The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 3 OLDHAM ATHLETIC - Sat Feb 28, 1976 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 28, 1976 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Oldham Athletic
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-3 WON
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 February 1976

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: D Reeves
Attendance:: 11,509
League Week:: 31 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 9
Opp Before/After:: 8 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Carlisle United (League Tier 2)
Oldham Athletic:: Oct 30, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2902 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1445 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3218 (of 5824)
Total:: 4515 (of 7629)
Played:: 50 years, 5 months, 26 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LLDWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Barry Butlin (6')
Martin O'Neill (39')
Martin O'Neill (74')
Terry Curran (50') (Pen)

OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Manager: Jimmy Frizzell
Prior form: WLDDDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
David Shaw (35')
Graham Bell (60')
Keith Hicks (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Wells
2	D	17	Bryn Gunn
3	D	32	Frank Clark
4	M	26	John McGovern
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman
6	M	24	Ian Bowyer
7	M	20	Terry Curran (50')
8	M	23	Martin O'Neill (39') (74')
9	F	29	John O'Hare
10	F	26	Barry Butlin (6')
11	F	23	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	21	Jimmy McCann

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Peter Wells	14		4	1
2	D	17	Bryn Gunn	12		4	1
3	D	32	Frank Clark	36		4	1
4	M	26	John McGovern	43	1	4	1
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman	364	18	4	1
6	M	24	Ian Bowyer	107	28	4	1
7	M	20	Terry Curran (50')	21	4	4	1
8	M	23	Martin O'Neill (39') (74')	125	12	4	1
9	F	29	John O'Hare	44	7	4	1
10	F	26	Barry Butlin (6')	57	11	4	1
11	F	23	John Robertson	116	9	4	1
Subs
12	F	21	Jimmy McCann	3	1	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Platt
2	D	Wood
3	D	Whittle
4	D	Graham Bell
5	D	Edwards
6	M	Holt
7	M	Blair
8	M	David Shaw
9	M	Dungworth
10	F	Keith Hicks
11	F	Groves
Subs
12		Chapman

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 28, 1976)

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Hull City
Bristol Rovers	1-1	Blackpool
Chelsea	3-1	Blackburn Rovers
Leyton Orient	2-0	Fulham
Luton Town	2-0	Sunderland
Nottingham Forest	4-3	Oldham Athletic
Oxford United	2-2	Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth	1-3	Notts County
York City	2-1	Southampton

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Bristol City	31	15	10	6	46	26	9	5	2	27	10	6	5	4	19	16	20	40	WDDWLW
2	Sunderland	29	17	5	7	47	27	14	1	0	36	8	3	4	7	11	19	20	39	LDWLWD
3	Bolton Wanderers	28	15	8	5	47	27	8	3	1	25	8	7	5	4	22	19	20	38	LWDWWL
4	Southampton	29	16	5	8	53	34	14	1	1	39	11	2	4	7	14	23	19	37	DDWDWW
5	Notts County	30	15	7	8	43	28	9	4	2	26	9	6	3	6	17	19	15	37	WWWDWL
6	West Bromwich Albion	30	13	10	7	33	27	6	7	1	17	8	7	3	6	16	19	6	36	DWWWLW
7	Luton Town	30	13	7	10	42	36	8	4	2	24	12	5	3	8	18	24	6	33	WLDWDL
8	Oldham Athletic	31	12	9	10	44	46	10	5	1	28	17	2	4	9	16	29	-2	33	WLDDDL
9	Fulham	30	11	9	10	40	34	7	5	3	23	11	4	4	7	17	23	6	31	DDWLWL
10	Bristol Rovers	30	9	12	9	28	32	6	6	3	16	11	3	6	6	12	21	-4	30	WLWLDL
11	Charlton Athletic	30	12	6	12	45	53	9	2	4	32	24	3	4	8	13	29	-8	30	WWWLDW
12	Carlisle United	32	10	10	12	36	45	7	6	3	22	18	3	4	9	14	27	-9	30	DDWWDL
13	Nottingham Forest	30	10	9	11	36	30	6	1	7	18	14	4	8	4	18	16	6	29	LLDWWD
14	Plymouth Argyle	32	11	7	14	41	42	11	3	3	32	15	0	4	11	9	27	-1	29	DLLLWW
15	Chelsea	31	10	9	12	38	41	6	5	4	19	14	4	4	8	19	27	-3	29	WLDDLW
16	Blackpool	30	10	9	11	29	35	6	7	3	20	19	4	2	8	9	16	-6	29	WLDLWD
17	Hull City	31	11	6	14	33	38	7	3	6	20	16	4	3	8	13	22	-5	28	LDLDWW
18	Leyton Orient	28	9	9	10	24	27	7	4	3	14	8	2	5	7	10	19	-3	27	DLWLLW
19	Blackburn Rovers	30	7	12	11	28	35	4	6	6	16	19	3	6	5	12	16	-7	26	LDWWLD
20	Oxford United	30	5	10	15	27	43	3	6	6	15	19	2	4	9	12	24	-16	20	DDDDLL
21	Portsmouth	31	6	6	19	22	44	2	5	8	8	15	4	1	11	14	29	-22	18	LLLWWL
22	York City	31	5	5	21	24	56	4	1	10	16	27	1	4	11	8	29	-32	15	LLLLLL

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
2	1	Bolton Wanderers	29	16	8	5	48	27	9	3	1	26	8	7	5	4	22	19	21	40	WDWWLW		1-0
1	2	Bristol City	31	15	10	6	46	26	9	5	2	27	10	6	5	4	19	16	20	40	WDDWLW
1	3	Sunderland	30	17	5	8	47	29	14	1	0	36	8	3	4	8	11	21	18	39	DWLWDL		0-2
1	4	Notts County	31	16	7	8	46	29	9	4	2	26	9	7	3	6	20	20	17	39	WWDWLW		3-1
1	5	Southampton	30	16	5	9	54	36	14	1	1	39	11	2	4	8	15	25	18	37	DWDWWL		1-2
	6	West Bromwich Albion	30	13	10	7	33	27	6	7	1	17	8	7	3	6	16	19	6	36	DWWWLW
	7	Luton Town	31	14	7	10	44	36	9	4	2	26	12	5	3	8	18	24	8	35	LDWDLW		2-0
	8	Oldham Athletic	32	12	9	11	47	50	10	5	1	28	17	2	4	10	19	33	-3	33	LDDDLL		3-4
4	9	Nottingham Forest	31	11	9	11	40	33	7	1	7	22	17	4	8	4	18	16	7	31	LDWWDW		4-3
1	10	Fulham	31	11	9	11	40	36	7	5	3	23	11	4	4	8	17	25	4	31	DWLWLL		0-2
4	11	Chelsea	32	11	9	12	41	42	7	5	4	22	15	4	4	8	19	27	-1	31	LDDLWW		3-1
2	12	Bristol Rovers	31	9	13	9	29	33	6	7	3	17	12	3	6	6	12	21	-4	31	LWLDLD		1-1
1	13	Plymouth Argyle	33	11	8	14	43	44	11	3	3	32	15	0	5	11	11	29	-1	30	LLLWWD		2-2
3	14	Charlton Athletic	30	12	6	12	45	53	9	2	4	32	24	3	4	8	13	29	-8	30	WWWLDW
1	15	Blackpool	31	10	10	11	30	36	6	7	3	20	19	4	3	8	10	17	-6	30	LDLWDD		1-1
4	16	Carlisle United	32	10	10	12	36	45	7	6	3	22	18	3	4	9	14	27	-9	30	DDWWDL
1	17	Leyton Orient	29	10	9	10	26	27	8	4	3	16	8	2	5	7	10	19	-1	29	LWLLWW		2-0
1	18	Hull City	32	11	6	15	33	39	7	3	6	20	16	4	3	9	13	23	-6	28	DLDWWL		0-1
	19	Blackburn Rovers	31	7	12	12	29	38	4	6	6	16	19	3	6	6	13	19	-9	26	DWWLDL		1-3
	20	Oxford United	31	5	11	15	29	45	3	7	6	17	21	2	4	9	12	24	-16	21	DDDLLD		2-2
	21	Portsmouth	32	6	6	20	23	47	2	5	9	9	18	4	1	11	14	29	-24	18	LLWWLL		1-3
	22	York City	32	6	5	21	26	57	5	1	10	18	28	1	4	11	8	29	-31	17	LLLLLW		2-1