BRISTOL CITY 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 14, 1972 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 14, 1972 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bristol City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ashton Gate
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-1 DRAWN
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 14 October 1972
- Season:
- 1972-73
- Referee:
- J Williams
- Attendance:
- 13,861
- League Week:
- 13 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 14
12 - Opp Before/After:
- 10
11
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swindon Town (League Tier 2)
- Bristol City:
- Mar 10, 1973
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2758 (of 5087)
- League Tier 2:
- 1301 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3048 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 4312 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 53 years, 11 months, 3 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Jim Barron | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 28 |  Tommy Gemmell | |
| 4 | M | 20 | David Serella | |
| 5 | M | 22 | John Cottam | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Doug Fraser  (66') | |
| 7 | M | 25 | George Lyall | |
| 8 | F | 19 | John Robertson | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 10 | M | 22 | Paul Richardson | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Alan Buckley | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 20 |  Martin O'Neill | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cashley |
| 2 | D | Wilson |
| 3 | D | Drysdale |
| 4 | D | Emannual |
| 5 | D | Rodgers |
| 6 | M | Merrick |
| 7 | M | Tainton |
| 8 | M | Ritchie |
| 9 | M | Galley |
| 10 | F | Gerry Gow |
| 11 | F | Sweeney |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Bartlett |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Blackpool | 2-1 | Oxford United |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Carlisle United | 2-1 | Fulham |
| Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Hull City | 5-1 | Portsmouth |
| Millwall | 2-0 | Leyton Orient |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Burnley |
| Sunderland | 0-2 | Luton Town |
| Swindon Town | 3-2 | Preston North End |
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 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | DDWDDW | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 17 | DLWWDD | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | WWDWWL | |||
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 14 | WDDLWW | |||
| 5 | Oxford United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | WWDLLW | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | WDWDWD | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | WWLWDD | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 14 | DDWDWW | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | DDLWLD | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12 | DDWDDW | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | DWWDDW | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 12 | WDDLWL | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 12 | DDDLDD | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 12 | LWDLLD | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | DLLWWD | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 | LLDWWL | |||
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 | DDDDDD | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | LDDLLL | |||
| 19 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 | LLDDLD | |||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 7 | LWLLDL | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 7 | LWLWLL | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 6 | LLLDLD | |||
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 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | DWDDWW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | LWWDDL | 0-1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | DDLWWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Aston Villa | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | WDWWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Luton Town | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | WLWDDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Oxford United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 14 | WDLLWL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Blackpool | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | DLWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 8 | Preston North End | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 14 | DWDWDL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 14 | DWDWWL | 0-2 | |
| 5 | 10 | Hull City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 13 | LLWWDW | 5-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | DWDDWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 | WDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 13 | Fulham | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | WWDDWL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 14 | Sunderland | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 12 | DDLWLL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 12 | DDLDDL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 16 | Swindon Town | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 10 | DDLLLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 17 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 | LDWWLL | 1-5 | |
| 1 | 18 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 10 | LDDLDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 9 | WLLDLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 20 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 | WLWLLW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 21 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 9 | DDDDDL | 0-2 | |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 8 | LLDLDW | 2-0 | ||