The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 CHELSEA - Tue Mar 14, 1972 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Mar 14, 1972 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: V James
Attendance:: 13,346
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Sep 06, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2736 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1360 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3025 (of 5724)
Total:: 4285 (of 7505)
Played:: 52 years, 1 month, 5 days ago

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

Goals
Tommy Gemmell (59') (Pen) - Tommy Gemmell first goal
Tommy Gemmell (64')

CHELSEA
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: LDWWWD (Old to recent)

Goals
John Hollins (54') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	27	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell (59') (64')
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman
5	M	21	John Cottam
6	M	30	Doug Fraser
7	F	27	Barry Lyons
8	M	20	Martin O'Neill
9	F	20	Alan Buckley
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12	F	21	Jim McIntosh

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Jim Barron	182		3	2
2	D	27	Peter Hindley	419	10	10	3
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell (59) (64)	41	6	3	2
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman	419	22	3	2
5	M	21	John Cottam	107	4	3	2
6	M	30	Doug Fraser	97	4	3	2
7	F	27	Barry Lyons	242	34	3	2
8	M	20	Martin O'Neill	364	62	3	2
9	F	20	Alan Buckley	19	1	129	19
10	M	22	Paul Richardson	245	21	3	2
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie	130	46	3	2
Subs
12	F	21	Jim McIntosh	62	3	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Bonetti
2	D	David Webb
3	D	Ron Harris
4	D	John Dempsey
5	D	Stephen Kember
6	M	John Boyle
7	M	Charlie Cooke
8	M	John Hollins
9	M	Christopher Garland
10	F	Peter Houseman
11	F	Tommy Baldwin
Subs
12		Marvin Hinton

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Mar 14, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Chelsea

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	Manchester City	33	19	9	5	65	36	13	3	1	41	12	6	6	4	24	24	1.80556	47	DWLWWW	Safe
2	Leeds United	31	18	7	6	52	22	13	4	0	40	8	5	3	6	12	14	2.36364	43	WLDWWW	Safe
3	Derby County	31	17	8	6	53	29	11	4	0	33	9	6	4	6	20	20	1.82759	42	DWLWWW	Safe
4	Liverpool	32	16	8	8	44	27	12	3	1	34	14	4	5	7	10	13	1.62963	40	WWWWWD
5	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	10	8	48	33	12	3	2	35	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.45455	38	WWWDWL
6	Manchester United	32	15	8	9	54	45	10	2	4	28	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.20000	38	LLLLDW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	14	10	8	53	45	9	7	0	32	16	5	3	8	21	29	1.17778	38	LWDDLW
8	Arsenal	31	16	5	10	44	31	10	1	3	25	9	6	4	7	19	22	1.41935	37	WWWWLL
9	Sheffield United	31	14	8	9	53	46	8	6	2	35	20	6	2	7	18	26	1.15217	36	LLDLWD
10	Chelsea	29	12	10	7	39	29	8	6	2	29	15	4	4	5	10	14	1.34483	34	LDWWWD
11	Newcastle United	32	12	8	12	40	39	8	4	4	25	15	4	4	8	15	24	1.02564	32	DWDWWW
12	Stoke City	30	9	10	11	33	38	6	6	3	23	17	3	4	8	10	21	.86842	28	DWLDLD
13	Ipswich Town	32	7	14	11	29	43	5	6	5	13	14	2	8	6	16	29	.67442	28	WDLDLW
14	West Ham United	32	9	9	14	34	36	7	5	4	22	13	2	4	10	12	23	.94444	27	LLDLWL
15	Leicester City	31	9	9	13	32	37	6	4	6	14	11	3	5	7	18	26	.86486	27	WWLLLW
16	Everton	33	8	11	14	30	39	8	5	4	25	14	0	6	10	5	25	.76923	27	DDDLDL
17	West Bromwich Albion	32	9	7	16	30	44	5	4	7	16	20	4	3	9	14	24	.68182	25	WWWLWD
18	Coventry City	30	6	13	11	31	47	5	8	1	16	12	1	5	10	15	35	.65957	25	LDLDDL
19	Crystal Palace	31	7	9	15	31	49	3	5	6	19	22	4	4	9	12	27	.63265	23	LLDDWD
20	Southampton	31	9	4	18	41	68	6	3	6	26	24	3	1	12	15	44	.60294	22	LWLLLL
21	Huddersfield Town	32	6	8	18	23	46	4	4	7	10	16	2	4	11	13	30	.50000	20	LDLLLL
22	Nottingham Forest	32	4	7	21	33	63	3	3	10	17	25	1	4	11	16	38	.52381	15	LLLLLL

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	Manchester City	33	19	9	5	65	36	13	3	1	41	12	6	6	4	24	24	1.80556	47	DWLWWW	Safe
2	Leeds United	31	18	7	6	52	22	13	4	0	40	8	5	3	6	12	14	2.36364	43	WLDWWW	Safe
3	Derby County	31	17	8	6	53	29	11	4	0	33	9	6	4	6	20	20	1.82759	42	DWLWWW	Safe
4	Liverpool	32	16	8	8	44	27	12	3	1	34	14	4	5	7	10	13	1.62963	40	WWWWWD
5	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	10	8	48	33	12	3	2	35	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.45455	38	WWWDWL
6	Manchester United	32	15	8	9	54	45	10	2	4	28	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.20000	38	LLLLDW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	14	10	8	53	45	9	7	0	32	16	5	3	8	21	29	1.17778	38	LWDDLW
8	Arsenal	31	16	5	10	44	31	10	1	3	25	9	6	4	7	19	22	1.41935	37	WWWWLL
9	Sheffield United	31	14	8	9	53	46	8	6	2	35	20	6	2	7	18	26	1.15217	36	LLDLWD
10	Chelsea	30	12	10	8	40	31	8	6	2	29	15	4	4	6	11	16	1.29032	34	DWWWDL		1-2
11	Newcastle United	32	12	8	12	40	39	8	4	4	25	15	4	4	8	15	24	1.02564	32	DWDWWW
12	Stoke City	30	9	10	11	33	38	6	6	3	23	17	3	4	8	10	21	.86842	28	DWLDLD
13	Ipswich Town	32	7	14	11	29	43	5	6	5	13	14	2	8	6	16	29	.67442	28	WDLDLW
14	West Ham United	32	9	9	14	34	36	7	5	4	22	13	2	4	10	12	23	.94444	27	LLDLWL
15	Leicester City	31	9	9	13	32	37	6	4	6	14	11	3	5	7	18	26	.86486	27	WWLLLW
16	Everton	33	8	11	14	30	39	8	5	4	25	14	0	6	10	5	25	.76923	27	DDDLDL
17	West Bromwich Albion	32	9	7	16	30	44	5	4	7	16	20	4	3	9	14	24	.68182	25	WWWLWD
18	Coventry City	30	6	13	11	31	47	5	8	1	16	12	1	5	10	15	35	.65957	25	LDLDDL
19	Crystal Palace	31	7	9	15	31	49	3	5	6	19	22	4	4	9	12	27	.63265	23	LLDDWD
20	Southampton	31	9	4	18	41	68	6	3	6	26	24	3	1	12	15	44	.60294	22	LWLLLL
21	Huddersfield Town	32	6	8	18	23	46	4	4	7	10	16	2	4	11	13	30	.50000	20	LDLLLL
22	Nottingham Forest	33	5	7	21	35	64	4	3	10	19	26	1	4	11	16	38	.54688	17	LLLLLW		2-1