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LEYTON ORIENT 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 13, 1973 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 13, 1973 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leyton Orient
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Brisbane Road
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 October 1973

Season:: 1973-74
Referee:: H New
Attendance:: 8,346
Pos Before/After:: 3 8
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Cup)
League:: Blackpool
Leyton Orient:: Feb 26, 1974

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2798 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1341 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3093 (of 5724)
Total:: 4368 (of 7505)
Played:: 50 years, 6 months, 3 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Dave Mackay
Prior form: DWDLDW (Old to recent)

Goals
George Lyall (72')

LEYTON ORIENT
Manager: George Petchey
Prior form: WDDDLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Barrie Fairbrother (30')
Ricky Heppolette (51')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Jim Barron
2	M	25	Liam O'Kane
3	D	30	John Winfield
4	F	27	Sammy Chapman
5	M	23	John Cottam
6	M	26	George Lyall (72') 85
7	F	24	Steve Peplow
8	M	21	Martin O'Neill
9	F	29	John Galley off for Miah Dennehy (70')
10	F	32	Neil Martin
11	F	26	Tommy Jackson
Subs
12	F	23	Miah Dennehy on for John Galley (70')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Goddard
2	D	Payne
3	D	Downing
4	D	Allen
5	D	Hoadley
6	M	Walley
7	M	Barrie Fairbrother
8	M	Fisher
9	M	Bullock
10	F	Queen
11	F	Ricky Heppolette
Subs
12		Harris

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 13, 1973)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Aston Villa
Cardiff City	1-0	Blackpool
Leyton Orient	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Luton Town	2-1	Swindon Town
Middlesbrough	1-0	Hull City
Millwall	0-2	Bristol City
Notts County	2-1	Fulham
Oxford United	1-1	Crystal Palace
Preston North End	1-0	Sunderland
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Portsmouth
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Carlisle United

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	Middlesbrough	10	6	3	1	11	6	3	1	1	6	4	3	2	0	5	2	1.83333	15	DDDWWW
	2	Fulham	10	4	5	1	7	4	3	2	1	4	3	1	3	0	3	1	1.75000	13	DDWDWD
	3	Nottingham Forest	10	4	4	2	15	7	4	1	0	12	2	0	3	2	3	5	2.14286	12	DWDLDW
	4	Luton Town	8	5	2	1	19	11	2	1	0	12	4	3	1	1	7	7	1.72727	12	WDDWWW
	5	Preston North End	10	4	4	2	12	8	3	2	0	9	4	1	2	2	3	4	1.50000	12	DWDWWD
	6	Bristol City	10	5	2	3	12	10	3	1	1	8	5	2	1	2	4	5	1.20000	12	DWWLLD
	7	Notts County	10	5	2	3	14	12	2	2	1	6	5	3	0	2	8	7	1.16667	12	WLWWDW
	8	Aston Villa	10	3	5	2	13	7	3	2	0	12	3	0	3	2	1	4	1.85714	11	DDDLLW
	9	Sunderland	8	3	4	1	12	7	1	2	1	5	4	2	2	0	7	3	1.71429	10	DDWLDW
	10	Leyton Orient	10	2	6	2	13	11	1	2	1	3	3	1	4	1	10	8	1.18182	10	WDDDLD
	11	Hull City	10	3	4	3	8	10	2	4	0	4	2	1	0	3	4	8	.80000	10	LLDWWD
	12	Bolton Wanderers	8	4	1	3	7	4	3	1	0	5	1	1	0	3	2	3	1.75000	9	WDWLWL
	13	Sheffield Wednesday	10	4	1	5	14	14	4	1	0	11	3	0	0	5	3	11	1.00000	9	WLLWWL
	14	Portsmouth	10	3	3	4	13	14	2	1	3	6	8	1	2	1	7	6	.92857	9	DWLLWW
	15	Carlisle United	10	4	1	5	11	15	3	1	1	7	4	1	0	4	4	11	.73333	9	LLWWLW
	16	Blackpool	10	3	3	4	8	11	2	1	2	4	4	1	2	2	4	7	.72727	9	LWDLWL
	17	West Bromwich Albion	10	2	4	4	11	16	1	2	1	5	6	1	2	3	6	10	.68750	8	DLDDLD
	18	Cardiff City	8	1	5	2	12	14	1	2	1	7	4	0	3	1	5	10	.85714	7	DWDDLL
	19	Millwall	10	3	1	6	11	15	2	1	1	6	3	1	0	5	5	12	.73333	7	WWWLLL
	20	Swindon Town	10	2	3	5	6	11	2	1	3	5	6	0	2	2	1	5	.54545	7	LLLDDL
	21	Oxford United	10	2	3	5	5	13	2	1	1	3	2	0	2	4	2	11	.38462	7	LWLDDL
	22	Crystal Palace	10	0	2	8	8	22	0	2	4	8	14	0	0	4	0	8	.36364	2	LLDLLL

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	Middlesbrough	11	7	3	1	12	6	4	1	1	7	4	3	2	0	5	2	2.00000	17	DDWWWW		1-0
2	2	Luton Town	9	6	2	1	21	12	3	1	0	14	5	3	1	1	7	7	1.75000	14	DDWWWW		2-1
2	3	Preston North End	11	5	4	2	13	8	4	2	0	10	4	1	2	2	3	4	1.62500	14	WDWWDW		1-0
2	4	Bristol City	11	6	2	3	14	10	3	1	1	8	5	3	1	2	6	5	1.40000	14	WWLLDW		2-0
2	5	Notts County	11	6	2	3	16	13	3	2	1	8	6	3	0	2	8	7	1.23077	14	LWWDWW		2-1
2	6	Aston Villa	11	4	5	2	15	8	3	2	0	12	3	1	3	2	3	5	1.87500	13	DDLLWW		2-1
5	7	Fulham	11	4	5	2	8	6	3	2	1	4	3	1	3	1	4	3	1.33333	13	DWDWDL		1-2
5	8	Nottingham Forest	11	4	4	3	16	9	4	1	0	12	2	0	3	3	4	7	1.77778	12	WDLDWL		1-2
1	9	Leyton Orient	11	3	6	2	15	12	2	2	1	5	4	1	4	1	10	8	1.25000	12	DDDLDW		2-1
4	10	Portsmouth	11	4	3	4	15	15	2	1	3	6	8	2	2	1	9	7	1.00000	11	WLLWWW		2-1
2	11	Sunderland	9	3	4	2	12	8	1	2	1	5	4	2	2	1	7	4	1.50000	10	DWLDWL		0-1
3	12	Carlisle United	11	4	2	5	12	16	3	1	1	7	4	1	1	4	5	12	.75000	10	LWWLWD		1-1
2	13	Hull City	11	3	4	4	8	11	2	4	0	4	2	1	0	4	4	9	.72727	10	LDWWDL		0-1
2	14	Bolton Wanderers	9	4	1	4	8	6	3	1	1	6	3	1	0	3	2	3	1.33333	9	DWLWLL		1-2
2	15	Sheffield Wednesday	11	4	1	6	15	16	4	1	1	12	5	0	0	5	3	11	.93750	9	LLWWLL		1-2
2	16	Cardiff City	9	2	5	2	13	14	2	2	1	8	4	0	3	1	5	10	.92857	9	WDDLLW		1-0
	17	West Bromwich Albion	11	2	5	4	12	17	1	3	1	6	7	1	2	3	6	10	.70588	9	LDDLDD		1-1
2	18	Blackpool	11	3	3	5	8	12	2	1	2	4	4	1	2	3	4	8	.66667	9	WDLWLL		0-1
2	19	Oxford United	11	2	4	5	6	14	2	2	1	4	3	0	2	4	2	11	.42857	8	WLDDLD		1-1
1	20	Millwall	11	3	1	7	11	17	2	1	2	6	5	1	0	5	5	12	.64706	7	WWLLLL		0-2
1	21	Swindon Town	11	2	3	6	7	13	2	1	3	5	6	0	2	3	2	7	.53846	7	LLDDLL		1-2
	22	Crystal Palace	11	0	3	8	9	23	0	2	4	8	14	0	1	4	1	9	.39130	3	LDLLLD		1-1