FOREST 4 - 1 NORWICH CITY - Fri Aug 15, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Fri Aug 15, 1997 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Norwich City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-1
- Attendance:
- 16,524
- Position Before:
- 9
- Position After:
- 1
- Referee:
- J Kirkby
- Season:
- 1997-98
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Oxford United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3778 (of 4780)
- League Tier 2
- 1545 (of 2363)
- Competitive:
- 4358 (of 5470)
- Total:
- 5943 (of 7203)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Norwich City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Dave Bassett
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marco Pascolo | ||
| M | Des Lyttle | ||
| M | Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| F | Steve Chettle | ||
| F | Alan Rogers off for Andy Johnson () | ||
| M | Steve Stone off for Dean Saunders () | ||
| F | Geoff Thomas (1997-98)  off for Craig Armstrong () | ||
| F | Scot Gemmill | ||
| M | Thierry Bonalair | ||
| F | Kevin Campbell | ||
| F | Pierre van Hooijdonk | ||
| Subs | |||
| F | Andy Johnson on for Alan Rogers () | ||
| F | Dean Saunders on for Steve Stone () | ||
| F | Craig Armstrong on for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) () | ||
| ? | |||
| ? |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Fri Aug 15, 1997)
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0 | 0 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | Norwich City |
| Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Manchester City |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 35 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 39 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 39 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 39 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 39 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| ⇧ | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| ⇧ | 2 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ⇩ | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| ⇧ | 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ⇧ | 10 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ⇧ | 12 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 13 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 15 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 17 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 18 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| ⇧ | 19 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| ⇧ | 21 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| ⇧ | 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| ⇧ | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| ⇧ | 24 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |