The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 1 PORTSMOUTH - Sat Dec 13, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 13, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Portsmouth
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 13 December 1975
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 13 December 1975

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: K Baker
Attendance:: 11,343
League Week:: 21 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 11
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Portsmouth:: Sep 25, 1984

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2892 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 1435 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3206 (of 5830)
Total:: 4501 (of 7635)
Played:: 50 years, 9 months, 12 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DLWWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

PORTSMOUTH
Manager: Ian St. John
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bobby McGuiness (55')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Wells
2	D	19	Viv Anderson
3	D	32	Frank Clark
4	M	26	John McGovern
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman
6	F	22	John Robertson
7	M	20	Terry Curran
8	M	23	Martin O'Neill
9	F	29	John O'Hare
10	F	26	Barry Butlin
11	M	24	Ian Bowyer
Subs
12	M	26	Paul Richardson

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Lloyd
2	D	Lawler
3	D	Mellows
4	D	Roberts 58
5	D	Went
6	M	Cahill
7	M	Bobby McGuiness
8	M	Piper
9	M	Graham
10	F	Kamara (60')
11	F	Macken
Subs
12		Eames (60')

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 13, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	3-0	Hull City
Carlisle United	2-1	Chelsea
Fulham	1-2	Bolton Wanderers
Luton Town	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest	0-1	Portsmouth
Oldham Athletic	2-1	Blackburn Rovers
Southampton	2-1	Notts County
Sunderland	1-0	Oxford United
York City	0-0	Bristol Rovers

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	Sunderland	20	13	3	4	34	17	10	1	0	26	5	3	2	4	8	12	17	29	WWWDWL
	2	Bolton Wanderers	20	10	7	3	35	20	5	3	1	19	7	5	4	2	16	13	15	27	WDDDLW
	3	Bristol City	20	10	6	4	35	19	6	3	1	19	5	4	3	3	16	14	16	26	DDLWWD
	4	Notts County	20	9	6	5	20	16	5	4	1	11	4	4	2	4	9	12	4	24	WDLDLW
	5	West Bromwich Albion	20	8	8	4	20	19	4	5	0	11	5	4	3	4	9	14	1	24	WWWLWW
	6	Fulham	19	8	6	5	25	16	4	4	2	14	6	4	2	3	11	10	9	22	WDLWLD
	7	Bristol Rovers	20	6	10	4	24	19	3	5	2	12	10	3	5	2	12	9	5	22	DDDDLL
	8	Oldham Athletic	20	8	6	6	29	30	7	3	1	20	12	1	3	5	9	18	-1	22	LDWWLD
	9	Nottingham Forest	20	7	7	6	23	18	5	1	4	14	8	2	6	2	9	10	5	21	DLWWWD
	10	Chelsea	20	7	7	6	24	23	4	4	1	13	6	3	3	5	11	17	1	21	DWWWWL
	11	Blackpool	21	8	5	8	21	25	4	3	3	12	14	4	2	5	9	11	-4	21	LWLWWW
	12	Southampton	19	9	2	8	34	27	9	0	1	26	7	0	2	7	8	20	7	20	LWLLLW
	13	Hull City	20	8	4	8	22	21	5	3	3	14	9	3	1	5	8	12	1	20	LLLWWW
	14	Luton Town	20	7	5	8	26	21	5	3	2	15	7	2	2	6	11	14	5	19	WLLLWW
	15	Blackburn Rovers	20	5	9	6	18	19	3	4	4	10	9	2	5	2	8	10	-1	19	WDWDWL
	16	Leyton Orient	20	6	7	7	16	17	5	4	2	10	6	1	3	5	6	11	-1	19	DWWLDL
	17	Charlton Athletic	20	7	5	8	24	32	5	1	3	16	13	2	4	5	8	19	-8	19	DLLLLW
	18	Plymouth Argyle	21	6	5	10	22	30	6	2	2	17	12	0	3	8	5	18	-8	17	WDWLLL
	19	Carlisle United	20	5	6	9	16	26	4	4	2	11	9	1	2	7	5	17	-10	16	WWDLWD
	20	Oxford United	20	5	5	10	20	29	3	2	5	11	14	2	3	5	9	15	-9	15	DLLDWW
	21	York City	20	3	3	14	16	38	3	0	6	11	18	0	3	8	5	20	-22	9	LLWLLL
	22	Portsmouth	20	1	6	13	11	33	0	5	5	5	12	1	1	8	6	21	-22	8	LLLLLL

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	Sunderland	21	14	3	4	35	17	11	1	0	27	5	3	2	4	8	12	18	31	WWDWLW		1-0
	2	Bolton Wanderers	21	11	7	3	37	21	5	3	1	19	7	6	4	2	18	14	16	29	DDDLWW		2-1
	3	Bristol City	21	11	6	4	38	19	7	3	1	22	5	4	3	3	16	14	19	28	DLWWDW		3-0
	4	Notts County	21	9	6	6	21	18	5	4	1	11	4	4	2	5	10	14	3	24	DLDLWL		1-2
3	5	Oldham Athletic	21	9	6	6	31	31	8	3	1	22	13	1	3	5	9	18	0	24	DWWLDW		2-1
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	21	8	8	5	21	21	4	5	0	11	5	4	3	5	10	16	0	24	WWLWWL		1-2
	7	Bristol Rovers	21	6	11	4	24	19	3	5	2	12	10	3	6	2	12	9	5	23	DDDLLD		0-0
2	8	Fulham	20	8	6	6	26	18	4	4	3	15	8	4	2	3	11	10	8	22	DLWLDL		1-2
3	9	Southampton	20	10	2	8	36	28	10	0	1	28	8	0	2	7	8	20	8	22	WLLLWW		2-1
4	10	Luton Town	21	8	5	8	28	22	6	3	2	17	8	2	2	6	11	14	6	21	LLLWWW		2-1
2	11	Nottingham Forest	21	7	7	7	23	19	5	1	5	14	9	2	6	2	9	10	4	21	LWWWDL		0-1
2	12	Chelsea	21	7	7	7	25	25	4	4	1	13	6	3	3	6	12	19	0	21	WWWWLL		1-2
2	13	Blackpool	21	8	5	8	21	25	4	3	3	12	14	4	2	5	9	11	-4	21	LWLWWW
1	14	Hull City	21	8	4	9	22	24	5	3	3	14	9	3	1	6	8	15	-2	20	LLWWWL		0-3
1	15	Leyton Orient	20	6	7	7	16	17	5	4	2	10	6	1	3	5	6	11	-1	19	DWWLDL
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	21	5	9	7	19	21	3	4	4	10	9	2	5	3	9	12	-2	19	DWDWLL		1-2
	17	Charlton Athletic	20	7	5	8	24	32	5	1	3	16	13	2	4	5	8	19	-8	19	DLLLLW
1	18	Carlisle United	21	6	6	9	18	27	5	4	2	13	10	1	2	7	5	17	-9	18	WDLWDW		2-1
1	19	Plymouth Argyle	21	6	5	10	22	30	6	2	2	17	12	0	3	8	5	18	-8	17	WDWLLL
	20	Oxford United	21	5	5	11	20	30	3	2	5	11	14	2	3	6	9	16	-10	15	LLDWWL		0-1
	21	York City	21	3	4	14	16	38	3	1	6	11	18	0	3	8	5	20	-22	10	LWLLLD		0-0
	22	Portsmouth	21	2	6	13	12	33	0	5	5	5	12	2	1	8	7	21	-21	10	LLLLLW		1-0