The City Ground

BRISTOL ROVERS 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1977 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1977 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Eastville Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 30 April 1977

Season:: 1976-77
Referee:: C Thomas
Attendance:: 8,900
League Week:: 40 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 3 3
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Plymouth Argyle (League Tier 2)
Bristol Rovers:: Oct 14, 1985

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2954 (of 5060)
League Tier 2:: 1497 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3286 (of 5790)
Total:: 4594 (of 7585)
Played:: 48 years, 7 months, 13 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Robertson (83')

BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Don Megson
Prior form: DLLDDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Phil Bater (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	John Middleton
2	D	20	Viv Anderson
3	D	33	Frank Clark
4	F	30	Sammy Chapman off for Terry Curran
5	D	28	Larry Lloyd
6	M	25	Ian Bowyer
7	M	27	John McGovern
8	M	25	Martin O'Neill
9	F	25	Peter Withe
10	F	21	Tony Woodcock
11	F	24	John Robertson (83')
Subs
12	M	22	Terry Curran on for Sammy Chapman	Last game

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	20	John Middleton	106		3	1
2	D	20	Viv Anderson	93	2	3	1
3	D	33	Frank Clark	102		3	1
4	F	30	Sammy Chapman off for Terry Curran	441	22	3	1
5	D	28	Larry Lloyd	34	4	3	1
6	M	25	Ian Bowyer	174	46	3	1
7	M	27	John McGovern	104	1	3	1
8	M	25	Martin O'Neill	208	26	3	1
9	F	25	Peter Withe	41	18	3	1
10	F	21	Tony Woodcock	46	16	3	1
11	F	24	John Robertson (83')	189	20	3	1
Subs
12	M	22	Terry Curran on for Sammy Chapman	56	17	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Eadie
2	D	Phil Bater
3	D	Pulis
4	D	Day
5	D	Taylor
6	M	Prince
7	M	Stephens
8	M	Aitken
9	M	Powell
10	F	Staniforth
11	F	Williams
Subs
12		Hamilton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1977)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	0-0	Charlton Athletic
Blackpool	1-0	Luton Town
Bolton Wanderers	3-1	Hereford United
Bristol Rovers	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Cardiff City	0-1	Burnley
Chelsea	4-0	Sheffield United
Leyton Orient	0-0	Carlisle United
Millwall	2-1	Hull City
Notts County	3-1	Southampton
Oldham Athletic	1-0	Fulham
Plymouth Argyle	0-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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