FOREST 4 - 3 BRISTOL ROVERS - Sun Jan 06, 1974 (FA Cup)

Date:
Sun Jan 06, 1974 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Bristol Rovers

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
FA Cup

Round:
3

Score:
4-3  WON 

Half-time: 2-1
Next Round:
Manchester City (Jan 27, 1974) (4)


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 07 January 1974

Season:
1973-74

Referee:
J Hunting

Attendance:
23,456

Forest Tier / Pos:
Tier 2/5th

Opp Tier / Pos:
Tier 3/1st

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 2)

FA Cup:
Manchester City

Bristol Rovers:
Oct 26, 1974


GAME COUNT:

FA Cup:
263 (of 412)
Competitive:
3108 (of 5724)
Total:
4383 (of 7505)
Played:
50 years, 2 months, 22 days ago

Stats:
This was the first competitive game we had played on a Sunday and the attendance was so high that the next 2 cup rounds (both at home, against Manchester City and Portsmouth) were also moved to Sunday.


Logo
FOREST
Manager: Allan Brown

Goals
Neil Martin (2')
Sammy Chapman (32')
George Lyall (70') (Pen)
Neil Martin (80')
Logo
BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Don Megson

Goals
Prince (45')
Colin Dobson (51')
Rudge (59')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK30 Jim Barron
2M25 Liam O'Kane
3D30 John Winfield
4F27 Sammy Chapman goal (32')
5M23 John Cottam
6D29 Peter Hindley off for Miah Dennehy (62')
7F23 Duncan McKenzie
8M26 George Lyall goal (70')
9F33 Neil Martin goal (2') goal (80')
10M21 Martin O'Neill
11M22 Ian Bowyer
Subs
12F23 Miah Dennehy on for Peter Hindley (62')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKEadie
2DJacobs
3DParsons
4DGreen
5DTaylor
6MPrince goal
7MFearnley
8MStanton
9MRudge goal
10FBannister
11FColin Dobson goal
Subs
12Bryn Jones