The 1979 Football League Cup Final took place on 17 March 1979 at

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. It was the nineteenth

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final and the thirteenth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Nottingham Forest and

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. 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

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and

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Match details

Source for team line-ups:

Road to Wembley

Nottingham Forest

Forest began their defence of the competition with a replayed victory over

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, before a 5–0 win at

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. That set up a clash with fellow First Division side Everton, and Forest won 3–2 at

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. A quarter-final win over Brighton & Hove Albion set up the semi-final with Third Division side

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. Forest won the 1st leg at home 3–1, and the 2nd leg was scoreless, and thus Forest qualified for their second successive final.

Southampton

Southampton began their run with wins over First Division

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and

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. In the fourth round they needed a replay to beat Fourth Division side

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; Southampton then defeated

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2–1 in the quarter-final. In the first leg of their semi-final with

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they drew 2–2 away, before a 1–0 second leg victory.

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