FOREST 2 - 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Sat Apr 26, 1975 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Apr 26, 1975 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-1
- Season:
- 1974-75
- Referee:
- D Richardson
- Attendance:
- 11,721
- Pos Before/After:
- 17
16
- Opp Before/After:
- 6
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Biggleswade Town (Friendly)
- League:
- Plymouth Argyle
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Dec 26, 1975
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2871 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1414 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3181 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 4462 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Albion Till We Die (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 April 1975

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DDWLDL (Old to recent)
Goals
Barry Butlin (42)
Barry Butlin (85)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | M | ||
4 | F | ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | Debut |
10 | M | ||
11 | F | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | ![]() |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ward |
2 | D | Nisbet |
3 | D | Wilson |
4 | D | Glover |
5 | D | Wile |
6 | M | Robertson |
7 | M | Merrick |
8 | M | Brown |
9 | M | Mayo |
10 | F | Bryan Robson ![]() |
11 | F | Johnston |
Subs | ||
12 | Trewick |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2-0 | Sunderland |
Bristol City | 3-1 | Fulham |
Cardiff City | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
Hull City | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
Leyton Orient | 2-1 | Southampton |
Manchester United | 4-0 | Blackpool |
Millwall | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers |
Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
Oxford United | 1-2 | Notts County |
Portsmouth | 0-3 | Norwich City |
York City | 0-0 | Oldham Athletic |
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 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 2.06667 | 59 | DWWWWD | ||
2 | Aston Villa | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 2.35484 | 54 | WWWWWW | ||
3 | Sunderland | 41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 1.96970 | 51 | DWWWLW | ||
4 | Norwich City | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1.63636 | 51 | WLWWDW | ||
5 | Bristol City | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 1.37500 | 48 | LDWWLL | ||
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 1.32500 | 45 | LWWLWW | ||
7 | Blackpool | 41 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1.31034 | 45 | DWDDLL | ||
8 | Fulham | 41 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 1.19444 | 42 | WWWLDD | ||
9 | Oxford United | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 32 | .81633 | 42 | DWDWDD | ||
10 | Hull City | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 43 | .73585 | 42 | WDWLWD | ||
11 | Southampton | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 1.00000 | 41 | LWLDWW | ||
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 1.07500 | 40 | LLDWDD | ||
13 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .68421 | 40 | DDLDWD | ||
14 | Notts County | 41 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 32 | .81034 | 38 | DLLLDD | ||
15 | York City | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 37 | .92727 | 37 | LLDDLW | ||
16 | Portsmouth | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | .86275 | 37 | WWLDDD | ||
17 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 32 | .75926 | 36 | DDWLDL | ||
18 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 32 | .83333 | 34 | DLLWLD | ||
19 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 40 | .65079 | 34 | DLDWDL | ||
20 | Cardiff City | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 41 | .58333 | 32 | WLLDLL | ||
21 | Millwall | 41 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 37 | .78182 | 31 | WLLLDL | ||
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | .46032 | 21 | LLLLDL |
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 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 2.20000 | 61 | WWWWDW | 4-0 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 41 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 75 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 2.41935 | 56 | WWWWWW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 3 | Norwich City | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1.72727 | 53 | LWWDWW | 3-0 |
![]() | 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 1.85714 | 51 | WWWLWL | 0-2 |
5 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 1.42424 | 50 | DWWLLW | 3-1 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 1.28571 | 45 | WWLWWL | 1-2 | |
7 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 1.15152 | 45 | WDDLLL | 0-4 | |
![]() | 8 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 43 | .75472 | 44 | DWLWDW | 1-0 |
![]() | 9 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 1.12821 | 42 | WWLDDL | 1-3 |
![]() | 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1.09756 | 42 | LDWDDW | 2-1 |
![]() | 11 | Oxford United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 32 | .80392 | 42 | WDWDDL | 1-2 |
![]() | 12 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .71795 | 42 | DLDWDW | 2-1 |
![]() | 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | .98148 | 41 | WLDWWL | 1-2 |
14 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 33 | .83051 | 40 | LLLDDW | 2-1 | |
15 | York City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 37 | .92727 | 38 | LDDLWD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 16 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 32 | .78182 | 38 | DWLDLW | 2-1 |
![]() | 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | .81481 | 37 | WLDDDL | 0-3 |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 32 | .83333 | 35 | LLWLDD | 0-0 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 41 | .65625 | 35 | LDWDLD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 20 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 56 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 37 | .78571 | 32 | LLLDLD | 1-1 |
![]() | 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 41 | .58065 | 32 | LLDLLL | 1-2 |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 64 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 35 | .45313 | 21 | LLLDLL | 0-1 |