The City Ground

SWINDON TOWN 0 - 0 FOREST - Sat Mar 17, 1973 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 17, 1973 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Swindon Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: County Ground (Swindon)
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-0 (Draw)
: Half-time: 0-0

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: R Lee
Attendance:: 9,842
Pos Before/After:: 13 13
Opp Before/After:: 16 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 2)
Swindon Town:: Sep 18, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2779 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1322 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3073 (of 5722)
Total:: 4335 (of 7502)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Swindon Town FC.com (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 17 March 1973

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

Goals

SWINDON TOWN
Manager: Les Allen
Prior form: LLWLDW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Jim Barron
2	M	Liam O'Kane
3	D	John Winfield
4	F	Sammy Chapman
5	M	John Cottam
6	F	Tommy Jackson
7	F	Jim McIntosh
8	M	Martin O'Neill
9	F	Duncan McKenzie
10	F	John Galley
11	F	Barry Lyons
Subs
12	D	Tommy Gemmell

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Downsborough
2	D	Rod Thomas
3	D	Joe Butler
4	D	Ray Bunkell
5	D	Frank Burrows
6	M	Ron Potter
7	M	David Moss
8	M	Roger Smart
9	M	Ray Treacy
10	F	Peter Noble
11	F	Mick McGovern (63)
Subs
12		Tom Jenkins (63)

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Mar 17, 1973)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Portsmouth
Blackpool	2-0	Fulham
Bristol City	0-0	Oxford United
Cardiff City	0-1	Burnley
Carlisle United	1-0	Leyton Orient
Huddersfield Town	1-1	Middlesbrough
Millwall	4-1	Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Swindon Town	0-0	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	Queens Park Rangers	33	17	12	4	62	35	11	4	1	39	13	6	8	3	23	22	1.77143	46	WDWWDW
	2	Burnley	32	16	13	3	52	30	8	6	2	30	17	8	7	1	22	13	1.73333	45	WWDDWL
	3	Fulham	32	14	10	8	50	36	10	4	2	28	12	4	6	6	22	24	1.38889	38	WLWLWW
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	34	15	8	11	53	44	12	2	3	36	19	3	6	8	17	25	1.20455	38	WLWWWW
	5	Blackpool	34	14	10	10	46	39	8	6	3	27	14	6	4	7	19	25	1.17949	38	LDLDWW
	6	Luton Town	32	13	10	9	40	36	5	8	4	22	19	8	2	5	18	17	1.11111	36	WLDLDW
	7	Aston Villa	32	13	10	9	38	37	8	5	4	20	15	5	5	5	18	22	1.02703	36	WWDLLL
	8	Middlesbrough	34	13	10	11	33	36	10	4	3	21	11	3	6	8	12	25	.91667	36	WWLWLW
	9	Oxford United	33	15	5	13	40	33	11	1	4	26	12	4	4	9	14	21	1.21212	35	WLWWLL
	10	Hull City	32	11	11	10	49	42	8	6	3	34	18	3	5	7	15	24	1.16667	33	WLLWDW
	11	Millwall	33	13	7	13	45	39	10	3	3	25	13	3	4	10	20	26	1.15385	33	LWWWWL
	12	Bristol City	33	11	10	12	44	44	5	6	4	20	15	6	4	8	24	29	1.00000	32	LWDWLL
	13	Nottingham Forest	33	11	10	12	36	40	9	5	3	24	15	2	5	9	12	25	.90000	32	DLWDWL
	14	Portsmouth	32	10	9	13	38	41	5	5	7	18	20	5	4	6	20	21	.92683	29	WWWLLD
	15	Preston North End	32	10	9	13	31	48	5	5	5	15	19	5	4	8	16	29	.64583	29	LLLDLD
	16	Swindon Town	34	8	12	14	41	54	6	7	4	25	22	2	5	10	16	32	.75926	28	LLWLDW
	17	Sunderland	28	9	9	10	38	35	7	5	2	23	10	2	4	8	15	25	1.08571	27	DWLWWL
	18	Leyton Orient	32	8	11	13	35	40	7	5	4	22	14	1	6	9	13	26	.87500	27	DWLWLW
	19	Carlisle United	31	9	8	14	42	40	8	4	4	35	20	1	4	10	7	20	1.05000	26	DLDLLL
	20	Huddersfield Town	33	6	14	13	30	43	5	8	4	17	17	1	6	9	13	26	.69767	26	LWDDDL
	21	Cardiff City	31	10	5	16	34	47	10	1	4	26	15	0	4	12	8	32	.72340	25	WDLWLL
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	32	4	9	19	33	71	3	6	6	21	26	1	3	13	12	45	.46479	17	LLWLLW

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	Burnley	33	17	13	3	53	30	8	6	2	30	17	9	7	1	23	13	1.76667	47	WDDWLW	1-0
1	2	Queens Park Rangers	33	17	12	4	62	35	11	4	1	39	13	6	8	3	23	22	1.77143	46	WDWWDW
2	3	Blackpool	35	15	10	10	48	39	9	6	3	29	14	6	4	7	19	25	1.23077	40	DLDWWW	2-0
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	35	15	9	11	54	45	12	3	3	37	20	3	6	8	17	25	1.20000	39	LWWWWD	1-1
2	5	Fulham	33	14	10	9	50	38	10	4	2	28	12	4	6	7	22	26	1.31579	38	LWLWWL	0-2
1	6	Aston Villa	33	14	10	9	40	37	9	5	4	22	15	5	5	5	18	22	1.08108	38	WDLLLW	2-0
1	7	Middlesbrough	35	13	11	11	34	37	10	4	3	21	11	3	7	8	13	26	.91892	37	WLWLWD	1-1
1	8	Oxford United	34	15	6	13	40	33	11	1	4	26	12	4	5	9	14	21	1.21212	36	LWWLLD	0-0
3	9	Luton Town	32	13	10	9	40	36	5	8	4	22	19	8	2	5	18	17	1.11111	36	WLDLDW
1	10	Millwall	34	14	7	13	49	40	11	3	3	29	14	3	4	10	20	26	1.22500	35	WWWWLW	4-1
1	11	Hull City	32	11	11	10	49	42	8	6	3	34	18	3	5	7	15	24	1.16667	33	WLLWDW
	12	Bristol City	34	11	11	12	44	44	5	7	4	20	15	6	4	8	24	29	1.00000	33	WDWLLD	0-0
	13	Nottingham Forest	34	11	11	12	36	40	9	5	3	24	15	2	6	9	12	25	.90000	33	LWDWLD	0-0
	14	Portsmouth	33	10	9	14	38	43	5	5	7	18	20	5	4	7	20	23	.88372	29	WWLLDL	0-2
1	15	Swindon Town	35	8	13	14	41	54	6	8	4	25	22	2	5	10	16	32	.75926	29	LWLDWD	0-0
1	16	Preston North End	33	10	9	14	32	52	5	5	5	15	19	5	4	9	17	33	.61538	29	LLDLDL	1-4
2	17	Carlisle United	32	10	8	14	43	40	9	4	4	36	20	1	4	10	7	20	1.07500	28	LDLLLW	1-0
1	18	Sunderland	28	9	9	10	38	35	7	5	2	23	10	2	4	8	15	25	1.08571	27	DWLWWL
1	19	Leyton Orient	33	8	11	14	35	41	7	5	4	22	14	1	6	10	13	27	.85366	27	WLWLWL	0-1
	20	Huddersfield Town	34	6	15	13	31	44	5	9	4	18	18	1	6	9	13	26	.70455	27	WDDDLD	1-1
	21	Cardiff City	32	10	5	17	34	48	10	1	5	26	16	0	4	12	8	32	.70833	25	DLWLLL	0-1
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	33	4	10	19	34	72	3	6	6	21	26	1	4	13	13	46	.47222	18	LWLLWD	1-1