The City Ground

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 18, 1971 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 18, 1971 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sheffield United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bramall Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: J Yates
Attendance:: 27,663
Pos Before/After:: 21 21
Opp Before/After:: 7 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Sheffield United:: Oct 09, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2726 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1350 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3014 (of 5724)
Total:: 4274 (of 7505)
Played:: 52 years, 4 months, 8 days ago

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

Goals
Neil Martin (31')

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Manager: John Harris
Prior form: WWLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Alan Woodward (71')
Tony Currie (79')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	M	30	Doug Fraser
3	D	28	John Winfield
4	F	25	Sammy Chapman
5	M	21	John Cottam	First start
6	M	22	Paul Richardson
7	F	25	Tommy Jackson
8	M	19	Martin O'Neill
9	F	31	Neil Martin (31')
10	F	25	Peter Cormack 79
11	F	26	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	F	26	Barry Lyons

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Hope
2	D	Ian Mackenzie
3	D	Ted Hemsley
4	D	Eddie Colquhoun
5	D	Len Badger
6	M	Geoff Salmons
7	M	Gil Reece
8	M	Trevor Hockey
9	M	Tony Currie
10	F	Bill Dearden
11	F	Alan Woodward
Subs
12		Stewart Scullion

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 18, 1971)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	West Bromwich Albion
Crystal Palace	1-1	Leeds United
Derby County	2-0	Everton
Huddersfield Town	0-2	Southampton
Ipswich Town	0-0	Manchester United
Liverpool	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City	1-1	Leicester City
Sheffield United	2-1	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	0-1	Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Stoke 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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Manchester United	21	14	5	2	47	25	9	0	1	23	10	5	5	1	24	15	1.88000	33	DWWWWD
	2	Manchester City	21	12	5	4	41	20	9	1	1	28	6	3	4	3	13	14	2.05000	29	DWWWLW
	3	Leeds United	21	12	4	5	30	17	8	3	0	21	5	4	1	5	9	12	1.76471	28	WLWWWD
	4	Derby County	21	10	7	4	37	19	6	4	0	23	8	4	3	4	14	11	1.94737	27	WLWLWL
	5	Liverpool	21	11	5	5	30	22	8	2	0	21	11	3	3	5	9	11	1.36364	27	WLWWDW
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	21	10	6	5	38	25	9	2	0	29	7	1	4	5	9	18	1.52000	26	LWDLWW
	7	Sheffield United	21	11	4	6	38	28	6	4	1	26	10	5	0	5	12	18	1.35714	26	WWLWLD
	8	Arsenal	21	11	2	8	31	25	7	0	3	19	8	4	2	5	12	17	1.24000	24	LLDWDW
	9	Chelsea	22	8	8	6	28	25	5	4	2	19	12	3	4	4	9	13	1.12000	24	WWWDDD
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	8	7	6	36	33	6	5	0	25	14	2	2	6	11	19	1.09091	23	LWWWDD
	11	Stoke City	21	8	6	7	23	23	5	3	2	14	8	3	3	5	9	15	1.00000	22	WLLDDD
	12	West Ham United	21	6	7	8	22	22	5	3	3	12	8	1	4	5	10	14	1.00000	19	LLLLDD
	13	Coventry City	22	5	9	8	23	36	4	6	1	14	11	1	3	7	9	25	.63889	19	LLLDLD
	14	Ipswich Town	21	5	9	7	16	27	4	5	2	10	8	1	4	5	6	19	.59259	19	WDWLDL
	15	Everton	21	6	5	10	21	21	6	2	3	17	7	0	3	7	4	14	1.00000	17	LWWDDL
	16	Leicester City	21	5	7	9	21	26	3	4	4	8	7	2	3	5	13	19	.80769	17	LWLDDL
	17	Newcastle United	21	5	6	10	23	31	4	3	3	13	10	1	3	7	10	21	.74194	16	WLWDDW
	18	Southampton	21	6	4	11	28	47	4	3	3	18	17	2	1	8	10	30	.59574	16	LWLLLD
	19	Huddersfield Town	22	6	4	12	19	32	4	2	5	10	13	2	2	7	9	19	.59375	16	LWLWDL
	20	Crystal Palace	21	5	4	12	20	36	3	2	5	14	16	2	2	7	6	20	.55556	14	LDLLWW
	21	Nottingham Forest	22	4	5	13	27	43	3	2	6	15	18	1	3	7	12	25	.62791	13	LWLLLW
	22	West Bromwich Albion	21	3	5	13	14	30	1	2	7	6	14	2	3	6	8	16	.46667	11	LLLLLL

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	Manchester United	22	14	6	2	47	25	9	0	1	23	10	5	6	1	24	15	1.88000	34	WWWWDD		0-0
	2	Manchester City	22	12	6	4	42	21	9	2	1	29	7	3	4	3	13	14	2.00000	30	WWWLWD		1-1
1	3	Derby County	22	11	7	4	39	19	7	4	0	25	8	4	3	4	14	11	2.05263	29	LWLWLW		2-0
1	4	Leeds United	22	12	5	5	31	18	8	3	0	21	5	4	2	5	10	13	1.72222	29	LWWWDD		1-1
2	5	Sheffield United	22	12	4	6	40	29	7	4	1	28	11	5	0	5	12	18	1.37931	28	WLWLDW		2-1
1	6	Liverpool	22	11	6	5	30	22	8	3	0	21	11	3	3	5	9	11	1.36364	28	LWWDWD		0-0
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	22	10	7	5	38	25	9	2	0	29	7	1	5	5	9	18	1.52000	27	WDLWWD		0-0
	8	Arsenal	22	12	2	8	33	25	8	0	3	21	8	4	2	5	12	17	1.32000	26	LDWDWW		2-0
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	9	7	6	38	33	7	5	0	27	14	2	2	6	11	19	1.15152	25	WWWDDW		2-0
1	10	Chelsea	22	8	8	6	28	25	5	4	2	19	12	3	4	4	9	13	1.12000	24	WWWDDD
	11	Stoke City	22	8	6	8	23	25	5	3	2	14	8	3	3	6	9	17	.92000	22	LLDDDL		0-2
2	12	Ipswich Town	22	5	10	7	16	27	4	6	2	10	8	1	4	5	6	19	.59259	20	DWLDLD		0-0
1	13	West Ham United	22	6	7	9	22	23	5	3	4	12	9	1	4	5	10	14	.95652	19	LLLDDL		0-1
1	14	Coventry City	22	5	9	8	23	36	4	6	1	14	11	1	3	7	9	25	.63889	19	LLLDLD
1	15	Leicester City	22	5	8	9	22	27	3	4	4	8	7	2	4	5	14	20	.81481	18	WLDDLD		1-1
1	16	Newcastle United	22	6	6	10	24	31	4	3	3	13	10	2	3	7	11	21	.77419	18	LWDDWW		1-0
1	17	Southampton	22	7	4	11	30	47	4	3	3	18	17	3	1	8	12	30	.63830	18	WLLLDW		2-0
3	18	Everton	22	6	5	11	21	23	6	2	3	17	7	0	3	8	4	16	.91304	17	WWDDLL		0-2
	19	Huddersfield Town	23	6	4	13	19	34	4	2	6	10	15	2	2	7	9	19	.55882	16	WLWDLL		0-2
	20	Crystal Palace	22	5	5	12	21	37	3	3	5	15	17	2	2	7	6	20	.56757	15	DLLWWD		1-1
	21	Nottingham Forest	23	4	5	14	28	45	3	2	6	15	18	1	3	8	13	27	.62222	13	WLLLWL		1-2
	22	West Bromwich Albion	22	3	5	14	14	32	1	2	7	6	14	2	3	7	8	18	.43750	11	LLLLLL		0-2