The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 4 COVENTRY CITY - Tue Apr 07, 1970 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Apr 07, 1970 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1969-70
Referee:: N Burtenshaw
Attendance:: 15,569
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ipswich Town (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Aug 15, 1970

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2660 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1284 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2934 (of 5824)
Total:: 4182 (of 7629)
Played:: 56 years, 4 months, 21 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: LLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ronnie Rees (88')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Noel Cantwell
Prior form: WDDDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John O'Rourke (4')
John O'Rourke (43')
John O'Rourke (54')
Brian Joicey (65')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	32	Dave Hollins
2	D	25	Peter Hindley
3	D	27	John Winfield
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman
5	M	21	Liam O'Kane
6	M	26	Henry Newton off for James McCaffrey (45')	300th appearance
7	F	26	Ronnie Rees (88')
8	M	20	Paul Richardson
9	M	25	Alex Ingram
10	F	18	Graham Collier
11	F	31	Dave Hilley
Subs
12	M	18	James McCaffrey on for Henry Newton (45')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	32	Dave Hollins	7		3	1
2	D	25	Peter Hindley	271	6	3	1
3	D	27	John Winfield	266	4	3	1
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman	118	13	3	1
5	M	21	Liam O'Kane	30		3	1
6	M	26	Henry Newton off for James McCaffrey (45')	299	18	3	1
7	F	26	Ronnie Rees (88')	46	8	7	2
8	M	20	Paul Richardson	51	2	3	1
9	M	25	Alex Ingram	14	2	3	1
10	F	18	Graham Collier	5	1	7	2
11	F	31	Dave Hilley	83	16	3	1
Subs
12	M	18	James McCaffrey on for Henry Newton (45')	7	2	17	5

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Glazier
2	D	Jeff Blockley
3	D	Chris Cattlin
4	D	Mick Coop
5	D	Dave Clements
6	M	Willie Carr
7	M	Brian Joicey
8	M	John O'Rourke
9	M	Ernie Hunt
10	F	Ian Gibson
11	F	Neil Martin
Subs
12		Rafferty

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Apr 07, 1970)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	1-4	Coventry City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Everton	41	29	7	5	72	34	17	3	1	46	19	12	4	4	26	15	38	65	WWWWWW	Champions
2	Leeds United	40	21	15	4	81	43	15	4	1	49	16	6	11	3	32	27	38	57	DWLLDW	Safe
3	Derby County	41	22	8	11	63	36	15	3	3	45	14	7	5	8	18	22	27	52	WWWDWW	Safe
4	Chelsea	39	19	13	7	65	45	12	7	1	34	17	7	6	6	31	28	20	51	WWWLLW	Safe
5	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	63	40	10	7	4	34	20	9	4	6	29	20	23	49	WLWLWW	Safe
6	Newcastle United	41	16	13	12	53	35	13	2	5	38	16	3	11	7	15	19	18	45	DWDDLW	Safe
7	Coventry City	39	17	11	11	53	43	9	6	6	35	28	8	5	5	18	15	10	45	WDDDWL	Safe
8	Stoke City	40	14	15	11	52	48	9	7	3	27	19	5	8	8	25	29	4	43	LLDWLW	Safe
9	Arsenal	41	12	18	11	51	48	7	10	4	29	23	5	8	7	22	25	3	42	WWDWLW	Safe
10	Manchester United	39	13	16	10	56	57	7	8	4	28	25	6	8	6	28	32	-1	42	DLLDWL	Safe
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	12	16	13	55	56	8	8	4	30	22	4	8	9	25	34	-1	40	DLDLLL	Safe
12	Tottenham Hotspur	40	15	9	16	51	54	9	2	8	24	20	6	7	8	27	34	-3	39	LLWDWL	Safe
13	Manchester City	39	14	10	15	50	46	8	6	7	25	22	6	4	8	25	24	4	38	LLLWLL	Safe
14	West Bromwich Albion	40	14	9	17	56	56	10	6	5	39	25	4	3	12	17	31	0	37	DLDWLW	Safe
15	Burnley	41	11	15	15	53	60	6	7	7	30	28	5	8	8	23	32	-7	37	WDDDWL	Safe
16	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	51	60	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	13	23	39	-9	36	WDWWDL	Safe
17	Nottingham Forest	40	9	18	13	48	67	7	9	3	26	24	2	9	10	22	43	-19	36	LLLDLL	Safe
18	Ipswich Town	40	9	11	20	37	60	8	5	7	20	18	1	6	13	17	42	-23	29	DWLDWW	Safe
19	Southampton	40	6	15	19	45	66	3	10	6	23	26	3	5	13	22	40	-21	27	LLDWLL
20	Crystal Palace	42	6	15	21	34	68	5	6	10	20	36	1	9	11	14	32	-34	27	LDDLLW
21	Sunderland	40	6	13	21	30	67	4	10	5	17	23	2	3	16	13	44	-37	25	WLDDDW
22	Sheffield Wednesday	40	8	8	24	37	67	6	5	9	22	25	2	3	15	15	42	-30	24	LWLLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Everton	41	29	7	5	72	34	17	3	1	46	19	12	4	4	26	15	38	65	WWWWWW	Champions
	2	Leeds United	40	21	15	4	81	43	15	4	1	49	16	6	11	3	32	27	38	57	DWLLDW	Safe
	3	Derby County	41	22	8	11	63	36	15	3	3	45	14	7	5	8	18	22	27	52	WWWDWW	Safe
	4	Chelsea	39	19	13	7	65	45	12	7	1	34	17	7	6	6	31	28	20	51	WWWLLW	Safe
	5	Liverpool	40	19	11	10	63	40	10	7	4	34	20	9	4	6	29	20	23	49	WLWLWW	Safe
1	6	Coventry City	40	18	11	11	57	44	9	6	6	35	28	9	5	5	22	16	13	47	DDDWLW	Safe	4-1
1	7	Newcastle United	41	16	13	12	53	35	13	2	5	38	16	3	11	7	15	19	18	45	DWDDLW	Safe
	8	Stoke City	40	14	15	11	52	48	9	7	3	27	19	5	8	8	25	29	4	43	LLDWLW	Safe
	9	Arsenal	41	12	18	11	51	48	7	10	4	29	23	5	8	7	22	25	3	42	WWDWLW	Safe
	10	Manchester United	39	13	16	10	56	57	7	8	4	28	25	6	8	6	28	32	-1	42	DLLDWL	Safe
	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	12	16	13	55	56	8	8	4	30	22	4	8	9	25	34	-1	40	DLDLLL	Safe
	12	Tottenham Hotspur	40	15	9	16	51	54	9	2	8	24	20	6	7	8	27	34	-3	39	LLWDWL	Safe
	13	Manchester City	39	14	10	15	50	46	8	6	7	25	22	6	4	8	25	24	4	38	LLLWLL	Safe
	14	West Bromwich Albion	40	14	9	17	56	56	10	6	5	39	25	4	3	12	17	31	0	37	DLDWLW	Safe
	15	Burnley	41	11	15	15	53	60	6	7	7	30	28	5	8	8	23	32	-7	37	WDDDWL	Safe
	16	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	51	60	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	13	23	39	-9	36	WDWWDL	Safe
	17	Nottingham Forest	41	9	18	14	49	71	7	9	4	27	28	2	9	10	22	43	-22	36	LLDLLL	Safe	1-4
	18	Ipswich Town	40	9	11	20	37	60	8	5	7	20	18	1	6	13	17	42	-23	29	DWLDWW	Safe
	19	Southampton	40	6	15	19	45	66	3	10	6	23	26	3	5	13	22	40	-21	27	LLDWLL
	20	Crystal Palace	42	6	15	21	34	68	5	6	10	20	36	1	9	11	14	32	-34	27	LDDLLW
	21	Sunderland	40	6	13	21	30	67	4	10	5	17	23	2	3	16	13	44	-37	25	WLDDDW
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	40	8	8	24	37	67	6	5	9	22	25	2	3	15	15	42	-30	24	LWLLLL

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