The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 1 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 14, 1974 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 14, 1974 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 14 December 1974

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: J Taylor
Attendance:: 10,006
Pos Before/After:: 11 13
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 2)
Bristol City:: Nov 15, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2851 (of 5045)
League Tier 2:: 1394 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3155 (of 5768)
Total:: 4437 (of 7556)
Played:: 50 years, 6 months, 22 days ago

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

Goals

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Alan Dicks
Prior form: WWLLLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Paul Cheesley (32')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	17	John Middleton
2	M	26	Liam O'Kane
3	D	28	Paddy Greenwood
4	F	28	Sammy Chapman
5	M	22	David Jones
6	M	25	Paul Richardson
7	F	24	Miah Dennehy
8	F	25	Barry Butlin
9	F	34	Neil Martin off for John Robertson
10	M	23	Ian Bowyer
11	M	22	Martin O'Neill
Subs
12	F	21	John Robertson on for Neil Martin

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Cashley
2	D	Collier
3	D	Drysdale
4	D	Sweeney
5	D	Rodgers
6	M	Merrick
7	M	Tainton
8	M	Ritchie
9	M	Paul Cheesley
10	F	Griffin
11	F	Mann
Subs
12		Durrell

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 14, 1974)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	4-0	York City
Blackpool	2-1	Norwich City
Bristol City	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Fulham	1-0	West Bromwich Albion
Hull City	1-1	Southampton
Manchester United	0-0	Leyton Orient
Notts County	3-2	Bristol Rovers
Oxford United	1-0	Cardiff City
Portsmouth	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Oldham Athletic
Sunderland	2-0	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	21	14	4	3	38	17	9	1	0	24	6	5	3	3	14	11	2.23529	32	WLWLWD
	2	Sunderland	20	11	5	4	36	16	7	3	0	21	3	4	2	4	15	13	2.25000	27	LWWWLW
	3	Norwich City	20	9	8	3	27	15	7	2	1	16	4	2	6	2	11	11	1.80000	26	DLDWLD
	4	West Bromwich Albion	21	9	7	5	25	15	5	4	2	14	8	4	3	3	11	7	1.66667	25	DLWWWW
	5	Hull City	21	8	7	6	26	35	6	4	0	14	5	2	3	6	12	30	.74286	23	LWDWWL
	6	Oxford United	21	9	5	7	21	29	8	0	2	16	10	1	5	5	5	19	.72414	23	LWDWDW
	7	Aston Villa	20	8	6	6	28	16	7	2	1	22	4	1	4	5	6	12	1.75000	22	LLLWDL
	8	Bristol City	20	8	6	6	17	12	6	3	1	13	3	2	3	5	4	9	1.41667	22	WWLLLW
	9	Bristol Rovers	21	8	6	7	22	25	6	3	2	12	6	2	3	5	10	19	.88000	22	DWDLWW
	10	Blackpool	21	7	7	7	21	17	5	3	2	15	9	2	4	5	6	8	1.23529	21	WLDWLW
	11	Nottingham Forest	21	8	5	8	24	28	5	3	3	15	11	3	2	5	9	17	.85714	21	LWLWDD
	12	Notts County	21	6	8	7	26	30	5	5	0	21	10	1	3	7	5	20	.86667	20	WWDLWL
	13	Fulham	21	6	7	8	23	19	5	2	3	18	9	1	5	5	5	10	1.21053	19	LLLWDD
	14	Bolton Wanderers	20	7	5	8	21	21	6	3	2	15	7	1	2	6	6	14	1.00000	19	DDWLLL
	15	York City	21	7	5	9	26	28	5	3	3	15	10	2	2	6	11	18	.92857	19	LLWLWL
	16	Leyton Orient	20	4	10	6	15	23	2	5	3	7	11	2	5	3	8	12	.65217	18	WDDLDD
	17	Southampton	19	6	5	8	26	29	4	4	1	14	10	2	1	7	12	19	.89655	17	LWWLDW
	18	Cardiff City	20	5	6	9	21	30	4	3	4	14	13	1	3	5	7	17	.70000	16	WDWDDD
	19	Oldham Athletic	19	5	5	9	21	26	5	2	3	16	13	0	3	6	5	13	.80769	15	DLDDLL
	20	Sheffield Wednesday	21	4	7	10	24	33	3	4	3	15	14	1	3	7	9	19	.72727	15	LWDWLD
	21	Millwall	20	4	6	10	20	29	4	4	2	15	9	0	2	8	5	20	.68966	14	DDDLLD
	22	Portsmouth	21	3	8	10	15	30	2	6	2	8	8	1	2	8	7	22	.50000	14	LLDLWL

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	22	14	5	3	38	17	9	2	0	24	6	5	3	3	14	11	2.23529	33	LWLWDD		0-0
	2	Sunderland	21	12	5	4	38	16	8	3	0	23	3	4	2	4	15	13	2.37500	29	WWWLWW		2-0
	3	Norwich City	21	9	8	4	28	17	7	2	1	16	4	2	6	3	12	13	1.64706	26	LDWLDL		1-2
	4	West Bromwich Albion	22	9	7	6	25	16	5	4	2	14	8	4	3	4	11	8	1.56250	25	LWWWWL		0-1
1	5	Oxford United	22	10	5	7	22	29	9	0	2	17	10	1	5	5	5	19	.75862	25	WDWDWW		1-0
1	6	Aston Villa	21	9	6	6	32	16	8	2	1	26	4	1	4	5	6	12	2.00000	24	LLWDLW		4-0
1	7	Bristol City	21	9	6	6	18	12	7	3	1	14	3	2	3	5	4	9	1.50000	24	WLLLWW		1-0
3	8	Hull City	22	8	8	6	27	36	6	5	0	15	6	2	3	6	12	30	.75000	24	WDWWLD		1-1
1	9	Blackpool	22	8	7	7	23	18	6	3	2	17	10	2	4	5	6	8	1.27778	23	LDWLWW		2-1
2	10	Notts County	22	7	8	7	29	32	6	5	0	24	12	1	3	7	5	20	.90625	22	WDLWLW		3-2
2	11	Bristol Rovers	22	8	6	8	24	28	6	3	2	12	6	2	3	6	12	22	.85714	22	WDLWWL		2-3
1	12	Fulham	22	7	7	8	24	19	6	2	3	19	9	1	5	5	5	10	1.26316	21	LLWDDW		1-0
2	13	Nottingham Forest	22	8	5	9	24	29	5	3	3	15	11	3	2	6	9	18	.82759	21	WLWDDL		0-1
	14	Bolton Wanderers	21	7	5	9	21	23	6	3	2	15	7	1	2	7	6	16	.91304	19	DWLLLL		0-2
	15	York City	22	7	5	10	26	32	5	3	3	15	10	2	2	7	11	22	.81250	19	LWLWLL		0-4
	16	Leyton Orient	21	4	11	6	15	23	2	5	3	7	11	2	6	3	8	12	.65217	19	DDLDDD		0-0
	17	Southampton	20	6	6	8	27	30	4	4	1	14	10	2	2	7	13	20	.90000	18	WWLDWD		1-1
1	18	Oldham Athletic	20	5	6	9	22	27	5	2	3	16	13	0	4	6	6	14	.81481	16	LDDLLD		1-1
1	19	Sheffield Wednesday	22	4	8	10	25	34	3	5	3	16	15	1	3	7	9	19	.73529	16	WDWLDD		1-1
2	20	Cardiff City	21	5	6	10	21	31	4	3	4	14	13	1	3	6	7	18	.67742	16	DWDDDL		0-1
1	21	Portsmouth	22	4	8	10	17	30	3	6	2	10	8	1	2	8	7	22	.56667	16	LDLWLW		2-0
1	22	Millwall	21	4	6	11	20	31	4	4	2	15	9	0	2	9	5	22	.64516	14	DDLLDL		0-2