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
- Pos Before/After:
- 9/1
- Opp Before/After:
- 22/21
- Referee:
- J Kirkby
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Oxford United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3779 (of 4878)
- League Tier 2:
- 1546 (of 2461)
- Competitive:
- 4359 (of 5575)
- Total:
- 5948 (of 7323)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: W (Old to recent)
Goals:
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Geoff Thomas (1997-98)
Geoff Thomas (1997-98)
Kevin Campbell
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: W (Old to recent)
Goals:
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Geoff Thomas (1997-98)
Geoff Thomas (1997-98)
Kevin Campbell
NORWICH CITY
Manager:
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marco Pascolo | ||
| D | Des Lyttle | ||
| M | Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| D | Steve Chettle | ||
| D | Alan Rogers off for Andy Johnson () | ||
| M | Steve Stone off for Dean Saunders () | ||
| M | Geoff Thomas (1997-98)  off for Craig Armstrong () | ||
| M | 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 () | ||
| D | Craig Armstrong on for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) () | ||
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Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| 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 |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | |
| 1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | |
| 2 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | |
| 6 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 12 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 13 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |
| 17 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | |
| 19 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 22 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 23 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | |
| 24 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | |
Table after:
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | |
 8 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | 2 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD |
| 21 | 3 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 14 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
 4 | 5 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 4 | 6 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 4 | 7 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 4 | 8 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 4 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 3 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W |
| 3 | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W |
| 2 | 12 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| 2 | 13 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D |
| 2 | 14 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D |
| 2 | 15 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D |
| 1 | 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 3 | 17 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D |
| 5 | 18 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| 3 | 19 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 3 | 20 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 1 | 21 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 3 | 22 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 3 | 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L |
| 3 | 24 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L |