The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Aug 15, 1970 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Aug 15, 1970 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 15 August 1970

Season:: 1970-71
Referee:: P Baldwin
Attendance:: 25,137
Pos Before/After:: - 3
Opp Before/After:: - 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Bromwich Albion (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Oct 17, 1970

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2662 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1286 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 2936 (of 5768)
Total:: 4191 (of 7556)
Played:: 54 years, 10 months, 20 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies

Goals
Peter Cormack (16') - Peter Cormack first goal
Ian Storey-Moore (30')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Noel Cantwell

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Jim Barron	Debut
2	D	26	Peter Hindley
3	D	27	John Winfield
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman
5	M	22	Liam O'Kane off for Dave Hilley (75')
6	M	26	Henry Newton
7	F	25	Barry Lyons
8	F	26	Ronnie Rees
9	M	25	Alex Ingram
10	F	24	Peter Cormack (16')
11	F	25	Ian Storey-Moore (30')
Subs
12	F	31	Dave Hilley on for Liam O'Kane (75')

Lineup

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

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Aug 15, 1970)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	1-2	Liverpool
Chelsea	2-1	Derby County
Everton	2-2	Arsenal
Huddersfield Town	3-0	Blackpool
Manchester United	0-1	Leeds United
Newcastle United	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Coventry City
Southampton	1-1	Manchester City
Stoke City	0-0	Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Crystal Palace

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		3-0
	2	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	2	W		1-0
	3	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W		2-0
	4	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	5	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W		2-1
	6	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W		3-2
	7	Arsenal	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D		2-2
	8	Everton	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D		2-2
	9	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D		1-1
	10	Southampton	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D		1-1
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D		2-2
	12	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1.00000	1	D		2-2
	13	Crystal Palace	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	14	Ipswich Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	15	Stoke City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	16	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D		0-0
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.66667	0	L		2-3
	18	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L		1-2
	19	Derby County	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L		1-2
	20	Blackpool	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	L		0-3
	21	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.00000	0	L		0-2
	22	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0	L		0-1