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.[1]
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| Event | 1978–79 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 17 March 1979 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Peter Reeves (Leicester) | ||||||
| Attendance | 96,952 | ||||||
Match details edit
          Nottingham Forest
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     Southampton
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| Nottingham Forest Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks |
3–2 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Southampton Yellow shirts/Blue shorts/Yellow socks |
Manager:  Brian Clough
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Scorers: |
Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: |
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
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Scorers: |
Source for team line-ups:[2]
Road to Wembley edit
Nottingham Forest edit
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.[3]
Southampton edit
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.[3]
References edit
- ^ Leach, Tom (24 February 2019). "Nottingham Forest's memorable League Cup final win over Southampton ranked amongst the tournaments best ever". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Saturday March 17, 1979; League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2". football-england.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b Dinant Abbink (28 March 2008). "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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