The City Ground

YORK CITY 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Mar 20, 1976 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 20, 1976 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: York City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bootham Crescent
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 20 March 1976

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: C Seel
Attendance:: 5,571
League Week:: 35 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leyton Orient (League Tier 2)
York City:: Jan 27, 1979

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2906 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1449 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3222 (of 5829)
Total:: 4519 (of 7634)
Played:: 50 years, 6 months, 0 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John O'Hare (78')
Derrick Downing (83') (OG)

YORK CITY
Manager: Wilf McGuinness
Prior form: LLLLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jim Hinch (44')
Brian Pollard (62')
Brian Pollard (86')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Wells
2	D	23	Colin Barrett
3	D	32	Frank Clark
4	M	26	John McGovern
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman
6	M	24	Ian Bowyer
7	M	21	Terry Curran
8	M	24	Martin O'Neill
9	F	29	John O'Hare (78')
10	F	26	Barry Butlin off for Jimmy McCann
11	F	23	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	21	Jimmy McCann on for Barry Butlin

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Peter Wells	17		3	1
2	D	23	Colin Barrett	2		3	1
3	D	32	Frank Clark	40		3	1
4	M	26	John McGovern	47	1	3	1
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman	368	18	3	1
6	M	24	Ian Bowyer	111	29	3	1
7	M	21	Terry Curran	25	5	3	1
8	M	24	Martin O'Neill	128	14	3	1
9	F	29	John O'Hare (78')	48	9	3	1
10	F	26	Barry Butlin off for Jimmy McCann	61	12	3	1
11	F	23	John Robertson	120	9	3	1
Subs
12	F	21	Jimmy McCann on for Barry Butlin	4	1	14	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Graeme Crawford
2	D	Peter Scott
3	D	Derrick Downing
4	D	Ian Holmes
5	D	Steve James
6	M	Chris Topping
7	M	Brian Pollard
8	M	Micky Cave
9	M	Jim Hinch
10	F	Eric McMordie
11	F	John Woodward
Subs
12		Seal

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Mar 20, 1976)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	0-0	Fulham
Charlton Athletic	2-1	Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea	0-0	Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient	3-0	Luton Town
Notts County	1-2	Blackpool
Oldham Athletic	1-1	Sunderland
Oxford United	1-0	Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle	1-1	Hull City
Southampton	1-1	Carlisle United
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
York City	3-2	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Bristol City	34	17	11	6	52	28	10	5	2	30	10	7	6	4	22	18	24	45	WLWWDW	Safe
2	Bolton Wanderers	32	16	10	6	49	29	9	4	2	26	9	7	6	4	23	20	20	42	WLWLDD	Safe
3	Sunderland	32	18	5	9	50	31	14	1	0	36	8	4	4	9	14	23	19	41	LWDLWL
4	Notts County	33	16	7	10	47	33	9	4	3	26	11	7	3	7	21	22	14	39	DWLWLL
5	West Bromwich Albion	33	14	11	8	37	30	6	8	2	19	11	8	3	6	18	19	7	39	WLWWDL
6	Luton Town	34	16	7	11	48	39	11	4	2	30	12	5	3	9	18	27	9	39	DLWWLW
7	Southampton	33	16	6	11	55	39	14	1	1	39	11	2	5	10	16	28	16	38	WWLLLD
8	Nottingham Forest	34	13	10	11	44	35	9	1	7	25	18	4	9	4	19	17	9	36	WDWDWW
9	Chelsea	34	12	10	12	45	43	7	6	4	23	16	5	4	8	22	27	2	34	DLWWWD
10	Oldham Athletic	34	12	10	12	48	52	10	6	1	29	18	2	4	11	19	34	-4	34	DDLLDL
11	Fulham	34	12	9	13	41	38	8	5	4	24	12	4	4	9	17	26	3	33	WLLLWL
12	Bristol Rovers	33	10	13	10	31	35	6	7	4	17	13	4	6	6	14	22	-4	33	LDLDWL
13	Charlton Athletic	32	13	7	12	48	55	9	3	4	34	26	4	4	8	14	29	-7	33	WLDWWD
14	Hull City	34	13	6	15	36	39	8	3	6	22	16	5	3	9	14	23	-3	32	DWWLWW
15	Plymouth Argyle	35	11	9	15	43	47	11	3	4	32	18	0	6	11	11	29	-4	31	LWWDLD
16	Blackpool	33	10	11	12	31	39	6	8	3	21	20	4	3	9	10	19	-8	31	LWDDDL
17	Carlisle United	34	10	11	13	37	49	7	7	3	23	19	3	4	10	14	30	-12	31	WWDLDL
18	Leyton Orient	32	10	10	12	27	31	8	4	5	16	11	2	6	7	11	20	-4	30	LWWLDL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	7	13	13	32	42	4	6	7	17	21	3	7	6	15	21	-10	27	WLDLLD
20	Oxford United	34	7	11	16	32	48	4	7	6	19	22	3	4	10	13	26	-16	25	LLDWLW
21	Portsmouth	34	8	6	20	26	47	3	5	9	11	18	5	1	11	15	29	-21	22	WWLLWW
22	York City	33	7	5	21	27	57	6	1	10	19	28	1	4	11	8	29	-30	19	LLLLWW

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	Bristol City	35	17	12	6	52	28	10	6	2	30	10	7	6	4	22	18	24	46	LWWDWD	Safe	0-0
1	2	Sunderland	33	18	6	9	51	32	14	1	0	36	8	4	5	9	15	24	19	42	WDLWLD	Safe	1-1
1	3	Bolton Wanderers	33	16	10	7	49	31	9	4	2	26	9	7	6	5	23	22	18	42	LWLDDL	Safe	0-2
1	4	West Bromwich Albion	34	15	11	8	39	30	7	8	2	21	11	8	3	6	18	19	9	41	LWWDLW		2-0
2	5	Southampton	34	16	7	11	56	40	14	2	1	40	12	2	5	10	16	28	16	39	WLLLDD		1-1
2	6	Notts County	34	16	7	11	48	35	9	4	4	27	13	7	3	7	21	22	13	39	WLWLLL		1-2
1	7	Luton Town	35	16	7	12	48	42	11	4	2	30	12	5	3	10	18	30	6	39	LWWLWL		0-3
	8	Nottingham Forest	35	13	10	12	46	38	9	1	7	25	18	4	9	5	21	20	8	36	DWDWWL		2-3
	9	Chelsea	35	12	11	12	45	43	7	7	4	23	16	5	4	8	22	27	2	35	LWWWDD		0-0
	10	Oldham Athletic	35	12	11	12	49	53	10	7	1	30	19	2	4	11	19	34	-4	35	DLLDLD		1-1
2	11	Charlton Athletic	33	14	7	12	50	56	10	3	4	36	27	4	4	8	14	29	-6	35	LDWWDW		2-1
1	12	Fulham	35	12	10	13	41	38	8	5	4	24	12	4	5	9	17	26	3	34	LLLWLD		0-0
1	13	Bristol Rovers	34	10	14	10	31	35	6	7	4	17	13	4	7	6	14	22	-4	34	DLDWLD		0-0
	14	Hull City	35	13	7	15	37	40	8	3	6	22	16	5	4	9	15	24	-3	33	WWLWWD		1-1
1	15	Blackpool	34	11	11	12	33	40	6	8	3	21	20	5	3	9	12	20	-7	33	WDDDLW		2-1
2	16	Leyton Orient	33	11	10	12	30	31	9	4	5	19	11	2	6	7	11	20	-1	32	WWLDLW		3-0
2	17	Plymouth Argyle	36	11	10	15	44	48	11	4	4	33	19	0	6	11	11	29	-4	32	WWDLDD		1-1
1	18	Carlisle United	35	10	12	13	38	50	7	7	3	23	19	3	5	10	15	31	-12	32	WDLDLD		1-1
	19	Blackburn Rovers	34	7	13	14	33	44	4	6	7	17	21	3	7	7	16	23	-11	27	LDLLDL		1-2
	20	Oxford United	35	8	11	16	33	48	5	7	6	20	22	3	4	10	13	26	-15	27	LDWLWW		1-0
	21	Portsmouth	35	8	6	21	26	48	3	5	9	11	18	5	1	12	15	30	-22	22	WLLWWL		0-1
	22	York City	34	8	5	21	30	59	7	1	10	22	30	1	4	11	8	29	-29	21	LLLWWW		3-2