The City Ground

WEST HAM UNITED 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 18, 1972 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 18, 1972 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 18 March 1972

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: D Smith
Attendance:: 20,960
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 14 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 1)
West Ham United:: Aug 30, 1977

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2737 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1361 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3026 (of 5768)
Total:: 4287 (of 7557)
Played:: 53 years, 3 months, 27 days ago

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

Goals
Duncan McKenzie (73')
Duncan McKenzie (90')

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Ron Greenwood
Prior form: LLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Bryan Robson (2')
Geoff Hurst (8')
Bryan Robson (30')
Trevor Brooking (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	27	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell
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 off for Jim McIntosh (68')
9	F	20	Alan Buckley
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie (73') (90')
Subs
12	F	21	Jim McIntosh on for Martin O'Neill (68')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Jim Barron	84		4	1
2	D	27	Peter Hindley	361	8	4	1
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell	11	2	4	1
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman	232	14	4	1
5	M	21	John Cottam	14		4	1
6	M	30	Doug Fraser	56	1	4	1
7	F	27	Barry Lyons	231	45	4	1
8	M	20	Martin O'Neill off for Jim McIntosh (68')	14	3	4	1
9	F	20	Alan Buckley	5		4	1
10	M	22	Paul Richardson	124	7	4	1
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie (73') (90')	40	11	4	1
Subs
12	F	21	Jim McIntosh on for Martin O'Neill (68')	18	1	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Bobby Ferguson
2	2	John McDowell
3	3	Frank Lampard
4	4	Billy Bonds
5	5	Tommy Taylor
6	6	Bobby Moore
7	7	Pat Holland
8	8	Clyde Best
9	9	Geoff Hurst
10	10	Trevor Brooking
11	11	Bryan Robson
Subs
12		Coker

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 18, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Crystal Palace	0-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County	3-0	Leicester City
Ipswich Town	1-1	Southampton
Liverpool	5-0	Newcastle United
Manchester City	1-0	Chelsea
Sheffield United	1-1	Everton
West Ham United	4-2	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	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
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	33	10	7	16	32	44	5	4	7	16	20	5	3	9	16	24	.72727	27	WWLWDW
18	Coventry City	31	6	13	12	31	49	5	8	2	16	14	1	5	10	15	35	.63265	25	DLDDLL
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

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	34	20	9	5	66	36	14	3	1	42	12	6	6	4	24	24	1.83333	49	WLWWWW	Safe	1-0
1	2	Derby County	32	18	8	6	56	29	12	4	0	36	9	6	4	6	20	20	1.93103	44	WLWWWW	Safe	3-0
1	3	Leeds United	31	18	7	6	52	22	13	4	0	40	8	5	3	6	12	14	2.36364	43	WLDWWW	Safe
	4	Liverpool	33	17	8	8	49	27	13	3	1	39	14	4	5	7	10	13	1.81481	42	WWWWDW	Safe	5-0
2	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	15	10	8	55	45	9	7	0	32	16	6	3	8	23	29	1.22222	40	WDDLWW		2-0
1	6	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	10	8	48	33	12	3	2	35	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.45455	38	WWWDWL
1	7	Manchester United	32	15	8	9	54	45	10	2	4	28	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.20000	38	LLLLDW
	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	32	14	9	9	54	47	8	7	2	36	21	6	2	7	18	26	1.14894	37	LDLWDD		1-1
	10	Chelsea	31	12	10	9	40	32	8	6	2	29	15	4	4	7	11	17	1.25000	34	WWWDLL		0-1
	11	Newcastle United	33	12	8	13	40	44	8	4	4	25	15	4	4	9	15	29	.90909	32	WDWWWL		0-5
2	12	West Ham United	33	10	9	14	38	38	8	5	4	26	15	2	4	10	12	23	1.00000	29	LDLWLW		4-2
	13	Ipswich Town	33	7	15	11	30	44	5	7	5	14	15	2	8	6	16	29	.68182	29	DLDLWD		1-1
2	14	Stoke City	30	9	10	11	33	38	6	6	3	23	17	3	4	8	10	21	.86842	28	DWLDLD
1	15	Everton	34	8	12	14	31	40	8	5	4	25	14	0	7	10	6	26	.77500	28	DDLDLD		1-1
1	16	Leicester City	32	9	9	14	32	40	6	4	6	14	11	3	5	8	18	29	.80000	27	WLLLWL		0-3
	17	West Bromwich Albion	33	10	7	16	32	44	5	4	7	16	20	5	3	9	16	24	.72727	27	WWLWDW
	18	Coventry City	31	6	13	12	31	49	5	8	2	16	14	1	5	10	15	35	.63265	25	DLDDLL
1	19	Southampton	32	9	5	18	42	69	6	3	6	26	24	3	2	12	16	45	.60870	23	WLLLLD		1-1
1	20	Crystal Palace	32	7	9	16	31	51	3	5	7	19	24	4	4	9	12	27	.60784	23	LDDWDL		0-2
	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	34	5	7	22	37	68	4	3	10	19	26	1	4	12	18	42	.54412	17	LLLLWL		2-4