The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 - 1 FOREST - Mon Mar 24, 1997 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Mar 24, 1997 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Season:: 1996-97
Referee:: Paul Danson
Sponsor:: Labbats
Attendance:: 29,888
Pos Before/After:: 19 18
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Nov 26, 1997

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3773 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2140 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4353 (of 5724)
Total:: 5942 (of 7505)
Played:: 27 years, 27 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Stuart Pearce
Prior form: WLLDDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Alfe-Inge Haaland (4') - Alfe-Inge Haaland last goal

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Bryan Robson
Prior form: LLWWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Mikkel Beck (56')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Mark Crossley
2	D	25	Des Lyttle 0
3	D	34	Stuart Pearce 0
4	D	30	Colin Cooper
5	D	28	Steve Chettle
7	M	33	David Phillips
18	M	24	Alfe-Inge Haaland (4') 0 off for Brian O'Neil (66')
8	M	26	Scot Gemmill
9	F	32	Dean Saunders off for Bryan Roy (66')
15	F	27	Pierre van Hooijdonk
14	F	29	Ian Woan 0 off for Ian Thomas-Moore (89')
Subs
24	M	24	Brian O'Neil on for Alfe-Inge Haaland (66') 0	Debut
22	F	27	Bryan Roy on for Dean Saunders (66')
23	F	20	Ian Thomas-Moore on for Ian Woan (89')
			?
			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
	GK	Mark Schwarzer
	D	Nigel Pearson
	D	Neil Cox
	D	Curtis Fleming
	D	Clayton Blackmore
	M	Gianluca Festa
	M	Juninho Paulista
	M	Alan Moore
	M	Emerson
	F	Craig Hignett
	F	Mikkel Beck
Subs
		?
		?
		?
		?
		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Mon Mar 24, 1997)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	1-2	Liverpool
Middlesbrough	1-1	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	PREMIER LEAGUE								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	Manchester United	31	18	9	4	61	33	11	3	1	31	11	7	6	3	30	22	28	63	WDWLWW	Safe
	2	Liverpool	30	16	9	5	51	25	9	6	1	34	13	7	3	4	17	12	26	57	WWDLWD	Safe
	3	Arsenal	31	16	9	6	51	26	9	4	2	32	14	7	5	4	19	12	25	57	DLLWWW	Safe
	4	Newcastle United	30	15	7	8	59	36	10	2	3	42	17	5	5	5	17	19	23	52	WWLLWD	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	31	14	8	9	37	27	9	4	3	22	11	5	4	6	15	16	10	50	WDWLDW	Safe
	6	Chelsea	31	13	10	8	51	44	8	7	1	31	18	5	3	7	20	26	7	49	LDLWWL	Safe
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	31	12	13	6	41	37	6	8	1	18	12	6	5	5	23	25	4	49	WWWWLD	Safe
	8	Wimbledon	30	12	10	8	42	37	6	6	2	23	17	6	4	6	19	20	5	46	DLDLDD
	9	Leeds United	32	11	8	13	26	34	7	4	5	14	12	4	4	8	12	22	-8	41	WWWDLD
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	31	11	6	14	38	43	6	4	6	16	15	5	2	8	22	28	-5	39	LLWWDL
	11	Leicester City	31	10	9	12	37	44	6	4	6	19	23	4	5	6	18	21	-7	39	WWDLDD
	12	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	12	11	33	32	7	3	5	20	15	1	9	6	13	17	1	36	WDDWLL
	13	Everton	31	9	9	13	37	45	6	2	7	20	18	3	7	6	17	27	-8	36	DLDLWL
	14	Derby County	31	8	11	12	35	47	7	4	4	21	17	1	7	8	14	30	-12	35	DLWLLW
	15	West Ham United	31	8	9	14	31	41	6	3	6	20	22	2	6	8	11	19	-10	33	WLWDDW
	16	Sunderland	32	8	9	15	29	48	6	6	4	16	15	2	3	11	13	33	-19	33	LLWLLD
	17	Middlesbrough	30	9	7	14	43	51	7	4	5	30	21	2	3	9	13	30	-8	31*	LLWWWW
	18	Coventry City	32	6	12	14	27	46	3	7	6	14	19	3	5	8	13	27	-19	30	DLDDLL
	19	Nottingham Forest	32	6	12	14	27	48	3	7	6	12	22	3	5	8	15	26	-21	30	WLLDDD
	20	Southampton	31	6	9	16	39	51	4	6	6	26	22	2	3	10	13	29	-12	27	WDDLLD

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture

Table after:

	PREMIER LEAGUE								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	Manchester United	31	18	9	4	61	33	11	3	1	31	11	7	6	3	30	22	28	63	WDWLWW	Safe
	2	Liverpool	31	17	9	5	53	26	9	6	1	34	13	8	3	4	19	13	27	60	WDLWDW	Safe	2-1
	3	Arsenal	32	16	9	7	52	28	9	4	3	33	16	7	5	4	19	12	24	57	LLWWWL	Safe	1-2
	4	Newcastle United	30	15	7	8	59	36	10	2	3	42	17	5	5	5	17	19	23	52	WWLLWD	Safe
	5	Aston Villa	31	14	8	9	37	27	9	4	3	22	11	5	4	6	15	16	10	50	WDWLDW	Safe
	6	Chelsea	31	13	10	8	51	44	8	7	1	31	18	5	3	7	20	26	7	49	LDLWWL	Safe
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	31	12	13	6	41	37	6	8	1	18	12	6	5	5	23	25	4	49	WWWWLD	Safe
	8	Wimbledon	30	12	10	8	42	37	6	6	2	23	17	6	4	6	19	20	5	46	DLDLDD
	9	Leeds United	32	11	8	13	26	34	7	4	5	14	12	4	4	8	12	22	-8	41	WWWDLD
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	31	11	6	14	38	43	6	4	6	16	15	5	2	8	22	28	-5	39	LLWWDL
	11	Leicester City	31	10	9	12	37	44	6	4	6	19	23	4	5	6	18	21	-7	39	WWDLDD
	12	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	12	11	33	32	7	3	5	20	15	1	9	6	13	17	1	36	WDDWLL
	13	Everton	31	9	9	13	37	45	6	2	7	20	18	3	7	6	17	27	-8	36	DLDLWL
	14	Derby County	31	8	11	12	35	47	7	4	4	21	17	1	7	8	14	30	-12	35	DLWLLW
	15	West Ham United	31	8	9	14	31	41	6	3	6	20	22	2	6	8	11	19	-10	33	WLWDDW
	16	Sunderland	32	8	9	15	29	48	6	6	4	16	15	2	3	11	13	33	-19	33	LLWLLD
	17	Middlesbrough	31	9	8	14	44	52	7	5	5	31	22	2	3	9	13	30	-8	32*	LWWWWD		1-1
1	18	Nottingham Forest	33	6	13	14	28	49	3	7	6	12	22	3	6	8	16	27	-21	31	LLDDDD		1-1
1	19	Coventry City	32	6	12	14	27	46	3	7	6	14	19	3	5	8	13	27	-19	30	DLDDLL
	20	Southampton	31	6	9	16	39	51	4	6	6	26	22	2	3	10	13	29	-12	27	WDDLLD

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture