FOREST 1 - 0 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 27, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 27, 1997 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- Mick Fletcher
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 19,018
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 15 15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
- Stoke City:
- Feb 21, 1998
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3787 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 1554 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4370 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5964 (of 7451)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Dave Beasant | ||
| D | Des Lyttle | ||
| D | Colin Cooper off for Andy Johnson (83) | ||
| D | Steve Chettle | ||
| D | Alan Rogers | ||
| F |  Dean Saunders | ||
| D | Craig Armstrong | ||
| M |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams | ||
| F | Kevin Campbell  (67) | ||
| F |  Pierre van Hooijdonk | ||
| Subs | |||
| M | Andy Johnson on for Colin Cooper (83) | ||
| F | Steve Guinan | ||
| F | Ian Thomas-Moore |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Carl Muggleton | |
| D | Ray Wallace | |
| D | Steven Tweed | |
| D | Larus Sigurdsson | |
| D | Ally Pickering | |
| M | Andy Griffin | |
| M | Gerry McMahon (83) | |
| M | Kevin Keen | |
| M | Graham Kavanagh | |
| F | Richard Forsyth (78) | |
| F | Peter Thorne | |
| Subs | ||
| Neil MacKenzie (83) | ||
| Dean Crowe (78) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Charlton Athletic | 1-3 | Stockport County |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-1 | Tranmere Rovers |
| Manchester City | 6-0 | Swindon Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Stoke City |
| Oxford United | 0-0 | Bradford City |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Portsmouth | 0-2 | Reading |
| Sheffield United | 0-0 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |
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 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | WWLDLW | ||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | WLWWWW | ||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | DWLDWD | ||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | WDDWLD | ||
| 5 | Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 14 | WWWLDL | ||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | WDWDWW | ||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | WDWLWW | ||
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | LLWWWD | ||
| 9 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | WDWWLL | ||
| 10 | Norwich City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 13 | WDWLWW | ||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | LWDLWD | ||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | WLWDDW | ||
| 13 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | WDWLWD | ||
| 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | DLWWDD | ||
| 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | DWLDWW | ||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 | LWDLLL | ||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DLLLLW | ||
| 18 | Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 6 | LLLWLL | ||
| 19 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 6 | LDDLLW | ||
| 20 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LDLWDL | ||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 | LWLWLL | ||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | LDWDLL | ||
| 23 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 4 | LLLLWL | ||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 3 | DDLLDL | ||
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 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | WLDLWW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | DDWLDW | 3-1 |
 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 | LWWWWL | 0-2 |
| 1 | 4 | Bradford City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 15 | WWLDLD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | DWDWWD | 0-0 |
| 3 | 6 | Swindon Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 | WLDWDL | 0-6 |
| 2 | 7 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | DWWLLD | 0-0 |
| 5 | 8 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | DWLWDW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 9 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | DWLWWL | 1-3 |
| 2 | 10 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | LLWWWD | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | WDLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Norwich City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 13 | WDWLWW | |
| 1 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | WLWDDW | |
| 14 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 | LWWDDL | 1-3 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WLDWWL | 0-1 | |
| 4 | 16 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | DLWDLW | 6-0 |
| 2 | 17 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | DDLLWW | 3-1 |
| 3 | 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 9 | WLWLLW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 19 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | WDLLLL | 0-2 |
| 3 | 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 7 | LLLLWL | 1-2 |
| 3 | 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 7 | LLWLLD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 22 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 | LLLWLW | 2-0 |
| 1 | 23 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | LDWDLL | |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 | DLLDLD | 1-1 | |