The City Ground

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 28, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 28, 1972 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Hillsborough
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 October 1972

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: W Gow
Attendance:: 21,887
Pos Before/After:: 13 10
Opp Before/After:: 4 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 2)
Sheffield Wednesday:: Mar 24, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2760 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1303 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3050 (of 5724)
Total:: 4313 (of 7505)
Played:: 51 years, 5 months, 23 days ago

Notes:: Matt Gillies's last game as manager

FOREST
Manager:
Prior form: DLLDDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Neil Martin (50')
Paul Richardson (82')

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Derek Dooley
Prior form: WWDDLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Sissons (61')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Jim Barron
2	D	28	Peter Hindley
3	D	29	Tommy Gemmell
4	M	20	David Serella
5	F	26	Sammy Chapman
6	M	30	Doug Fraser 0
7	F	27	Barry Lyons off for Martin O'Neill (27')
8	F	19	John Robertson
9	F	32	Neil Martin (50') 30
10	M	23	Paul Richardson (82')
11	F	21	Alan Buckley
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill on for Barry Lyons (27')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Grummitt
2	D	Rodrigues
3	D	Clements
4	D	Swan
5	D	Holsgrave
6	M	Craig
7	M	Henderson
8	M	Eustace
9	M	Joicey
10	F	Sunley
11	F	Sissons
Subs
12		Sinclair

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 28, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Middlesbrough
Blackpool	2-0	Queens Park Rangers
Bristol City	0-1	Luton Town
Cardiff City	3-0	Preston North End
Carlisle United	1-0	Portsmouth
Huddersfield Town	1-1	Leyton Orient
Millwall	1-1	Burnley
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	0-0	Fulham
Swindon Town	2-2	Brighton and Hove Albion

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	SECOND 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	Burnley	14	7	7	0	26	13	5	3	0	18	8	2	4	0	8	5	2.00000	21	WDDWWW
	2	Queens Park Rangers	14	7	6	1	30	17	5	2	0	20	7	2	4	1	10	10	1.76471	20	LWWWWW
	3	Aston Villa	14	8	3	3	16	11	5	1	1	9	3	3	2	2	7	8	1.45455	19	WWLLDW
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	15	7	4	4	28	20	6	0	1	18	7	1	4	3	10	13	1.40000	18	WWDDLD
	5	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	21	17	3	3	2	14	11	4	0	2	7	6	1.23529	17	WDDWDL
	6	Preston North End	14	6	4	4	13	10	3	3	1	5	3	3	1	3	8	7	1.30000	16	WDWDLW
	7	Oxford United	15	7	2	6	21	17	5	0	2	14	7	2	2	4	7	10	1.23529	16	LLWLLW
	8	Middlesbrough	14	6	4	4	12	15	5	1	1	8	4	1	3	3	4	11	.80000	16	WDWWLW
	9	Bristol City	14	4	7	3	19	14	0	5	1	6	7	4	2	2	13	7	1.35714	15	WDDWDW
	10	Hull City	15	6	3	6	22	18	5	2	1	17	6	1	1	5	5	12	1.22222	15	WWDWWL
	11	Blackpool	14	5	5	4	22	19	3	3	1	12	7	2	2	3	10	12	1.15789	15	WLDWDL
	12	Fulham	14	5	4	5	18	18	3	3	2	10	8	2	1	3	8	10	1.00000	14	DDWLLW
	13	Nottingham Forest	14	4	6	4	14	18	3	4	1	9	7	1	2	3	5	11	.77778	14	DLLDDD
	14	Sunderland	13	4	4	5	17	21	3	1	1	9	6	1	3	4	8	15	.80952	12	DLWLLL
	15	Huddersfield Town	14	3	6	5	14	19	2	3	1	6	5	1	3	4	8	14	.73684	12	DLDDLL
	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	14	2	7	5	19	26	1	5	1	12	13	1	2	4	7	13	.73077	11	DDLDWD
	17	Swindon Town	15	3	5	7	19	26	3	3	1	9	8	0	2	6	10	18	.73077	11	DLLLWD
	18	Portsmouth	14	4	3	7	14	20	3	0	5	7	10	1	3	2	7	10	.70000	11	WWLLDL
	19	Leyton Orient	14	2	7	5	10	15	2	4	2	8	8	0	3	3	2	7	.66667	11	DDDDLW
	20	Carlisle United	13	3	3	7	17	19	3	1	2	13	7	0	2	5	4	12	.89474	9	LLDLWL
	21	Millwall	14	4	1	9	14	18	3	0	3	7	7	1	1	6	7	11	.77778	9	LWLLWL
	22	Cardiff City	14	3	2	9	11	26	3	1	3	8	9	0	1	6	3	17	.42308	8	LDLDWL

Table after:

	SECOND 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	Burnley	15	7	8	0	27	14	5	3	0	18	8	2	5	0	9	6	1.92857	22	DDWWWD		1-1
	2	Queens Park Rangers	15	7	6	2	30	19	5	2	0	20	7	2	4	2	10	12	1.57895	20	WWWWWL		0-2
	3	Aston Villa	15	8	4	3	17	12	5	2	1	10	4	3	2	2	7	8	1.41667	20	WLLDWD		1-1
1	4	Luton Town	15	8	3	4	22	17	3	3	2	14	11	5	0	2	8	6	1.29412	19	DDWDLW		1-0
1	5	Sheffield Wednesday	16	7	4	5	29	22	6	0	2	19	9	1	4	3	10	13	1.31818	18	WDDLDL		1-2
5	6	Blackpool	15	6	5	4	24	19	4	3	1	14	7	2	2	3	10	12	1.26316	17	LDWDLW		2-0
1	7	Middlesbrough	15	6	5	4	13	16	5	1	1	8	4	1	4	3	5	12	.81250	17	DWWLWD		1-1
1	8	Oxford United	15	7	2	6	21	17	5	0	2	14	7	2	2	4	7	10	1.23529	16	LLWLLW
3	9	Preston North End	15	6	4	5	13	13	3	3	1	5	3	3	1	4	8	10	1.00000	16	DWDLWL		0-3
3	10	Nottingham Forest	15	5	6	4	16	19	3	4	1	9	7	2	2	3	7	12	.84211	16	LLDDDW		2-1
2	11	Bristol City	15	4	7	4	19	15	0	5	2	6	8	4	2	2	13	7	1.26667	15	DDWDWL		0-1
2	12	Hull City	15	6	3	6	22	18	5	2	1	17	6	1	1	5	5	12	1.22222	15	WWDWWL
1	13	Fulham	15	5	5	5	18	18	3	3	2	10	8	2	2	3	8	10	1.00000	15	DWLLWD		0-0
	14	Sunderland	14	4	5	5	17	21	3	2	1	9	6	1	3	4	8	15	.80952	13	LWLLLD		0-0
	15	Huddersfield Town	15	3	7	5	15	20	2	4	1	7	6	1	3	4	8	14	.75000	13	LDDLLD		1-1
	16	Brighton and Hove Albion	15	2	8	5	21	28	1	5	1	12	13	1	3	4	9	15	.75000	12	DLDWDD		2-2
	17	Swindon Town	16	3	6	7	21	28	3	4	1	11	10	0	2	6	10	18	.75000	12	LLLWDD		2-2
1	18	Leyton Orient	15	2	8	5	11	16	2	4	2	8	8	0	4	3	3	8	.68750	12	DDDLWD		1-1
1	19	Carlisle United	14	4	3	7	18	19	4	1	2	14	7	0	2	5	4	12	.94737	11	LDLWLW		1-0
2	20	Portsmouth	15	4	3	8	14	21	3	0	5	7	10	1	3	3	7	11	.66667	11	WLLDLL		0-1
	21	Millwall	15	4	2	9	15	19	3	1	3	8	8	1	1	6	7	11	.78947	10	WLLWLD		1-1
	22	Cardiff City	15	4	2	9	14	26	4	1	3	11	9	0	1	6	3	17	.53846	10	DLDWLW		3-0