FOREST 1 - 3 MANCHESTER CITY - Wed Sep 03, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 03, 1997 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-3 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-1
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- Stephen Finch
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 23,681
- Pos Before/After:
- 2
2 - Opp Before/After:
- 22
14
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swindon Town (League Tier 2)
- Manchester City:
- Dec 28, 1997
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3783 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1550 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4364 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5958 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 04 September 1997
- Daily Mirror - Thursday 04 September 1997
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
MANCHESTER CITY
Manager: Frank Clark
Prior form: DLDL (Old to recent)
Goals
Ged Brannan (19)
Ged Brannan (71)
Paul Dickov (88)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Marco Pascolo | ||
| D |  Des Lyttle off for Andy Johnson (84) | ||
| M |  Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| D | Steve Chettle | ||
| D | Alan Rogers | ||
| M |  Thierry Bonalair off for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) (83) | ||
| F | Ian Thomas-Moore | ||
| M |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams | ||
| F | Kevin Campbell  (75) | ||
| F |  Dean Saunders | ||
| Subs | |||
| M | Andy Johnson on for Des Lyttle (84) | ||
| M | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) on for Thierry Bonalair (83) | ||
| D | Craig Armstrong |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Martyn Margetson | |
| D | Jason Van Blerk | |
| D | Richard Edghill | |
| D | Gerard Wiekens | |
| D | Ian Brightwell | |
| M | Kit Symons | |
| M | Ged Brannan | |
| M | Kevin Horlock | |
| M | Giorgi Kinkladze (75) | |
| F | Nicky Summerbee | |
| F | Lee Bradbury | |
| Subs | ||
| Paul Dickov (75) | ||
| Tony Vaughan | ||
| Eddie McGoldrick |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Manchester City |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Port Vale |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 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 | Bradford City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | WDWWW | ||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | WWWW | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | WWDW | ||
| 4 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | WWDWL | ||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | WWWD | ||
| 6 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | DWLWD | ||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | WDWD | ||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | WDLW | ||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LWDW | ||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WLWD | ||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 7 | DLWLW | ||
| 12 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 | LWLLW | ||
| 13 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | DDDLW | ||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | DLDW | ||
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 | LWDLL | ||
| 16 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 | LLLWD | ||
| 17 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | LDWL | ||
| 18 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 3 | WLLLL | ||
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLWL | ||
| 20 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDLDD | ||
| 21 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLW | ||
| 22 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | DLDL | ||
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LDDL | ||
| 24 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 | DLLLL | ||
Table after:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 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 | Bradford City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | WDWWW | ||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | WWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | WWWDD | 0-0 |
 1 | 4 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | WWDW | |
| 1 | 5 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | WWDWL | |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | DWLWD | ||
| 1 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | WDLWD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | WDWD | |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LWDW | ||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WLWD | ||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 7 | DLWLW | ||
| 12 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 | LWLLW | ||
| 13 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | DDDLW | ||
| 8 | 14 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | DLDLW | 3-1 |
| 1 | 15 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | DLDW | |
| 1 | 16 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | LDWLD | 0-0 |
| 4 | 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | LLWD | 1-1 |
| 3 | 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 | LWDLL | |
| 3 | 19 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 | LLLWD | |
| 2 | 20 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 3 | WLLLL | |
| 2 | 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLWL | |
| 2 | 22 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDLDD | |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LDDL | ||
| 24 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 | DLLLL | ||