The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 ASTON VILLA - Sat Sep 23, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Sep 23, 1972 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: A Hart
Attendance:: 18,082
Pos Before/After:: 6 5
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Millwall (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Dec 26, 1972

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2754 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1297 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3044 (of 5724)
Total:: 4307 (of 7505)
Played:: 51 years, 6 months, 27 days ago

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

Goals
Doug Fraser (78')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Vic Crowe
Prior form: WLWDWW (Old to recent)

Goals
John Cottam (57') (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	28	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell
4	M	19	David Serella
5	M	22	John Cottam
6	M	30	Doug Fraser (78')
7	F	22	Jim McIntosh
8	M	25	George Lyall off for Sammy Chapman
9	F	22	Duncan McKenzie
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	M	20	Martin O'Neill
Subs
12	F	26	Sammy Chapman on for George Lyall

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Cumbes
2	D	Girdman
3	D	Aitken
4	D	Rioch
5	D	Nichell
6	M	Ross
7	M	Graydon
8	M	McMahon
9	M	Vowden
10	F	Lochhead
11	F	Evans
Subs
12		Hamilton

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Sep 23, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-2	Oxford United
Burnley	4-3	Blackpool
Cardiff City	1-3	Bristol City
Huddersfield Town	1-1	Sunderland
Leyton Orient	2-2	Queens Park Rangers
Middlesbrough	1-0	Hull City
Millwall	1-3	Fulham
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Aston Villa
Preston North End	1-0	Carlisle United
Sheffield Wednesday	4-0	Luton Town
Swindon Town	1-1	Portsmouth

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	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Burnley	8	3	5	0	14	7	2	2	0	9	4	1	3	0	5	3	2.00000	11	WWWDDD
	2	Oxford United	8	5	1	2	12	7	4	0	0	9	2	1	1	2	3	5	1.71429	11	LWWLWW
	3	Aston Villa	7	5	1	1	10	6	3	1	0	6	2	2	0	1	4	4	1.66667	11	WLWDWW
	4	Sheffield Wednesday	9	5	1	3	16	12	4	0	0	11	4	1	1	3	5	8	1.33333	11	WLWWDL
	5	Luton Town	7	5	0	2	10	5	3	0	1	7	3	2	0	1	3	2	2.00000	10	WWLWWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	8	4	2	2	7	7	3	1	1	5	3	1	1	1	2	4	1.00000	10	WWWLLW
	7	Blackpool	7	3	3	1	11	6	2	2	0	9	4	1	1	1	2	2	1.83333	9	WWDWDD
	8	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	5	0	14	9	2	2	0	10	5	0	3	0	4	4	1.55556	9	WDDDWD
	9	Sunderland	7	3	3	1	9	7	2	1	0	5	3	1	2	1	4	4	1.28571	9	WDDWWD
	10	Huddersfield Town	8	3	3	2	9	10	2	2	0	5	2	1	1	2	4	8	.90000	9	DWLWDD
	11	Preston North End	8	3	2	3	6	6	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	1.00000	8	DLWWWD
	12	Swindon Town	9	2	3	4	10	14	2	2	0	5	3	0	1	4	5	11	.71429	7	WWLDLD
	13	Middlesbrough	8	2	3	3	7	12	2	1	1	4	3	0	2	2	3	9	.58333	7	LLDWDD
	14	Carlisle United	7	2	2	3	11	7	2	0	1	8	2	0	2	2	3	5	1.57143	6	WDLLLW
	15	Bristol City	8	1	4	3	9	11	0	2	1	4	5	1	2	2	5	6	.81818	6	LLLWDD
	16	Fulham	7	2	2	3	8	11	1	2	1	5	5	1	0	2	3	6	.72727	6	DWLLDW
	17	Hull City	8	2	2	4	7	10	2	2	0	5	1	0	0	4	2	9	.70000	6	LWWLDL
	18	Portsmouth	7	2	1	4	7	8	1	0	3	4	6	1	1	1	3	2	.87500	5	WWLLLL
	19	Millwall	8	2	1	5	9	11	1	0	2	2	3	1	1	3	7	8	.81818	5	LLLLLW
	20	Brighton and Hove Albion	8	1	3	4	10	17	1	2	1	6	7	0	1	3	4	10	.58824	5	DLDWLL
	21	Leyton Orient	8	1	3	4	5	9	1	2	2	4	5	0	1	2	1	4	.55556	5	LWLLDD
	22	Cardiff City	8	2	0	6	7	16	2	0	2	4	5	0	0	4	3	11	.43750	4	LWLLLL

Table after:

	SECOND 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	Burnley	9	4	5	0	18	10	3	2	0	13	7	1	3	0	5	3	1.80000	13	WWDDDW		4-3
2	2	Sheffield Wednesday	10	6	1	3	20	12	5	0	0	15	4	1	1	3	5	8	1.66667	13	LWWDLW		4-0
	3	Aston Villa	8	5	2	1	11	7	3	1	0	6	2	2	1	1	5	5	1.57143	12	LWDWWD		1-1
2	4	Oxford United	9	5	2	2	14	9	4	0	0	9	2	1	2	2	5	7	1.55556	12	WWLWWD		2-2
1	5	Nottingham Forest	9	4	3	2	8	8	3	2	1	6	4	1	1	1	2	4	1.00000	11	WWLLWD		1-1
2	6	Queens Park Rangers	8	2	6	0	16	11	2	2	0	10	5	0	4	0	6	6	1.45455	10	DDDWDD		2-2
2	7	Sunderland	8	3	4	1	10	8	2	1	0	5	3	1	3	1	5	5	1.25000	10	DDWWDD		1-1
3	8	Preston North End	9	4	2	3	7	6	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	4	4	1.16667	10	LWWWDW		1-0
4	9	Luton Town	8	5	0	3	10	9	3	0	1	7	3	2	0	2	3	6	1.11111	10	WLWWWL		0-4
	10	Huddersfield Town	9	3	4	2	10	11	2	3	0	6	3	1	1	2	4	8	.90909	10	WLWDDD		1-1
4	11	Blackpool	8	3	3	2	14	10	2	2	0	9	4	1	1	2	5	6	1.40000	9	WDWDDL		3-4
1	12	Middlesbrough	9	3	3	3	8	12	3	1	1	5	3	0	2	2	3	9	.66667	9	LDWDDW		1-0
2	13	Bristol City	9	2	4	3	12	12	0	2	1	4	5	2	2	2	8	7	1.00000	8	LLWDDW		3-1
2	14	Fulham	8	3	2	3	11	12	1	2	1	5	5	2	0	2	6	7	.91667	8	WLLDWW		3-1
3	15	Swindon Town	10	2	4	4	11	15	2	3	0	6	4	0	1	4	5	11	.73333	8	WLDLDD		1-1
2	16	Carlisle United	8	2	2	4	11	8	2	0	1	8	2	0	2	3	3	6	1.37500	6	DLLLWL		0-1
1	17	Portsmouth	8	2	2	4	8	9	1	0	3	4	6	1	2	1	4	3	.88889	6	WLLLLD		1-1
1	18	Hull City	9	2	2	5	7	11	2	2	0	5	1	0	0	5	2	10	.63636	6	WWLDLL		0-1
2	19	Leyton Orient	9	1	4	4	7	11	1	3	2	6	7	0	1	2	1	4	.63636	6	WLLDDD		2-2
	20	Brighton and Hove Albion	9	1	4	4	12	19	1	3	1	8	9	0	1	3	4	10	.63158	6	LDWLLD		2-2
2	21	Millwall	9	2	1	6	10	14	1	0	3	3	6	1	1	3	7	8	.71429	5	LLLLWL		1-3
	22	Cardiff City	9	2	0	7	8	19	2	0	3	5	8	0	0	4	3	11	.42105	4	WLLLLL		1-3