The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Tue Apr 25, 1972 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Apr 25, 1972 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Guardian - Wednesday 26 April 1972

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: H Hackney
Attendance:: 16,889
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Aug 28, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2744 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1368 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 3033 (of 5824)
Total:: 4294 (of 7629)
Played:: 54 years, 3 months, 27 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Gemmell (58')

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Bill McGarry
Prior form: DLLLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Danny Hegan (28')
Kenny Hibbitt (77')
John Richards (52')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	27	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell (58')
4	M	19	David Serella
5	M	21	John Cottam
6	M	30	Doug Fraser off for Martin O'Neill (76')
7	F	21	Jim McIntosh
8	F	25	Peter Cormack
9	F	31	Neil Martin
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill on for Doug Fraser (76')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Jim Barron	91		3	1
2	D	27	Peter Hindley	368	8	3	1
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell (58')	18	4	3	1
4	M	19	David Serella	6		3	1
5	M	21	John Cottam	17		3	1
6	M	30	Doug Fraser off for Martin O'Neill (76')	60	1	3	1
7	F	21	Jim McIntosh	17	2	3	1
8	F	25	Peter Cormack	85	20	3	1
9	F	31	Neil Martin	36	7	3	1
10	M	22	Paul Richardson	117	9	3	1
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie	44	12	3	1
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill on for Doug Fraser (76')	14	2	24	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Phil Parkes
2	D	John McAlle
3	D	Gerry Taylor
4	D	Bernard Shaw
5	D	Frank Munro
6	M	Steve Daley
7	M	Kenny Hibbitt
8	M	Jim McCalliog
9	M	Danny Hegan
10	F	Derek Dougan
11	F	John Richards
Subs
12		Owen

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Apr 25, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Manchester United
Nottingham Forest	1-3	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 City	42	23	11	8	77	45	16	3	2	48	15	7	8	6	29	30	32	57	LWWDLW	Safe
2	Liverpool	40	24	8	8	64	29	17	3	1	48	16	7	5	7	16	13	35	56	WWWWWW	Safe
3	Derby County	41	23	10	8	68	33	15	4	1	42	10	8	6	7	26	23	35	56	WLDWWL	Safe
4	Leeds United	40	23	9	8	70	29	16	4	0	52	10	7	5	8	18	19	41	55	DLWWLW	Safe
5	Chelsea	40	18	12	10	58	43	12	7	2	41	20	6	5	8	17	23	15	48	WWLDDW	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	40	17	13	10	57	39	15	3	2	41	10	2	10	8	16	29	18	47	WLLDWD	Safe
7	Arsenal	38	20	7	11	54	38	14	1	3	33	11	6	6	8	21	27	16	47	WWDWDW	Safe
8	Manchester United	40	18	10	12	66	58	12	2	6	36	26	6	8	6	30	32	8	46	LDLLWD	Safe
9	Sheffield United	41	16	12	13	59	59	10	8	3	39	26	6	4	10	20	33	0	44	WDLDLW	Safe
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	16	11	12	59	53	9	7	3	32	20	7	4	9	27	33	6	43	DLLLLW	Safe
11	Leicester City	41	13	13	15	38	42	9	6	6	18	11	4	7	9	20	31	-4	39	DDWLDW	Safe
12	Newcastle United	40	14	10	16	45	50	9	5	5	26	16	5	5	11	19	34	-5	38	LWLLWD	Safe
13	Ipswich Town	42	11	16	15	39	53	7	8	6	19	19	4	8	9	20	34	-14	38	WWWDWL	Safe
14	Everton	41	9	17	15	36	47	8	8	4	27	16	1	9	11	9	31	-11	35	DDLWDD	Safe
15	West Ham United	41	11	12	18	46	51	9	6	5	30	19	2	6	13	16	32	-5	34	DWDLLL	Safe
16	Stoke City	38	10	13	15	38	50	6	9	5	25	24	4	4	10	13	26	-12	33	WDLLDL	Safe
17	Coventry City	41	9	15	17	44	66	7	10	3	27	22	2	5	14	17	44	-22	33	WLWDWL	Safe
18	West Bromwich Albion	39	11	10	18	35	49	5	7	8	18	23	6	3	10	17	26	-14	32	DLDDWL	Safe
19	Southampton	41	12	7	22	52	79	8	5	8	31	28	4	2	14	21	51	-27	31	WLWLDD	Safe
20	Crystal Palace	40	7	12	21	37	65	3	7	9	24	31	4	5	12	13	34	-28	26	LLDLDL
21	Nottingham Forest	40	8	8	24	45	77	6	4	10	24	26	2	4	14	21	51	-32	24	WLLWWD
22	Huddersfield Town	41	6	12	23	27	59	4	7	10	12	22	2	5	13	15	37	-32	24	DLLLLL

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 City	42	23	11	8	77	45	16	3	2	48	15	7	8	6	29	30	32	57	LWWDLW	Safe
	2	Liverpool	40	24	8	8	64	29	17	3	1	48	16	7	5	7	16	13	35	56	WWWWWW	Safe
	3	Derby County	41	23	10	8	68	33	15	4	1	42	10	8	6	7	26	23	35	56	WLDWWL	Safe
	4	Leeds United	40	23	9	8	70	29	16	4	0	52	10	7	5	8	18	19	41	55	DLWWLW	Safe
2	5	Arsenal	39	21	7	11	57	38	15	1	3	36	11	6	6	8	21	27	19	49	WDWDWW	Safe	3-0
1	6	Chelsea	40	18	12	10	58	43	12	7	2	41	20	6	5	8	17	23	15	48	WWLDDW	Safe
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	40	17	13	10	57	39	15	3	2	41	10	2	10	8	16	29	18	47	WLLDWD	Safe
	8	Manchester United	41	18	10	13	66	61	12	2	6	36	26	6	8	7	30	35	5	46	DLLWDL	Safe	0-3
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	17	11	12	62	54	9	7	3	32	20	8	4	9	30	34	8	45	LLLLWW	Safe	3-1
1	10	Sheffield United	41	16	12	13	59	59	10	8	3	39	26	6	4	10	20	33	0	44	WDLDLW	Safe
	11	Leicester City	41	13	13	15	38	42	9	6	6	18	11	4	7	9	20	31	-4	39	DDWLDW	Safe
	12	Newcastle United	40	14	10	16	45	50	9	5	5	26	16	5	5	11	19	34	-5	38	LWLLWD	Safe
	13	Ipswich Town	42	11	16	15	39	53	7	8	6	19	19	4	8	9	20	34	-14	38	WWWDWL	Safe
	14	Everton	41	9	17	15	36	47	8	8	4	27	16	1	9	11	9	31	-11	35	DDLWDD	Safe
	15	West Ham United	41	11	12	18	46	51	9	6	5	30	19	2	6	13	16	32	-5	34	DWDLLL	Safe
	16	Stoke City	38	10	13	15	38	50	6	9	5	25	24	4	4	10	13	26	-12	33	WDLLDL	Safe
	17	Coventry City	41	9	15	17	44	66	7	10	3	27	22	2	5	14	17	44	-22	33	WLWDWL	Safe
	18	West Bromwich Albion	39	11	10	18	35	49	5	7	8	18	23	6	3	10	17	26	-14	32	DLDDWL	Safe
	19	Southampton	41	12	7	22	52	79	8	5	8	31	28	4	2	14	21	51	-27	31	WLWLDD	Safe
	20	Crystal Palace	40	7	12	21	37	65	3	7	9	24	31	4	5	12	13	34	-28	26	LLDLDL
	21	Nottingham Forest	41	8	8	25	46	80	6	4	11	25	29	2	4	14	21	51	-34	24	LLWWDL		1-3
	22	Huddersfield Town	41	6	12	23	27	59	4	7	10	12	22	2	5	13	15	37	-32	24	DLLLLL