The City Ground

PRESTON NORTH END 2 - 1 FOREST - Sun Feb 10, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sun Feb 10, 1974 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Preston North End
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Deepdale
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Evening Post - Monday 11 February 1974

Season:: 1973-74
Referee:: J Yates
Attendance:: 13,486
League Week:: 28 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 7 7
Opp Before/After:: 18 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Portsmouth (FA Cup)
League:: Millwall
Preston North End:: Nov 04, 2000

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2815 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1358 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3113 (of 5828)
Total:: 4389 (of 7633)
Played:: 52 years, 7 months, 2 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Allan Brown
Prior form: WDDLDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Duncan McKenzie (25')

PRESTON NORTH END
Manager: Bobby Charlton
Prior form: LWLDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Eric Snookes (38')
John Bird (83')

Penalties Missed:
Tommy Jackson (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Jim Barron
2	M	25	Liam O'Kane
3	D	30	John Winfield
4	F	27	Sammy Chapman
5	M	23	John Cottam
6	M	24	Paul Richardson
7	F	23	Duncan McKenzie (25') 0
8	M	26	George Lyall
9	F	33	Neil Martin
10	F	27	Tommy Jackson
11	M	22	Ian Bowyer
Subs
12	M	21	Martin O'Neill

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Brown
2	D	McMahon
3	D	Eric Snookes
4	D	Hawkins
5	D	Baxter
6	M	John Bird
7	M	Lamb
8	M	Sadler
9	M	Holden
10	F	Burns
11	F	Treacy
Subs
12		Williams

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sun Feb 10, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Preston North End	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	3-1	Bristol City

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	Middlesbrough	28	16	10	2	39	20	11	3	1	23	6	5	7	1	16	14	19	42	WWDWLD
	2	Leyton Orient	28	13	10	5	44	28	8	3	3	21	10	5	7	2	23	18	16	36	WWWDWL
	3	Luton Town	28	13	9	6	39	33	8	5	1	27	15	5	4	5	12	18	6	35	WLDDWD
	4	Blackpool	29	11	11	7	38	27	7	4	3	21	9	4	7	4	17	18	11	33	DDDDWD
	5	Carlisle United	27	13	7	7	42	30	8	4	2	27	12	5	3	5	15	18	12	33	WWWDDW
	6	West Bromwich Albion	28	11	10	7	34	27	7	5	2	19	11	4	5	5	15	16	7	32	WWLWDD
	7	Nottingham Forest	27	10	11	6	40	26	8	3	2	28	12	2	8	4	12	14	14	31	WDDLDW
	8	Notts County	29	11	8	10	43	42	6	4	5	25	25	5	4	5	18	17	1	30	WLLLDW
	9	Hull City	29	8	14	7	29	29	7	7	0	17	5	1	7	7	12	24	0	30	LDDDDW
	10	Portsmouth	27	10	7	10	32	43	7	4	3	19	12	3	3	7	13	31	-11	27	LWDLDL
	11	Sunderland	27	9	8	10	35	27	5	6	2	20	8	4	2	8	15	19	8	26	LLLDLW
	12	Millwall	28	9	8	11	34	35	6	3	5	19	13	3	5	6	15	22	-1	26	DDDWWL
	13	Fulham	27	9	8	10	24	26	7	3	3	15	9	2	5	7	9	17	-2	26	WDLLLW
	14	Bristol City	28	10	6	12	29	34	6	4	4	17	14	4	2	8	12	20	-5	26	LLLDLW
	15	Cardiff City	29	8	10	11	34	40	6	5	4	19	12	2	5	7	15	28	-6	26	WLWDWL
	16	Aston Villa	27	7	11	9	26	26	5	7	1	20	10	2	4	8	6	16	0	25	LLDDDL
	17	Bolton Wanderers	27	9	6	12	27	29	8	2	3	19	10	1	4	9	8	19	-2	24	DWDDWD
	18	Preston North End	28	7	11	10	29	39	6	6	2	20	14	1	5	8	9	25	-10	24*	LWLDDL
	19	Oxford United	28	6	10	12	26	37	5	6	3	20	16	1	4	9	6	21	-11	22	WDDDLL
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	27	6	8	13	27	38	5	5	4	19	16	1	3	9	8	22	-11	20	DDDDWL
	21	Crystal Palace	28	5	9	14	25	42	3	5	6	16	19	2	4	8	9	23	-17	19	LLWDWW
	22	Swindon Town	28	5	8	15	26	44	5	6	3	18	15	0	2	12	8	29	-18	18	LLWLDD

*Preston North End deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player

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	Middlesbrough	28	16	10	2	39	20	11	3	1	23	6	5	7	1	16	14	19	42	WWDWLD
	2	Leyton Orient	28	13	10	5	44	28	8	3	3	21	10	5	7	2	23	18	16	36	WWWDWL
	3	Luton Town	28	13	9	6	39	33	8	5	1	27	15	5	4	5	12	18	6	35	WLDDWD
	4	Blackpool	29	11	11	7	38	27	7	4	3	21	9	4	7	4	17	18	11	33	DDDDWD
	5	Carlisle United	27	13	7	7	42	30	8	4	2	27	12	5	3	5	15	18	12	33	WWWDDW
	6	West Bromwich Albion	28	11	10	7	34	27	7	5	2	19	11	4	5	5	15	16	7	32	WWLWDD
	7	Nottingham Forest	28	10	11	7	41	28	8	3	2	28	12	2	8	5	13	16	13	31	DDLDWL		1-2
	8	Notts County	29	11	8	10	43	42	6	4	5	25	25	5	4	5	18	17	1	30	WLLLDW
	9	Hull City	29	8	14	7	29	29	7	7	0	17	5	1	7	7	12	24	0	30	LDDDDW
	10	Portsmouth	27	10	7	10	32	43	7	4	3	19	12	3	3	7	13	31	-11	27	LWDLDL
	11	Sunderland	27	9	8	10	35	27	5	6	2	20	8	4	2	8	15	19	8	26	LLLDLW
	12	Millwall	28	9	8	11	34	35	6	3	5	19	13	3	5	6	15	22	-1	26	DDDWWL
	13	Fulham	27	9	8	10	24	26	7	3	3	15	9	2	5	7	9	17	-2	26	WDLLLW
1	14	Cardiff City	29	8	10	11	34	40	6	5	4	19	12	2	5	7	15	28	-6	26	WLWDWL
1	15	Bristol City	29	10	6	13	30	37	6	4	4	17	14	4	2	9	13	23	-7	26	LLDLWL		1-3
2	16	Preston North End	29	8	11	10	31	40	7	6	2	22	15	1	5	8	9	25	-9	26*	WLDDLW		2-1
1	17	Aston Villa	27	7	11	9	26	26	5	7	1	20	10	2	4	8	6	16	0	25	LLDDDL
1	18	Bolton Wanderers	27	9	6	12	27	29	8	2	3	19	10	1	4	9	8	19	-2	24	DWDDWD
1	19	Sheffield Wednesday	28	7	8	13	30	39	6	5	4	22	17	1	3	9	8	22	-9	22	DDDWLW		3-1
1	20	Oxford United	28	6	10	12	26	37	5	6	3	20	16	1	4	9	6	21	-11	22	WDDDLL
	21	Crystal Palace	28	5	9	14	25	42	3	5	6	16	19	2	4	8	9	23	-17	19	LLWDWW
	22	Swindon Town	28	5	8	15	26	44	5	6	3	18	15	0	2	12	8	29	-18	18	LLWLDD

*Preston North End deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player