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ASTON VILLA 3 - 1 FOREST - Wed Apr 24, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Apr 24, 1974 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-3

Season:: 1973-74
Referee:
Attendance:: 12,439
Pos Before/After:: 6 7
Opp Before/After:: 15 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Portsmouth (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Oct 02, 1974

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2828 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1371 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3130 (of 5679)
Total:: 4403 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 25 April 1974

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

Goals:
Duncan McKenzie (16)

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

Goals:
Chico Hamilton (4)
Bobby Campbell (30)
Ray Graydon (41)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Dennis Peacock
2	M	Liam O'Kane
3	D	John Winfield	Last game
4	F	Sammy Chapman
5	M	David Serella
6	M	Paul Richardson
7	F	Duncan McKenzie (16)
8	M	George Lyall
9	F	John Galley
10	F	Tony Woodcock	Debut
11	F	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	Neil Martin

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Cumbes
2	D	Chris Nicholl
3	D	Ian Ross
4	D	Fred Turnbull (16)
5	D	Bobby McDonald
6	M	John Gidman
7	M	Chico Hamilton
8	M	Pat McMahon
9	M	Ray Graydon
10	F	Brian Little
11	F	Sammy Morgan
Subs
12		Bobby Campbell (16)

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Apr 24, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-1	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	Middlesbrough	41	26	11	4	73	28	16	4	1	40	8	10	7	3	33	20	2.60714	63	WWDLLW
	2	Luton Town	40	19	11	10	60	46	12	5	3	39	21	7	6	7	21	25	1.30435	49	LWDDLW
	3	Blackpool	41	17	13	11	56	38	11	5	5	35	17	6	8	6	21	21	1.47368	47	DLLWWW
	4	Carlisle United	41	19	9	13	59	48	12	5	3	38	17	7	4	10	21	31	1.22917	47	LLWWLW
	5	Leyton Orient	40	15	16	9	53	40	9	7	4	27	16	6	9	5	26	24	1.32500	46	WDDLWD
	6	Nottingham Forest	40	14	15	11	54	40	12	6	3	40	19	2	9	8	14	21	1.35000	43	LDLLDW
	7	Sunderland	40	17	9	14	52	40	10	6	4	30	14	7	3	10	22	26	1.30000	43	WDWLLW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	41	14	15	12	47	44	8	8	4	27	23	6	7	8	20	21	1.06818	43	DDLWDL
	9	Bolton Wanderers	41	15	12	14	44	39	12	5	4	30	17	3	7	10	14	22	1.12821	42	DDDDWL
	10	Fulham	41	16	10	15	39	41	11	4	6	26	20	5	6	9	13	21	.95122	42	DDLLWW
	11	Millwall	41	14	13	14	51	51	10	5	5	28	16	4	8	9	23	35	1.00000	41	DDWWDL
	12	Hull City	41	12	17	12	44	47	8	9	3	23	15	4	8	9	21	32	.93617	41	DLWDLW
	13	Notts County	41	14	13	14	53	59	7	6	7	28	34	7	7	7	25	25	.89831	41	WDLDDD
	14	Portsmouth	41	14	12	15	45	60	9	8	3	26	14	5	4	12	19	46	.75000	40	DDDWLW
	15	Aston Villa	39	12	14	13	44	41	7	9	4	30	20	5	5	9	14	21	1.07317	38	WDDLLL
	16	Bristol City	41	14	10	17	46	52	9	5	7	25	20	5	5	10	21	32	.88462	38	LWWWDL
	17	Oxford United	41	10	15	16	35	46	8	8	5	27	21	2	7	11	8	25	.76087	35	WDDWWL
	18	Cardiff City	40	10	14	16	47	60	8	5	6	25	18	2	9	10	22	42	.78333	34	LDDWDL
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	41	11	11	19	50	63	8	6	6	32	24	3	5	13	18	39	.79365	33	LLDDWL
	20	Crystal Palace	40	10	11	19	41	55	6	7	8	24	24	4	4	11	17	31	.74545	31	WDWLLL
	21	Preston North End	41	9	14	18	38	58	7	8	5	22	19	2	6	13	16	39	.65517	31*	LLDDLW
	22	Swindon Town	41	7	11	23	36	71	6	7	7	22	26	1	4	16	14	45	.50704	25	LLDWWL

*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	41	26	11	4	73	28	16	4	1	40	8	10	7	3	33	20	2.60714	63	WWDLLW
	2	Luton Town	40	19	11	10	60	46	12	5	3	39	21	7	6	7	21	25	1.30435	49	LWDDLW
	3	Blackpool	41	17	13	11	56	38	11	5	5	35	17	6	8	6	21	21	1.47368	47	DLLWWW
	4	Carlisle United	41	19	9	13	59	48	12	5	3	38	17	7	4	10	21	31	1.22917	47	LLWWLW
	5	Leyton Orient	40	15	16	9	53	40	9	7	4	27	16	6	9	5	26	24	1.32500	46	WDDLWD
1	6	Sunderland	40	17	9	14	52	40	10	6	4	30	14	7	3	10	22	26	1.30000	43	WDWLLW
1	7	Nottingham Forest	41	14	15	12	55	43	12	6	3	40	19	2	9	9	15	24	1.27907	43	DLLDWL	1-3
	8	West Bromwich Albion	41	14	15	12	47	44	8	8	4	27	23	6	7	8	20	21	1.06818	43	DDLWDL
	9	Bolton Wanderers	41	15	12	14	44	39	12	5	4	30	17	3	7	10	14	22	1.12821	42	DDDDWL
	10	Fulham	41	16	10	15	39	41	11	4	6	26	20	5	6	9	13	21	.95122	42	DDLLWW
	11	Millwall	41	14	13	14	51	51	10	5	5	28	16	4	8	9	23	35	1.00000	41	DDWWDL
	12	Hull City	41	12	17	12	44	47	8	9	3	23	15	4	8	9	21	32	.93617	41	DLWDLW
	13	Notts County	41	14	13	14	53	59	7	6	7	28	34	7	7	7	25	25	.89831	41	WDLDDD
1	14	Aston Villa	40	13	14	13	47	42	8	9	4	33	21	5	5	9	14	21	1.11905	40	DDLLLW	3-1
1	15	Portsmouth	41	14	12	15	45	60	9	8	3	26	14	5	4	12	19	46	.75000	40	DDDWLW
	16	Bristol City	41	14	10	17	46	52	9	5	7	25	20	5	5	10	21	32	.88462	38	LWWWDL
	17	Oxford United	41	10	15	16	35	46	8	8	5	27	21	2	7	11	8	25	.76087	35	WDDWWL
	18	Cardiff City	40	10	14	16	47	60	8	5	6	25	18	2	9	10	22	42	.78333	34	LDDWDL
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	41	11	11	19	50	63	8	6	6	32	24	3	5	13	18	39	.79365	33	LLDDWL
	20	Crystal Palace	40	10	11	19	41	55	6	7	8	24	24	4	4	11	17	31	.74545	31	WDWLLL
	21	Preston North End	41	9	14	18	38	58	7	8	5	22	19	2	6	13	16	39	.65517	31*	LLDDLW
	22	Swindon Town	41	7	11	23	36	71	6	7	7	22	26	1	4	16	14	45	.50704	25	LLDWWL

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