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Nottingham Forest - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 78/79
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Nottingham Forest 1978/1979

CityNottingham
Full nameNottingham Forest
Diminutive Nottingham
Foundation1865
Stadium Trentside
Jersey Nottingham Forest
photo Trentside

Roster Nottingham Forest 1978/1979

Display :

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Goalkeepers

photo Chris Woods

Chris Woods

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/12/1976

left on : 04/07/1979
B.date14/11/1959
Age19 years
Height1m88
Weight80 kg
photo Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 15/09/1977

left on : 01/08/1982
B.date18/09/1949
Age29 years
Height1m85
Weight88 kg

Display stats

Played matches 57
First team matches 57
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 25
Goals against 39
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 5130
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 56%
Draws 37%
Losses 7%
photo Steve Sutton

Steve Sutton

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 16/04/1979

left on : 10/03/1981
B.date16/04/1961
Age18 years
Height1m85

Defenders

photo Kenny Burns

Kenny Burns

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 05/10/1981
B.date23/09/1953
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 33
First team matches 33
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2962
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 58%
Draws 39%
Losses 3%
photo Larry Lloyd

Larry Lloyd

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/12/1976

left on : 01/03/1981
B.date06/10/1948
Age30 years

Display stats

Played matches 51
First team matches 51
On the bench 0
Goals 4
Efficiency 1148
Own goals 1
Assists 0
Minutes played 4590
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 59%
Draws 33%
Losses 8%
photo Frank Clark

Frank Clark

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 01/07/1980
B.date09/09/1943
Age35 years

Display stats

Played matches 30
First team matches 30
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2559
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 63%
Draws 27%
Losses 10%
photo David Needham

David Needham

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 15/12/1977

left on : 01/07/1982
B.date21/05/1949
Age30 years

Display stats

Played matches 35
First team matches 31
On the bench 4
Goals 4
Efficiency 743
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2970
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 54%
Draws 37%
Losses 9%
photo Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1976

left on : 01/07/1980
B.date03/08/1952
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 15
First team matches 15
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 653
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1305
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 67%
Losses 0%
photo Colin Bell

Colin Bell

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1979

left on : 01/07/1981
B.date05/08/1961
Age17 years
Height1m79
Weight75 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Viv Anderson

Viv Anderson

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1974

left on : 03/08/1984
B.date29/07/1956
Age22 years
Height1m83
Weight70 kg

Display stats

Played matches 53
First team matches 53
On the bench 0
Goals 3
Efficiency 1590
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4770
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 36%
Losses 8%
photo Gary Mills

Gary Mills

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/03/1982
B.date11/11/1961
Age17 years
Height1m78
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 6
First team matches 4
On the bench 2
Goals 1
Efficiency 371
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 371
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 83%
Draws 17%
Losses 0%
photo Brynley Gunn

Brynley Gunn

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 01/10/1985
B.date21/08/1958
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%

Midfielders

photo Martin O'Neill

Martin O'Neill

Centre Midfield

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/10/1971

left on : 25/02/1981
B.date01/03/1952
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 37
First team matches 37
On the bench 0
Goals 14
Efficiency 231
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3240
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 54%
Draws 41%
Losses 5%
photo Ian Bowyer

Ian Bowyer

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1973

left on : 15/01/1981
B.date06/06/1951
Age28 years

Display stats

Played matches 38
First team matches 35
On the bench 3
Goals 6
Efficiency 548
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3285
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 61%
Draws 34%
Losses 5%
photo John McGovern

John McGovern

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1975

left on : 01/07/1982
B.date28/10/1949
Age29 years

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 2183
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4365
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 53%
Draws 39%
Losses 8%
photo Archie Gemmill

Archie Gemmill

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 20/09/1977

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date24/03/1947
Age32 years
Height1m65
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 37
First team matches 36
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 1622
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3243
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 54%
Draws 38%
Losses 8%

Forwards

photo John Robertson

John Robertson

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1970

left on : 01/07/1983
B.date20/01/1953
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 57
First team matches 57
On the bench 0
Goals 12
Efficiency 428
Own goals 0
Assists 1
Minutes played 5130
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 56%
Draws 37%
Losses 7%
photo Trevor Francis

Trevor Francis

Centre forward

England

Arrived on : 15/02/1979

left on : 15/06/1979
B.date19/04/1954
Age25 years
Height1m78
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 21
First team matches 20
On the bench 1
Goals 7
Efficiency 264
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1845
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 62%
Draws 33%
Losses 5%
photo Peter Withe

Peter Withe

Forward

England

Arrived on : 15/09/1976

left on : 20/08/1978
B.date30/08/1951
Age27 years
Height1m85

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 2
On the bench 0
Goals 1
Efficiency 135
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 135
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 50%
Losses 0%
photo Tony Woodcock

Tony Woodcock

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1977

left on : 29/11/1979
B.date06/12/1955
Age23 years

Display stats

Played matches 51
First team matches 51
On the bench 0
Goals 13
Efficiency 350
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4545
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 37%
Losses 6%
photo Garry Birtles

Garry Birtles

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1976

left on : 15/10/1980
B.date27/07/1956
Age22 years
Height1m83
Weight77 kg

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 22
Efficiency 198
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4365
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 59%
Draws 33%
Losses 8%
photo John O'Hare

John O'Hare

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1975

left on : 01/07/1980
B.date24/09/1946
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 13
First team matches 11
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1080
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 54%
Draws 38%
Losses 8%
photo Steve Burke

Steve Burke

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date29/09/1960
Age18 years
photo Steve Elliott

Steve Elliott

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1976

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date15/09/1958
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 4
First team matches 4
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 360
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 75%
Losses 25%

Manager

photo Brian Clough

Brian Clough

Manager

B.date 21/03/1935

Age 44 years

Arrived on : 06/01/1975

Left on : 01/07/1993

Preferred formation 4-1-2-1-2  100%
63 Games
36 Victories
4 Losses

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

48 %

Staff members

Peter TaylorArrived on : 16/07/1976
assistant managerLeft on : 01/07/1982
Ronnie FentonArrived on : 01/01/1978
membre du staffLeft on : 01/07/1987

Games list

15/0515/05/1979Division 1D1Round 24R24Leeds United1 2Nottingham
18/0518/05/1979Division 1D1Round 16R16WBA0 1Nottingham
30/0530/05/1979Coupe d’Europe des Clubs ChampionsCECCFinalFinalNottingham1 0Malmö FF

Competitions overview 1978/1979Last updated on 25/01/2025 at 16:53

Division 1

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4221183612635

League Cup

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862021813

Charity Shield

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1100505

Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions

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963019712

FA Cup

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3201523

Total

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63362341114368

Transfers: In

Players in

01/0701/07/1978photo Steve Burke Steve Burke
01/0701/07/1978photo Gary Mills Gary Mills
01/0101/01/1979photo Colin Bell Colin Bell
15/0215/02/1979photo Trevor Francis Trevor FrancisBirmingham
16/0416/04/1979photo Steve Sutton Steve Sutton

Transfers: Out

Players out

01/0701/07/1978photo John Ramshaw John RamshawShepshed
20/0820/08/1978photo Peter Withe Peter WitheNewcastle

Trophy room

Victories

Championship 3199819221907
Full Members Cup 219921989
League Cup 41990198919791978
Super Coupe 11980
Ligue des Champions 219801979
Community Shield 11978
Premier League 11978
FA Cup 219591898

Runner-ups

League One 12008
Championship 219941957
League Cup 219921980
FA Cup 11991
Coupe intercontinentale 11981
Premier League 219791967
Community Shield 11959
Data verified since 1892/1893

Club overall statsLast updated on 25/01/2025 at 16:53

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

24%

26%

25%

All competitions

19%

27%

22%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

57%

30%

43%

All competitions

45%

36%

42%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

38%

43%

41%

All competitions

48%

45%

48%

Number of times the team scores first

League

38%

26%

32%

All competitions

39%

33%

37%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

38%

57%

48%

All competitions

35%

42%

39%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

62

55

49

All competitions

49

54

50

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

6

11

9

All competitions

9

15

13

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
1 - 14 times4 times
0 - 05 times5 times
4 - 20 times1 times
2 - 12 times2 times
2 - 01 times3 times
2 - 21 times1 times
3 - 12 times5 times
1 - 03 times3 times
5 - 10 times1 times
0 - 10 times1 times
4 - 10 times1 times
3 - 01 times1 times
6 - 01 times1 times
4 - 01 times1 times
3 - 30 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
0 - 04 times7 times
1 - 14 times5 times
1 - 23 times4 times
0 - 50 times1 times
1 - 36 times6 times
2 - 30 times3 times
0 - 12 times3 times
2 - 01 times1 times
2 - 11 times1 times
0 - 21 times1 times
1 - 01 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

100%

Away

83.33%

16.67%

Total

92.86%

7.14%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

90.91%

9.09%

Total

96%

4%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

37.5%

62.5%

Away

53.85%

23.08%

23.08%

Total

47.62%

38.1%

14.29%

All competitions

Home

36.36%

54.55%

9.09%

Away

50%

28.57%

21.43%

Total

46.15%

38.46%

15.38%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

17%

55%

28%

15

50

25

Min./Match

13%

46%

41%

12

42

36

Min./Match

15%

50%

35%

13

45

31

Min./Match

All competitions

25%

50%

25%

23

45

22

Min./Match

15%

56%

28%

14

51

26

Min./Match

22%

52%

26%

19

47

23

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 25/01/2025 at 16:53

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 30/01/2025 at 20:37

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 159
22
Best scorer : Larry Lloyd - 24 Goals
16 - 303
4
Best scorer : Garry Birtles - 2 Goals
31 - 4522
0
Best scorer : Trevor Francis - 17 Goals
46 - 607
4
Best scorer : Garry Birtles - 3 Goals
61 - 759
2
Best scorer : Garry Birtles - 3 Goals
76 - 9026
2
Best scorer : Trevor Francis - 21 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 30/01/2025 at 16:08

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1969 and 1979 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
14Chelsea1.32 pts/m
15West Ham1.22 pts/m
16WBA1.4 pts/m
17QPR1.43 pts/m
18Leicester1.29 pts/m
19Nottingham1.43 pts/m
20Middlesbrough1.52 pts/m
21Birmingham City1.24 pts/m
22Southampton1.33 pts/m
23Norwich City1.31 pts/m
24Sheffield United1.36 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 09/08/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 29/01/2025 at 17:14

Best club streaksLast updated on 25/01/2025 at 16:53

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins476
League444
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses111
League011
consecutive matches without a win455
League334
consecutive matches without a draw986
League454
consecutive matches without a loss181729
League211018
matches with at least one goal scored7813
League8713
matches with at least one goal conceded367
League366
matches without scoring any goal234
League223
matches without conceding any goal234
League423

Running streaksLast updated on 25/01/2025 at 16:53

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins224
League223
consecutive losses
League
consecutive matches without a win
League
consecutive matches without a draw224
League223
consecutive matches without a loss1236
League2135
matches with at least one goal scored236
League235
matches with at least one goal conceded1
League1
matches without scoring any goal
League
matches without conceding any goal12
League11

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