The City Ground

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 04, 1970 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 04, 1970 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Hawthorns
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 04 April 1970

Season:: 1969-70
Referee:: K Styles
Attendance:: 20,691
Pos Before/After:: 16 17
Opp Before/After:: 17 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Aug 18, 1970

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2659 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1283 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2933 (of 5724)
Total:: 4180 (of 7505)
Played:: 54 years, 15 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: DLLLDL (Old to recent)

Goals

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Alan Ashman
Prior form: LDLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tony Brown (43')
Jeff Astle (44')
Allan Glover (47')
Tony Brown (86')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Dave Hollins
2	D	25	Peter Hindley
3	D	27	John Winfield
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman
5	M	21	Liam O'Kane
6	M	26	Henry Newton
7	F	25	Barry Lyons
8	M	20	Paul Richardson
9	M	25	Alex Ingram
10	F	23	Peter Cormack	Debut
11	F	31	Dave Hilley
Subs
12	F	26	Ronnie Rees

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Dave Hollins	9		4	2
2	D	25	Peter Hindley	419	10	4	2
3	D	27	John Winfield	414	4	4	2
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman	419	22	4	2
5	M	21	Liam O'Kane	225	1	4	2
6	M	26	Henry Newton	317	19	4	2
7	F	25	Barry Lyons	242	34	4	2
8	M	20	Paul Richardson	245	21	4	2
9	M	25	Alex Ingram	31	3	4	2
10	F	23	Peter Cormack	87	21
11	F	31	Dave Hilley	92	17	4	2
Subs
12	F	26	Ronnie Rees	100	13	4	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Osbourne
2	D	Lyndon Hughes
3	D	Ray Wilson
4	D	Alistair Robertson
5	D	Alan Merrick
6	M	Doug Fraser
7	M	Len Cantello (70')
8	M	Jeff Astle
9	M	Allan Glover
10	F	Colin Suggett
11	F	Tony Brown
Subs
12		Percy Freeman (70')

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Apr 04, 1970)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-1	West Ham United
Chelsea	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City	0-3	Stoke City
Derby County	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ipswich Town	2-0	Southampton
Leeds United	2-1	Burnley
Manchester City	0-1	Sunderland
Newcastle United	5-1	Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	Everton
West Bromwich Albion	4-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Everton	40	28	7	5	71	34	17	3	1	46	19	11	4	4	25	15	2.08824	63	WWWWWW	Champions
2	Leeds United	39	20	15	4	79	42	14	4	1	47	15	6	11	3	32	27	1.88095	55	WDWLLD	Safe
3	Derby County	40	21	8	11	61	36	14	3	3	43	14	7	5	8	18	22	1.69444	50	WWWWDW	Safe
4	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	63	40	10	7	4	34	20	9	4	6	29	20	1.57500	49	WLWLWW	Safe
5	Chelsea	38	18	13	7	64	45	11	7	1	33	17	7	6	6	31	28	1.42222	49	DWWWLL	Safe
6	Coventry City	38	17	11	10	53	40	9	6	5	35	25	8	5	5	18	15	1.32500	45	DWDDDW	Safe
7	Newcastle United	40	15	13	12	48	34	12	2	5	33	15	3	11	7	15	19	1.41176	43	WDWDDL	Safe
8	Manchester United	38	13	16	9	55	52	7	8	4	28	25	6	8	5	27	27	1.05769	42	DDLLDW	Safe
9	Stoke City	39	13	15	11	49	48	9	7	3	27	19	4	8	8	22	29	1.02083	41	DLLDWL	Safe
10	Arsenal	40	11	18	11	49	47	6	10	4	27	22	5	8	7	22	25	1.04255	40	WWWDWL	Safe
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	12	16	12	55	54	8	8	4	30	22	4	8	8	25	32	1.01852	40	LDLDLL	Safe
12	Tottenham Hotspur	39	15	9	15	51	53	9	2	8	24	20	6	7	7	27	33	.96226	39	LLLWDW	Safe
13	Manchester City	37	14	10	13	50	44	8	6	6	25	21	6	4	7	25	23	1.13636	38	WWLLLW	Safe
14	Burnley	40	11	15	14	52	58	6	7	7	30	28	5	8	7	22	30	.89655	37	DWDDDW	Safe
15	West Ham United	41	12	12	17	50	58	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	12	22	37	.86207	36	DWDWWD	Safe
16	Nottingham Forest	39	9	18	12	48	63	7	9	3	26	24	2	9	9	22	39	.76190	36	DLLLDL	Safe
17	West Bromwich Albion	39	13	9	17	52	56	9	6	5	35	25	4	3	12	17	31	.92857	35	LDLDWL	Safe
18	Southampton	39	6	15	18	45	64	3	10	6	23	26	3	5	12	22	38	.70313	27	LLLDWL
19	Ipswich Town	39	8	11	20	35	60	7	5	7	18	18	1	6	13	17	42	.58333	27	DDWLDW
20	Crystal Palace	41	5	15	21	33	68	4	6	10	19	36	1	9	11	14	32	.48529	25	DLDDLL
21	Sheffield Wednesday	39	8	8	23	37	66	6	5	8	22	24	2	3	15	15	42	.56061	24	DLWLLL
22	Sunderland	39	5	13	21	29	67	4	10	5	17	23	1	3	16	12	44	.43284	23	DWLDDD

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Everton	41	29	7	5	72	34	17	3	1	46	19	12	4	4	26	15	2.11765	65	WWWWWW	Champions	1-0
	2	Leeds United	40	21	15	4	81	43	15	4	1	49	16	6	11	3	32	27	1.88372	57	DWLLDW	Safe	2-1
	3	Derby County	41	22	8	11	63	36	15	3	3	45	14	7	5	8	18	22	1.75000	52	WWWDWW	Safe	2-0
1	4	Chelsea	39	19	13	7	65	45	12	7	1	34	17	7	6	6	31	28	1.44444	51	WWWLLW	Safe	1-0
1	5	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	63	40	10	7	4	34	20	9	4	6	29	20	1.57500	49	WLWLWW	Safe
1	6	Newcastle United	41	16	13	12	53	35	13	2	5	38	16	3	11	7	15	19	1.51429	45	DWDDLW	Safe	5-1
1	7	Coventry City	39	17	11	11	53	43	9	6	6	35	28	8	5	5	18	15	1.23256	45	WDDDWL	Safe	0-3
1	8	Stoke City	40	14	15	11	52	48	9	7	3	27	19	5	8	8	25	29	1.08333	43	LLDWLW	Safe	3-0
1	9	Arsenal	41	12	18	11	51	48	7	10	4	29	23	5	8	7	22	25	1.06250	42	WWDWLW	Safe	2-1
2	10	Manchester United	39	13	16	10	56	57	7	8	4	28	25	6	8	6	28	32	.98246	42	DLLDWL	Safe	1-5
	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	12	16	13	55	56	8	8	4	30	22	4	8	9	25	34	.98214	40	DLDLLL	Safe	0-2
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	40	15	9	16	51	54	9	2	8	24	20	6	7	8	27	34	.94444	39	LLWDWL	Safe	0-1
	13	Manchester City	38	14	10	14	50	45	8	6	7	25	22	6	4	7	25	23	1.11111	38	WLLLWL	Safe	0-1
3	14	West Bromwich Albion	40	14	9	17	56	56	10	6	5	39	25	4	3	12	17	31	1.00000	37	DLDWLW	Safe	4-0
1	15	Burnley	41	11	15	15	53	60	6	7	7	30	28	5	8	8	23	32	.88333	37	WDDDWL	Safe	1-2
1	16	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	51	60	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	13	23	39	.85000	36	WDWWDL	Safe	1-2
1	17	Nottingham Forest	40	9	18	13	48	67	7	9	3	26	24	2	9	10	22	43	.71642	36	LLLDLL	Safe	0-4
1	18	Ipswich Town	40	9	11	20	37	60	8	5	7	20	18	1	6	13	17	42	.61667	29	DWLDWW	Safe	2-0
1	19	Southampton	40	6	15	19	45	66	3	10	6	23	26	3	5	13	22	40	.68182	27	LLDWLL		0-2
	20	Crystal Palace	41	5	15	21	33	68	4	6	10	19	36	1	9	11	14	32	.48529	25	DLDDLL
1	21	Sunderland	40	6	13	21	30	67	4	10	5	17	23	2	3	16	13	44	.44776	25	WLDDDW		1-0
1	22	Sheffield Wednesday	40	8	8	24	37	67	6	5	9	22	25	2	3	15	15	42	.55224	24	LWLLLL		0-1