The City Ground

SEASON: 1974-75

Prev Season: 1973-74
This Season: 1974-75
Next Season: 1975-76

DIVISION:: English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):: Allan Brown, Brian Clough
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Fulham (H) 1-2)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (Newcastle United (A) 0-3)

Top Goalscorer:: Neil Martin (12 goals)

LEAGUE POSITIONS

SEASON END TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1974-75								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Manchester United	42	26	9	7	66	30	17	3	1	45	12	9	6	6	21	18	2.200	61	Promoted as Champions	0-1	2-2
2	Aston Villa	42	25	8	9	79	32	16	4	1	47	6	9	4	8	32	26	2.469	58	Promoted	2-3	0-3
3	Norwich City	42	20	13	9	58	37	14	3	4	34	17	6	10	5	24	20	1.568	53	Promoted	1-3	0-3
4	Sunderland	42	19	13	10	65	35	14	6	1	41	8	5	7	9	24	27	1.857	51		1-1	0-0
5	Bristol City	42	21	8	13	47	33	14	5	2	31	10	7	3	11	16	23	1.424	50		0-0	0-1
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	54	42	13	4	4	33	15	5	5	11	21	27	1.286	45		2-1	1-0
7	Blackpool	42	14	17	11	38	33	12	6	3	31	17	2	11	8	7	16	1.152	45		0-0	0-0
8	Hull City	42	15	14	13	40	53	12	8	1	25	10	3	6	12	15	43	.755	44		4-0	3-1
9	Fulham	42	13	16	13	44	39	9	8	4	29	17	4	8	9	15	22	1.128	42		1-1	1-0
10	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	12	15	45	41	9	7	5	27	16	6	5	10	18	25	1.098	42		2-3	0-2
11	Oxford United	42	15	12	15	41	51	14	3	4	30	19	1	9	11	11	32	.804	42		1-2	1-1
12	Leyton Orient	42	11	20	11	28	39	8	9	4	17	16	3	11	7	11	23	.718	42		2-2	1-1
13	Southampton	42	15	11	16	53	54	10	6	5	29	20	5	5	11	24	34	.981	41		0-0	1-0
14	Notts County	42	12	16	14	49	59	7	11	3	34	26	5	5	11	15	33	.831	40		0-2	2-2
15	York City	42	14	10	18	51	55	9	7	5	28	18	5	3	13	23	37	.927	38		2-1	1-1
16	Nottingham Forest	42	12	14	16	43	55	7	7	7	24	23	5	7	9	19	32	.782	38
17	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	44	54	9	7	5	28	20	3	6	12	16	34	.815	37		1-2	0-2
18	Oldham Athletic	42	10	15	17	40	48	10	7	4	28	16	0	8	13	12	32	.833	35		1-0	0-2
19	Bristol Rovers	42	12	11	19	42	64	10	4	7	25	23	2	7	12	17	41	.656	35		1-0	2-4
20	Millwall	42	10	12	20	44	56	8	9	4	31	19	2	3	16	13	37	.786	32	Relegated	2-1	0-3
21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	36	62	7	8	6	24	21	2	6	13	12	41	.581	32	Relegated	0-0	1-2
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	5	11	26	29	64	3	7	11	17	29	2	4	15	12	35	.453	21	Relegated	1-0	3-2

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Competitive Games:: 50
Competitive Goals:: 49
Goals per game:: 1.0
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 38 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 45.2%

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals
Scored	21 times	9 times	2 times	1 time
Conceded	15 times	12 times	7 times	1 time
Won By	11 times	1 time		1 time
Lost By	8 times	6 times	4 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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Manchester United (2-2), Manchester United (0-1)
2		2	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Sunderland (0-0)
3		3	2	-	-	2	3	6	0	Norwich City (1-3), Aston Villa (2-3)
4		4	2	-	1	1	1	4	1	Sunderland (1-1), Norwich City (0-3)
5		5	2	2	-	-	4	1	4	West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Hull City (3-1)
6		6	2	1	1	-	2	1	3	Blackpool (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (2-1)
7		7	2	1	-	1	1	3	2	Aston Villa (0-3), Bristol Rovers (1-0)
8	7	8	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Bristol City (0-1)
9	10	9	4	-	2	2	4	6	2	Oxford United (1-2), Blackpool (0-0), Bolton Wanderers (2-3), Oxford United (1-1)
10	31	10	3	1	1	1	6	4	3	Hull City (4-0), Notts County (0-2), Notts County (2-2)
11	27	11	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Fulham (1-0)
12	16	12	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Southampton (0-0)
13	51	13	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	York City (2-1)
14	31	14	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	Millwall (2-1)
15	19	15	4	-	3	1	4	6	3	Bolton Wanderers (0-2), Leyton Orient (1-1), Fulham (1-1), Leyton Orient (2-2)
16	28	16	3	2	1	-	5	3	5	Sheffield Wednesday (3-2), Southampton (1-0), York City (1-1)
17	22	17	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Oldham Athletic (1-0)
18	7	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	4	19	1	-	-	1	0	3	0	Millwall (0-3)
20		20	1	-	-	1	2	4	0	Bristol Rovers (2-4)
21	3	21	5	-	1	4	2	8	1	Portsmouth (0-2), Portsmouth (1-2), Cardiff City (1-2), Oldham Athletic (0-2), Cardiff City (0-0)
22		22	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Sheffield Wednesday (1-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Bristol City (0-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 25,013 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 7,533 (Millwall)
Average League Attendance:: 13,079
Highest Cup Attendance:: 25,361 (Fulham)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 14,183 (Newcastle United)

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 15
Yellow cards:: 0
Red cards:: 2
Own goals (for):: (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
1	Sat Aug 17, 1974	Bristol City	H	0-0	Draw	11,339	15
2	Mon Aug 19, 1974	Millwall	A	0-3	Loss	7,533	16
3	Sat Aug 24, 1974	Portsmouth	A	0-2	Loss	11,349	21
4	Tue Aug 27, 1974	Millwall	H	2-1	Win	7,533	11	Martin (?), Bowyer (?)
5	Sat Aug 31, 1974	Oxford United	H	1-2	Loss	11,349	18	Bowyer (?)
6	Sat Sep 07, 1974	Manchester United	A	2-2	Draw	40,671	17	Cottam (?), Bowyer (?)
7	Sat Sep 14, 1974	Hull City	H	4-0	Win	9,437	13	Lyall (?), Martin (?, ?), O'Neill (?)
8	Tue Sep 17, 1974	Portsmouth	H	1-2	Loss	9,534	13	Jones (?)
9	Sat Sep 21, 1974	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3-2	Win	15,449	10	Martin (?, ?), Bowyer (?)
10	Sat Sep 28, 1974	Sunderland	H	1-1	Draw	14,885	14	Lyall (?)
11	Wed Oct 02, 1974	Aston Villa	A	0-3	Loss	20,357	14
12	Sat Oct 05, 1974	Southampton	A	1-0	Win	16,042	10	Jackson (?)
13	Sat Oct 12, 1974	Norwich City	H	1-3	Loss	13,613	12	Butlin (?)
14	Sat Oct 19, 1974	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-0	Win	13,868	10	Richardson (?)
15	Sat Oct 26, 1974	Bristol Rovers	H	1-0	Win	11,495	8	Martin (?)
16	Sat Nov 02, 1974	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-2	Loss	12,711	13
17	Sat Nov 09, 1974	Oldham Athletic	H	1-0	Win	10,127	9	Dennehy (?)
18	Sat Nov 16, 1974	Cardiff City	A	1-2	Loss	9,279	14	Martin (?)
19	Sat Nov 23, 1974	York City	H	2-1	Win	10,047	11	Richardson (?), Bowyer (?)
20	Sat Nov 30, 1974	Leyton Orient	A	1-1	Draw	5,217	10	Bowyer (?)
21	Sat Dec 07, 1974	Fulham	H	1-1	Draw	10,057	11	Martin (?)
22	Sat Dec 14, 1974	Bristol City	A	0-1	Loss	10,006	13
23	Sat Dec 21, 1974	Blackpool	H	0-0	Draw	8,480	13
24	Thu Dec 26, 1974	Hull City	A	3-1	Win	12,278	11	Martin (?, ?), Butlin (?)
25	Sat Dec 28, 1974	Notts County	H	0-2	Loss	25,013	13
Manager: Brian Clough
26	Sat Jan 11, 1975	Fulham	A	1-0	Win	9,159	11	Butlin (?)
27	Sat Jan 18, 1975	Leyton Orient	H	2-2	Draw	17,582	9	Richardson (?, ?)
28	Sat Feb 01, 1975	Oldham Athletic	A	0-2	Loss	10,736	13
29	Sat Feb 08, 1975	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-3	Loss	11,922	14	Dennehy (?, ?)
30	Fri Feb 14, 1975	York City	A	1-1	Draw	7,666	12	Lyall (?)
31	Sat Feb 22, 1975	Cardiff City	H	0-0	Draw	12,806	15
32	Fri Feb 28, 1975	Oxford United	A	1-1	Draw	7,602	14	Lyall (?)
33	Sat Mar 08, 1975	Aston Villa	H	2-3	Loss	20,205	15	O'Hare (15), Butlin (40)
34	Sat Mar 15, 1975	Sunderland	A	0-0	Draw	30,812	15
35	Sat Mar 22, 1975	Manchester United	H	0-1	Loss	21,893	16
36	Tue Mar 25, 1975	Notts County	A	2-2	Draw	20,303	16	Lyall (?), Butlin (?)
37	Sat Mar 29, 1975	Blackpool	A	0-0	Draw	11,640	16
38	Tue Apr 01, 1975	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-0	Win	14,077	15	Lyall (?)
39	Sat Apr 05, 1975	Bristol Rovers	A	2-4	Loss	9,648	17	Lyall (?), O'Hare (?)
40	Sat Apr 12, 1975	Southampton	H	0-0	Draw	11,554	16
41	Sat Apr 19, 1975	Norwich City	A	0-3	Loss	24,302	17
42	Sat Apr 26, 1975	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	Win	11,721	16	Butlin (?, ?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
Sat Jan 04, 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	3			H	1-1	Draw	23,355	Jones (?)
Manager: Brian Clough
Wed Jan 08, 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	3	Y	1	A	1-0	Win	27,996	Martin (?)
Tue Jan 28, 1975	Fulham	4			A	0-0	Draw	14,846
Mon Feb 03, 1975	Fulham	4	Y	1	H	1-1	Draw	25,361	Martin (?)
Wed Feb 05, 1975	Fulham	4	Y	2	A	1-1	Draw	11,920	Robertson (?)
Mon Feb 10, 1975	Fulham	4	Y	3	H	1-2	Loss	23,240	Chapman (?)

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
Tue Sep 10, 1974	Newcastle United	2			H	1-1	Draw	14,183	Bowyer (25)
Wed Sep 25, 1974	Newcastle United	2	Y	1	A	0-3	Loss	26,228

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Brian Clough
Thu May 08, 1975	Notts County	Final	H	0-1	Loss	8,291

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
Sat Aug 03, 1974	Port Vale	England	A	3-1	Win	2,403	? (?, ?, ?)
Tue Aug 06, 1974	Walsall	England	A	1-1	Draw	1,798	? (?)
Sat Aug 10, 1974	Leicester City	England	H	1-3	Loss	7,842	? (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Brian Clough
Mon Apr 14, 1975	Worksop Town	England	A	2-1	Win	1,709	? (?, ?)
Mon Apr 21, 1975	Grantham Town	England	A	2-1	Win	2,750	? (?, ?)
Mon Apr 28, 1975	Biggleswade Town	England	A	6-1	Win	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
Tue Oct 29, 1974	Coventry City	England	H	1-1	Draw	2,129	? (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Allan Brown
Sat Aug 03, 1974	Pre-Season Friendly	Port Vale			A	3-1	2,403	? (?, ?, ?)
Tue Aug 06, 1974	Pre-Season Friendly	Walsall			A	1-1	1,798	? (?)
Sat Aug 10, 1974	Pre-Season Friendly	Leicester City			H	1-3	7,842	? (?)
Sat Aug 17, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City			H	0-0	11,339
Mon Aug 19, 1974	League Tier 2	Millwall			A	0-3	7,533
Sat Aug 24, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			A	0-2	11,349
Tue Aug 27, 1974	League Tier 2	Millwall			H	2-1	7,533	Martin (?), Bowyer (?)
Sat Aug 31, 1974	League Tier 2	Oxford United			H	1-2	11,349	Bowyer (?)
Sat Sep 07, 1974	League Tier 2	Manchester United			A	2-2	40,671	Cottam (?), Bowyer (?)
Tue Sep 10, 1974	League Cup	Newcastle United	2		H	1-1	14,183	Bowyer (25)
Sat Sep 14, 1974	League Tier 2	Hull City			H	4-0	9,437	Lyall (?), Martin (?, ?), O'Neill (?)
Tue Sep 17, 1974	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			H	1-2	9,534	Jones (?)
Sat Sep 21, 1974	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			A	3-2	15,449	Martin (?, ?), Bowyer (?)
Wed Sep 25, 1974	League Cup	Newcastle United	2	1	A	0-3	26,228
Sat Sep 28, 1974	League Tier 2	Sunderland			H	1-1	14,885	Lyall (?)
Wed Oct 02, 1974	League Tier 2	Aston Villa			A	0-3	20,357
Sat Oct 05, 1974	League Tier 2	Southampton			A	1-0	16,042	Jackson (?)
Sat Oct 12, 1974	League Tier 2	Norwich City			H	1-3	13,613	Butlin (?)
Sat Oct 19, 1974	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion			A	1-0	13,868	Richardson (?)
Sat Oct 26, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers			H	1-0	11,495	Martin (?)
Tue Oct 29, 1974	Testimonial	Coventry City			H	1-1	2,129	? (?)
Sat Nov 02, 1974	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers			A	0-2	12,711
Sat Nov 09, 1974	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic			H	1-0	10,127	Dennehy (?)
Sat Nov 16, 1974	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			A	1-2	9,279	Martin (?)
Sat Nov 23, 1974	League Tier 2	York City			H	2-1	10,047	Richardson (?), Bowyer (?)
Sat Nov 30, 1974	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient			A	1-1	5,217	Bowyer (?)
Sat Dec 07, 1974	League Tier 2	Fulham			H	1-1	10,057	Martin (?)
Sat Dec 14, 1974	League Tier 2	Bristol City			A	0-1	10,006
Sat Dec 21, 1974	League Tier 2	Blackpool			H	0-0	8,480
Thu Dec 26, 1974	League Tier 2	Hull City			A	3-1	12,278	Martin (?, ?), Butlin (?)
Sat Dec 28, 1974	League Tier 2	Notts County			H	0-2	25,013
Sat Jan 04, 1975	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	3		H	1-1	23,355	Jones (?)
Manager: Brian Clough
Wed Jan 08, 1975	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	3	1	A	1-0	27,996	Martin (?)
Sat Jan 11, 1975	League Tier 2	Fulham			A	1-0	9,159	Butlin (?)
Sat Jan 18, 1975	League Tier 2	Leyton Orient			H	2-2	17,582	Richardson (?, ?)
Tue Jan 28, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	4		A	0-0	14,846
Sat Feb 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Oldham Athletic			A	0-2	10,736
Mon Feb 03, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	4	1	H	1-1	25,361	Martin (?)
Wed Feb 05, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	4	2	A	1-1	11,920	Robertson (?)
Sat Feb 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Bolton Wanderers			H	2-3	11,922	Dennehy (?, ?)
Mon Feb 10, 1975	FA Cup	Fulham	4	3	H	1-2	23,240	Chapman (?)
Fri Feb 14, 1975	League Tier 2	York City			A	1-1	7,666	Lyall (?)
Sat Feb 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			H	0-0	12,806
Fri Feb 28, 1975	League Tier 2	Oxford United			A	1-1	7,602	Lyall (?)
Sat Mar 08, 1975	League Tier 2	Aston Villa			H	2-3	20,205	O'Hare (15), Butlin (40)
Sat Mar 15, 1975	League Tier 2	Sunderland			A	0-0	30,812
Sat Mar 22, 1975	League Tier 2	Manchester United			H	0-1	21,893
Tue Mar 25, 1975	League Tier 2	Notts County			A	2-2	20,303	Lyall (?), Butlin (?)
Sat Mar 29, 1975	League Tier 2	Blackpool			A	0-0	11,640
Tue Apr 01, 1975	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			H	1-0	14,077	Lyall (?)
Sat Apr 05, 1975	League Tier 2	Bristol Rovers			A	2-4	9,648	Lyall (?), O'Hare (?)
Sat Apr 12, 1975	League Tier 2	Southampton			H	0-0	11,554
Mon Apr 14, 1975	Friendly	Worksop Town			A	2-1	1,709	? (?, ?)
Sat Apr 19, 1975	League Tier 2	Norwich City			A	0-3	24,302
Mon Apr 21, 1975	Friendly	Grantham Town			A	2-1	2,750	? (?, ?)
Sat Apr 26, 1975	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion			H	2-1	11,721	Butlin (?, ?)
Mon Apr 28, 1975	Friendly	Biggleswade Town			A	6-1	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Thu May 08, 1975	County Cup	Notts County	Final		H	0-1	8,291

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (8) - £51,000				Out (9) - £5,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Bert Bowery	Bought	£2,000		David Serella	Sold
	Ian Miller	Bought			Dennis Peacock	Sold
	Jimmy McCann	Bought			Ian Miller	Sold
	Paddy Greenwood	Bought			John Galley	Sold
Aug 17, 1974	David Jones	Bought			Neil Martin	Sold
Oct 02, 1974	Barry Butlin	Bought			Tommy Jackson	Sold
Feb 01, 1975	John O'Hare	Bought		Oct 29, 1974	Garry Dulson	Sold	£5,000
Feb 22, 1975	John McGovern	Bought	£49,000	Apr 14, 1975	David Jones	Sold
				Apr 19, 1975	Miah Dennehy	Sold

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Country	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		England	Dennis Peacock	16	4	4	8
GK		England	John Middleton	34	9	15	10
GK		England	Peter Wells
Defenders
D		England	Garry Dulson
D		England	Paddy Greenwood	19	7	7	5				4
D		England	Viv Anderson	18	3	8	7				2	2
Midfielders
M		England	David Jones	41	12	14	15	2		1	1
M		England	David Serella	11	3	2	6					2
M		Scotland	George Lyall	45	11	17	17	7				1
M		England	Ian Bowyer	39	9	17	13	7			2	2
M		Scotland	Ian Miller
M		England	John Cottam	20	5	9	6	1				2
M		Scotland	John McGovern	8		4	4
M		N. Ireland	Liam O'Kane	48	13	18	17
M		N. Ireland	Martin O'Neill	23	6	10	7	1			1
M		England	Paul Richardson	45	11	18	16	4			2	2
Forwards
F		England	Barry Butlin	35	10	13	12	7				1
F		England	Bert Bowery
F		Scotland	Jim McIntosh	4	2	1	1				1	1
F		Scotland	Jimmy McCann	1	1
F		England	John Galley	5	1	1	3				2	1
F		Scotland	John O'Hare	10	1	5	4	2
F		Scotland	John Robertson	24	3	11	10	1			1	3
F		Rep. of Ire.	Miah Dennehy	31	8	9	14	3			1	1
F		Scotland	Neil Martin	34	11	13	10	12			7	2
F		England	Sammy Chapman	38	10	15	13	1		1
F		N. Ireland	Tommy Jackson	18	7	3	8	1			3	2
F		England	Tony Woodcock	9	3	2	4					4

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
12	Neil Martin	34
7	Barry Butlin	35
7	George Lyall	45
7	Ian Bowyer	39
4	Paul Richardson	45
3	Miah Dennehy	31
2	David Jones	41
2	John O'Hare	10
1	John Cottam	20
1	John Robertson	24
1	Martin O'Neill	23
1	Sammy Chapman	38
1	Tommy Jackson	18

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Hull City	Sat Sep 14, 1974	Home	4-0	Thu Dec 26, 1974	Away	3-1
Sheffield Wednesday	Sat Sep 21, 1974	Away	3-2	Tue Apr 01, 1975	Home	1-0
West Bromwich Albion	Sat Oct 19, 1974	Away	1-0	Sat Apr 26, 1975	Home	2-1