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FOREST 3 - 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Tue Aug 18, 1970 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Aug 18, 1970 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-3 (Draw)
: Half-time: 2-1

Season:: 1970-71
Referee:: W Gow
Attendance:: 25,423
Pos Before/After:: 4 3
Opp Before/After:: 17 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ipswich Town (League Tier 1)
West Bromwich Albion:: Jan 09, 1971

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2663 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1287 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2937 (of 5721)
Total:: 4189 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 19 August 1970
: Nottingham Guardian - Wednesday 19 August 1970

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals
Ronnie Rees (12)
Peter Cormack (27)
Barry Lyons (79)

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Alan Ashman
Prior form: D (Old to recent)

Goals
Tony Brown (15)
Tony Brown (87)
Jeff Astle (89)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Jim Barron
2	D	Peter Hindley
3	D	John Winfield
4	F	Sammy Chapman off for Paul Richardson (72)
5	M	Liam O'Kane
6	M	Henry Newton
7	F	Barry Lyons (79)
8	F	Ronnie Rees (12)
9	M	Alex Ingram
10	F	Peter Cormack (27)
11	F	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	M	Paul Richardson on for Sammy Chapman (72)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Osborne
2	D	Lyndon Hughes
3	D	Ray Wilson
4	D	Alan Merrick
5	D	John Talbut
6	M	John Kaye
7	M	Hugh Reed
8	M	Tony Brown
9	M	Jeff Astle
10	F	Colin Suggett
11	F	Bobby Hope
Subs
12		Lovett

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Aug 18, 1970)

Home	Score	Away
Everton	1-1	Burnley
Huddersfield Town	3-1	Southampton
Ipswich Town	0-2	Coventry City
Nottingham Forest	3-3	West Bromwich Albion

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Liverpool	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2.00000	3	WD
	2	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	2	W
	4	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
	5	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	7	Arsenal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	1.00000	2	DD
	8	West Ham United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	2	DD
	9	Everton	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	10	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	11	Southampton	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	13	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	1	LD
	14	Crystal Palace	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	15	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	16	Stoke City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	17	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L
	19	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
	20	Derby County	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	21	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L
	22	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0	L

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
1	1	Huddersfield Town	2	2	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.00000	4	WW	3-1
1	2	Liverpool	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2.00000	3	WD
1	3	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	5	3	1	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.66667	3	WD	3-3
1	4	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	2	W
	5	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	7	Arsenal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	1.00000	2	DD
13	8	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1.00000	2	LW	2-0
	9	Everton	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	DD	1-1
7	10	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	1.00000	2	DD	3-3
3	11	West Ham United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	2	DD
2	12	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
5	14	Burnley	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	.66667	1	LD	1-1
4	15	Southampton	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	.50000	1	DL	1-3
3	16	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	1	LD
3	17	Crystal Palace	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
3	18	Ipswich Town	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	DL	0-2
3	19	Stoke City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
2	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L
1	21	Derby County	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
	22	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0	L

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