SEASON: 1971-72


Prev Season: 1970-71
This Season: 1971-72
Next Season: 1972-73
DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Matt Gillies
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Millwall (A) 1-3)
League Cup:
3rd Round (Chelsea (A) 1-2)

Top Goalscorer:
Ian Storey-Moore (14 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1971-72
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Derby County422410869331641431086726232.0909158European Cup First Round0-20-4
2Leeds United42249973311740541075919212.3548457Cup Winners Cup First Round0-21-6
3Liverpool42249964301731481676816142.1333357UEFA Cup First Round2-31-3
4Manchester City422311877451632481578629301.7111157UEFA Cup First Round2-22-2
5Arsenal422281258401524361376822271.45000521-10-3
6Tottenham Hotspur42191310634216324513310818291.5000051UEFA Cup First Round0-11-6
7Chelsea42181212584912724120651017291.18367482-10-2
8Manchester United4219101369611326392668730351.13115480-02-3
9Wolverhampton Wanderers4218111365571074352384930341.14035471-32-4
10Sheffield United42171213616010833926741022341.01667462-31-2
11Newcastle United4215111649521065301855111934.94231411-01-2
12Leicester City421313164146966181147102335.89130391-21-2
13Ipswich Town42111615395378619194892034.73585380-21-1
14West Ham United4212121847511065311926131632.92157361-02-4
15Everton4291815374889428171911931.77083361-01-1
16West Bromwich Albion421211194254678222364112031.77778354-10-1
17Stoke City4210151739566105262545121331.69643350-02-0
18Coventry City429151844677104272325141744.65672334-01-1
19Southampton42127235280858312842152152.65000312-31-4
20Crystal Palace42813213965489263145121334.60000290-11-1
21Nottingham Forest42892547816411252925142252.5802525Relegated
22Huddersfield Town426132327594710122226131537.4576325Relegated1-21-0
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
46
Competitive Goals:
55
Goals per game:
1.2
League Games:
42
League Points:
25 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
29.8%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored22 times10 times2 times1 time
Conceded12 times12 times8 times4 times2 times
Won By5 times1 time1 time2 times
Lost By13 times9 times2 times1 time2 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 12--2460 Sheffield United (2-3), Manchester United (2-3)
2 22-11241 Derby County (0-2), Manchester City (2-2)
3 32--21100 Derby County (0-4), Leeds United (1-6)
4 42-11241 Manchester City (2-2), Leeds United (0-2)
5 51-1-001 Stoke City (0-0)
6 61--1160 Tottenham Hotspur (1-6)
7 71--1120 Sheffield United (1-2)
8 84-22152 Arsenal (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (0-1), Arsenal (0-3), Manchester United (0-0)
9 92--2470 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-4), Liverpool (2-3)
10 1041-3692 Leicester City (1-2), Southampton (2-3), Chelsea (2-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3)
11 1111--102 Newcastle United (1-0)
12 12-------
13 131--1020 Chelsea (0-2)
14 141--1240 West Ham United (2-4)
15 154112353 Everton (1-0), Leicester City (1-2), Ipswich Town (0-2), Everton (1-1)
162 164121544 Coventry City (1-1), Huddersfield Town (1-2), Ipswich Town (1-1), Stoke City (2-0)
178 1711--412 West Bromwich Albion (4-1)
1815 1832-1644 Huddersfield Town (1-0), Southampton (1-4), Coventry City (4-0)
1914 191--1010 West Bromwich Albion (0-1)
2042 202-11121 Crystal Palace (1-1), Crystal Palace (0-1)
2172 211--1120 Newcastle United (1-2)
22118 2211--102 West Ham United (1-0)
Not included: Week 1 game against Liverpool (1-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
42,750 (Arsenal)
Lowest League Attendance:
9,872 (Ipswich Town)
Average League Attendance:
21,442
Highest Cup Attendance:
16,811 (Chelsea)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
8,380 (Aldershot)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
8
Yellow Cards:
4
Red Cards:
1   (Sammy Chapman)
Own goals (for):
0   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
3   (scored by us for opponents)   (Liam O'Kane, Peter Hindley, Doug Fraser)
Penalties scored:
4
Penalties conceded:
9
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 14, 1971LiverpoolA1-351,42717Storey-Moore (38' pen)
2Wed Aug 18, 1971Leicester CityA1-232,07920Cormack (53')
3Sat Aug 21, 1971West Ham UnitedH1-017,18517Storey-Moore (44' pen)
4Tue Aug 24, 1971SouthamptonH2-314,35018Martin (36'), Storey-Moore (53')
5Sat Aug 28, 1971Crystal PalaceA1-117,69916McKenzie (50')
6Tue Aug 31, 1971Stoke CityH0-019,01717
7Sat Sep 04, 1971Sheffield UnitedH2-327,04119Storey-Moore (32'), Martin (86')
8Sat Sep 11, 1971Coventry CityA1-120,38020Cormack (71')
9Sat Sep 18, 1971Manchester CityH2-221,48818McKenzie (54'), Storey-Moore (77' pen)
10Sat Sep 25, 1971Wolverhampton WanderersA2-420,63120Storey-Moore (5'), Martin (55')
11Sat Oct 02, 1971Huddersfield TownH1-215,69321McKenzie (26')
12Sat Oct 09, 1971Ipswich TownA1-116,28521Storey-Moore (14')
13Sat Oct 16, 1971LiverpoolH2-320,94522Storey-Moore (12', 85')
14Sat Oct 23, 1971Tottenham HotspurA1-635,84622Richardson (89')
15Tue Oct 26, 1971Huddersfield TownA1-09,45920Lyons (65')
16Sat Oct 30, 1971Derby CountyH0-237,17020
17Sat Nov 06, 1971ChelseaA0-225,81221
18Sat Nov 13, 1971West Bromwich AlbionH4-120,02419Richardson (50'), O'Neill (75'), McKenzie (76'), Storey-Moore (87')
19Sat Nov 20, 1971Newcastle UnitedA1-224,58320Cormack (66')
20Sat Nov 27, 1971Leeds UnitedH0-229,64320
21Sat Dec 04, 1971Manchester UnitedA2-345,04821Cormack (41'), O'Neill (69')
22Sat Dec 11, 1971EvertonH1-018,63921Jackson (19')
23Sat Dec 18, 1971Sheffield UnitedA1-227,66321Martin (31')
24Mon Dec 27, 1971ArsenalH1-142,75021Storey-Moore (15')
25Sat Jan 01, 1972Manchester CityA2-238,77721Richardson (43'), Martin (48')
26Sat Jan 08, 1972Crystal PalaceH0-119,03322
27Sat Jan 22, 1972Leicester CityH1-227,25022Storey-Moore (30')
28Sat Jan 29, 1972SouthamptonA1-417,04322Storey-Moore (12')
29Sat Feb 12, 1972Tottenham HotspurH0-120,20922
30Sat Feb 19, 1972Derby CountyA0-431,80122
31Sat Mar 04, 1972West Bromwich AlbionA0-116,70222
32Sat Mar 11, 1972Ipswich TownH0-29,87222
33Tue Mar 14, 1972ChelseaH2-113,34622Gemmell (59' pen, 64')
34Sat Mar 18, 1972West Ham UnitedA2-420,96022McKenzie (73', 90')
35Sat Mar 25, 1972Coventry CityH4-012,20522Gemmell (44'), McKenzie (47'), Richardson (60', 83')
36Mon Mar 27, 1972Leeds UnitedA1-640,86622Cormack (44')
37Sat Apr 01, 1972ArsenalA0-333,89522
38Sat Apr 08, 1972Newcastle UnitedH1-012,47022Cormack (47')
39Mon Apr 10, 1972Stoke CityA2-013,90722Gemmell (33'), McIntosh (47')
40Sat Apr 22, 1972Manchester UnitedH0-035,06321
41Tue Apr 25, 1972Wolverhampton WanderersH1-316,88921Gemmell (58')
42Tue May 02, 1972EvertonA1-121,51321Cormack (10')Relegated

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 15, 1972Millwall3A1-317,940Richardson (24')

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Sep 07, 1971Aldershot2H5-18,380McKenzie (4', 32'), Martin (16'), Fraser (35'), Cormack (46')
Wed Oct 06, 1971Chelsea3H1-116,811McKenzie (1')
Mon Oct 11, 1971Chelsea31A1-224,817Storey-Moore (24')

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed May 10, 1972Notts CountyA0-311,273

Pre-Season Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Aug 03, 1971KaiserslauternGermanyA0-18,000
Thu Aug 05, 1971Hannover 96GermanyA2-18,000Martin (72'), Cormack (84')
Sat Aug 07, 1971Hannover 96GermanyH3-26,829Storey-Moore (?), Martin (?, ?)

Testimonial
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Nov 08, 1971Notts CountyEnglandA2-09,815O'Neill (42'), Storey-Moore (58')



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (2) - £15,000 Out (6) - £154,000
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Oct 01, 1971Martin O'NeillBought£15,000James McCaffreySold
Dec 01, 1971Tommy GemmellBoughtTommy WhiteRetired
Sep 04, 1971Ronnie ReesSold
Feb 19, 1972Ian Storey-MooreSold
May 01, 1972Ray BridgettSold
May 02, 1972Peter CormackSold£154,000


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Eric Hulme England22615
GK Jim Barron England274081022
Defenders
D John Winfield England28202711
D Peter Hindley England2744910252
D Tommy Gemmell Scotland271943125
Midfielders
M David Serella England188323
M Doug Fraser Scotland293989221
M John Cottam England21184212
M Liam O'Kane N. Ireland23255614
M Martin O'Neill N. Ireland19153111224
M Paul Richardson England2135762262
Forwards
F Alan Buckley England2010461
F Barry Lyons England262333171
F Duncan McKenzie England21379820102
F Ian Storey-Moore England2634582114
F Jim McIntosh Scotland201432913
F John Robertson Scotland181331021
F Neil Martin Scotland3026491362
F Peter Cormack Scotland2534781981
F Ronnie Rees Wales2771241
F Sammy Chapman England2438682411
F Tommy Jackson N. Ireland241727813
Tommy White England19111


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
14 (1)Ian Storey-Moore34
10Duncan McKenzie37
8Peter Cormack34
6Neil Martin26
6Paul Richardson35
5 (1)Tommy Gemmell19
2Martin O'Neill15
1Barry Lyons23
1Doug Fraser39
1Jim McIntosh14
1Tommy Jackson17


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Derby CountySat Oct 30, 1971Home0-2Sat Feb 19, 1972Away0-4
Leeds UnitedSat Nov 27, 1971Home0-2Mon Mar 27, 1972Away1-6
Leicester CityWed Aug 18, 1971Away1-2Sat Jan 22, 1972Home1-2
LiverpoolSat Aug 14, 1971Away1-3Sat Oct 16, 1971Home2-3
Sheffield UnitedSat Sep 04, 1971Home2-3Sat Dec 18, 1971Away1-2
SouthamptonTue Aug 24, 1971Home2-3Sat Jan 29, 1972Away1-4
Tottenham HotspurSat Oct 23, 1971Away1-6Sat Feb 12, 1972Home0-1
Wolverhampton WanderersSat Sep 25, 1971Away2-4Tue Apr 25, 1972Home1-3