Nottingham into lead

Press, 29 August 1977, Page 3

Nottingham into lead

NZPA-Reuter London Nottingham Forest, newly promoted to the first division o£ the English Football League, thrashed Derby County 3-0 on Saturday to take over the leadership as the only remaining club with a 100 per cent record in the top division this season. Wolverhampton Wanderers and the English Football Association cup-holder, Manchester United, both with maximum points after their first two league matches of the season, faltered. Wolves were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Arsenal and Manchester United, also at home, player! a scoreless draw against Ipswich Town. Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool’s $695,000 signing from Glasgow Celtic, kept up his scoring record for the league champions bygetting the first goal in its 3-0 .win over West Bromwich Albion. Dalglish has scored in all three league games this season for his new cl»ib. Steven HeighwSy, the man behind most of Liverpool’s best moves, and Jimmy Case were the champion's other scorers.

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one:—Aston Villa 1, Everton 2; Chelsea 1, Coventry City 2: Leeds United 1, Birmingham City 0; Leicester City 0. Bristol City 0; Liverpool 3, West Bromwich Albion 0; Manchester United 0, Ipswich Town 0; Middlesbrough 2. Newcastle United 0; Norwich City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1: Nottingham Forest 3, Derby County 0; Westham United 0, Manchester City 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Arsenal 1.

Division two.—Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0; Bolton Wanderers 2, Sheffield United 1; Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Millwall 2; Bristol Rovers 0, Fulham 0; Charlton Athletic 3, Blackpool 1 Crystal Palace 0, Hull City 1; Oldham Athletic 1, Luton Town 0; Southampton 1, Mansfield Town 0; Stoke City 2, Burnley 1; Sunderland 1, Orient 1; Tottenham Hotspur 2, Notts County 1.

Division three. —Bradford City 2. Oxford United 3; Cambridge United 2, Gillingham 3; Carlisle United 0, Plymouth Argyle 0; Chesterfield 2, Peterborough United 0; Colchester United 2, Chester 0; Exeter City 2, Bury 2; Henford United 0. Tranmere Rovers 1; Preston North End 3,

Rotherham United 2; Sheffield Wednesday 0, Walsall 0; Swindon Town 3, Portsmouth 1; Wrexham 1, Port Vale 1.

Division four.—Aidershot 1, Doncaster Rovers 0; Brentford 1, Reading 1; Halifax Town 0, Northampton Town 1; Newport Countx 2, Huddersfield Town 0; Rochdale 2, Darlington 0; Southport 1, Hartlepool 1: Swansea City 2, Barnsley 1; Watford 1, York City 3; Torquay United 1, Wimbledon 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier division.—Aberdeen 0, Dundee United 0; Celtic 0, Motherwell 1; Hibernian 2, Clydebank 0; Partick Thistle 0, Rangers 4; St Mirren 2, Ayr United 0. Division one.—Alloa 1, St Johnstone 3; Dumbarton 2, Queen of the South 0; Dundee 0, Stirling Albion 1; East Fife 2, Airdrieonians 3; Hamilton Academicals 3, Arbroath 1; Kilmarnock 1, Hearts 1; Montrose 0, Morton 1.

Division two.—Albion Rovers 1, Stranraer 2; Berwick Rangers 2, Meadowbank Thistle 1; Cowdenbeath 3, Dunfermline Athletic 1; East Stirling 0, Falkirk 2; Forfar Athletic 4, Brechin City 1; [Queens Park 1. Clyde 1; StenI housemuir 1, Ralth Rovers 1.