TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 23, 1971 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 23, 1971 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- White Hart Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-6 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-3
- Season:
- 1971-72
- Referee:
- T Reynolds
- Attendance:
- 35,846
- Pos Before/After:
- 22
22 - Opp Before/After:
- 6
5
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Huddersfield Town (League Tier 1)
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Feb 12, 1972
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2717 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1341 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3005 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 4262 (of 7451)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: WLWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Alan Mullery
Martin Peters
Martin Chivers
Jimmy Pearce
Jimmy Pearce
Martin Peters
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Eric Hulme | |
| 2 | D | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | M |  Doug Fraser | |
| 4 | F | Sammy Chapman | |
| 5 | M |  Liam O'Kane | |
| 6 | M | Paul Richardson  | |
| 7 | F | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | F | Duncan McKenzie | |
| 9 | F | Neil Martin | |
| 10 | F | John Robertson | |
| 11 | F | Ian Storey-Moore | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Alan Buckley | First bench appearance |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | Phil Beal |
| 3 | D | Joe Kinnear |
| 4 | D | Mike England |
| 5 | D | Cyril Knowles |
| 6 | M | Martin Peters |
| 7 | M | Alan Mullery |
| 8 | M | Steve Perryman |
| 9 | M | James Neighbour |
| 10 | F | Martin Chivers |
| 11 | F | Alan Gilzean () |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Jimmy Pearce () | |
| 13 | 0 |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Southampton |
| Derby County | 2-1 | Arsenal |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Stoke City |
| Leeds United | 3-2 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town |
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| Newcastle United | 0-1 | Manchester United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Leicester City |
| West Ham United | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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 | Manchester United | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2.154 | 21 | DWDWWD | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.571 | 18 | WWLDLL | ||
| 3 | Manchester City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.000 | 17 | DWWDWL | ||
| 4 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 17 | DDDWDL | ||
| 5 | Arsenal | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.900 | 16 | LWWDWW | ||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1.467 | 15 | WLWDDW | ||
| 7 | Leeds United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1.417 | 15 | DDDLWD | ||
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.125 | 15 | LDDDDW | ||
| 9 | Stoke City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.000 | 15 | LDDWWD | ||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .952 | 14 | DLWLWL | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .818 | 14 | LWWWLD | ||
| 12 | West Ham United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.077 | 13 | WDDDDD | ||
| 13 | Southampton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | .864 | 12 | WLLDLW | ||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .818 | 11 | LWDLDD | ||
| 15 | Chelsea | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .762 | 10 | LWDDDL | ||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .727 | 10 | LLDLWD | ||
| 17 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .667 | 10 | WLLDDW | ||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .571 | 10 | WLWWLL | ||
| 19 | Everton | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .643 | 9 | DWLLLD | ||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .435 | 9 | DDLDWD | ||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .571 | 8 | WDLDLL | ||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .680 | 7 | LLDDDL | ||
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 | Manchester United | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2.231 | 23 | WDWWDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.000 | 19 | WWDWLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 3 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 19 | DDWDLW | 2-1 |
 2 | 4 | Sheffield United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.438 | 18 | WLDLLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1.750 | 17 | LWDDWW | 6-1 |
| 1 | 6 | Leeds United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1.429 | 17 | DDLWDW | 3-2 |
| 1 | 7 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.250 | 17 | DDDDWW | 2-0 |
| 3 | 8 | Arsenal | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.667 | 16 | WWDWWL | 1-2 |
| 3 | 9 | West Ham United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.154 | 15 | DDDDDW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 10 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | .941 | 15 | DDWWDL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .909 | 14 | LWLWLL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 12 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .818 | 14 | LWWWLD | |
| 1 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .917 | 13 | WDLDDW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 14 | Chelsea | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .905 | 12 | WDDDLW | 3-0 |
| 2 | 15 | Southampton | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | .760 | 12 | LLDLWL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 16 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .722 | 12 | LLDDWW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .667 | 10 | LDLWDL | 0-1 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | .522 | 10 | LWWLLL | 0-2 | |
| 19 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .647 | 9 | WLLLDL | 2-3 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .435 | 9 | DDLDWD | ||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .545 | 8 | DLDLLL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .581 | 7 | LDDDLL | 1-6 | |