FOREST 2 - 1 OXFORD UNITED - Sat Aug 26, 1972 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 26, 1972 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Oxford United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 2-1
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 August 1972
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Brighton and Hove Albion (League Tier 2)
- Oxford United:
- Jan 06, 1973
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2748 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1291 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3037 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 4301 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 54 years, 11 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: DD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
George Lyall (33') - George Lyall first goal
Martin O'Neill (38')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Jim Barron | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 28 |  Tommy Gemmell | |
| 4 | M | 19 | David Serella | |
| 5 | F | 26 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Doug Fraser | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Jim McIntosh off for Alan Buckley (74') | |
| 8 | M | 25 | George Lyall  (33') | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Duncan McKenzie | |
| 10 | M | 22 | Paul Richardson | |
| 11 | M | 20 |  Martin O'Neill (38') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 21 | Alan Buckley on for Jim McIntosh (74') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Burton |
| 2 | D | Lucas |
| 3 | D | Shuker |
| 4 | D | Roberts |
| 5 | D | C Clarke |
| 6 | M | Evanson (58') |
| 7 | M | Sloan |
| 8 | M | Ken Skeen |
| 9 | M | D Clarke |
| 10 | F | Cassidy |
| 11 | F | Aylott |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Clayton (58') |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland |
| Burnley | 4-1 | Aston Villa |
| Cardiff City | 1-2 | Blackpool |
| Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Luton Town |
| Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Fulham |
| Millwall | 0-2 | Portsmouth |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Oxford United |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4-2 | Hull City |
| Swindon Town | 2-1 | Bristol City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| SECOND 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 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | WW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | WWL | |||
| 3 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | DW | |||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 5 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DW | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | WD | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DW | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | LW | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LW | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | WL | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | |||
| 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | DL | |||
| 19 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | DLL | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | |||
| 21 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD | |||
| 22 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | |||
Table after:
| SECOND 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 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | WWLW | 4-2 | |
| 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | DWW | 2-0 | |
| 5 | 3 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | LWW | 2-1 | |
| 12 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DDW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 5 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | DDW | 4-1 | |
| 5 | 6 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | LWW | 1-0 | |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | DWD | 1-1 | ||
 7 | 8 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | WWL | 1-4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DW | ||
| 7 | 10 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | DWL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 11 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WDL | 0-2 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | LWD | 2-2 | ||
| 6 | 13 | Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | DLLW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | 14 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDW | 2-1 | |
| 6 | 15 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | DDL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | WLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 17 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | DLD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 18 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WL | ||
| 4 | 19 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | WLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 20 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LDL | 2-4 | |
| 4 | 21 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LLD | 1-1 | ||