The City Ground

SEASON: 1972-73

Prev Season: 1971-72
This Season: 1972-73
Next Season: 1973-74

DIVISION:: English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Matt Gillies, Dave Mackay
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (West Bromwich Albion (Filbert Street) 1-3)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (Aston Villa (H) 0-1)

Top Goalscorer:: John Galley (8 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals
Scored	17 times	10 times	3 times	1 time
Conceded	19 times	10 times	5 times	1 time
Won By	11 times		2 times	1 time
Lost By	10 times	5 times	3 times

Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.

		Record against teams
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results
1	2	1	2	1	-	1	3	1	2	Burnley (0-1), Burnley (3-0)
2	1	2	2	1	1	-	4	0	3	Blackpool (4-0), Queens Park Rangers (0-0)
3		3	2	1	1	-	3	2	3	Oxford United (2-1), Aston Villa (1-1)
4	1	4	4	3	1	-	9	4	7	Sheffield Wednesday (2-1), Aston Villa (2-2), Fulham (2-1), Sheffield Wednesday (3-0)
5	3	5	2	-	-	2	0	3	0	Oxford United (0-1), Blackpool (0-2)
6	3	6	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Luton Town (0-1)
7		7	2	-	1	1	0	1	1	Luton Town (0-1), Middlesbrough (0-0)
8	3	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9		9	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Sunderland (1-0)
10	4	10	6	1	1	4	5	13	3	Carlisle United (2-1), Queens Park Rangers (0-3), Sunderland (1-4), Bristol City (1-1), Preston North End (0-1), Middlesbrough (1-3)
11	6	11	2	1	1	-	2	1	3	Huddersfield Town (1-1), Bristol City (1-0)
12	18	12	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Fulham (1-3)
13	24	13	2	1	-	1	3	3	2	Carlisle United (2-1), Hull City (1-2)
14	8	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	6	15	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Portsmouth (0-2)
16	1	16	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Swindon Town (0-0)
17		17	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Swindon Town (2-2)
18		18	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	Leyton Orient (2-1)
19		19	3	1	-	2	2	5	2	Brighton and Hove Albion (1-0), Leyton Orient (0-3), Preston North End (1-2)
20		20	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Huddersfield Town (1-1)
21		21	5	2	1	2	7	7	5	Hull City (0-0), Cardiff City (2-1), Millwall (1-2), Millwall (3-2), Cardiff City (1-2)
22		22	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Brighton and Hove Albion (2-2)

Not included: Week 1 game against Portsmouth (0-0)

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 18,082
Lowest League Attendance:: 8,683
Average League Attendance:: 11,658
Highest Cup Attendance:: 17,665
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 17,665

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 12
Red cards:: 0
Yellow cards:: 0
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

END OF SEASON TABLE (1972-73)

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2)								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Burnley	42	24	14	4	72	35	13	6	2	44	18	11	8	2	28	17	2.057	62		3-0	0-1
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	24	13	5	81	37	16	4	1	54	13	8	9	4	27	24	2.189	61		0-0	0-3
3	Aston Villa	42	18	14	10	51	47	12	5	4	27	17	6	9	6	24	30	1.085	50		1-1	2-2
4	Middlesbrough	42	17	13	12	46	43	12	6	3	29	15	5	7	9	17	28	1.070	47		1-3	0-0
5	Bristol City	42	17	12	13	63	51	10	7	4	34	18	7	5	9	29	33	1.235	46		1-0	1-1
6	Sunderland	42	17	12	13	59	49	12	6	3	35	17	5	6	10	24	32	1.204	46		1-0	1-4
7	Blackpool	42	18	10	14	56	51	12	6	3	37	17	6	4	11	19	34	1.098	46		4-0	0-2
8	Oxford United	42	19	7	16	52	43	14	2	5	36	18	5	5	11	16	25	1.209	45		2-1	0-1
9	Fulham	42	16	12	14	58	49	11	6	4	32	16	5	6	10	26	33	1.184	44		2-1	1-3
10	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	10	15	59	55	14	4	3	40	20	3	6	12	19	35	1.073	44		3-0	2-1
11	Millwall	42	16	10	16	55	47	12	5	4	33	18	4	5	12	22	29	1.170	42		3-2	1-2
12	Luton Town	42	15	11	16	44	53	6	9	6	24	23	9	2	10	20	30	.830	41		0-1	0-1
13	Hull City	42	14	12	16	64	59	9	7	5	39	22	5	5	11	25	37	1.085	40		1-2	0-0
14	Nottingham Forest	42	14	12	16	47	52	12	5	4	32	18	2	7	12	15	34	.904	40
15	Leyton Orient	42	12	12	18	49	53	11	6	4	33	18	1	6	14	16	35	.925	36		2-1	0-3
16	Swindon Town	42	10	16	16	46	60	8	9	4	28	23	2	7	12	18	37	.767	36		2-2	0-0
17	Portsmouth	42	12	11	19	42	59	7	6	8	21	22	5	5	11	21	37	.712	35		0-0	0-2
18	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	50	52	10	5	6	40	24	1	7	13	10	28	.962	34		2-1	2-1
19	Preston North End	42	11	12	19	37	64	6	8	7	19	25	5	4	12	18	39	.578	34		0-1	1-2
20	Cardiff City	42	11	11	20	43	58	11	4	6	32	21	0	7	14	11	37	.741	33		2-1	1-2
21	Huddersfield Town	42	8	17	17	36	56	7	9	5	21	20	1	8	12	15	36	.643	33		1-1	1-1
22	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	8	13	21	46	83	7	8	6	32	31	1	5	15	14	52	.554	29		1-0	2-2

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GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 12, 1972	Portsmouth	H	0-0	Draw	13,175	15
2	Sat Aug 19, 1972	Hull City	A	0-0	Draw	-	16
3	Sat Aug 26, 1972	Oxford United	H	2-1	Win	-	4	Lyall (?), O'Neill (?)
4	Tue Aug 29, 1972	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	1-0	Win	-	1	O'Neill (?)
5	Sat Sep 02, 1972	Carlisle United	A	2-1	Win	-	2	McKenzie (?, ?)
6	Sat Sep 09, 1972	Luton Town	H	0-1	Loss	9,133	6
7	Sat Sep 16, 1972	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-3	Loss	12,528	10
8	Tue Sep 19, 1972	Cardiff City	H	2-1	Win	-	5	Richardson (?), O'Neill (?)
9	Sat Sep 23, 1972	Aston Villa	H	1-1	Draw	18,082	5	Fraser (?)
10	Mon Sep 25, 1972	Millwall	A	1-2	Loss	-	6	Lyall (?)
11	Sat Sep 30, 1972	Sunderland	A	1-4	Loss	-	12	Richardson (?)
12	Sat Oct 07, 1972	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	Draw	-	14	Chapman (?)
13	Sat Oct 14, 1972	Bristol City	A	1-1	Draw	-	12	Fraser (?)
14	Sat Oct 21, 1972	Swindon Town	H	2-2	Draw	8,683	13	Robertson (87), O'Neill (88)
15	Sat Oct 28, 1972	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-1	Win	-	10	Martin (?), Richardson (?)
16	Sat Nov 04, 1972	Millwall	H	3-2	Win	-	8	Gemmell (?), Robertson (?), Buckley (?)
17	Sat Nov 11, 1972	Cardiff City	A	1-2	Loss	-	11	Martin (?)
18	Sat Nov 18, 1972	Preston North End	H	0-1	Loss	-	12
19	Sat Nov 25, 1972	Burnley	A	0-1	Loss	-	15
20	Sat Dec 02, 1972	Leyton Orient	H	2-1	Win	-	11	Lyall (?, ?)
21	Sat Dec 09, 1972	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	Draw	10,326	11
22	Sat Dec 16, 1972	Fulham	A	1-3	Loss	-	13	Galley (?)
23	Sat Dec 23, 1972	Blackpool	H	4-0	Win	-	11	Fraser (?), Martin (?), Galley (?), McKenzie (?)
24	Tue Dec 26, 1972	Aston Villa	A	2-2	Draw	37,014	12	Martin (?), Galley (?)
25	Sat Jan 06, 1973	Oxford United	A	0-1	Loss	-	15
26	Sat Jan 20, 1973	Carlisle United	H	2-1	Win	-	13	Robertson (?), Martin (?)
27	Sat Jan 27, 1973	Luton Town	A	0-1	Loss	10,083	13
28	Sat Feb 10, 1973	Queens Park Rangers	H	0-0	Draw	11,617	13
29	Sat Feb 17, 1973	Portsmouth	A	0-2	Loss	11,151	15
30	Sat Feb 24, 1973	Fulham	H	2-1	Win	-	12	McIntosh (?), Galley (?)
31	Sat Mar 03, 1973	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	Draw	-	13	Hindley (?)
32	Sat Mar 10, 1973	Bristol City	H	1-0	Win	-	12	Galley (?)
33	Tue Mar 13, 1973	Hull City	H	1-2	Loss	-	13	Robertson (?)
34	Sat Mar 17, 1973	Swindon Town	A	0-0	Draw	9,842	13
35	Sat Mar 24, 1973	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3-0	Win	-	12	Cottam (?), O'Neill (?), Galley (?)
36	Sat Mar 31, 1973	Burnley	H	3-0	Win	-	11	O'Neill (?), McKenzie (?), Lyons (?)
37	Sat Apr 07, 1973	Leyton Orient	A	0-3	Loss	-	12
38	Sat Apr 14, 1973	Middlesbrough	H	1-3	Loss	9,258	14	McKenzie (?)
39	Sat Apr 21, 1973	Preston North End	A	1-2	Loss	-	14	Hindley (?)
40	Mon Apr 23, 1973	Blackpool	A	0-2	Loss	-	14
41	Tue Apr 24, 1973	Sunderland	H	1-0	Win	-	13	Martin (?)
42	Sat Apr 28, 1973	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	2-2	Draw	-	13	McKenzie (?), Dennehy (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 13, 1973	West Bromwich Albion	3			A	1-1	Draw	-	Galley (?)
Tue Jan 16, 1973	West Bromwich Albion	3	Y	1	H	1-1	Draw	-	Lyons (?)
Mon Jan 22, 1973	West Bromwich Albion	3	Y	2	H	0-0	Draw	-
Mon Jan 29, 1973	West Bromwich Albion	3	Y	3	N	1-3	Loss	-	Galley (?)

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue Sep 05, 1972	Aston Villa	2				H	0-1	Loss	17,665

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed May 02, 1973	Notts County	Semi	A	1-1	Draw	-	Dennehy (?)
Sat May 05, 1973	Mansfield Town	Final	A	1-1	Draw	-	Galley (?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Mon Jul 31, 1972	Watford	England	A	2-1	Win	-	? (?, ?)
Mon Aug 07, 1972	Kaiserslautern	Germany	H	2-2	Draw	-	? (?, ?)
Wed Jun 20, 1973	Benfica	Portugal	A	0-3	Loss	-
Sat Jun 23, 1973	FC Porto	Portugal	A	1-1	Draw	-	McKenzie (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (4)				Out (4)
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	George Lyall	Bought			Doug Fraser	Sold
	John Galley	Bought			Eric Hulme	Sold
	John Galley	Loan In		Feb 01, 1973	Tommy Gemmell	Sold
Apr 21, 1973	Miah Dennehy	Bought	£20,000	Apr 23, 1973	Steve Baines	Sold

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Eric Hulme
GK		Jim Barron	46	14	14	18
D		Steve Baines	2			2
D		Tommy Gemmell	22	6	7	9	1					1
M		David Serella	39	12	13	14				1
M		Dennis Peacock	1		1
M		Doug Fraser	35	10	12	13	3			2
M		John Cottam	20	5	7	8	1
M		Liam O'Kane	6	2	1	3				1
F		Alan Buckley	9	3	3	3	1			1	2
F		Barry Lyons	13	4	4	5	2			1
F		Duncan McKenzie	34	10	9	15	6			1	1
F		George Lyall	33	10	11	12	4			3	6	1
F		Jim McIntosh	28	8	10	10	1			6		1
F		John Galley	22	6	7	9	8
F		John Robertson	36	9	11	16	4			2	4
F		John Winfield	27	8	9	10
F		Martin O'Neill	32	12	7	13	6				3	2
F		Miah Dennehy	3	1	1	1	1
F		Neil Martin	23	7	7	9	6
F		Paul Richardson	21	7	7	7	3			1	1
F		Peter Hindley	40	12	13	15	2
F		Sammy Chapman	38	11	14	13	1			1	2
F		Tommy Jackson	7	2	2	3					1

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
8	John Galley	22
6	Duncan McKenzie	34
6	Martin O'Neill	32
6	Neil Martin	23
4	George Lyall	33
4	John Robertson	36
3	Doug Fraser	35
3	Paul Richardson	21
2	Barry Lyons	13
2	Peter Hindley	40
1	Alan Buckley	9
1	Jim McIntosh	28
1	John Cottam	20
1	Miah Dennehy	3
1	Sammy Chapman	38
1	Tommy Gemmell	22

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

1972-73

Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Carlisle United	Sat Sep 02, 1972	A	2-1	Sat Jan 20, 1973	H	2-1
Sheffield Wednesday	Sat Oct 28, 1972	A	2-1	Sat Mar 24, 1973	H	3-0