1979 Football League Cup Final

1979 League Cup Final

Event	1978–79 Football League Cup
Nottingham Forest Southampton 3 2
Date	17 March 1979
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Peter Reeves (Leicester)
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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.

Team:
1 Peter Shilton (GK)
2 Colin Barrett
3 Frank Clark
4 John McGovern (c)
5 Larry Lloyd
6 David Needham
7 Martin O'Neill
8 Archie Gemmill
9 Garry Birtles
10 Tony Woodcock
11 John Robertson
Substitute:
12 Ian Bowyer

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