SUNDERLAND 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 30, 1972 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 30, 1972 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sunderland
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Roker Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-4 (Lost)
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
- Sunderland:
- Apr 24, 1973
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2756 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 1299 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3046 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 4307 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Jim Barron | |
| 2 | D | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D |  Tommy Gemmell | |
| 4 | M | David Serella | |
| 5 | M | John Cottam | |
| 6 | M | Doug Fraser | |
| 7 | M | George Lyall off for John Robertson () | |
| 8 | F | Sammy Chapman | |
| 9 | F | Duncan McKenzie | |
| 10 | M | Paul Richardson  | |
| 11 | M |  Martin O'Neill | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | John Robertson on for George Lyall () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-0 | Millwall |
| Blackpool | 0-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Bristol City | 0-0 | Huddersfield Town |
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Fulham | 1-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Hull City | 3-2 | Swindon Town |
| Luton Town | 2-2 | Burnley |
| Oxford United | 0-2 | Preston North End |
| Portsmouth | 2-0 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3-0 | Cardiff City |
| Sunderland | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.643 | 15 | WWDLWW | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.857 | 14 | WDWWDW | ||
| 3 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.800 | 14 | WDDDWD | ||
| 4 | Oxford United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.400 | 12 | WLWWDL | ||
| 5 | Luton Town | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.333 | 12 | LWWWLW | ||
| 6 | Blackpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.417 | 11 | DWDDLW | ||
| 7 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.167 | 11 | WWWDWD | ||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .900 | 11 | WLLWDL | ||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1.133 | 10 | DDWDDL | ||
| 10 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 10 | DWWDDL | ||
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .857 | 10 | LWDDDL | ||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .667 | 10 | DWDDWD | ||
| 13 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.000 | 9 | LWDDWD | ||
| 14 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .923 | 9 | LLDWWD | ||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | 8 | LLLLDW | ||
| 16 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .917 | 8 | WLDLLW | ||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .647 | 8 | LDLDDL | ||
| 18 | Millwall | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .800 | 7 | LLLWLW | ||
| 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .650 | 7 | DWLLDD | ||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .636 | 7 | LLDDDD | ||
| 21 | Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.182 | 6 | LLLWLL | ||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .450 | 5 | LLLLLD | ||
Table after:
| SECOND 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 | 1 | Aston Villa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2.000 | 16 | DWWDWW | 1-0 |
 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.600 | 16 | WDLWWD | 1-1 |
| 3 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.667 | 15 | DDDWDD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Preston North End | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 13 | WWDWDW | 2-0 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.273 | 13 | WWWLWD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1.333 | 12 | DWDDLW | 3-0 |
| 3 | 7 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.273 | 12 | WWDDLW | 4-1 |
| 4 | 8 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.167 | 12 | LWWDLL | 0-2 |
| 3 | 9 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .750 | 12 | WDDWDW | 1-0 |
| 4 | 10 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.308 | 11 | WDDLWL | 0-1 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .857 | 11 | WDDDLD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .714 | 11 | LLWDLL | 1-4 |
| 2 | 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.222 | 10 | LLLDWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 14 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 | 10 | LDLLWW | 3-2 |
| 2 | 15 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.000 | 10 | WDDWDD | 0-0 |
| 2 | 16 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .929 | 10 | LDWWDD | 1-1 |
| 3 | 17 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .667 | 8 | LDDDDD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 18 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | .650 | 8 | DLDDLL | 2-3 |
| 2 | 19 | Carlisle United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.167 | 7 | LLWLLD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 20 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .750 | 7 | LLWLWL | 0-1 |
| 2 | 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .591 | 7 | WLLDDL | 0-2 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .391 | 5 | LLLLDL | 0-3 | |