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ASTON VILLA 3 - 0 FOREST - Wed Oct 02, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Oct 02, 1974 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 0-2

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: G Kew
Attendance:: 20,357
Pos Before/After:: 14 14
Opp Before/After:: 7 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Mar 08, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2840 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1383 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3144 (of 5679)
Total:: 4422 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 03 October 1974

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

Goals:

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: WLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
Ray Graydon (22)
Chico Hamilton (44)
Keith Leonard (74)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Dennis Peacock
2	D	Viv Anderson
3	M	David Jones
4	M	Liam O'Kane
5	M	David Serella
6	M	Paul Richardson
7	F	Miah Dennehy
8	M	George Lyall
9	F	Barry Butlin	Debut
10	M	Ian Bowyer
11	M	Martin O'Neill
Subs
12	F	Sammy Chapman

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Cumbes
2	D	John Gidman
3	D	Chris Nicholl
4	D	Ian Ross
5	D	John Robson
6	M	Charlie Aitken
7	M	Leighton Phillips
8	M	Chico Hamilton
9	M	Ray Graydon
10	F	Frank Carrodus
11	F	Keith Leonard
Subs
12		Alun Evans

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Oct 02, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	0-2	Sunderland

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	Manchester United	10	7	2	1	18	6	4	1	0	13	3	3	1	1	5	3	3.00000	16	DDWWWL
	2	Norwich City	10	4	5	1	11	8	4	1	0	9	2	0	4	1	2	6	1.37500	13	DDWLDW
	3	Blackpool	10	4	4	2	13	7	3	2	0	8	2	1	2	2	5	5	1.85714	12	DWLDWW
	4	Sunderland	8	4	3	1	14	5	2	2	0	8	2	2	1	1	6	3	2.80000	11	LWWDDD
	5	Fulham	10	4	3	3	13	6	3	1	1	11	2	1	2	2	2	4	2.16667	11	LLDWDL
	6	York City	10	3	5	2	12	9	2	3	1	8	5	1	2	1	4	4	1.33333	11	WLDDDW
	7	Aston Villa	9	3	4	2	15	7	3	1	0	13	2	0	3	2	2	5	2.14286	10	WLWLWD
	8	West Bromwich Albion	9	3	4	2	10	6	2	2	1	7	4	1	2	1	3	2	1.66667	10	WDDDDW
	9	Oldham Athletic	8	4	2	2	8	5	4	0	0	6	1	0	2	2	2	4	1.60000	10	WLWDDW
	10	Leyton Orient	10	2	6	2	6	8	1	3	1	2	3	1	3	1	4	5	.75000	10	DLDWDW
	11	Notts County	10	2	6	2	9	13	2	3	0	6	4	0	3	2	3	9	.69231	10	DWLDDD
	12	Hull City	11	2	6	3	11	21	1	4	0	4	3	1	2	3	7	18	.52381	10	DLDDDW
	13	Bristol City	8	3	3	2	5	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	1.25000	9	LWWWDL
	14	Nottingham Forest	10	3	3	4	14	15	2	2	2	9	6	1	1	2	5	9	.93333	9	LDWLWD
	15	Oxford United	9	3	3	3	9	13	2	0	2	5	7	1	3	1	4	6	.69231	9	WDDLLL
	16	Southampton	10	2	4	4	14	15	1	4	0	7	6	1	0	4	7	9	.93333	8	DLWLWD
	17	Bristol Rovers	9	2	4	3	8	12	2	2	1	6	4	0	2	2	2	8	.66667	8	LWDLDL
	18	Millwall	11	3	2	6	9	16	3	1	2	7	5	0	1	4	2	11	.56250	8	LDLLDW
	19	Portsmouth	10	2	3	5	11	18	1	2	1	6	6	1	1	4	5	12	.61111	7	LLWDDL
	20	Bolton Wanderers	8	2	2	4	7	9	2	1	1	5	2	0	1	3	2	7	.77778	6	WLLDLD
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	9	1	4	4	8	11	0	2	2	4	6	1	2	2	4	5	.72727	6	LWDLDL
	22	Cardiff City	9	1	2	6	6	17	0	1	3	2	5	1	1	3	4	12	.35294	4	LWLDLL

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	Manchester United	10	7	2	1	18	6	4	1	0	13	3	3	1	1	5	3	3.00000	16	DDWWWL
2	2	Sunderland	9	5	3	1	16	5	2	2	0	8	2	3	1	1	8	3	3.20000	13	WWDDDW	2-0
1	3	Norwich City	10	4	5	1	11	8	4	1	0	9	2	0	4	1	2	6	1.37500	13	DDWLDW
3	4	Aston Villa	10	4	4	2	18	7	4	1	0	16	2	0	3	2	2	5	2.57143	12	LWLWDW	3-0
2	5	Blackpool	10	4	4	2	13	7	3	2	0	8	2	1	2	2	5	5	1.85714	12	DWLDWW
1	6	Fulham	10	4	3	3	13	6	3	1	1	11	2	1	2	2	2	4	2.16667	11	LLDWDL
1	7	York City	10	3	5	2	12	9	2	3	1	8	5	1	2	1	4	4	1.33333	11	WLDDDW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	9	3	4	2	10	6	2	2	1	7	4	1	2	1	3	2	1.66667	10	WDDDDW
	9	Oldham Athletic	8	4	2	2	8	5	4	0	0	6	1	0	2	2	2	4	1.60000	10	WLWDDW
	10	Leyton Orient	10	2	6	2	6	8	1	3	1	2	3	1	3	1	4	5	.75000	10	DLDWDW
	11	Notts County	10	2	6	2	9	13	2	3	0	6	4	0	3	2	3	9	.69231	10	DWLDDD
	12	Hull City	11	2	6	3	11	21	1	4	0	4	3	1	2	3	7	18	.52381	10	DLDDDW
	13	Bristol City	8	3	3	2	5	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	1.25000	9	LWWWDL
	14	Nottingham Forest	11	3	3	5	14	18	2	2	2	9	6	1	1	3	5	12	.77778	9	DWLWDL	0-3
	15	Oxford United	9	3	3	3	9	13	2	0	2	5	7	1	3	1	4	6	.69231	9	WDDLLL
	16	Southampton	10	2	4	4	14	15	1	4	0	7	6	1	0	4	7	9	.93333	8	DLWLWD
	17	Bristol Rovers	9	2	4	3	8	12	2	2	1	6	4	0	2	2	2	8	.66667	8	LWDLDL
	18	Millwall	11	3	2	6	9	16	3	1	2	7	5	0	1	4	2	11	.56250	8	LDLLDW
	19	Portsmouth	10	2	3	5	11	18	1	2	1	6	6	1	1	4	5	12	.61111	7	LLWDDL
	20	Bolton Wanderers	8	2	2	4	7	9	2	1	1	5	2	0	1	3	2	7	.77778	6	WLLDLD
	21	Sheffield Wednesday	10	1	4	5	8	13	0	2	3	4	8	1	2	2	4	5	.61538	6	WDLDLL	0-2
	22	Cardiff City	9	1	2	6	6	17	0	1	3	2	5	1	1	3	4	12	.35294	4	LWLDLL