[Albion] Forest v Brighton, City Ground, 1979

[kevo]

Just trying to clear up an argument. One of our greatest victories, of course - but does anyone know how many home games Forest had gone unbeaten for before we played them? I'm sure it was a very long sequence (42 comes to mind) but can't remember the exact number.

 

[Silverhatch]

Think 42 games was their unbeaten sequence home and away. Sources from Forest suggest our sneaky 1-0 win ended their 51 game unbeaten home record

 

[portslade seagull]

Remember listening to it on the radio, live commentary. It was like the Alamo. Fantastic result though

 

[Driver8]

I was there. Longest 78 minutes of my life!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Think 42 games was their unbeaten sequence home and away. Sources from Forest suggest our sneaky 1-0 win ended their 51 game unbeaten home record

I was there along with Driver 8 and our dad

42 games was a figure that I remember but couldn't think what it related to home or all games

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

42 is the number in my memory, equivalent of an entire season

 

[kevo]

It was on MOTD. I recorded it on cassette tape! (Unfortunately lost after I lent it to Seagulls TV). Wonderful interviews with Mullery and Clough after the game.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Right up their as one of our best ever results. Anyone got the MotD clip to post up!

 

[kevo]

Had almost forgotten Moseley saved a penalty. Peter Suddaby MoM on his debut, Fozzie and Peter Ward also superb.

 

[Bodian]

Think it must have been home games only - they lost their 42 unbeaten run at Liverpool in December 1978 https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history-landing-page/unbeaten-record/

 

[drew]

Think 42 games was their unbeaten sequence home and away. Sources from Forest suggest our sneaky 1-0 win ended their 51 game unbeaten home record

Another one who was there. Seem to remember spending most of the match looking behind us and checking the clock slowly move towards the 90 mins. Think 51 home games was the record we ended for them (have a vague recollection that we 58 was the overall record, possibly Millwall or Mansfield).

 

[Icy Gull]

Crap quality, only 11 secs long but this is Gerry Ryans goal. Pitch looks like a cow field

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bIUlz1APK8

 

[kevo]

Think it must have been home games only - they lost their 42 unbeaten run at Liverpool in December 1978 https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history-landing-page/unbeaten-record/

Thanks. That must be why everyone's thinking 42 then. Astonishing sequence.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Wasn’t it also the first game back that lawrenson has for a long injury lay off?

As someone said above, longest game of my life and spent most of it looking at the clock behind the goal to our left.

It really was like the Alamo out there.....got a bit hairy after the game too making our way back to the train.

 

[Driver8]

Wasn’t it also the first game back that lawrenson has for a long injury lay off?

As someone said above, longest game of my life and spent most of it looking at the clock behind the goal to our left.

It really was like the Alamo out there.....got a bit hairy after the game too making our way back to the train.

I thought the clock was on the floodlight behind us in the corner terrace we were in. May be my memory though!

 

[cjd]

Wasn’t it also the first game back that lawrenson has for a long injury lay off?

As someone said above, longest game of my life and spent most of it looking at the clock behind the goal to our left.

It really was like the Alamo out there.....got a bit hairy after the game too making our way back to the train.

That is how I remember it too. Lawrenson was absolutely exhausted at the end and could hardly manage to walk off the pitch.

 

[Bodian]

59 home games according to the Argus https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/15132639.nottingham-forest-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-how-gerry-ryan-played-a-blinder/

 

[BLOCK F]

I wasn't there, but I do remember having 1 or 10 pints that evening.

 

[Seasidesage]

I was there went on a coach with some mates. Pissed down and when we returned to Brighton it was flooded.

Great day.

 

[drew]

That is how I remember it too. Lawrenson was absolutely exhausted at the end and could hardly manage to walk off the pitch.

Peter Suddaby's debut, free signing from Blackpool and his claim to fame was he was dating a Nolan! Not sure anyone had heard of him before he signed.

Chipped cross from Lawrenson, nodded down by Ray Clarke and stabbed home through the mud by Ryan!!

And I seem to recall the usually reliable John Robertson missed a pen. Glad I got stuck on a train on the way to the league cup match a year earlier otherwise I might not have gone to this one.