FOREST 4 - 3 BRISTOL ROVERS - Sun Jan 06, 1974 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Sun Jan 06, 1974 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Bristol Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 4-3 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 2)
- FA Cup:
- Manchester City
- Bristol Rovers:
- Oct 26, 1974
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 263 (of 406)
- Competitive:
- 3108 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 4381 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 07 January 1974
Stats:
This was the first competitive game we had played on a Sunday and the attendance was so high that the next 2 cup rounds (both at home, against Manchester City and Portsmouth) were also moved to Sunday.

FOREST
Manager: Allan Brown
Goals
Neil Martin (2)
Sammy Chapman (32)
George Lyall (70) (Pen)
Neil Martin (80)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | M | ||
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | D | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | M | ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
10 | M | ||
11 | M | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | ![]() |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Eadie |
2 | D | Jacobs |
3 | D | Parsons |
4 | D | Green |
5 | D | Taylor |
6 | M | Prince ![]() |
7 | M | Fearnley |
8 | M | Stanton |
9 | M | Rudge ![]() |
10 | F | Bannister |
11 | F | Dobson () |
Subs | ||
12 | Bryn Jones () |