FOREST 1 - 2 LUTON TOWN - Sat Feb 12, 1977 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 12, 1977 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Luton Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 12 February 1977
- Season:
- 1976-77
- Referee:
- Alex Hamil
- Attendance:
- 18,225
- Pos Before/After:
- 4
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 9
6
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Southampton (League Tier 2)
- Luton Town:
- Jan 04, 1982
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2938 (of 5045)
- League Tier 2:
- 1481 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3270 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 4577 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 48 years, 4 months, 20 days ago
LUTON TOWN
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: LWLWWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Ron Futcher (55')
John Aston (71')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 20 |  John Middleton | |
| 2 | D | 20 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 33 | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M | 27 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 28 | Larry Lloyd  (86') | |
| 6 | M | 25 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 8 | M | 25 | Sean Haslegrave | Last game |
| 9 | F | 30 | John O'Hare | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 24 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | D | 24 | Colin Barrett | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aleksic |
| 2 | D | Price |
| 3 | D | Buckley |
| 4 | D | Chambers |
| 5 | D | Faulkner |
| 6 | M | Paul Futcher |
| 7 | M | Husband |
| 8 | M | West |
| 9 | M | Ron Futcher |
| 10 | F | Fuccillo |
| 11 | F | John Aston |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Geddis |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Notts County |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Fulham |
| Burnley | 1-1 | Hereford United |
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Chelsea | 1-1 | Millwall |
| Hull City | 3-1 | Carlisle United |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Luton Town |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Leyton Orient |
| Sheffield United | 2-2 | 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 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 35 | DWLWDW | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 32 | WWDDWW | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 32 | WDWWWL | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 29 | DDWLWL | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 29 | DDDDLW | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 26 | DWDWLW | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 26 | LWWDDD | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 26 | LLWWDW | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 25 | LWLWWW | |||
| 10 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 24 | LDWWDW | |||
| 11 | Southampton | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 22 | DDWLWD | |||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 22 | DLWLLL | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 22 | LDDLLW | |||
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -13 | 22 | LWLDLL | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -2 | 21 | DLDDLD | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 21 | LWWDDL | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 21 | DWWDLD | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 21 | LLLDLD | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 18 | DDLDDL | |||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -23 | 18 | WDDLLL | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 15 | LLDWWD | |||
| 22 | Hereford United | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -21 | 13 | DLLLDD | |||
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) | |
| 1 | Chelsea | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 36 | WLWDWD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 34 | DWWWLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 33 | WDDWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | Blackpool | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 30 | DDDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 29 | DWLWLL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Luton Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 27 | WLWWWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 7 | Millwall | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 27 | WDWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 27 | WWDDDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 26 | LWWDWL | 1-3 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 24 | DWWDWL | 0-4 | ||
| 3 | 11 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -12 | 24 | WLDLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 12 | Southampton | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 23 | DWLWDD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 13 | Hull City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 23 | LDDLDW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 14 | Cardiff City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 23 | WWDDLW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | Sheffield United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 23 | LWLLLD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -9 | 23 | DDLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 21 | WWDLDL | 1-2 | ||
| 18 | Fulham | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -9 | 21 | LLDLDL | 1-2 | ||
| 19 | Burnley | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 19 | DLDDLD | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -25 | 18 | DDLLLL | 1-3 | ||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 17 | LDWWDW | 2-1 | ||
| 22 | Hereford United | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 14 | LLLDDD | 1-1 | ||