The City Ground

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 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: 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

Season:: 1970-71
Referee:: W Gow
Attendance:: 25,423
League Week:: 2 of 42
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 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1287 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2937 (of 5828)
Total:: 4192 (of 7633)
Played:: 56 years, 25 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ronnie Rees (12')
Peter Cormack (27')
Barry Lyons (79')

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

Goal Scorers
Tony Brown (15')
Tony Brown (87')
Jeff Astle (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Jim Barron
2	D	26	Peter Hindley
3	D	27	John Winfield
4	F	24	Sammy Chapman off for Paul Richardson (72')
5	M	22	Liam O'Kane
6	M	26	Henry Newton
7	F	25	Barry Lyons (79')
8	F	26	Ronnie Rees (12')
9	M	25	Alex Ingram
10	F	24	Peter Cormack (27')
11	F	25	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	M	20	Paul Richardson on for Sammy Chapman (72')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Jim Barron	1		3	1
2	D	26	Peter Hindley	274	6	3	1
3	D	27	John Winfield	269	4	3	1
4	F	24	Sammy Chapman off for Paul Richardson (72')	121	13	3	1
5	M	22	Liam O'Kane	33		3	1
6	M	26	Henry Newton	301	18	3	1
7	F	25	Barry Lyons (79')	162	28	3	1
8	F	26	Ronnie Rees (12')	49	9	3	1
9	M	25	Alex Ingram	17	3	3	1
10	F	24	Peter Cormack (27')	2	1	3	1
11	F	25	Ian Storey-Moore	201	82	3	1
Subs
12	M	20	Paul Richardson on for Sammy Chapman (72')	53	2	130	9

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 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Liverpool	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	WD
2	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
4	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
5	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
7	Arsenal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	DD
8	West Ham United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	DD
9	Everton	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
10	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
11	Southampton	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
12	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
13	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	LD
14	Crystal Palace	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
15	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
16	Stoke City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
17	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	L
19	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
20	Derby County	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
21	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
22	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Huddersfield Town	2	2	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	WW		3-1
1	2	Liverpool	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	WD
1	3	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	5	3	1	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	WD		3-3
1	4	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
	5	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W
	7	Arsenal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	DD
13	8	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	LW		2-0
	9	Everton	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	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	0	2	DD
2	12	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
5	14	Burnley	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	-1	1	LD		1-1
4	15	Southampton	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	1	DL		1-3
3	16	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	1	LD
3	17	Crystal Palace	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
3	18	Ipswich Town	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-2	1	DL		0-2
3	19	Stoke City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
2	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	L
1	21	Derby County	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
	22	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L

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