FOREST 4 - 3 HEREFORD UNITED - Sat Sep 11, 1976 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 11, 1976 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Hereford United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-3 WON
- Half-time: 2-2
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 11 September 1976
6- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Kilmarnock (Anglo-Scottish Cup)
- League:
- Southampton
- Hereford United:
- Mar 02, 1977
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2918 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1461 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3238 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 4542 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 47 years, 7 months, 8 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DDLD (Old to recent)
Goals
Barry Butlin (32')
Ian Bowyer (37')
John Robertson (60')
Ian Bowyer (71')
HEREFORD UNITED
Manager: John Sillett
Prior form: WDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Dixie McNeil (11')
Peter Spiring (18')
Dixie McNeil (72')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 20 |  Peter Wells | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Colin Barrett | |
| 3 | D | 33 | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M | 26 |  John McGovern off for Viv Anderson (47') | |
| 5 | F | 30 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Ian Bowyer  (37') (71') | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Terry Curran | |
| 8 | M | 24 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 9 | F | 29 | John O'Hare | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Barry Butlin (32') | |
| 11 | F | 23 | John Robertson (60') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | D | 20 | Viv Anderson on for John McGovern (47') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Charlton |
| 2 | D | Walker |
| 3 | D | Ritchie |
| 4 | D | Layton |
| 5 | D | Gallery |
| 6 | M | Lindsay |
| 7 | M | Paine |
| 8 | M | Peter Spiring |
| 9 | M | Davey |
| 10 | F | Dixie McNeil 26 |
| 11 | F | Briley |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Tyler |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 4-2 | Millwall |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5-1 | Hull City |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Leyton Orient |
| Burnley | 2-0 | Southampton |
| Cardiff City | 2-3 | Notts County |
| Fulham | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nottingham Forest | 4-3 | Hereford United |
| Oldham Athletic | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-3 | Chelsea |
| Sheffield United | 3-0 | 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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Blackpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WLWW | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | DDWW | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | LWWW | |||
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | DWDW | |||
| 5 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 6 | Hereford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | WDLW | |||
| 8 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | WLWDL | |||
| 9 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | WDWL | |||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DLDW | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 | LDDLW | |||
| 14 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLD | |||
| 15 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LDWL | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DDLD | |||
| 17 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | DWLL | |||
| 18 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | LDDD | |||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LWDL | |||
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 21 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 | LDLD | |||
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 | LLLD | |||
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Blackpool | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | WLWWW | 4-2 | ||
 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | LWWWW | 5-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | DWDWW | 2-0 | |
 2 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | DDWWD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | WDWLW | 3-2 | |
| 6 | Hereford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | WDWL | 3-4 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | LWWDL | 1-5 | |
| 10 | 8 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | LDDDW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | WLWDL | ||
| 3 | 10 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | WDLWL | 2-4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | LDWLW | 3-2 | |
| 5 | 12 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | DWLLW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DDLDW | 4-3 | |
| 2 | 14 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | DLDWD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | LWDLW | 1-0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DWLDL | 2-3 | |
| 6 | 17 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLWLL | 2-3 | |
| 5 | 18 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 | LDDLW | ||
| 5 | 19 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WLDL | 0-3 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 2 | WLLLL | 0-2 | ||
| 21 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 2 | LDLDL | 0-2 | ||
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 1 | LLLDL | 0-1 | ||