1978–79 Football League Cup


The 1978–79 Football League Cup was the 19th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1978 and ended with the final on 17 March 1979.
The final was contested by First Division teams Nottingham Forest and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London.

First round

First leg

Second leg

Replays

Second round

Replays

2nd Replay

Third round

Replays

2nd Replay

Fourth round

Replay

Fifth Round

Replay

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Match details

Nottingham Forest
Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks
3 — 2
Southampton
Yellow shirts/Blue shorts/Yellow socks
Manager: Brian Clough
Team:
1 Peter Shilton
2 Colin Barrett
3 Frank Clark
4 John McGovern
5 Larry Lloyd
6 David Needham
7 Martin O'Neill
8 Archie Gemmill
9 Garry Birtles
10 Tony Woodcock
11 John Robertson
12 Ian Bowyer
Scorers:
  • Garry Birtles,
  • Tony Woodcock
Half-time:
0–1
Competition:
Football League Cup
Date:
15.00 GMT Saturday 17 March 1979
Venue:
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance:
96,952
Referee:
Peter Reeves
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Match replayed if scores still level.
One named substitute.
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
Team:
1 Terry Gennoe
2 Ivan Golac
3 David Peach
4 Steve Williams
5 Chris Nicholl
6 Malcolm Waldron
7 Alan Ball
8 Phil Boyer
9 Austin Hayes
10 Nick Holmes
11 Terry Curran
12 Tony Sealy
Scorers:
  • David Peach
  • Nick Holmes

General

Specific