The City Ground

CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Nov 16, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Nov 16, 1974 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Cardiff City
Country:: Wales
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ninian Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 16 November 1974

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: J Bent
Attendance:: 9,279
Pos Before/After:: 10 14
Opp Before/After:: 21 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: York City (League Tier 2)
Cardiff City:: Feb 22, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2847 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1390 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3151 (of 5768)
Total:: 4433 (of 7556)
Played:: 50 years, 7 months, 17 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Allan Brown
Prior form: WLWWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Neil Martin (83')

CARDIFF CITY
Manager: Jimmy Andrews
Prior form: LWLWWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Phil Dwyer (32')
Derek Showers (42')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	17	John Middleton
2	M	26	Liam O'Kane
3	D	28	Paddy Greenwood off for Paul Richardson
4	F	28	Sammy Chapman
5	M	22	David Jones
6	F	28	Tommy Jackson
7	F	24	Miah Dennehy
8	M	27	George Lyall
9	F	34	Neil Martin (83')
10	F	25	Barry Butlin
11	M	22	Martin O'Neill
Subs
12	M	25	Paul Richardson on for Paddy Greenwood

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Irwin
2	D	Phil Dwyer
3	D	Freddie Pethard
4	D	John Buchanan
5	D	Richie Morgan
6	M	Albert Larmour
7	M	Gil Reece
8	M	George Smith
9	M	Derek Showers
10	F	Steve Finnieston
11	F	Willie Anderson
Subs
12		John Impey

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Nov 16, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	0-0	Oxford United
Bolton Wanderers	3-2	Southampton
Bristol Rovers	0-0	Leyton Orient
Cardiff City	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Fulham	1-3	Sunderland
Manchester United	2-1	Aston Villa
Notts County	3-3	Sheffield Wednesday
Oldham Athletic	2-2	Norwich City
Portsmouth	1-1	Hull City
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Bristol City
York City	2-1	Millwall

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	Manchester United	17	12	3	2	29	8	7	1	0	19	3	5	2	2	10	5	3.62500	27	WDWWWL
	2	Norwich City	16	8	6	2	22	11	6	1	1	13	3	2	5	1	9	8	2.00000	22	WWWWDL
	3	Sunderland	16	8	5	3	24	11	5	3	0	14	2	3	2	3	10	9	2.18182	21	DWDLLW
	4	Bristol City	16	7	6	3	16	9	5	3	0	12	2	2	3	3	4	7	1.77778	20	DLWWWW
	5	Aston Villa	16	7	5	4	25	13	6	1	1	20	4	1	4	3	5	9	1.92308	19	WWDWLL
	6	Hull City	17	6	6	5	21	31	4	4	0	11	5	2	2	5	10	26	.67742	18	WWLWLW
	7	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	7	5	20	15	3	4	2	12	8	2	3	3	8	7	1.33333	17	LLDDDL
	8	Bolton Wanderers	16	6	5	5	18	15	5	3	1	12	4	1	2	4	6	11	1.20000	17	WDWWDD
	9	Notts County	17	5	7	5	20	20	4	4	0	16	6	1	3	5	4	14	1.00000	17	LLWLWW
	10	Nottingham Forest	17	7	3	7	19	23	4	2	3	12	9	3	1	4	7	14	.82609	17	WLWWLW
	11	Bristol Rovers	17	6	5	6	16	20	5	2	2	11	6	1	3	4	5	14	.80000	17	WWLLDW
	12	Oxford United	17	7	3	7	16	27	6	0	2	11	8	1	3	5	5	19	.59259	17	LWWLLW
	13	Blackpool	17	5	6	6	17	15	4	2	2	12	8	1	4	4	5	7	1.13333	16	LLDDWL
	14	Fulham	16	5	5	6	20	14	4	2	2	16	6	1	3	4	4	8	1.42857	15	LDDLWL
	15	York City	17	5	5	7	21	23	3	3	3	12	9	2	2	4	9	14	.91304	15	WLWLLL
	16	Leyton Orient	16	4	7	5	13	19	2	4	2	6	8	2	3	3	7	11	.68421	15	LWLLWD
	17	Southampton	16	5	4	7	20	23	3	4	1	12	9	2	0	6	8	14	.86957	14	LLWLWW
	18	Oldham Athletic	16	5	4	7	16	19	5	1	2	11	7	0	3	5	5	12	.84211	14	WLLDLD
	19	Millwall	17	4	5	8	17	24	4	3	2	14	8	0	2	6	3	16	.70833	13	LWLDDD
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	17	3	5	9	16	25	2	3	3	10	10	1	2	6	6	15	.64000	11	LLWLLW
	21	Cardiff City	16	4	3	9	16	26	3	1	4	10	10	1	2	5	6	16	.61538	11	LWLWWD
	22	Portsmouth	17	2	7	8	12	23	1	5	2	6	7	1	2	6	6	16	.52174	11	DDLDLL

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	Manchester United	18	13	3	2	31	9	8	1	0	21	4	5	2	2	10	5	3.44444	29	DWWWLW		2-1
1	2	Sunderland	17	9	5	3	27	12	5	3	0	14	2	4	2	3	13	10	2.25000	23	WDLLWW		3-1
1	3	Norwich City	17	8	7	2	24	13	6	1	1	13	3	2	6	1	11	10	1.84615	23	WWWDLD		2-2
	4	Bristol City	17	7	6	4	16	10	5	3	0	12	2	2	3	4	4	8	1.60000	20	LWWWWL		0-1
	5	Aston Villa	17	7	5	5	26	15	6	1	1	20	4	1	4	4	6	11	1.73333	19	WDWLLL		1-2
1	6	West Bromwich Albion	18	6	7	5	21	15	4	4	2	13	8	2	3	3	8	7	1.40000	19	LDDDLW		1-0
1	7	Bolton Wanderers	17	7	5	5	21	17	6	3	1	15	6	1	2	4	6	11	1.23529	19	DWWDDW		3-2
2	8	Hull City	18	6	7	5	22	32	4	4	0	11	5	2	3	5	11	27	.68750	19	WLWLWD		1-1
	9	Notts County	18	5	8	5	23	23	4	5	0	19	9	1	3	5	4	14	1.00000	18	LWLWWD		3-3
1	10	Bristol Rovers	18	6	6	6	16	20	5	3	2	11	6	1	3	4	5	14	.80000	18	WLLDWD		0-0
1	11	Oxford United	18	7	4	7	16	27	6	0	2	11	8	1	4	5	5	19	.59259	18	WWLLWD		0-0
1	12	Blackpool	18	5	7	6	17	15	4	3	2	12	8	1	4	4	5	7	1.13333	17	LDDWLD		0-0
2	13	York City	18	6	5	7	23	24	4	3	3	14	10	2	2	4	9	14	.95833	17	LWLLLW		2-1
4	14	Nottingham Forest	18	7	3	8	20	25	4	2	3	12	9	3	1	5	8	16	.80000	17	LWWLWL		1-2
1	15	Leyton Orient	17	4	8	5	13	19	2	4	2	6	8	2	4	3	7	11	.68421	16	WLLWDD		0-0
2	16	Fulham	17	5	5	7	21	17	4	2	3	17	9	1	3	4	4	8	1.23529	15	DDLWLL		1-3
1	17	Oldham Athletic	17	5	5	7	18	21	5	2	2	13	9	0	3	5	5	12	.85714	15	LLDLDD		2-2
1	18	Southampton	17	5	4	8	22	26	3	4	1	12	9	2	0	7	10	17	.84615	14	LWLWWL		2-3
	19	Millwall	18	4	5	9	18	26	4	3	2	14	8	0	2	7	4	18	.69231	13	WLDDDL		1-2
1	20	Cardiff City	17	5	3	9	18	27	4	1	4	12	11	1	2	5	6	16	.66667	13	WLWWDW		2-1
1	21	Sheffield Wednesday	18	3	6	9	19	28	2	3	3	10	10	1	3	6	9	18	.67857	12	LWLLWD		3-3
	22	Portsmouth	18	2	8	8	13	24	1	6	2	7	8	1	2	6	6	16	.54167	12	DLDLLD		1-1