The City Ground

MILLWALL 2 - 1 FOREST - Mon Sep 25, 1972 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Mon Sep 25, 1972 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Millwall
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Den
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Nottingham Guardian - Tuesday 26 September 1972

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: J Taylor
Attendance:: 9,011
Pos Before/After:: 5 6
Opp Before/After:: 21 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 2)
Millwall:: Nov 04, 1972

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2755 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1298 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3045 (of 5768)
Total:: 4309 (of 7556)
Played:: 52 years, 9 months, 9 days ago

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

Goals
George Lyall (87')

MILLWALL
Manager: Benny Fenton
Prior form: LLLLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Gordon Bolland (25')
Derek Possee (64')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	28	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell
4	M	20	David Serella
5	M	22	John Cottam
6	M	30	Doug Fraser
7	F	22	Jim McIntosh off for Sammy Chapman (65')
8	M	25	George Lyall (87')
9	F	22	Duncan McKenzie
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	M	20	Martin O'Neill
Subs
12	F	26	Sammy Chapman on for Jim McIntosh (65')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	King
2	D	B Brown
3	D	Cripps
4	D	Dorney
5	D	Kitchener
6	M	Burnett
7	M	S Brown
8	M	Gordon Bolland
9	M	Wood
10	F	Derek Possee
11	F	Allder
Subs
12		Holmes

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Mon Sep 25, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Millwall	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Preston North End	0-0	Leyton Orient

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

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
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	10	6	1	3	20	12	5	0	0	15	4	1	1	3	5	8	1.66667	13	LWWDLW
	3	Aston Villa	8	5	2	1	11	7	3	1	0	6	2	2	1	1	5	5	1.57143	12	LWDWWD
	4	Oxford United	9	5	2	2	14	9	4	0	0	9	2	1	2	2	5	7	1.55556	12	WWLWWD
3	5	Preston North End	10	4	3	3	7	6	2	2	1	3	2	2	1	2	4	4	1.16667	11	WWWDWD		0-0
1	6	Nottingham Forest	10	4	3	3	9	10	3	2	1	6	4	1	1	2	3	6	.90000	11	WLLWDL		1-2
1	7	Queens Park Rangers	8	2	6	0	16	11	2	2	0	10	5	0	4	0	6	6	1.45455	10	DDDWDD
1	8	Sunderland	8	3	4	1	10	8	2	1	0	5	3	1	3	1	5	5	1.25000	10	DDWWDD
	9	Luton Town	8	5	0	3	10	9	3	0	1	7	3	2	0	2	3	6	1.11111	10	WLWWWL
	10	Huddersfield Town	9	3	4	2	10	11	2	3	0	6	3	1	1	2	4	8	.90909	10	WLWDDD
	11	Blackpool	8	3	3	2	14	10	2	2	0	9	4	1	1	2	5	6	1.40000	9	WDWDDL
	12	Middlesbrough	9	3	3	3	8	12	3	1	1	5	3	0	2	2	3	9	.66667	9	LDWDDW
	13	Bristol City	9	2	4	3	12	12	0	2	1	4	5	2	2	2	8	7	1.00000	8	LLWDDW
	14	Fulham	8	3	2	3	11	12	1	2	1	5	5	2	0	2	6	7	.91667	8	WLLDWW
	15	Swindon Town	10	2	4	4	11	15	2	3	0	6	4	0	1	4	5	11	.73333	8	WLDLDD
5	16	Millwall	10	3	1	6	12	15	2	0	3	5	7	1	1	3	7	8	.80000	7	LLLWLW		2-1
2	17	Leyton Orient	10	1	5	4	7	11	1	3	2	6	7	0	2	2	1	4	.63636	7	LLDDDD		0-0
2	18	Carlisle United	8	2	2	4	11	8	2	0	1	8	2	0	2	3	3	6	1.37500	6	DLLLWL
2	19	Portsmouth	8	2	2	4	8	9	1	0	3	4	6	1	2	1	4	3	.88889	6	WLLLLD
2	20	Hull City	9	2	2	5	7	11	2	2	0	5	1	0	0	5	2	10	.63636	6	WWLDLL
1	21	Brighton and Hove Albion	9	1	4	4	12	19	1	3	1	8	9	0	1	3	4	10	.63158	6	LDWLLD
	22	Cardiff City	9	2	0	7	8	19	2	0	3	5	8	0	0	4	3	11	.42105	4	WLLLLL