OXFORD UNITED 0 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 23, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 23, 1997 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Oxford United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Manor Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- Eddie Wolstenholme
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 9,486
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 9
13
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Doncaster Rovers (League Cup)
- League:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Oxford United:
- Jan 31, 1998
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3781 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1548 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4361 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5955 (of 7500)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Dave Beasant | Debut | |
| D | Des Lyttle | ||
| M |  Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| D | Steve Chettle | ||
| D | Alan Rogers | ||
| M |  Andy Johnson | ||
| F | Ian Thomas-Moore | ||
| M |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| M |  Thierry Bonalair off for Chris Bart-Williams (53) | ||
| M | Chris Allen off for Steve Guinan (64) | ||
| F |  Pierre van Hooijdonk | ||
| Subs | |||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams on for Thierry Bonalair (53)  (71) | ||
| F | Steve Guinan on for Chris Allen (64) | ||
| D | Craig Armstrong |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Elliott Jackson | |
| D | Brian Wilsterman | |
| D | Les Robinson | |
| D | Christophe Remy (88) | |
| D | Darren Purse | |
| M | Simon Marsh (79) | |
| M | Dave Smith | |
| M | Bobby Ford | |
| M | Joey Beauchamp | |
| F | Matt Murphy (79) | |
| F | Nigel Jemson | |
| Subs | ||
| Mark Stevens (88) | ||
| Jamie Cook (79) | ||
| Mark Angel (79) |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3-0 | Reading |
| Bradford City | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Bury | 0-0 | Charlton Athletic |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Stoke City |
| Norwich City | 0-2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Oxford United | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Sunderland |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | Stockport County |
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Portsmouth |
| Swindon Town | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| 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 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | WW | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WW | ||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WW | ||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | DW | ||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWD | ||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 8 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD | ||
| 9 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | WL | ||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LW | ||
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LW | ||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | ||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | ||
| 14 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DLD | ||
| 15 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 17 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 18 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | ||
| 20 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL | ||
| 22 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LL | ||
| 23 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LL | ||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | ||
Table after:
| 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 | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | WWW | 1-0 | |
 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | WDW | 2-1 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | WDW | 2-1 |
| 7 | 5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WW | 3-0 |
| 4 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WW | |
| 3 | 7 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DWL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 8 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LWD | 0-0 |
| 4 | 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWD | |
| 6 | 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DLW | 2-1 |
| 4 | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | |
| 8 | 12 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | LDW | 1-0 |
| 4 | 13 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLL | 0-1 |
| 7 | 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW | 2-0 |
| 7 | 15 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLW | 3-1 |
| 5 | 16 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 | LWL | 1-3 |
| 4 | 17 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | WL | 0-1 |
| 3 | 18 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | DDD | 0-0 |
| 5 | 19 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DLD | |
| 2 | 20 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | LDL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 21 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | 1-1 |
| 6 | 23 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | DLL | 0-3 |
| 1 | 24 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 | LLL | 0-2 |