The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 ASTON VILLA - Sat Oct 27, 1973 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 27, 1973 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 27 October 1973

Season:: 1973-74
Referee:: E Wallace
Attendance:: 17,718
Pos Before/After:: 6 9
Opp Before/After:: 3 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Crystal Palace (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Apr 24, 1974

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2801 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 1344 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3097 (of 5724)
Total:: 4372 (of 7505)
Played:: 50 years, 6 months, 0 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Dave Mackay
Prior form: LDWLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Duncan McKenzie (44')

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

Goals
Ray Graydon (7')
Charlie Aitken (57')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	30	Jim Barron
2	M	25	Liam O'Kane
3	D	30	John Winfield 47
4	F	27	Sammy Chapman
5	M	23	John Cottam
6	F	26	Tommy Jackson 37
7	F	23	Duncan McKenzie (44')
8	M	26	George Lyall off for Steve Peplow
9	F	33	Neil Martin
10	M	21	Martin O'Neill
11	M	22	Ian Bowyer
Subs
12	F	24	Steve Peplow on for George Lyall	Last game

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Cumbes
2	D	Chris Nicholl
3	D	Ian Ross
4	D	John Gidman
5	D	Charlie Aitken
6	M	Jimmy Brown
7	M	Chico Hamilton
8	M	Pat McMahon
9	M	Ray Graydon (89')
10	F	Brian Little
11	F	Alun Evans
Subs
12		Neil Rioch (89')

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 27, 1973)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	0-1	Blackpool
Carlisle United	3-0	Fulham
Luton Town	2-2	Hull City
Millwall	0-1	Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Aston Villa
Oxford United	1-1	Leyton Orient
Portsmouth	3-1	Swindon Town
Preston North End	2-2	Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	Notts County
Sunderland	0-0	Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Bolton Wanderers

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	Middlesbrough	13	7	5	1	13	7	4	2	1	7	4	3	3	0	6	3	1.85714	19	WWWWDD
	2	Bristol City	13	7	3	3	17	12	4	1	1	9	5	3	2	2	8	7	1.41667	17	LLDWDW
	3	Aston Villa	13	5	6	2	19	11	4	3	0	16	6	1	3	2	3	5	1.72727	16	LLWWDW
	4	Leyton Orient	13	5	6	2	20	12	4	2	1	10	4	1	4	1	10	8	1.66667	16	DLDWWW
	5	Notts County	12	7	2	3	18	14	4	2	1	10	7	3	0	2	8	7	1.28571	16	WWDWWW
	6	Nottingham Forest	13	4	6	3	18	11	4	2	0	12	2	0	4	3	6	9	1.63636	14	LDWLDD
	7	Luton Town	10	6	2	2	21	14	3	1	0	14	5	3	1	2	7	9	1.50000	14	DWWWWL
	8	Preston North End	13	5	4	4	15	15	4	2	0	10	4	1	2	4	5	11	1.00000	14	WWDWLL
	9	Hull City	13	4	5	4	12	12	3	4	0	8	3	1	1	4	4	9	1.00000	13	WWDLWD
	10	Carlisle United	13	5	3	5	14	17	3	2	1	8	5	2	1	4	6	12	.82353	13	WLWDWD
	11	Fulham	13	4	5	4	8	10	3	2	2	4	5	1	3	2	4	5	.80000	13	DWDLLL
	12	Sunderland	10	4	4	2	14	8	1	2	1	5	4	3	2	1	9	4	1.75000	12	WLDWLW
	13	Blackpool	13	4	4	5	12	14	3	2	2	8	6	1	2	3	4	8	.85714	12	LWLLDW
	14	West Bromwich Albion	13	3	6	4	14	17	2	3	1	8	7	1	3	3	6	10	.82353	12	DLDDDW
	15	Millwall	13	5	1	7	17	18	3	1	2	11	6	2	0	5	6	12	.94444	11	LLLLWW
	16	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	1	7	16	18	4	1	1	12	5	1	0	6	4	13	.88889	11	WWLLWL
	17	Portsmouth	12	4	3	5	16	19	2	1	3	6	8	2	2	2	10	11	.84211	11	LLWWWL
	18	Oxford United	13	3	4	6	10	17	3	2	1	8	5	0	2	5	2	12	.58824	10	DDLDLW
	19	Bolton Wanderers	11	4	1	6	8	10	3	1	2	6	4	1	0	4	2	6	.80000	9	LWLLLL
	20	Cardiff City	11	2	5	4	15	19	2	2	2	8	5	0	3	2	7	14	.78947	9	DLLWLL
	21	Swindon Town	13	3	3	7	8	14	3	1	3	6	6	0	2	4	2	8	.57143	9	DDLLWL
	22	Crystal Palace	13	0	3	10	10	26	0	2	5	8	15	0	1	5	2	11	.38462	3	LLLDLL

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	Middlesbrough	14	8	5	1	14	7	4	2	1	7	4	4	3	0	7	3	2.00000	21	WWWDDW		1-0
1	2	Aston Villa	14	6	6	2	21	12	4	3	0	16	6	2	3	2	5	6	1.75000	18	LWWDWW		2-1
1	3	Leyton Orient	14	5	7	2	21	13	4	2	1	10	4	1	5	1	11	9	1.61538	17	LDWWWD		1-1
2	4	Bristol City	14	7	3	4	17	13	4	1	2	9	6	3	2	2	8	7	1.30769	17	LDWDWL		0-1
	5	Notts County	13	7	3	3	18	14	4	2	1	10	7	3	1	2	8	7	1.28571	17	WDWWWD		0-0
1	6	Luton Town	11	6	3	2	23	16	3	2	0	16	7	3	1	2	7	9	1.43750	15	WWWWLD		2-2
3	7	Carlisle United	14	6	3	5	17	17	4	2	1	11	5	2	1	4	6	12	1.00000	15	LWDWDW		3-0
	8	Preston North End	14	5	5	4	17	17	4	3	0	12	6	1	2	4	5	11	1.00000	15	WDWLLD		2-2
3	9	Nottingham Forest	14	4	6	4	19	13	4	2	1	13	4	0	4	3	6	9	1.46154	14	DWLDDL		1-2
1	10	Hull City	14	4	6	4	14	14	3	4	0	8	3	1	2	4	6	11	1.00000	14	WDLWDD		2-2
2	11	Blackpool	14	5	4	5	13	14	3	2	2	8	6	2	2	3	5	8	.92857	14	WLLDWW		1-0
	12	Sunderland	11	4	5	2	14	8	1	3	1	5	4	3	2	1	9	4	1.75000	13	LDWLWD		0-0
4	13	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	19	20	3	1	3	9	9	2	2	2	10	11	.95000	13	LWWWLW		3-1
	14	West Bromwich Albion	14	3	7	4	14	17	2	4	1	8	7	1	3	3	6	10	.82353	13	LDDDWD		0-0
4	15	Fulham	14	4	5	5	8	13	3	2	2	4	5	1	3	3	4	8	.61538	13	WDLLLL		0-3
	16	Sheffield Wednesday	14	5	2	7	16	18	4	2	1	12	5	1	0	6	4	13	.88889	12	WLLWLD		0-0
2	17	Millwall	14	5	1	8	17	19	3	1	3	11	7	2	0	5	6	12	.89474	11	LLLWWL		0-1
	18	Oxford United	14	3	5	6	11	18	3	3	1	9	6	0	2	5	2	12	.61111	11	DLDLWD		1-1
1	19	Cardiff City	12	2	6	4	17	21	2	2	2	8	5	0	4	2	9	16	.80952	10	LLWLLD		2-2
1	20	Bolton Wanderers	12	4	2	6	8	10	3	1	2	6	4	1	1	4	2	6	.80000	10	WLLLLD		0-0
	21	Swindon Town	14	3	3	8	9	17	3	1	3	6	6	0	2	5	3	11	.52941	9	DLLWLL		1-3
	22	Crystal Palace	14	0	4	10	10	26	0	2	5	8	15	0	2	5	2	11	.38462	4	LLDLLD		0-0