FOREST 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY - Tue Sep 19, 1972 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Tue Sep 19, 1972 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Cardiff City
- Country:
- Wales
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Nottingham Guardian - Wednesday 20 September 1972
- Season:
- 1972-73
- Referee:
- R Matthewson
- Attendance:
- 6,414
- League Week:
- 8 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 21
21
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 2)
- Cardiff City:
- Nov 11, 1972
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2753 (of 5086)
- League Tier 2:
- 1296 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3043 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 4307 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 53 years, 11 months, 20 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: DWWWLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Martin O'Neill (41')
Paul Richardson (58')
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 | M | 22 | John Cottam | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Doug Fraser | |
| 7 | F | 27 | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | M | 25 | George Lyall | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Duncan McKenzie | |
| 10 | M | 22 | Paul Richardson  (58') | |
| 11 | M | 20 |  Martin O'Neill (41') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 21 | Alan Buckley | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Irwin |
| 2 | D | Carver |
| 3 | D | Bell |
| 4 | D | Kellock |
| 5 | D | Murray |
| 6 | M | Phillips |
| 7 | M | Ian Gibson |
| 8 | M | Clarke |
| 9 | M | Couch |
| 10 | F | Showers (50') |
| 11 | F | Woodruff |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Rees (50') |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Swindon Town |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Cardiff City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | 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 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | WWWDDD | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | WLWDWW | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | LWLWWD | |||
| 4 | Luton Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | WWLWWW | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | WWDWDD | |||
| 6 | Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | WLWWLW | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | WDDWWD | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | DWDDDW | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | LDWLWD | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 | DWWWLL | |||
| 11 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | LDLWWW | |||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | WDLLLW | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 6 | DLWWLD | |||
| 14 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 6 | LWWLDL | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 6 | LLLDWD | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 | WWLLLL | |||
| 17 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 | DLLLWD | |||
| 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LDLDWL | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 | LWLLDD | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 | LDWLLD | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 | LLWLLL | |||
| 22 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 3 | DLLLLL | |||
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 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | WWWDDD | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | WLWDWW | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | LWLWWD | |||
| 4 | Luton Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | WWLWWW | |||
| 5 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | WWWLLW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 6 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | WWDWDD | ||
| 1 | 7 | Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | WLWWLW | ||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | WDDDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | WDDWWD | ||
| 1 | 10 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 9 | DWLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | DLWWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 7 | WWLDLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 7 | LLDWDD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | WDLLLW | ||
| 2 | 15 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 6 | DLWWLD | ||
| 1 | 16 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 | LLLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 | WWLLLL | ||
| 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LDLDWL | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 | LWLLDD | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 | LDWLLD | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 4 | LWLLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 22 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 3 | DLLLLL | |||