Birtles
Woodcock
Anderson
Birtles ,
Quarter-final
Gemmil
Birtles
Robertson
Semi-final
Bowyer Robertson Müller Okudera
Final
Main article: 1979 European Cup Final
Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: Bridport Red Archive
Pre-season and Friendlies
Withe Birtles , Woodcock Bowyer Birtles Mills
Statistics
Squad statistics
Last updated: 28 August 2011 Source: The City Ground
References
References
- (20 December 2019). "Longest unbeaten runs in English Football". thefootballfaithful.com.
- (20 April 1999). "List of Nottingham Forest 42 games unbeaten".
- McCarra, Kevin. (22 October 2004). "Sense of injustice burns as Arsenal fires fade". The Guardian.
- September 1978
- August 1978
- February 1979
- (21 August 1978). "Argentine cup star aids Tottenham tie". Montreal Gazette.
- (2 October 1978). "Forest make Soccer history". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63576. 1. FC Köln v Nottingham Forest, 25 April 1979
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