The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 0 NOTTS COUNTY - Sun Mar 03, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sun Mar 03, 1974 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Notts County
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-0 (Draw)
: Half-time: 0-0

Season:: 1973-74
Referee:: K Burns
Attendance:: 29,962
Pos Before/After:: 6 6
Opp Before/After:: 9 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (FA Cup)
League:: Blackpool
Notts County:: May 06, 1974

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2818 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1361 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3117 (of 5679)
Total:: 4390 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 04 March 1974

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

Goals:

NOTTS COUNTY
Manager: Jimmy Sirrel
Prior form: LDWLWL (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	David Serella
6	F	John Robertson
7	F	Duncan McKenzie
8	M	George Lyall
9	F	Neil Martin
10	F	Tommy Jackson
11	M	Ian Bowyer
Subs
12	M	John Cottam

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	McManus
2	D	Brindley
3	D	Cliff
4	D	McVay
5	D	Needham
6	M	Stubbs
7	M	Randall
8	M	Masson
9	M	Bradd
10	F	Probert
11	F	Mann
Subs
12		Bolton

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sun Mar 03, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Crystal Palace	0-0	Leyton Orient
Nottingham Forest	0-0	Notts County

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	Middlesbrough	31	19	10	2	46	22	12	3	1	25	7	7	7	1	21	15	2.09091	48	WLDWWW
	2	Luton Town	30	15	9	6	43	34	9	5	1	29	16	6	4	5	14	18	1.26471	39	DDWDWW
	3	Leyton Orient	30	13	11	6	46	31	8	4	3	22	11	5	7	3	24	20	1.48387	37	WDWLDL
	4	Blackpool	32	13	11	8	43	30	8	4	4	23	12	5	7	4	20	18	1.43333	37	DWDWWL
	5	West Bromwich Albion	31	13	11	7	40	30	7	6	2	21	13	6	5	5	19	17	1.33333	37	WDDDWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	30	11	12	7	43	29	9	3	2	30	13	2	9	5	13	16	1.48276	34	LDWLDW
	7	Carlisle United	30	13	8	9	44	35	8	5	3	29	15	5	3	6	15	20	1.25714	34	DDWLLD
	8	Hull City	32	9	15	8	33	34	8	7	1	20	9	1	8	7	13	25	.97059	33	DDWLDW
	9	Notts County	32	12	8	12	47	48	6	4	6	25	28	6	4	6	22	20	.97917	32	LDWLWL
	10	Bolton Wanderers	31	12	7	12	36	32	10	2	3	25	12	2	5	9	11	20	1.12500	31	WDWWDW
	11	Sunderland	30	11	8	11	38	30	6	6	3	22	11	5	2	8	16	19	1.26667	30	DLWWWL
	12	Fulham	29	11	8	10	27	26	8	3	3	17	9	3	5	7	10	17	1.03846	30	LLLWWW
	13	Millwall	32	10	10	12	39	40	7	4	5	22	13	3	6	7	17	27	.97500	30	WLWDLD
	14	Bristol City	32	11	8	13	37	41	7	5	4	22	16	4	3	9	15	25	.90244	30	LWLDWD
	15	Portsmouth	30	10	9	11	33	47	7	6	3	20	13	3	3	8	13	34	.70213	29	LDLDLD
	16	Aston Villa	30	8	12	10	29	30	5	8	2	22	14	3	4	8	7	16	.96667	28	DDLWDL
	17	Cardiff City	32	8	11	13	36	44	6	5	5	19	13	2	6	8	17	31	.81818	27	DWLLLD
	18	Preston North End	32	8	12	12	34	45	7	6	3	22	16	1	6	9	12	29	.75556	27*	DLWLLD
	19	Oxford United	31	7	11	13	29	39	6	6	3	23	16	1	5	10	6	23	.74359	25	DLLLWD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	32	7	9	16	34	47	6	5	5	22	18	1	4	11	12	29	.72340	23	LWLDLL
	21	Crystal Palace	30	6	9	15	28	44	4	5	6	18	19	2	4	9	10	25	.63636	21	WDWWWL
	22	Swindon Town	33	5	9	19	29	56	5	7	5	20	22	0	2	14	9	34	.51786	19	DLLLLD

*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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Middlesbrough	31	19	10	2	46	22	12	3	1	25	7	7	7	1	21	15	2.09091	48	WLDWWW
	2	Luton Town	30	15	9	6	43	34	9	5	1	29	16	6	4	5	14	18	1.26471	39	DDWDWW
	3	Leyton Orient	31	13	12	6	46	31	8	4	3	22	11	5	8	3	24	20	1.48387	38	DWLDLD	0-0
	4	Blackpool	32	13	11	8	43	30	8	4	4	23	12	5	7	4	20	18	1.43333	37	DWDWWL
	5	West Bromwich Albion	31	13	11	7	40	30	7	6	2	21	13	6	5	5	19	17	1.33333	37	WDDDWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	31	11	13	7	43	29	9	4	2	30	13	2	9	5	13	16	1.48276	35	DWLDWD	0-0
	7	Carlisle United	30	13	8	9	44	35	8	5	3	29	15	5	3	6	15	20	1.25714	34	DDWLLD
1	8	Notts County	33	12	9	12	47	48	6	4	6	25	28	6	5	6	22	20	.97917	33	DWLWLD	0-0
1	9	Hull City	32	9	15	8	33	34	8	7	1	20	9	1	8	7	13	25	.97059	33	DDWLDW
	10	Bolton Wanderers	31	12	7	12	36	32	10	2	3	25	12	2	5	9	11	20	1.12500	31	WDWWDW
	11	Sunderland	30	11	8	11	38	30	6	6	3	22	11	5	2	8	16	19	1.26667	30	DLWWWL
	12	Fulham	29	11	8	10	27	26	8	3	3	17	9	3	5	7	10	17	1.03846	30	LLLWWW
	13	Millwall	32	10	10	12	39	40	7	4	5	22	13	3	6	7	17	27	.97500	30	WLWDLD
	14	Bristol City	32	11	8	13	37	41	7	5	4	22	16	4	3	9	15	25	.90244	30	LWLDWD
	15	Portsmouth	30	10	9	11	33	47	7	6	3	20	13	3	3	8	13	34	.70213	29	LDLDLD
	16	Aston Villa	30	8	12	10	29	30	5	8	2	22	14	3	4	8	7	16	.96667	28	DDLWDL
	17	Cardiff City	32	8	11	13	36	44	6	5	5	19	13	2	6	8	17	31	.81818	27	DWLLLD
	18	Preston North End	32	8	12	12	34	45	7	6	3	22	16	1	6	9	12	29	.75556	27*	DLWLLD
	19	Oxford United	31	7	11	13	29	39	6	6	3	23	16	1	5	10	6	23	.74359	25	DLLLWD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	32	7	9	16	34	47	6	5	5	22	18	1	4	11	12	29	.72340	23	LWLDLL
	21	Crystal Palace	31	6	10	15	28	44	4	6	6	18	19	2	4	9	10	25	.63636	22	DWWWLD	0-0
	22	Swindon Town	33	5	9	19	29	56	5	7	5	20	22	0	2	14	9	34	.51786	19	DLLLLD

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

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