FOREST 4 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Mar 25, 1972 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 25, 1972 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 4-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leeds United (League Tier 1)
- Coventry City:
- Oct 29, 1974
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2738 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1362 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3027 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 4286 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 25 March 1972

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)
Goals
Tommy Gemmell (44)
Duncan McKenzie (47)
Paul Richardson (60)
Paul Richardson (83)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | Debut |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | F | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | M | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | M |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Bill Glazier |
2 | D | Wilf Smith |
3 | D | Chris Cattlin |
4 | D | Roy Barry |
5 | D | Jeff Blockley |
6 | M | Michael McGuire |
7 | M | Willie Carr |
8 | M | Chris Chilton (45) |
9 | M | Ernie Hunt |
10 | F | Ernie Machin |
11 | F | Bobby Graham |
Subs | ||
12 | Dennis Mortimer (45) |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Chelsea | 3-1 | West Ham United |
Everton | 2-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Leeds United | 3-0 | Arsenal |
Leicester City | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |
Manchester United | 4-0 | Crystal Palace |
Newcastle United | 0-0 | Manchester City |
Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Coventry City |
Southampton | 0-1 | Liverpool |
Stoke City | 1-1 | Derby County |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Sheffield United |
West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |
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 City | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 66 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 1.83333 | 49 | WLWWWW | ||
2 | Derby County | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 1.96552 | 46 | LWWWWW | ||
3 | Leeds United | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2.36364 | 44 | LDWWWD | ||
4 | Liverpool | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 1.81481 | 42 | WWWWDW | ||
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1.22222 | 40 | WDDLWW | ||
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 1.45455 | 38 | WWWDWL | ||
7 | Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 1.20000 | 38 | LLLLDW | ||
8 | Sheffield United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 1.14894 | 38 | DLWDDD | ||
9 | Arsenal | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.41935 | 37 | WWWWLL | ||
10 | Chelsea | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1.25000 | 34 | WWWDLL | ||
11 | Newcastle United | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | .90909 | 32 | WDWWWL | ||
12 | West Ham United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 1.00000 | 30 | DLWLWD | ||
13 | Everton | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | .77500 | 29 | DLDLDD | ||
14 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 30 | .66667 | 29 | LDLWDL | ||
15 | Stoke City | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | .86842 | 28 | DWLDLD | ||
16 | Leicester City | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | .80000 | 28 | LLLWLD | ||
17 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | .72727 | 27 | WWLWDW | ||
18 | Coventry City | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | .64000 | 26 | LDDLLD | ||
19 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | .60784 | 24 | DDWDLD | ||
20 | Southampton | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 45 | .60870 | 23 | WLLLLD | ||
21 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | .50000 | 21 | DLLLLD | ||
22 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 42 | .54412 | 17 | LLLLWL |
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 City | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 1.83333 | 50 | LWWWWD | 0-0 | |
2 | Derby County | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1.93333 | 47 | WWWWWD | 1-1 | |
3 | Leeds United | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2.50000 | 46 | DWWWDW | 3-0 | |
4 | Liverpool | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.85185 | 44 | WWWDWW | 1-0 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 1.21277 | 41 | DDLWWD | 2-2 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 1.51515 | 40 | WWDWLW | 2-0 | |
7 | Manchester United | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 1.28889 | 40 | LLLDWW | 4-0 | |
8 | Sheffield United | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 1.10204 | 38 | LWDDDL | 0-2 | |
9 | Arsenal | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 1.29412 | 37 | WWWLLL | 0-3 | |
10 | Chelsea | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1.30303 | 36 | WWDLLW | 3-1 | |
11 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | .90909 | 33 | DWWWLD | 0-0 | |
12 | West Ham United | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | .95238 | 30 | LWLWDL | 1-3 | |
![]() | 13 | Leicester City | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | .82500 | 30 | LLWLDW | 1-0 |
![]() | 14 | Everton | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | .78571 | 30 | LDLDDD | 2-2 |
15 | Stoke City | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | .87179 | 29 | WLDLDD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 16 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | .65217 | 29 | DLWDLL | 0-1 |
17 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | .73333 | 28 | WLWDWD | 1-1 | |
18 | Coventry City | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 39 | .59259 | 26 | DDLLDL | 0-4 | |
19 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 31 | .56364 | 24 | DWDLDL | 0-4 | |
20 | Southampton | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 45 | .60000 | 23 | LLLLDL | 0-1 | |
21 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | .51064 | 22 | LLLLDD | 1-1 | |
22 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 42 | .60294 | 19 | LLLWLW | 4-0 |