The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 ARSENAL - Mon Dec 27, 1971 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Dec 27, 1971 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Guardian - Tuesday 28 December 1971

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: Hartley
Attendance:: 42,750
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 8 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Manchester City (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Apr 01, 1972

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2727 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 1351 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 3015 (of 5829)
Total:: 4276 (of 7634)
Played:: 54 years, 8 months, 17 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ian Storey-Moore (15')

ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: LDWDWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Graham (38')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	M	30	Doug Fraser
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell	Debut
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman	200th appearance
5	D	27	Peter Hindley 0
6	M	22	Paul Richardson	100th appearance
7	F	25	Tommy Jackson
8	M	19	Martin O'Neill
9	F	31	Neil Martin
10	F	25	Peter Cormack
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore (15')
Subs
12	F	21	Jim McIntosh

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bob Wilson
2	D	Peter Simpson
3	D	Pat Rice
4	D	Bob McNab
5	D	Frank McLintock
6	M	Alan Ball
7	M	George Armstrong
8	M	Eddie Kelly 52
9	M	George Graham
10	F	Ray Kennedy
11	F	John Radford
Subs
12		Storey

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Dec 27, 1971)

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

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	22	14	6	2	47	25	9	0	1	23	10	5	6	1	24	15	22	34	WWWWDD
	2	Manchester City	22	12	6	4	42	21	9	2	1	29	7	3	4	3	13	14	21	30	WWWLWD
	3	Derby County	22	11	7	4	39	19	7	4	0	25	8	4	3	4	14	11	20	29	LWLWLW
	4	Leeds United	22	12	5	5	31	18	8	3	0	21	5	4	2	5	10	13	13	29	LWWWDD
	5	Sheffield United	22	12	4	6	40	29	7	4	1	28	11	5	0	5	12	18	11	28	WLWLDW
	6	Liverpool	22	11	6	5	30	22	8	3	0	21	11	3	3	5	9	11	8	28	LWWDWD
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	22	10	7	5	38	25	9	2	0	29	7	1	5	5	9	18	13	27	WDLWWD
	8	Arsenal	22	12	2	8	33	25	8	0	3	21	8	4	2	5	12	17	8	26	LDWDWW
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	9	7	6	38	33	7	5	0	27	14	2	2	6	11	19	5	25	WWWDDW
	10	Chelsea	22	8	8	6	28	25	5	4	2	19	12	3	4	4	9	13	3	24	WWWDDD
	11	Stoke City	22	8	6	8	23	25	5	3	2	14	8	3	3	6	9	17	-2	22	LLDDDL
	12	Ipswich Town	22	5	10	7	16	27	4	6	2	10	8	1	4	5	6	19	-11	20	DWLDLD
	13	West Ham United	22	6	7	9	22	23	5	3	4	12	9	1	4	5	10	14	-1	19	LLLDDL
	14	Coventry City	22	5	9	8	23	36	4	6	1	14	11	1	3	7	9	25	-13	19	LLLDLD
	15	Leicester City	22	5	8	9	22	27	3	4	4	8	7	2	4	5	14	20	-5	18	WLDDLD
	16	Newcastle United	22	6	6	10	24	31	4	3	3	13	10	2	3	7	11	21	-7	18	LWDDWW
	17	Southampton	22	7	4	11	30	47	4	3	3	18	17	3	1	8	12	30	-17	18	WLLLDW
	18	Everton	22	6	5	11	21	23	6	2	3	17	7	0	3	8	4	16	-2	17	WWDDLL
	19	Huddersfield Town	23	6	4	13	19	34	4	2	6	10	15	2	2	7	9	19	-15	16	WLWDLL
	20	Crystal Palace	22	5	5	12	21	37	3	3	5	15	17	2	2	7	6	20	-16	15	DLLWWD
	21	Nottingham Forest	23	4	5	14	28	45	3	2	6	15	18	1	3	8	13	27	-17	13	WLLLWL
	22	West Bromwich Albion	22	3	5	14	14	32	1	2	7	6	14	2	3	7	8	18	-18	11	LLLLLL

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	23	14	7	2	49	27	9	1	1	25	12	5	6	1	24	15	22	35	WWWDDD		2-2
	2	Manchester City	23	13	6	4	45	22	9	2	1	29	7	4	4	3	16	15	23	32	WWLWDW		3-1
1	3	Leeds United	23	13	5	5	34	18	9	3	0	24	5	4	2	5	10	13	16	31	WWWDDW		3-0
1	4	Sheffield United	23	13	4	6	42	30	7	4	1	28	11	6	0	5	14	19	12	30	LWLDWW		2-1
2	5	Derby County	23	11	7	5	39	22	7	4	0	25	8	4	3	5	14	14	17	29	WLWLWL		0-3
	6	Liverpool	23	11	6	6	30	23	8	3	0	21	11	3	3	6	9	12	7	28	WWDWDL		0-1
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	7	6	38	26	9	2	1	29	8	1	5	5	9	18	12	27	DLWWDL		0-1
	8	Arsenal	23	12	3	8	34	26	8	0	3	21	8	4	3	5	13	18	8	27	DWDWWD		1-1
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	10	7	6	40	34	7	5	0	27	14	3	2	6	13	20	6	27	WWDDWW		2-1
	10	Chelsea	23	9	8	6	30	25	6	4	2	21	12	3	4	4	9	13	5	26	WWDDDW		2-0
	11	Stoke City	23	8	6	9	24	28	5	3	3	15	11	3	3	6	9	17	-4	22	LDDDLL		1-3
1	12	West Ham United	23	7	7	9	23	23	5	3	4	12	9	2	4	5	11	14	0	21	LLDDLW		1-0
4	13	Southampton	23	8	4	11	31	47	5	3	3	19	17	3	1	8	12	30	-16	20	LLLDWW		1-0
	14	Coventry City	23	5	10	8	25	38	4	6	1	14	11	1	4	7	11	27	-13	20	LLDLDD		2-2
3	15	Ipswich Town	23	5	10	8	16	29	4	6	2	10	8	1	4	6	6	21	-13	20	WLDLDL		0-2
2	16	Everton	23	6	6	11	23	25	6	3	3	19	9	0	3	8	4	16	-2	18	WDDLLD		2-2
2	17	Leicester City	23	5	8	10	23	29	3	4	5	9	9	2	4	5	14	20	-6	18	LDDLDL		1-2
2	18	Newcastle United	23	6	6	11	25	33	4	3	4	14	12	2	3	7	11	21	-8	18	WDDWWL		1-2
	19	Huddersfield Town	24	6	5	13	21	36	4	2	6	10	15	2	3	7	11	21	-15	17	LWDLLD		2-2
	20	Crystal Palace	23	5	5	13	21	38	3	3	5	15	17	2	2	8	6	21	-17	15	LLWWDL		0-1
	21	Nottingham Forest	24	4	6	14	29	46	3	3	6	16	19	1	3	8	13	27	-17	14	LLLWLD		1-1
	22	West Bromwich Albion	23	4	5	14	15	32	2	2	7	7	14	2	3	7	8	18	-17	13	LLLLLW		1-0

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