FOREST 2 - 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY - Sat Dec 20, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 20, 1997 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stockport County
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-1
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- William Burns
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 16,701
- Pos Before/After:
- 2
2
- Opp Before/After:
- 8
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swindon Town (League Tier 2)
- Stockport County:
- Apr 18, 1998
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3801 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 1568 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4384 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5978 (of 7451)

FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: WWDWDL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Pierre van Hooijdonk (81) (Pen)
Steve Stone (85)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
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GK | ![]() | Last game | |
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D | ![]() | ||
M | ![]() ![]() | ||
M | |||
M | ![]() | ||
F | ![]() | ||
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F | ![]() ![]() | ||
Subs | |||
D | ![]() | ||
M | ![]() | ||
F | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Eric Nixon |
5 | D | Mike Flynn |
6 | D | Martin McIntosh |
16 | D | Jim Gannon (86) |
D | Simon Travis | |
4 | M | Tom Bennett |
8 | M | Damon Searle (68) |
10 | M | Chris Byrne (68) |
17 | M | Tony Dinning |
F | Alun Armstrong ![]() | |
9 | F | Brett Angell |
Subs | ||
11 | Colin Woodthorpe (68) | |
Geoff Aunger (68) | ||
7 | Kevin Cooper (86) |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Bury | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
Crewe Alexandra | 0-3 | Sunderland |
Manchester City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
Norwich City | 0-0 | Stoke City |
Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Stockport County |
Port Vale | 1-3 | Ipswich Town |
Portsmouth | 0-2 | Charlton Athletic |
Reading | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Swindon Town | 1-1 | Birmingham City |
Tranmere Rovers | 0-2 | Oxford United |
West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | 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 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 45 | WDWDWW | ||
2 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | WWDWDL | ||
3 | Sheffield United | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | DWWLLW | ||
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 40 | WWLLWL | ||
5 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 38 | WLWLWW | ||
6 | Swindon Town | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 37 | WLLLWL | ||
7 | Sunderland | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 36 | DWDWWW | ||
8 | Stockport County | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 35 | LWWWLW | ||
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 35 | LDWWLW | ||
10 | Bradford City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 33 | LDLWDW | ||
11 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 | LLLWWW | ||
12 | Norwich City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 29 | LWLDWW | ||
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 27 | DWLDLL | ||
14 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 26 | WLDLLL | ||
15 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 26 | DLLLLL | ||
16 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 | DWLDDW | ||
17 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 24 | WLLWWL | ||
18 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 23 | LDLWLW | ||
19 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 22 | LWWLDL | ||
20 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -10 | 21 | WLLLLW | ||
21 | Manchester City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 21 | DWLWLL | ||
22 | Bury | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 21 | LDDLLL | ||
23 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 | WLLWWL | ||
24 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 20 | WWLWWL |
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 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 45 | DWDWWL | 0-2 | |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 45 | WDWDLW | 2-1 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | WWLLWD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 41 | LWLWWW | 2-0 |
![]() | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 40 | WLLWLL | 0-2 |
![]() | 6 | Sunderland | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 39 | WDWWWW | 3-0 |
![]() | 7 | Swindon Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 38 | LLLWLD | 1-1 |
![]() | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 36 | DWWLWD | 0-0 |
![]() | 9 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 35 | WWWLWL | 1-2 |
10 | Bradford City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 33 | LDLWDW | ||
11 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 32 | LLWWWD | 1-1 | |
12 | Norwich City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 30 | WLDWWD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 13 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 27 | WLDDWW | 3-1 |
![]() | 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 27 | DWLDLL | |
15 | Stoke City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 27 | LLLLLD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 16 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 26 | DLWLWW | 2-0 |
![]() | 17 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 26 | LDLLLL | 1-3 |
![]() | 18 | Reading | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 25 | LLWWLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 19 | Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 24 | WLWLLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 20 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 23 | WLWWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 22 | WWLDLL | 0-2 |
22 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 22 | DDLLLD | 1-1 | |
![]() | 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -13 | 21 | LLLLWL | 0-3 |
![]() | 24 | Portsmouth | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 20 | LLWWLL | 0-2 |