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LEEDS UNITED 6 - 1 FOREST - Mon Mar 27, 1972 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Mar 27, 1972 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elland Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-6 (Lost)

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: E Wallace
Attendance:: 40,866
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 3 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Leeds United:: Nov 19, 1977

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2739 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 1363 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 3028 (of 5679)
Total:: 4286 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals:
Peter Cormack

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Don Revie
Prior form: DWWWDW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Peter Lorimer
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke
Peter Lorimer
Eddie Gray
Eddie Gray

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Barron
2	D	Peter Hindley
3	D	Tommy Gemmell
4	M	David Serella
5	M	John Cottam
6	F	John Robertson
7	F	Jim McIntosh
8	F	Peter Cormack
9	F	Alan Buckley
10	M	Paul Richardson
11	F	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12		?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Sprake
2	D	Paul Madeley
3	D	Paul Reaney
4	D	Terry Cooper
5	D	Norman Hunter
6	M	Jack Charlton
7	M	Billy Bremner
8	M	Peter Lorimer
9	M	Mick Jones ()
10	F	Eddie Gray
11	F	Allan Clarke
Subs
12		Terry Yorath ()

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Mon Mar 27, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Leeds United	6-1	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
1	Manchester City	35	20	10	5	66	36	14	3	1	42	12	6	7	4	24	24	1.83333	50	LWWWWD
2	Derby County	34	19	9	6	58	30	13	4	0	37	9	6	5	6	21	21	1.93333	47	WWWWWD
3	Leeds United	33	19	8	6	55	22	14	4	0	43	8	5	4	6	12	14	2.50000	46	DWWWDW
4	Liverpool	34	18	8	8	50	27	13	3	1	39	14	5	5	7	11	13	1.85185	44	WWWDWW
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	15	11	8	57	47	9	7	0	32	16	6	4	8	25	31	1.21277	41	DDLWWD
6	Tottenham Hotspur	33	15	10	8	50	33	13	3	2	37	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.51515	40	WWDWLW
7	Manchester United	33	16	8	9	58	45	11	2	4	32	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.28889	40	LLLDWW
8	Sheffield United	34	14	10	10	54	49	8	7	2	36	21	6	3	8	18	28	1.10204	38	LWDDDL
9	Arsenal	32	16	5	11	44	34	10	1	3	25	9	6	4	8	19	25	1.29412	37	WWWLLL
10	Chelsea	32	13	10	9	43	33	9	6	2	32	16	4	4	7	11	17	1.30303	36	WWDLLW
11	Newcastle United	34	12	9	13	40	44	8	5	4	25	15	4	4	9	15	29	.90909	33	DWWWLD
12	West Ham United	35	10	10	15	40	42	8	5	4	26	15	2	5	11	14	27	.95238	30	LWLWDL
13	Leicester City	34	10	10	14	33	40	7	5	6	15	11	3	5	8	18	29	.82500	30	LLWLDW
14	Everton	36	8	14	14	33	42	8	7	4	27	16	0	7	10	6	26	.78571	30	LDLDDD
15	Stoke City	31	9	11	11	34	39	6	7	3	24	18	3	4	8	10	21	.87179	29	WLDLDD
16	Ipswich Town	35	7	15	13	30	46	5	7	5	14	15	2	8	8	16	31	.65217	29	DLWDLL
17	West Bromwich Albion	34	10	8	16	33	45	5	5	7	17	21	5	3	9	16	24	.73333	28	WLWDWD
18	Coventry City	33	6	14	13	32	54	5	9	2	17	15	1	5	11	15	39	.59259	26	DDLLDL
19	Crystal Palace	34	7	10	17	31	55	3	5	7	19	24	4	5	10	12	31	.56364	24	DWDLDL
20	Southampton	33	9	5	19	42	70	6	3	7	26	25	3	2	12	16	45	.60000	23	LLLLDL
21	Huddersfield Town	34	6	10	18	24	47	4	5	7	10	16	2	5	11	14	31	.51064	22	LLLLDD
22	Nottingham Forest	35	6	7	22	41	68	5	3	10	23	26	1	4	12	18	42	.60294	19	LLLWLW

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
1	2	Leeds United	34	20	8	6	61	23	15	4	0	49	9	5	4	6	12	14	2.65217	48	WWWDWW	6-1
1	3	Derby County	34	19	9	6	58	30	13	4	0	37	9	6	5	6	21	21	1.93333	47	WWWWWD
	4	Liverpool	34	18	8	8	50	27	13	3	1	39	14	5	5	7	11	13	1.85185	44	WWWDWW
	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	15	11	8	57	47	9	7	0	32	16	6	4	8	25	31	1.21277	41	DDLWWD
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	33	15	10	8	50	33	13	3	2	37	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.51515	40	WWDWLW
	7	Manchester United	33	16	8	9	58	45	11	2	4	32	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.28889	40	LLLDWW
	8	Sheffield United	34	14	10	10	54	49	8	7	2	36	21	6	3	8	18	28	1.10204	38	LWDDDL
	9	Arsenal	32	16	5	11	44	34	10	1	3	25	9	6	4	8	19	25	1.29412	37	WWWLLL
	10	Chelsea	32	13	10	9	43	33	9	6	2	32	16	4	4	7	11	17	1.30303	36	WWDLLW
	11	Newcastle United	34	12	9	13	40	44	8	5	4	25	15	4	4	9	15	29	.90909	33	DWWWLD
	12	West Ham United	35	10	10	15	40	42	8	5	4	26	15	2	5	11	14	27	.95238	30	LWLWDL
	13	Leicester City	34	10	10	14	33	40	7	5	6	15	11	3	5	8	18	29	.82500	30	LLWLDW
	14	Everton	36	8	14	14	33	42	8	7	4	27	16	0	7	10	6	26	.78571	30	LDLDDD
	15	Stoke City	31	9	11	11	34	39	6	7	3	24	18	3	4	8	10	21	.87179	29	WLDLDD
	16	Ipswich Town	35	7	15	13	30	46	5	7	5	14	15	2	8	8	16	31	.65217	29	DLWDLL
	17	West Bromwich Albion	34	10	8	16	33	45	5	5	7	17	21	5	3	9	16	24	.73333	28	WLWDWD
	18	Coventry City	33	6	14	13	32	54	5	9	2	17	15	1	5	11	15	39	.59259	26	DDLLDL
	19	Crystal Palace	34	7	10	17	31	55	3	5	7	19	24	4	5	10	12	31	.56364	24	DWDLDL
	20	Southampton	33	9	5	19	42	70	6	3	7	26	25	3	2	12	16	45	.60000	23	LLLLDL
	21	Huddersfield Town	34	6	10	18	24	47	4	5	7	10	16	2	5	11	14	31	.51064	22	LLLLDD
	22	Nottingham Forest	36	6	7	23	42	74	5	3	10	23	26	1	4	13	19	48	.56757	19	LLWLWL	1-6