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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 03, 1971 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 03, 1971 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 03 April 1971
: Sports Argus - Saturday 03 April 1971
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 03 April 1971

Season:: 1970-71
Referee:: E Wallace
Attendance:: 20,531
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester City (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Sep 25, 1971

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2696 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1320 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2981 (of 5828)
Total:: 4236 (of 7633)
Played:: 55 years, 5 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Bill McGarry
Prior form: LWLDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Hugh Curran (37')
Bobby Gould (44')
Hugh Curran (67')
Hugh Curran (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Jim Barron
2	D	26	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	John Winfield 42
4	F	24	Sammy Chapman
5	M	22	Liam O'Kane 0
6	M	29	Doug Fraser
7	F	26	Barry Lyons
8	M	21	Paul Richardson off for Ronnie Rees (67')
9	F	30	Neil Martin
10	F	24	Peter Cormack
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	F	26	Ronnie Rees on for Paul Richardson (67')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Jim Barron	45		3	1
2	D	26	Peter Hindley	318	7	3	1
3	D	28	John Winfield 42	313	4	3	1
4	F	24	Sammy Chapman	165	14	3	1
5	M	22	Liam O'Kane 0	77		3	1
6	M	29	Doug Fraser	15		3	1
7	F	26	Barry Lyons	204	31	3	1
8	M	21	Paul Richardson off for Ronnie Rees (67')	76	3	3	1
9	F	30	Neil Martin	8	1	3	1
10	F	24	Peter Cormack	46	12	3	1
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore	233	101	3	1
Subs
12	F	26	Ronnie Rees on for Paul Richardson (67')	87	13	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Phil Parkes
2	D	Derek Parkin
3	D	John McAlle
4	D	Bernard Shaw
5	D	Frank Munro
6	M	Kenny Hibbitt
7	M	Jim McCalliog
8	M	Mike Bailey
9	M	Bobby Gould
10	F	Dave Wagstaffe
11	F	Hugh Curran
Subs
12		Richards

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 03, 1971)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Chelsea
Blackpool	0-1	Newcastle United
Coventry City	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace	3-2	Stoke City
Derby County	3-2	Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town	1-3	Southampton
Leeds United	4-0	Burnley
Manchester City	3-0	Everton
West Ham United	2-1	Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4-0	Nottingham Forest

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	Leeds United	35	23	8	4	60	27	13	2	2	32	10	10	6	2	28	17	33	54	WWWDWL	Safe
2	Arsenal	32	21	6	5	57	25	13	3	0	35	6	8	3	5	22	19	32	48	WWLWWW	Safe
3	Chelsea	35	16	12	7	47	36	10	5	2	30	18	6	7	5	17	18	11	44	WDWLDW	Safe
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	18	7	9	55	49	11	2	4	28	21	7	5	5	27	28	6	43	LWLDWW	Safe
5	Liverpool	34	13	14	7	34	20	10	8	0	28	9	3	6	7	6	11	14	40	DLLWWD	Safe
6	Southampton	34	14	11	9	44	35	11	5	1	27	8	3	6	8	17	27	9	39	LDWWDD	Safe
7	Tottenham Hotspur	32	14	10	8	45	30	8	4	4	26	16	6	6	4	19	14	15	38	DLLWDW	Safe
8	Manchester City	33	11	14	8	37	28	6	7	2	20	11	5	7	6	17	17	9	36	DLDDDD
9	Manchester United	33	12	10	11	48	49	7	6	4	24	18	5	4	7	24	31	-1	34	WLWLWW
10	Everton	35	11	11	13	49	50	9	6	3	28	14	2	5	10	21	36	-1	33	WDWLLL
11	Coventry City	33	13	7	13	29	31	9	2	5	17	11	4	5	8	12	20	-2	33	WWLWDL
12	Newcastle United	34	12	9	13	37	40	8	6	3	22	14	4	3	10	15	26	-3	33	WLLWDW
13	Stoke City	33	10	11	12	38	40	8	6	2	24	8	2	5	10	14	32	-2	31	WLDWLL
14	West Bromwich Albion	35	9	13	13	53	64	9	6	3	32	22	0	7	10	21	42	-11	31	DWLLDD
15	Derby County	34	11	8	15	43	47	6	4	7	24	23	5	4	8	19	24	-4	30	WLDLLL
16	Huddersfield Town	35	9	12	14	34	41	6	7	5	17	14	3	5	9	17	27	-7	30	LWLDWW
17	Crystal Palace	35	10	10	15	29	38	7	5	6	16	17	3	5	9	13	21	-9	30	LDLLLL
18	Nottingham Forest	34	11	7	16	35	48	8	3	6	28	22	3	4	10	7	26	-13	29	LWLWWW
19	Ipswich Town	34	10	7	17	36	40	8	2	7	25	19	2	5	10	11	21	-4	27	WWDLDL
20	West Ham United	34	6	13	15	39	53	3	8	6	23	27	3	5	9	16	26	-14	25	WDDLDW
21	Burnley	34	4	13	17	25	52	2	8	8	17	29	2	5	9	8	23	-27	21	DWLWDD
22	Blackpool	34	3	11	20	27	58	2	7	7	16	25	1	4	13	11	33	-31	17	LDLDLD

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	Leeds United	36	24	8	4	64	27	14	2	2	36	10	10	6	2	28	17	37	56	WWDWLW	Safe	4-0
	2	Arsenal	33	22	6	5	59	25	14	3	0	37	6	8	3	5	22	19	34	50	WLWWWW	Safe	2-0
1	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	19	7	9	59	49	12	2	4	32	21	7	5	5	27	28	10	45	WLDWWW	Safe	4-0
1	4	Chelsea	36	16	12	8	47	38	10	5	2	30	18	6	7	6	17	20	9	44	DWLDWL	Safe	0-2
1	5	Southampton	35	15	11	9	47	36	11	5	1	27	8	4	6	8	20	28	11	41	DWWDDW	Safe	3-1
1	6	Liverpool	34	13	14	7	34	20	10	8	0	28	9	3	6	7	6	11	14	40	DLLWWD	Safe
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	33	14	11	8	45	30	8	4	4	26	16	6	7	4	19	14	15	39	LLWDWD	Safe	0-0
	8	Manchester City	34	12	14	8	40	28	7	7	2	23	11	5	7	6	17	17	12	38	LDDDDW	Safe	3-0
3	9	Newcastle United	35	13	9	13	38	40	8	6	3	22	14	5	3	10	16	26	-2	35	LLWDWW		1-0
1	10	Manchester United	34	12	10	12	49	51	7	6	4	24	18	5	4	8	25	33	-2	34	LWLWWL		1-2
	11	Coventry City	34	13	8	13	29	31	9	3	5	17	11	4	5	8	12	20	-2	34	WLWDLD		0-0
2	12	Everton	36	11	11	14	49	53	9	6	3	28	14	2	5	11	21	39	-4	33	DWLLLL		0-3
2	13	Derby County	35	12	8	15	46	49	7	4	7	27	25	5	4	8	19	24	-3	32	LDLLLW		3-2
3	14	Crystal Palace	36	11	10	15	32	40	8	5	6	19	19	3	5	9	13	21	-8	32	DLLLLW		3-2
2	15	Stoke City	34	10	11	13	40	43	8	6	2	24	8	2	5	11	16	35	-3	31	LDWLLL		2-3
2	16	West Bromwich Albion	35	9	13	13	53	64	9	6	3	32	22	0	7	10	21	42	-11	31	DWLLDD
1	17	Huddersfield Town	36	9	12	15	36	44	6	7	5	17	14	3	5	10	19	30	-8	30	WLDWWL		2-3
	18	Nottingham Forest	35	11	7	17	35	52	8	3	6	28	22	3	4	11	7	30	-17	29	WLWWWL		0-4
	19	Ipswich Town	35	10	7	18	37	43	8	2	8	26	22	2	5	10	11	21	-6	27	WDLDLL		1-3
	20	West Ham United	35	7	13	15	41	54	4	8	6	25	28	3	5	9	16	26	-13	27	DDLDWW		2-1
	21	Burnley	35	4	13	18	25	56	2	8	8	17	29	2	5	10	8	27	-31	21	WLWDDL		0-4
	22	Blackpool	35	3	11	21	27	59	2	7	8	16	26	1	4	13	11	33	-32	17	DLDLDL		0-1

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