The City Ground

FULHAM 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 16, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 16, 1972 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Craven Cottage
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: D Smith
Attendance:: 8,255
Pos Before/After:: 11 13
Opp Before/After:: 12 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Feb 24, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2767 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1310 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3057 (of 5679)
Total:: 4318 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Dave Mackay
Prior form: WLLLWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
John Galley - John Galley first goal

FULHAM
Manager: Alec Stock
Prior form: DWDDLD (Old to recent)

Goals:
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Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Jim Barron
2	D	Peter Hindley
3	D	John Winfield
4	M	David Serella
5	F	Sammy Chapman
6	M	Paul Richardson
7	M	Martin O'Neill
8	F	John Galley	Debut
9	F	Neil Martin
10	F	John Robertson
11	F	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12	M	George Lyall

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Dec 16, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-0	Leyton Orient
Blackpool	1-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Bristol City	0-1	Burnley
Carlisle United	5-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Fulham	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Hull City	1-1	Cardiff City
Luton Town	2-2	Millwall
Oxford United	1-0	Swindon Town
Portsmouth	0-0	Middlesbrough
Sunderland	0-0	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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Burnley	20	10	9	1	34	19	6	3	1	20	10	4	6	0	14	9	1.78947	29	DDLWWW
	2	Blackpool	21	10	7	4	35	21	6	4	1	20	8	4	3	3	15	13	1.66667	27	DDWWWW
	3	Queens Park Rangers	21	9	9	3	37	26	5	4	1	22	11	4	5	2	15	15	1.42308	27	DWLWDD
	4	Aston Villa	20	9	6	5	21	18	6	3	2	12	6	3	3	3	9	12	1.16667	24	DDDLLW
	5	Luton Town	20	9	5	6	28	23	3	4	4	16	15	6	1	2	12	8	1.21739	23	WLDWLD
	6	Preston North End	21	9	5	7	20	18	4	3	3	9	7	5	2	4	11	11	1.11111	23	WLWWDL
	7	Middlesbrough	21	8	7	6	20	23	5	3	2	11	9	3	4	4	9	14	.86957	23	DWLLWD
	8	Oxford United	21	9	4	8	26	22	6	1	3	17	10	3	3	5	9	12	1.18182	22	LWLWDD
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	22	8	5	9	36	34	7	1	3	23	13	1	4	6	13	21	1.05882	21	LLWLDL
	10	Bristol City	21	7	7	7	25	26	1	5	3	8	10	6	2	4	17	16	.96154	21	LLWLWW
	11	Nottingham Forest	21	7	7	7	22	26	5	4	2	14	11	2	3	5	8	15	.84615	21	WLLLWD
	12	Fulham	20	6	8	6	26	24	4	4	2	15	9	2	4	4	11	15	1.08333	20	DWDDLD
	13	Swindon Town	21	6	8	7	29	31	4	5	1	15	12	2	3	6	14	19	.93548	20	DWDWWD
	14	Carlisle United	20	7	5	8	27	26	6	1	3	21	13	1	4	5	6	13	1.03846	19	DWWWLD
	15	Hull City	21	6	7	8	28	27	5	4	2	21	11	1	3	6	7	16	1.03704	19	DDDLLD
	16	Huddersfield Town	21	5	9	7	19	24	4	5	2	10	8	1	4	5	9	16	.79167	19	WDLWLD
	17	Millwall	21	7	4	10	27	26	5	2	3	13	9	2	2	7	14	17	1.03846	18	LWWWDD
	18	Leyton Orient	21	5	8	8	20	26	4	4	3	13	12	1	4	5	7	14	.76923	18	LWLWLW
	19	Sunderland	20	5	7	8	26	32	3	4	2	12	10	2	3	6	14	22	.81250	17	DLDLLW
	20	Cardiff City	20	7	3	10	26	33	7	1	3	20	12	0	2	7	6	21	.78788	17	WDWLWW
	21	Portsmouth	21	5	5	11	22	31	3	1	7	11	16	2	4	4	11	15	.70968	15	WDDLLL
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	21	2	9	10	23	41	1	6	3	14	18	1	3	7	9	23	.56098	13	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Burnley	21	11	9	1	35	19	6	3	1	20	10	5	6	0	15	9	1.84211	31	DLWWWW	1-0
	2	Blackpool	22	10	7	5	36	23	6	4	2	21	10	4	3	3	15	13	1.56522	27	DWWWWL	1-2
	3	Queens Park Rangers	21	9	9	3	37	26	5	4	1	22	11	4	5	2	15	15	1.42308	27	DWLWDD
	4	Aston Villa	21	10	6	5	22	18	7	3	2	13	6	3	3	3	9	12	1.22222	26	DDLLWW	1-0
3	5	Oxford United	22	10	4	8	27	22	7	1	3	18	10	3	3	5	9	12	1.22727	24	WLWDDW	1-0
1	6	Luton Town	21	9	6	6	30	25	3	5	4	18	17	6	1	2	12	8	1.20000	24	LDWLDD	2-2
1	7	Preston North End	22	9	6	7	20	18	4	3	3	9	7	5	3	4	11	11	1.11111	24	LWWDLD	0-0
1	8	Middlesbrough	22	8	8	6	20	23	5	3	2	11	9	3	5	4	9	14	.86957	24	WLLWDD	0-0
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	23	9	5	9	38	35	7	1	3	23	13	2	4	6	15	22	1.08571	23	LWLDLW	2-1
2	10	Fulham	21	7	8	6	29	25	5	4	2	18	10	2	4	4	11	15	1.16000	22	WDDLDW	3-1
3	11	Carlisle United	21	8	5	8	32	27	7	1	3	26	14	1	4	5	6	13	1.18519	21	WWWLDW	5-1
2	12	Bristol City	22	7	7	8	25	27	1	5	4	8	11	6	2	4	17	16	.92593	21	LWLWWL	0-1
2	13	Nottingham Forest	22	7	7	8	23	29	5	4	2	14	11	2	3	6	9	18	.79310	21	LLLWDL	1-3
1	14	Hull City	22	6	8	8	29	28	5	5	2	22	12	1	3	6	7	16	1.03571	20	DDLLDD	1-1
2	15	Swindon Town	22	6	8	8	29	32	4	5	1	15	12	2	3	7	14	20	.90625	20	WDWWDL	0-1
1	16	Millwall	22	7	5	10	29	28	5	2	3	13	9	2	3	7	16	19	1.03571	19	WWWDDD	2-2
1	17	Huddersfield Town	21	5	9	7	19	24	4	5	2	10	8	1	4	5	9	16	.79167	19	WDLWLD
1	18	Sunderland	21	5	8	8	26	32	3	5	2	12	10	2	3	6	14	22	.81250	18	LDLLWD	0-0
1	19	Cardiff City	21	7	4	10	27	34	7	1	3	20	12	0	3	7	7	22	.79412	18	DWLWWD	1-1
2	20	Leyton Orient	22	5	8	9	20	27	4	4	3	13	12	1	4	6	7	15	.74074	18	WLWLWL	0-1
	21	Portsmouth	22	5	6	11	22	31	3	2	7	11	16	2	4	4	11	15	.70968	16	DDLLLD	0-0
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	22	2	9	11	24	46	1	6	3	14	18	1	3	8	10	28	.52174	13	LLLLLL	1-5