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1979 Football League Cup final

Field	Value
title	1979 League Cup Final
image	Matchday programme 1979 League Cup Final.png
caption	The match programme cover
image_size	250
event	[1978–79 Football League Cup](1978-79-football-league-cup)
team1	Nottingham Forest
team2	Southampton
team1score	3
team2score	2
date	17 March 1979
stadium	Wembley Stadium
city	London
referee	Peter Reeves (Leicester)
attendance	96,952
previous	[1978](1978-football-league-cup-final)
next	[1980](1980-football-league-cup-final)

The 1979 Football League Cup Final took place on 17 March 1979 at Wembley Stadium. It was the nineteenth Football League Cup final and the thirteenth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. Forest were the hot favourites to win being the holders of the League Cup and the reigning First Division champions. The match finished 3–2 to Forest. Forest's goals came from Garry Birtles (2) and Tony Woodcock. Southampton's goals came from David Peach and Nick Holmes.

Match details

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Manager: ENG Brian Clough		Manager: ENG Lawrie McMenemy

Source for team line-ups:

Road to Wembley

Nottingham Forest

Forest began their defence of the competition with a replayed victory over Oldham Athletic, before a 5–0 win at Oxford United. That set up a clash with fellow First Division side Everton, and Forest won 3–2 at Goodison Park. A quarter-final win over Brighton & Hove Albion set up the semi-final with Third Division side Watford. Forest won the 1st leg at home 3–1, and the 2nd leg was scoreless, and thus Forest qualified for their second successive final.

Southampton

Southampton began their run with wins over First Division Birmingham City and Derby County. In the fourth round they needed a replay to beat Fourth Division side Reading; Southampton then defeated Manchester City 2–1 in the quarter-final. In the first leg of their semi-final with Leeds United they drew 2–2 away, before a 1–0 second leg victory.

References

(24 February 2019). "Nottingham Forest's memorable League Cup final win over Southampton ranked amongst the tournaments best ever". Nottinghamshire Live.
"Saturday March 17, 1979; League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2". football-england.com.
Dinant Abbink. (28 March 2008). "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996".

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