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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 (Draw)
: Half-time: 0-0

Season:: 1976-77
Referee:: C Thomas
Attendance:: 8,900
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 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1497 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3286 (of 5679)
Total:: 4591 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 30 April 1977

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

Goals:
John Robertson (83)

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

Goals:
Phil Bater (62)

Lineup:

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

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 the 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

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
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	21	11	6	82	43	15	2	3	47	20	6	9	3	35	23	39	53	DDWLWW
	2	Chelsea	39	19	12	8	64	52	13	6	0	43	22	6	6	8	21	30	12	50	LWLWDL
	3	Nottingham Forest	39	19	9	11	73	41	13	3	4	52	22	6	6	7	21	19	32	47	WWDLLW
	4	Notts County	39	18	10	11	61	55	10	5	4	26	18	8	5	7	35	37	6	46	WWDDDL
	5	Bolton Wanderers	37	18	9	10	67	48	13	2	3	41	18	5	7	7	26	30	19	45	WLLDWD
	6	Luton Town	39	20	5	14	64	45	13	4	3	38	16	7	1	11	26	29	19	45	LLDLLW
	7	Blackpool	38	14	16	8	54	41	9	7	3	27	17	5	9	5	27	24	13	44	LWDWDD
	8	Charlton Athletic	39	14	15	10	68	57	13	5	2	50	26	1	10	8	18	31	11	43	WDWDDW
	9	Southampton	37	15	10	12	68	61	10	6	3	37	24	5	4	9	31	37	7	40	WWLLWW
	10	Millwall	38	13	12	13	52	50	7	6	6	27	21	6	6	7	25	29	2	38	LLDWDL
	11	Sheffield United	38	13	11	14	51	55	8	7	4	30	24	5	4	10	21	31	-4	37	LWWWLW
	12	Hull City	38	10	16	12	42	44	9	8	3	30	15	1	8	9	12	29	-2	36	LLWWDL
	13	Oldham Athletic	39	13	10	16	49	60	10	6	3	35	21	3	4	13	14	39	-11	36	WDLDLL
	14	Blackburn Rovers	39	14	8	17	41	52	11	3	5	30	18	3	5	12	11	34	-11	36	LLLLWL
	15	Fulham	39	10	13	16	48	58	8	7	5	33	24	2	6	11	15	34	-10	33	LWDWDD
	16	Burnley	39	9	14	16	42	61	7	9	4	24	19	2	5	12	18	42	-19	32	WDDDWL
	17	Cardiff City	38	11	9	18	52	62	7	5	7	29	28	4	4	11	23	34	-10	31	DDLWWL
	18	Leyton Orient	37	9	13	15	34	46	4	5	8	16	20	5	8	7	18	26	-12	31	DDLDLL
	19	Plymouth Argyle	39	8	15	16	45	62	5	8	6	26	23	3	7	10	19	39	-17	31	DLWLLL
	20	Bristol Rovers	38	10	11	17	44	62	7	7	4	26	23	3	4	13	18	39	-18	31	DLLDDW
	21	Carlisle United	38	11	9	18	46	71	7	7	6	29	30	4	2	12	17	41	-25	31	LWDDWW
	22	Hereford United	37	7	12	18	52	73	5	7	6	25	29	2	5	12	27	44	-21	26	DLDWWW

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	Result(s)
	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	21	12	6	82	43	15	2	3	47	20	6	10	3	35	23	39	54	DWLWWD	0-0
	2	Chelsea	40	20	12	8	68	52	14	6	0	47	22	6	6	8	21	30	16	52	WLWDLW	4-0
	3	Nottingham Forest	40	19	10	11	74	42	13	3	4	52	22	6	7	7	22	20	32	48	WDLLWD	1-1
	4	Notts County	40	19	10	11	64	56	11	5	4	29	19	8	5	7	35	37	8	48	WDDDLW	3-1
	5	Bolton Wanderers	38	19	9	10	70	49	14	2	3	44	19	5	7	7	26	30	21	47	LLDWDW	3-1
1	6	Blackpool	39	15	16	8	55	41	10	7	3	28	17	5	9	5	27	24	14	46	WDWDDW	1-0
1	7	Luton Town	40	20	5	15	64	46	13	4	3	38	16	7	1	12	26	30	18	45	LDLLWL	0-1
	8	Charlton Athletic	40	14	16	10	68	57	13	5	2	50	26	1	11	8	18	31	11	44	DWDDWD	0-0
	9	Southampton	38	15	10	13	69	64	10	6	3	37	24	5	4	10	32	40	5	40	WLLWWL	1-3
	10	Millwall	39	14	12	13	54	51	8	6	6	29	22	6	6	7	25	29	3	40	LDWDLW	2-1
2	11	Oldham Athletic	40	14	10	16	50	60	11	6	3	36	21	3	4	13	14	39	-10	38	DLDLLW	1-0
1	12	Sheffield United	39	13	11	15	51	59	8	7	4	30	24	5	4	11	21	35	-8	37	WWWLWL	0-4
1	13	Blackburn Rovers	40	14	9	17	41	52	11	4	5	30	18	3	5	12	11	34	-11	37	LLLWLD	0-0
2	14	Hull City	39	10	16	13	43	46	9	8	3	30	15	1	8	10	13	31	-3	36	LWWDLL	1-2
1	15	Burnley	40	10	14	16	43	61	7	9	4	24	19	3	5	12	19	42	-18	34	DDDWLW	1-0
1	16	Fulham	40	10	13	17	48	59	8	7	5	33	24	2	6	12	15	35	-11	33	WDWDDL	0-1
1	17	Leyton Orient	38	9	14	15	34	46	4	6	8	16	20	5	8	7	18	26	-12	32	DLDLLD	0-0
1	18	Plymouth Argyle	40	8	16	16	45	62	5	9	6	26	23	3	7	10	19	39	-17	32	LWLLLD	0-0
1	19	Bristol Rovers	39	10	12	17	45	63	7	8	4	27	24	3	4	13	18	39	-18	32	LLDDWD	1-1
1	20	Carlisle United	39	11	10	18	46	71	7	7	6	29	30	4	3	12	17	41	-25	32	WDDWWD	0-0
4	21	Cardiff City	39	11	9	19	52	63	7	5	8	29	29	4	4	11	23	34	-11	31	DLWWLL	0-1
	22	Hereford United	38	7	12	19	53	76	5	7	6	25	29	2	5	13	28	47	-23	26	LDWWWL	1-3