FOREST 2 - 1 OXFORD UNITED - Sat Aug 26, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:
Sat Aug 26, 1972 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Oxford United

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 2

Score:
2-1  WON 

Half-time: 2-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 August 1972

Season:
1972-73

Referee:
C Fallon

Attendance:
9,591

Pos Before/After:
16 4

Opp Before/After:
3 10

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Brighton and Hove Albion (League Tier 2)

Oxford United:
Jan 06, 1973


GAME COUNT:

League:
2748 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:
1291 (of 2511)
Competitive:
3037 (of 5724)
Total:
4300 (of 7505)
Played:
51 years, 7 months, 3 days ago


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

Goals
George Lyall (33') - George Lyall first goal
Martin O'Neill (38')
Logo
OXFORD UNITED
Manager: Gerry Summers
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)

Goals
Ken Skeen (13')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Jim Barron
2D28 Peter Hindley
3D28 Tommy Gemmell
4M19 David Serella
5F26 Sammy Chapman
6M30 Doug Fraser
7F22 Jim McIntosh off for Alan Buckley (74')
8M25 George Lyall goal (33')
9F22 Duncan McKenzie
10M22 Paul Richardson
11M20 Martin O'Neill goal (38')
Subs
12F21 Alan Buckley on for Jim McIntosh (74')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKBurton
2DLucas
3DShuker
4DRoberts
5DC Clarke
6MEvanson (58')
7MSloan
8MKen Skeen goal
9MD Clarke
10FCassidy
11FAylott
Subs
12Clayton (58')


All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Aug 26, 1972)
Home Score Away
Brighton and Hove Albion2-2Sunderland
Burnley4-1Aston Villa
Cardiff City1-2Blackpool
Leyton Orient0-1Luton Town
Middlesbrough1-2Fulham
Millwall0-2Portsmouth
Nottingham Forest2-1Oxford United
Preston North End1-1Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday4-2Hull City
Swindon Town2-1Bristol City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME



Table before:
SECOND DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form Status
1Aston Villa220030100201001099.999004 WW
2Sheffield Wednesday32017520051001241.400004 WWL
3Oxford United21105110040010115.000003 DW
4Portsmouth21103110031010003.000003 DW
5Carlisle United21105210030010222.500003 DW
6Millwall21104210020010222.000003 WD
7Queens Park Rangers21106410042010221.500003 DW
8Blackpool21016310062001012.000002 LW
9Bristol City20203301022010111.000002 DD
10Burnley20203301022010111.000002 DD
11Luton Town21012210010001121.000002 LW
12Sunderland21012210010001121.000002 LW
13Cardiff City2101341002100113.750002 WL
14Huddersfield Town2101121001000102.500002 WL
15Middlesbrough2101251002100104.400002 WL
16Nottingham Forest2020000100001000.000002 DD
17Leyton Orient2011120101100101.500001 DL
18Brighton and Hove Albion2011370101100126.428571 DL
19Swindon Town3012370102200215.428571 DLL
20Fulham2011140101100103.250001 LD
21Hull City2011020100000102.000001 LD
22Preston North End2002020010100101.000000 LL


Table after:
SECOND DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
11Sheffield Wednesday430111730093001241.571436 WWLW 4-2
22Portsmouth32105110031110205.000005 DWW 2-0
53Blackpool32018410062101222.000004 LWW 2-1
124Nottingham Forest31202111021010002.000004 DDW 2-1
55Burnley31207411063010111.750004 DDW 4-1
56Luton Town32013210010101221.500004 LWW 1-0
7Queens Park Rangers31207510042020331.400004 DWD 1-1
78Aston Villa32014410020101241.000004 WWL 1-4
49Carlisle United21105210030010222.500003 DW
710Oxford United31116310040011232.000003 DWL 1-2
511Millwall31114410122010221.000003 WDL 0-2
12Sunderland31114410010011341.000003 LWD 2-2
613Swindon Town4112581104300215.625003 DLLW 2-1
614Fulham3111350101110124.600003 LDW 2-1
615Bristol City3021450102201123.800002 DDL 1-2
316Cardiff City3102461013300113.666672 WLL 1-2
117Brighton and Hove Albion3021590203300126.555562 DLD 2-2
418Huddersfield Town2101121001000102.500002 WL
419Middlesbrough3102371013300104.428572 WLL 1-2
120Hull City3012260100000226.333331 LDL 2-4
421Leyton Orient3012130111200101.333331 DLL 0-1
22Preston North End3012130111200101.333331 LLD 1-1