The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON - Tue Mar 22, 1977 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Mar 22, 1977 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 23 March 1977

Season:: 1976-77
Referee:: R Capey
Attendance:: 12,393
Pos Before/After:: 7 7
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 2)
Southampton:: Oct 28, 1978

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2945 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1488 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3277 (of 5724)
Total:: 4584 (of 7505)
Played:: 47 years, 29 days ago

Review
This was a rescheduled game. The original match (on Feb 16th 1977) was abandoned in the second half due to fog when we were 0-1 down. This win meant that we gained an extra two points that might have been lost during the initial match and that meant we got promoted in third place!

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWDLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tony Woodcock (20')
Martin O'Neill (55')

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
Prior form: WDDWWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Rodrigues (63')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	John Middleton
2	D	20	Viv Anderson
3	D	33	Frank Clark
4	F	30	Sammy Chapman
5	D	28	Larry Lloyd
6	M	25	Ian Bowyer
7	M	27	John McGovern
8	M	25	Martin O'Neill (55')
9	F	25	Peter Withe
10	F	21	Tony Woodcock (20')
11	F	24	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	30	John O'Hare

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	20	John Middleton	113		3	2
2	D	20	Viv Anderson	430	22	3	2
3	D	33	Frank Clark	157	1	3	2
4	F	30	Sammy Chapman	419	22	3	2
5	D	28	Larry Lloyd	218	13	3	2
6	M	25	Ian Bowyer	566	99	3	2
7	M	27	John McGovern	335	11	3	2
8	M	25	Martin O'Neill (55)	364	62	3	2
9	F	25	Peter Withe	100	39	3	2
10	F	21	Tony Woodcock (20)	181	63	3	2
11	F	24	John Robertson	516	95	3	2
Subs
12	F	30	John O'Hare	136	20	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wells
2	D	Rodrigues
3	D	Peach
4	D	Holmes
5	D	Blythe
6	M	Steele
7	M	Ball
8	M	Osgood (45')
9	M	Williams
10	F	MacDougall
11	F	?
Subs
12		Hebberd (45')

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Tue Mar 22, 1977)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	3-4	Carlisle United
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Southampton
Oldham Athletic	1-1	Charlton Athletic

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	Chelsea	32	16	11	5	56	42	10	6	0	36	20	6	5	5	20	22	14	43	LDDDWW
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	16	9	5	67	35	11	1	3	37	16	5	8	2	30	19	32	41	DWWLWW
3	Luton Town	32	18	4	10	52	34	11	3	2	28	12	7	1	8	24	22	18	40	WWWWDW
4	Bolton Wanderers	30	16	7	7	55	38	11	2	1	31	12	5	5	6	24	26	17	39	WDDWLD
5	Blackpool	32	12	13	7	45	34	8	5	3	23	14	4	8	4	22	20	11	37	DDLDWL
6	Notts County	31	15	7	9	50	44	8	3	4	20	14	7	4	5	30	30	6	37	DWWWDD
7	Nottingham Forest	30	13	8	9	56	35	8	3	3	38	19	5	5	6	18	16	21	34	LWDLWL
8	Millwall	31	12	10	9	46	39	7	4	5	26	19	5	6	4	20	20	7	34	DDLDDW
9	Charlton Athletic	31	11	11	9	52	46	10	4	2	37	21	1	7	7	15	25	6	33	WLDLWD
10	Blackburn Rovers	31	12	8	11	33	39	9	3	3	24	13	3	5	8	9	26	-6	32	WWWDDD
11	Oldham Athletic	30	12	7	11	40	41	9	4	2	28	15	3	3	9	12	26	-1	31	LWLDLL
12	Hull City	30	7	15	8	36	35	7	7	1	27	12	0	8	7	9	23	1	29	DDDWLD
13	Southampton	28	9	10	9	49	46	6	6	3	25	21	3	4	6	24	25	3	28	WDDWWD
14	Sheffield United	30	9	10	11	36	41	6	7	3	24	18	3	3	8	12	23	-5	28	LDLWLW
15	Plymouth Argyle	32	6	14	12	38	49	4	7	5	22	19	2	7	7	16	30	-11	26	DDLLDW
16	Bristol Rovers	32	9	8	15	38	55	7	6	3	23	19	2	2	12	15	36	-17	26	WLLDDL
17	Cardiff City	30	9	7	14	40	47	6	4	6	23	23	3	3	8	17	24	-7	25	WLLWLL
18	Burnley	32	7	11	14	34	52	5	8	3	20	17	2	3	11	14	35	-18	25	LWLLWW
19	Leyton Orient	28	7	10	11	29	36	3	4	6	13	15	4	6	5	16	21	-7	24	WLDDDL
20	Fulham	32	7	10	15	40	54	5	6	5	25	21	2	4	10	15	33	-14	24	LLLLDW
21	Carlisle United	31	7	7	17	32	58	5	6	6	23	27	2	1	11	9	31	-26	21	LWLDLL
22	Hereford United	29	4	9	16	35	59	3	4	6	16	23	1	5	10	19	36	-24	17	LDLWLL

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	Chelsea	32	16	11	5	56	42	10	6	0	36	20	6	5	5	20	22	14	43	LDDDWW
	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	16	9	5	67	35	11	1	3	37	16	5	8	2	30	19	32	41	DWWLWW
	3	Luton Town	32	18	4	10	52	34	11	3	2	28	12	7	1	8	24	22	18	40	WWWWDW
	4	Bolton Wanderers	31	16	7	8	58	42	11	2	2	34	16	5	5	6	24	26	16	39	DDWLDL		3-4
	5	Blackpool	32	12	13	7	45	34	8	5	3	23	14	4	8	4	22	20	11	37	DDLDWL
	6	Notts County	31	15	7	9	50	44	8	3	4	20	14	7	4	5	30	30	6	37	DWWWDD
	7	Nottingham Forest	31	14	8	9	58	36	9	3	3	40	20	5	5	6	18	16	22	36	WDLWLW		2-1
	8	Millwall	31	12	10	9	46	39	7	4	5	26	19	5	6	4	20	20	7	34	DDLDDW
	9	Charlton Athletic	32	11	12	9	53	47	10	4	2	37	21	1	8	7	16	26	6	34	LDLWDD		1-1
1	10	Oldham Athletic	31	12	8	11	41	42	9	5	2	29	16	3	3	9	12	26	-1	32	WLDLLD		1-1
1	11	Blackburn Rovers	31	12	8	11	33	39	9	3	3	24	13	3	5	8	9	26	-6	32	WWWDDD
	12	Hull City	30	7	15	8	36	35	7	7	1	27	12	0	8	7	9	23	1	29	DDDWLD
	13	Southampton	29	9	10	10	50	48	6	6	3	25	21	3	4	7	25	27	2	28	DDWWDL		1-2
	14	Sheffield United	30	9	10	11	36	41	6	7	3	24	18	3	3	8	12	23	-5	28	LDLWLW
	15	Plymouth Argyle	32	6	14	12	38	49	4	7	5	22	19	2	7	7	16	30	-11	26	DDLLDW
	16	Bristol Rovers	32	9	8	15	38	55	7	6	3	23	19	2	2	12	15	36	-17	26	WLLDDL
	17	Cardiff City	30	9	7	14	40	47	6	4	6	23	23	3	3	8	17	24	-7	25	WLLWLL
	18	Burnley	32	7	11	14	34	52	5	8	3	20	17	2	3	11	14	35	-18	25	LWLLWW
	19	Leyton Orient	28	7	10	11	29	36	3	4	6	13	15	4	6	5	16	21	-7	24	WLDDDL
	20	Fulham	32	7	10	15	40	54	5	6	5	25	21	2	4	10	15	33	-14	24	LLLLDW
	21	Carlisle United	32	8	7	17	36	61	5	6	6	23	27	3	1	11	13	34	-25	23	WLDLLW		4-3
	22	Hereford United	29	4	9	16	35	59	3	4	6	16	23	1	5	10	19	36	-24	17	LDLWLL

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