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ASTON VILLA 2 - 2 FOREST - Tue Dec 26, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Tue Dec 26, 1972 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 27 December 1972

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: R Smith
Attendance:: 37,014
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 12
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oxford United (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Oct 27, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2769 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1312 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3059 (of 5824)
Total:: 4323 (of 7629)
Played:: 53 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Galley (39')
Neil Martin (42')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Vic Crowe
Prior form: DLLWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Andy Lochhead (60')
Alun Evans (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Jim Barron
2	D	29	Tommy Gemmell
3	D	29	John Winfield
4	D	28	Peter Hindley
5	M	22	John Cottam
6	M	31	Doug Fraser
7	F	22	Jim McIntosh
8	F	19	John Robertson
9	F	32	Neil Martin (42')
10	F	28	John Galley (39')
11	F	22	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12	F	26	Tommy Jackson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Cumbes
2	D	John Robson
3	D	Fred Turnbull
4	D	Chris Nicholl
5	D	Ian Ross
6	M	Charlie Aitken
7	M	Pat McMahon
8	M	Bruce Rioch
9	M	Ray Graydon
10	F	Alun Evans
11	F	Andy Lochhead
Subs
12		Brian Little

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Tue Dec 26, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Blackpool	1-2	Burnley
Bristol City	1-0	Cardiff City
Carlisle United	6-1	Preston North End
Fulham	1-0	Millwall
Hull City	3-1	Middlesbrough
Luton Town	0-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Oxford United	3-0	Brighton and Hove Albion
Portsmouth	1-1	Swindon Town
Queens Park Rangers	3-1	Leyton Orient

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	22	11	10	1	36	20	6	4	1	21	11	5	6	0	15	9	16	32	LWWWWD
	2	Queens Park Rangers	22	10	9	3	39	27	5	4	1	22	11	5	5	2	17	16	12	29	WLWDDW
	3	Blackpool	23	10	7	6	36	27	6	4	2	21	10	4	3	4	15	17	9	27	WWWWLL
	4	Aston Villa	22	10	7	5	24	20	7	3	2	13	6	3	4	3	11	14	4	27	DLLWWD
	5	Luton Town	22	10	6	6	31	25	3	5	4	18	17	7	1	2	13	8	6	26	DWLDDW
	6	Oxford United	23	10	5	8	28	23	7	1	3	18	10	3	4	5	10	13	5	25	LWDDWD
	7	Preston North End	23	9	7	7	23	21	4	4	3	12	10	5	3	4	11	11	2	25	WWDLDD
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	24	9	6	9	40	37	7	2	3	25	15	2	4	6	15	22	3	24	WLDLWD
	9	Middlesbrough	23	8	8	7	20	24	5	3	3	11	10	3	5	4	9	14	-4	24	LLWDDL
	10	Fulham	22	7	9	6	31	27	5	4	2	18	10	2	5	4	13	17	4	23	DDLDWD
	11	Nottingham Forest	23	8	7	8	27	29	6	4	2	18	11	2	3	6	9	18	-2	23	LLWDLW
	12	Hull City	23	7	8	8	32	29	5	5	2	22	12	2	3	6	10	17	3	22	DLLDDW
	13	Bristol City	23	7	8	8	28	30	1	5	4	8	11	6	3	4	20	19	-2	22	WLWWLD
	14	Carlisle United	22	8	5	9	32	28	7	1	3	26	14	1	4	6	6	14	4	21	WWLDWL
	15	Millwall	23	8	5	10	30	28	6	2	3	14	9	2	3	7	16	19	2	21	WWDDDW
	16	Swindon Town	23	6	9	8	31	34	4	6	1	17	14	2	3	7	14	20	-3	21	DWWDLD
	17	Huddersfield Town	22	5	9	8	20	27	4	5	3	11	11	1	4	5	9	16	-7	19	DLWLDL
	18	Sunderland	21	5	8	8	26	32	3	5	2	12	10	2	3	6	14	22	-6	18	LDLLWD
	19	Cardiff City	21	7	4	10	27	34	7	1	3	20	12	0	3	7	7	22	-7	18	DWLWWD
	20	Portsmouth	23	6	6	11	23	31	3	2	7	11	16	3	4	4	12	15	-8	18	DLLLDW
	21	Leyton Orient	23	5	8	10	20	28	4	4	4	13	13	1	4	6	7	15	-8	18	LWLWLL
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	23	2	9	12	25	48	1	6	4	15	20	1	3	8	10	28	-23	13	LLLLLL

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	23	12	10	1	38	21	6	4	1	21	11	6	6	0	17	10	17	34	WWWWDW		2-1
	2	Queens Park Rangers	23	11	9	3	42	28	6	4	1	25	12	5	5	2	17	16	14	31	LWDDWW		3-1
1	3	Aston Villa	23	10	8	5	26	22	7	4	2	15	8	3	4	3	11	14	4	28	LLWWDD		2-2
2	4	Oxford United	24	11	5	8	31	23	8	1	3	21	10	3	4	5	10	13	8	27	WDDWDW		3-0
2	5	Blackpool	24	10	7	7	37	29	6	4	3	22	12	4	3	4	15	17	8	27	WWWLLL		1-2
1	6	Luton Town	23	10	7	6	31	25	3	6	4	18	17	7	1	2	13	8	6	27	WLDDWD		0-0
3	7	Fulham	23	8	9	6	32	27	6	4	2	19	10	2	5	4	13	17	5	25	DLDWDW		1-0
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	25	9	7	9	40	37	7	2	3	25	15	2	5	6	15	22	3	25	LDLWDD		0-0
2	9	Preston North End	24	9	7	8	24	27	4	4	3	12	10	5	3	5	12	17	-3	25	WDLDDL		1-6
2	10	Hull City	24	8	8	8	35	30	6	5	2	25	13	2	3	6	10	17	5	24	LLDDWW		3-1
2	11	Bristol City	24	8	8	8	29	30	2	5	4	9	11	6	3	4	20	19	-1	24	LWWLDW		1-0
1	12	Nottingham Forest	24	8	8	8	29	31	6	4	2	18	11	2	4	6	11	20	-2	24	LWDLWD		2-2
4	13	Middlesbrough	24	8	8	8	21	27	5	3	3	11	10	3	5	5	10	17	-6	24	LWDDLL		1-3
	14	Carlisle United	23	9	5	9	38	29	8	1	3	32	15	1	4	6	6	14	9	23	WLDWLW		6-1
1	15	Swindon Town	24	6	10	8	32	35	4	6	1	17	14	2	4	7	15	21	-3	22	WWDLDD		1-1
1	16	Millwall	24	8	5	11	30	29	6	2	3	14	9	2	3	8	16	20	1	21	WDDDWL		0-1
3	17	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	24	32	3	3	7	12	17	3	4	4	12	15	-8	19	LLLDWD		1-1
1	18	Huddersfield Town	22	5	9	8	20	27	4	5	3	11	11	1	4	5	9	16	-7	19	DLWLDL
1	19	Sunderland	21	5	8	8	26	32	3	5	2	12	10	2	3	6	14	22	-6	18	LDLLWD
1	20	Cardiff City	22	7	4	11	27	35	7	1	3	20	12	0	3	8	7	23	-8	18	WLWWDL		0-1
	21	Leyton Orient	24	5	8	11	21	31	4	4	4	13	13	1	4	7	8	18	-10	18	WLWLLL		1-3
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	24	2	9	13	25	51	1	6	4	15	20	1	3	9	10	31	-26	13	LLLLLL		0-3

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