The City Ground

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

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 23 October 1971

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: T Reynolds
Attendance:: 35,846
League Week:: 14 of 42
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 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1341 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 3005 (of 5828)
Total:: 4265 (of 7633)
Played:: 54 years, 10 months, 17 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Paul Richardson (89')

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: DWLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Martin Peters (21')
Martin Chivers (24')
Martin Peters (26') (Pen)
Alan Mullery (56')
Jimmy Pearce (71')
Jimmy Pearce (86')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Eric Hulme
2	D	27	Peter Hindley
3	M	29	Doug Fraser
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman
5	M	23	Liam O'Kane
6	M	21	Paul Richardson (89')
7	F	26	Barry Lyons
8	F	21	Duncan McKenzie
9	F	31	Neil Martin off for Alan Buckley (56')
10	F	18	John Robertson
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	F	20	Alan Buckley on for Neil Martin (56')	Debut

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Eric Hulme	2		7	1
2	D	27	Peter Hindley	342	8	7	1
3	M	29	Doug Fraser	36	1	17	4
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman	189	14	7	1
5	M	23	Liam O'Kane	101		7	1
6	M	21	Paul Richardson (89')	89	3	7	1
7	F	26	Barry Lyons	212	31	7	1
8	F	21	Duncan McKenzie	25	8	7	1
9	F	31	Neil Martin off for Alan Buckley (56')	27	5	7	1
10	F	18	John Robertson	3		7	1
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore	257	113	7	1
Subs
12	F	20	Alan Buckley on for Neil Martin (56')	Debut

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 (57')
Subs
12		Jimmy Pearce (57')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 23, 1971)

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Manchester United	13	9	3	1	28	13	6	0	0	14	4	3	3	1	14	9	15	21	WWDWWW
2	Sheffield United	13	8	2	3	22	14	4	2	1	14	7	4	0	2	8	7	8	18	DWWLLL
3	Derby County	13	5	7	1	20	10	2	4	0	12	6	3	3	1	8	4	10	17	WDDWDL
4	Manchester City	13	7	3	3	22	11	6	0	1	15	2	1	3	2	7	9	11	17	WDWWWL
5	Arsenal	12	8	0	4	19	10	4	0	2	12	4	4	0	2	7	6	9	16	WLWWWW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	5	2	22	15	5	1	0	15	3	0	4	2	7	12	7	15	DWLWDW
7	Leeds United	13	6	3	4	17	12	4	3	0	12	2	2	0	4	5	10	5	15	LWLDLW
8	Liverpool	13	6	3	4	18	16	4	2	0	12	7	2	1	4	6	9	2	15	WLDDDW
9	Stoke City	13	6	3	4	15	15	4	1	1	8	3	2	2	3	7	12	0	15	LWLDWW
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	5	4	4	20	21	4	3	0	15	9	1	1	4	5	12	-1	14	DLWLWL
11	Coventry City	14	4	6	4	18	22	3	4	0	10	6	1	2	4	8	16	-4	14	LWWWLD
12	West Ham United	13	4	5	4	14	13	4	2	1	10	4	0	3	3	4	9	1	13	WLWDDD
13	Southampton	13	5	2	6	19	22	3	1	2	10	7	2	1	4	9	15	-3	12	LWLLLW
14	Ipswich Town	13	2	7	4	9	11	1	4	2	5	6	1	3	2	4	5	-2	11	LWDLDD
15	Chelsea	13	3	4	6	16	21	2	3	2	13	12	1	1	4	3	9	-5	10	LDLWDL
16	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	4	6	8	11	1	2	3	4	6	2	2	3	4	5	-3	10	LLDLWD
17	Leicester City	13	3	4	6	12	18	2	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	8	13	-6	10	WLLDDW
18	Huddersfield Town	13	4	2	7	12	21	2	1	3	6	9	2	1	4	6	12	-9	10	WLWWLL
19	Everton	13	3	3	7	9	14	3	1	3	7	7	0	2	4	2	7	-5	9	DWLLLD
20	Crystal Palace	14	3	3	8	10	23	2	1	3	6	8	1	2	5	4	15	-13	9	LWDLWD
21	Newcastle United	13	2	4	7	12	21	2	2	2	8	7	0	2	5	4	14	-9	8	LWDLLL
22	Nottingham Forest	13	1	5	7	17	25	1	2	4	10	13	0	3	3	7	12	-8	7	DDLLDL

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	Manchester United	14	10	3	1	29	13	6	0	0	14	4	4	3	1	15	9	16	23	WDWWWW		1-0
1	2	Derby County	14	6	7	1	22	11	3	4	0	14	7	3	3	1	8	4	11	19	DDWDLW		2-1
1	3	Manchester City	14	8	3	3	24	12	7	0	1	17	3	1	3	2	7	9	12	19	DWWWLW		2-1
2	4	Sheffield United	14	8	2	4	23	16	4	2	1	14	7	4	0	3	9	9	7	18	WWLLLL		1-2
1	5	Tottenham Hotspur	13	6	5	2	28	16	6	1	0	21	4	0	4	2	7	12	12	17	WLWDWW		6-1
1	6	Leeds United	14	7	3	4	20	14	5	3	0	15	4	2	0	4	5	10	6	17	WLDLWW		3-2
1	7	Liverpool	14	7	3	4	20	16	5	2	0	14	7	2	1	4	6	9	4	17	LDDDWW		2-0
3	8	Arsenal	13	8	0	5	20	12	4	0	2	12	4	4	0	3	8	8	8	16	LWWWWL		1-2
3	9	West Ham United	14	5	5	4	15	13	5	2	1	11	4	0	3	3	4	9	2	15	LWDDDW		1-0
1	10	Stoke City	14	6	3	5	16	17	4	1	1	8	3	2	2	4	8	14	-1	15	WLDWWL		1-2
1	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	5	4	5	20	22	4	3	0	15	9	1	1	5	5	13	-2	14	LWLWLL		0-1
1	12	Coventry City	14	4	6	4	18	22	3	4	0	10	6	1	2	4	8	16	-4	14	LWWWLD
1	13	Ipswich Town	14	3	7	4	11	12	2	4	2	7	7	1	3	2	4	5	-1	13	WDLDDW		2-1
1	14	Chelsea	14	4	4	6	19	21	3	3	2	16	12	1	1	4	3	9	-2	12	DLWDLW		3-0
2	15	Southampton	14	5	2	7	19	25	3	1	2	10	7	2	1	5	9	18	-6	12	WLLLWL		0-3
1	16	Leicester City	14	4	4	6	13	18	2	2	3	4	5	2	2	3	9	13	-5	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	-4	10	LDLWDL		0-1
	18	Huddersfield Town	14	4	2	8	12	23	2	1	3	6	9	2	1	5	6	14	-11	10	LWWLLL		0-2
	19	Everton	14	3	3	8	11	17	3	1	3	7	7	0	2	5	4	10	-6	9	WLLLDL		2-3
	20	Crystal Palace	14	3	3	8	10	23	2	1	3	6	8	1	2	5	4	15	-13	9	LWDLWD
	21	Newcastle United	14	2	4	8	12	22	2	2	3	8	8	0	2	5	4	14	-10	8	WDLLLL		0-1
	22	Nottingham Forest	14	1	5	8	18	31	1	2	4	10	13	0	3	4	8	18	-13	7	DLLDLL		1-6