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JOHN COTTAM

Full Name:: John Cottam

Position:: Midfielder

Years Active:: 1969-76 (7 seasons)

Last Game:: 49 years, 10 months, 26 days ago

STATS (Competitive games only):

Debut:: Jul 28, 1969
Last Game:: Dec 09, 1975
Appearances:: 107 (Rank: #206)
Goals:: 4 (Rank: #344)
Own Goals:: 1
Yellow Cards:: 2
Red Cards:: -

Born:: Jun 05, 1950
City:: Warsop, Nottingham
Country:: England
Died:: -
Age:: 75
Nationality:: England

Intnl. Country:: -
Caps while at Forest:: -
Goals while at Forest:: -
Total Caps:: -
Total Goals:: -

Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0

Shirt numbers:: 5 (93 games) , 12 (11) , 6 (6) , 4 (3) , 3 (2)

Managers:: Bill Anderson (5 appearances) , Matt Gillies (33) , Dave Mackay (24) , Allan Brown (33) , Brian Clough (20)

SOURCES:

Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cottam_(footballer)
Barry Hugman:: http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/4164

SEASON STATS (Competitive games only)

Season	Age*	Squad Num	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Own Goals	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub
1969-70	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-71	20	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
1971-72	21	-	18	4	2	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972-73	22	-	20	5	7	8	1	-	-	1	-	-	-
1973-74	23	-	39	16	13	10	1	2	-	-	-	-	1
1974-75	24	-	20	5	9	6	1	-	-	-	-	2	-
1975-76	25	-	9	2	4	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Age = player's age on August 1st of the season

TRANSFERS

#	Season	Date	Type	Club	Fee	Loan until	Manager
1	1969-70	Dec 26, 1969	Started career				Matt Gillies
2	1975-76	Dec 09, 1975	Sold	Chesterfield			Brian Clough

RECORD FOR JOHN COTTAM

Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Own Goals	Started	Came On	Went Off	Unused Sub
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1	Nov 07, 1970	May 02, 1972	18	4	2	12				17	1		3
League Tier 2	Sep 02, 1972	Nov 04, 1975	76	24	28	24	4	2	1	75	1		3
League Tier 3
FA Cup	Jan 15, 1972	Feb 05, 1975	8	4	3	1				7	1		1
League Cup	Sep 05, 1972	Oct 08, 1975	5		2	3				5			1
TOTAL (Comp)	Nov 07, 1970	Nov 04, 1975	107	32	35	40	4	2	1	104	3		8

NON-COMPETITIVE
County Cup	May 10, 1972	May 08, 1975	5	3		2				5
Friendly	Nov 17, 1969	Dec 09, 1975	5	2	2	1				4	1
Pre-Season Friendly	Jul 28, 1969	Aug 03, 1975	12	7	2	3				10	2	1	1
Testimonial	Nov 08, 1971	Apr 21, 1975	5	2	3					5
TOTAL (Non-Comp)	Jul 28, 1969	Dec 09, 1975	27	14	7	6				24	3	1	1

TOTAL OVERALL	Jul 28, 1969	Dec 09, 1975	134	46	42	46	4	2	1	128	6	1	9

Misc includes games that are also included in the totals above. They're just split into extra categories here for easier statting. (And that's a word. I just made it up.)
MISC
League Total	Nov 07, 1970	Nov 04, 1975	94	28	30	36	4	2	1	92	2		6
Void	Mar 09, 1974	Mar 09, 1974											1

MOST PLAYED WITH TEAM-MATES
John Cottam played 107 competitive games for us. Here are the top 10 players he shared a lineup with.

Player	Num Games
Sammy Chapman	88
Martin O'Neill	83
Paul Richardson	80
Jim Barron	78
George Lyall	77
Duncan McKenzie	71
Liam O'Kane	70
Neil Martin	58
John Winfield	56
Ian Bowyer	50

ALL GAMES FOR JOHN COTTAM (Competitive: 107, Other: 27)

#	Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Num	Started	Came On
1969-70
Manager: Matt Gillies
	Mon Jul 28, 1969	Pre-Season Friendly	Scunthorpe United	A	4-6	5	Started
	Mon Nov 17, 1969	Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen	H	1-0	13
1970-71
	Tue Oct 06, 1970	League Cup	Birmingham City	A	1-2	12
1	Sat Nov 07, 1970	League Tier 1	Everton	A	0-1	12		(80)
	Sat Nov 14, 1970	League Tier 1	Manchester United	H	1-2	12
	Sat Dec 12, 1970	League Tier 1	Chelsea	H	1-1	12
	Wed Feb 17, 1971	League Tier 1	Chelsea	A	0-2	12
1971-72
	Mon Nov 08, 1971	Testimonial	Notts County	A	2-0	5	Started
2	Sat Dec 18, 1971	League Tier 1	Sheffield United	A	1-2	5	Started
3	Sat Jan 15, 1972	FA Cup	Millwall	A	1-3	6	Started
4	Sat Jan 22, 1972	League Tier 1	Leicester City	H	1-2	6	Started
5	Sat Jan 29, 1972	League Tier 1	Southampton	A	1-4	6	Started
6	Sat Feb 12, 1972	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-1	6	Started
7	Sat Feb 19, 1972	League Tier 1	Derby County	A	0-4	6	Started
8	Sat Mar 04, 1972	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-1	5	Started
9	Sat Mar 11, 1972	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town	H	0-2	5	Started
10	Tue Mar 14, 1972	League Tier 1	Chelsea	H	2-1	5	Started
11	Sat Mar 18, 1972	League Tier 1	West Ham United	A	2-4	5	Started
12	Sat Mar 25, 1972	League Tier 1	Coventry City	H	4-0	5	Started
13	Mon Mar 27, 1972	League Tier 1	Leeds United	A	1-6	5	Started
14	Sat Apr 01, 1972	League Tier 1	Arsenal	A	0-3	5	Started
15	Sat Apr 08, 1972	League Tier 1	Newcastle United	H	1-0	5	Started
16	Mon Apr 10, 1972	League Tier 1	Stoke City	A	2-0	5	Started
17	Sat Apr 22, 1972	League Tier 1	Manchester United	H	0-0	5	Started
18	Tue Apr 25, 1972	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-3	5	Started
19	Tue May 02, 1972	League Tier 1	Everton	A	1-1	5	Started
	Wed May 10, 1972	County Cup	Notts County	A	0-3	5	Started
1972-73
	Mon Jul 31, 1972	Pre-Season Friendly	Watford	A	2-1	4	Started
20	Sat Sep 02, 1972	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	A	2-1	5	Started
21	Tue Sep 05, 1972	League Cup	Aston Villa	H	0-1	5	Started
22	Sat Sep 09, 1972	League Tier 2	Luton Town	H	0-1	5	Started
23	Sat Sep 16, 1972	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-3	5	Started
24	Tue Sep 19, 1972	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	2-1	5	Started
25	Sat Sep 23, 1972	League Tier 2	Aston Villa	H	1-1	5	Started
26	Mon Sep 25, 1972	League Tier 2	Millwall	A	1-2	5	Started
27	Sat Sep 30, 1972	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	1-4	5	Started
28	Sat Oct 07, 1972	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	5	Started
29	Sat Oct 14, 1972	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	1-1	5	Started
Manager: Bill Anderson
30	Sat Oct 21, 1972	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	H	2-2	5	Started
Manager: Dave Mackay
31	Tue Dec 26, 1972	League Tier 2	Aston Villa	A	2-2	5	Started
32	Sat Mar 17, 1973	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	A	0-0	5	Started
33	Sat Mar 24, 1973	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3-0	5	Started
34	Sat Mar 31, 1973	League Tier 2	Burnley	H	3-0	5	Started
35	Sat Apr 07, 1973	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	A	0-3	5	Started
36	Sat Apr 14, 1973	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	1-3	5	Started
37	Sat Apr 21, 1973	League Tier 2	Preston North End	A	1-2	5	Started
38	Tue Apr 24, 1973	League Tier 2	Sunderland	H	1-0	4	Started
39	Sat Apr 28, 1973	League Tier 2	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	2-2	4	Started
	Wed May 02, 1973	County Cup	Notts County	A	1-0	5	Started
	Sat May 05, 1973	County Cup	Mansfield Town	A	1-0	5	Started
	Wed Jun 20, 1973	Friendly	Benfica	A	0-3	5	Started
	Sat Jun 23, 1973	Friendly	Porto	A	1-1	5	Started
1973-74
	Sat Aug 04, 1973	Pre-Season Friendly	Rhyl	A	9-1	5	Started
	Tue Aug 14, 1973	Pre-Season Friendly	Limerick	A	3-0	5	Started
	Wed Aug 15, 1973	Pre-Season Friendly	Cork Hibernians	A	3-0	5	Started
	Sat Aug 18, 1973	Pre-Season Friendly	Walsall	A	2-0	5	Started
	Mon Aug 20, 1973	Pre-Season Friendly	Lincoln City	A	0-2	5	Started
40	Sat Aug 25, 1973	League Tier 2	Luton Town	H	4-0	5	Started
41	Sat Sep 01, 1973	League Tier 2	Oxford United	A	0-1	5	Started
42	Sat Sep 08, 1973	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	5	Started
43	Tue Sep 11, 1973	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	0-0	5	Started
44	Sat Sep 15, 1973	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-3	5	Started
45	Tue Sep 18, 1973	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	H	2-0	5	Started
46	Sat Sep 22, 1973	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	1-1	5	Started
	Wed Sep 26, 1973	Testimonial	Derby County	A	1-1	5	Started
47	Sat Sep 29, 1973	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	5	Started
48	Tue Oct 02, 1973	League Tier 2	Swindon Town	A	0-0	5	Started
49	Sat Oct 06, 1973	League Tier 2	Millwall	H	3-0	5	Started
50	Wed Oct 10, 1973	League Cup	Millwall	A	0-0	5	Started
51	Sat Oct 13, 1973	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	A	1-2	5	Started
52	Tue Oct 16, 1973	League Cup	Millwall	H	1-3	5	Started
53	Sat Oct 20, 1973	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	2-2	5	Started
54	Tue Oct 23, 1973	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	0-0	5	Started
Manager: Bill Anderson
55	Sat Oct 27, 1973	League Tier 2	Aston Villa	H	1-2	5	Started
56	Sat Nov 03, 1973	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	A	1-0	5	Started
57	Sat Nov 10, 1973	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	3-0	5	Started
58	Sat Nov 17, 1973	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	H	2-0	5	Started
Manager: Allan Brown
59	Sat Nov 24, 1973	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	0-0	5	Started
60	Sat Dec 08, 1973	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	1-1	5	Started
61	Sat Dec 15, 1973	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	A	0-1	5	Started
62	Sat Dec 22, 1973	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	3-2	5	Started
63	Wed Dec 26, 1973	League Tier 2	Notts County	A	1-0	5	Started
64	Sat Dec 29, 1973	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	5	Started
65	Tue Jan 01, 1974	League Tier 2	Oxford United	H	1-1	5	Started
66	Sun Jan 06, 1974	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	H	4-3	5	Started
67	Sat Jan 12, 1974	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-4	5	Started
68	Sat Jan 19, 1974	League Tier 2	Luton Town	A	2-2	5	Started
69	Sun Jan 27, 1974	FA Cup	Manchester City	H	4-1	5	Started
70	Sat Feb 02, 1974	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	5-1	5	Started
71	Sun Feb 10, 1974	League Tier 2	Preston North End	A	1-2	5	Started
72	Sun Feb 17, 1974	FA Cup	Portsmouth	H	1-0	5	Started
	Sun Mar 03, 1974	League Tier 2	Notts County	H	0-0	12
	Sat Mar 09, 1974	FA Cup	Newcastle United	A	3-4	12
73	Tue Mar 26, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	H	2-0	5	Started
	Sat Mar 30, 1974	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	H	1-2	12
74	Fri Apr 12, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	0-1	5	Started
75	Sat Apr 13, 1974	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	A	1-2	5	Started
76	Tue Apr 16, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	1-1	5	Started
77	Sat Apr 20, 1974	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	2-1	5	Started
78	Sat Apr 27, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	A	2-0	5	Started
	Mon May 06, 1974	County Cup	Notts County	H	3-2	5	Started
	Mon May 13, 1974	Testimonial	Leicester City	H	1-1	5	Started
1974-75
	Tue Aug 06, 1974	Pre-Season Friendly	Walsall	A	1-1	14		(45)
	Sat Aug 10, 1974	Pre-Season Friendly	Leicester City	H	1-3	5	Started
79	Sat Aug 17, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	0-0	5	Started
80	Mon Aug 19, 1974	League Tier 2	Millwall	A	0-3	5	Started
81	Sat Aug 24, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	A	0-2	5	Started
82	Tue Aug 27, 1974	League Tier 2	Millwall	H	2-1	5	Started
83	Sat Sep 07, 1974	League Tier 2	Manchester United	A	2-2	5	Started
84	Tue Sep 10, 1974	League Cup	Newcastle United	H	1-1	5	Started
85	Sat Sep 14, 1974	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	4-0	5	Started
86	Tue Sep 17, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	H	1-2	5	Started
	Tue Oct 29, 1974	Testimonial	Coventry City	H	1-1	5	Started
87	Sat Nov 09, 1974	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	H	1-0	4	Started
88	Sat Nov 30, 1974	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient	A	1-1	12
Manager: Brian Clough
89	Wed Jan 08, 1975	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-0	12
90	Tue Jan 28, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	A	0-0	5	Started
91	Sat Feb 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	A	0-2	5	Started
92	Mon Feb 03, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	H	1-1	5	Started
93	Wed Feb 05, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	A	1-1	5	Started
94	Sat Feb 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-3	3	Started
95	Sat Feb 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	0-0	3	Started
96	Sat Apr 12, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	0-0	5	Started
	Mon Apr 14, 1975	Friendly	Worksop Town	A	2-1	5	Started
97	Sat Apr 19, 1975	League Tier 2	Norwich City	A	0-3	5	Started
	Mon Apr 21, 1975	Testimonial	Grantham Town	A	1-0	5	Started
98	Sat Apr 26, 1975	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	5	Started
	Thu May 08, 1975	County Cup	Notts County	H	0-1	5	Started
1975-76
	Tue Jul 29, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	TSG Giengen	A	2-0	5	Started
	Fri Aug 01, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	BC Aichach	A	1-0	5	Started
	Sun Aug 03, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Ingolstadt	A	9-0	15
	Sat Aug 09, 1975	Pre-Season Friendly	Ballymena	A	3-0	12
99	Sat Sep 27, 1975	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-2	5	Started
100	Sat Oct 04, 1975	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers	A	2-4	6	Started
101	Wed Oct 08, 1975	League Cup	Manchester City	A	1-2	5	Started
102	Sat Oct 11, 1975	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	0-0	5	Started
103	Sat Oct 18, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	3-1	5	Started
104	Tue Oct 21, 1975	League Tier 2	Luton Town	H	0-0	5	Started
105	Sat Oct 25, 1975	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic	A	0-0	5	Started
106	Sat Nov 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Carlisle United	H	4-0	5	Started
107	Tue Nov 04, 1975	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-1	5	Started
	Sat Nov 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Sunderland	A	0-3	12
	Tue Dec 09, 1975	Friendly	Qatar XI	A	1-1	5	Started