FOREST 1 - 0 STOKE CITY - Sat Sep 27, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 27, 1997 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Attendance:
- 19,018
- Pos Before/After:
- 1/1
- Opp Before/After:
- 15/15
- Referee:
- Mick Fletcher
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Huddersfield Town
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3786 (of 4842)
- League Tier 2:
- 1553 (of 2425)
- Competitive:
- 4369 (of 5537)
- Total:
- 5957 (of 7285)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: DWLDWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DWLDWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | ||
| M | Des Lyttle | ||
| F | Colin Cooper off for Andy Johnson () | ||
| F | Steve Chettle | ||
| F | Alan Rogers | ||
| F | Dean Saunders | ||
| F | Craig Armstrong | ||
| F | Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams | ||
| F | Kevin Campbell  | ||
| F | Pierre van Hooijdonk | ||
| Subs | |||
| F | Andy Johnson on for Colin Cooper () | ||
| F | Steve Guinan | ||
| F | Ian Thomas-Moore | ||
| ? | |||
| ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 3 | Stockport County |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers |
| Manchester City | 6 | 0 | Swindon Town |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Stoke City |
| Oxford United | 0 | 0 | Bradford City |
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Portsmouth | 0 | 2 | Reading |
| Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | WWLDLW | |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | WLWWWW | |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | DWLDWD | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | WDDWLD | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 14 | WWWLDL | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | WDWDWW | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | WDWLWW | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | LLWWWD | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | WDWWLL | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 13 | WDWLWW | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | LWDLWD | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | WLWDDW | |
| 13 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | WDWLWD | |
| 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | DLWWDD | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | DWLDWW | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 | LWDLLL | |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DLLLLW | |
| 18 | Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 6 | LLLWLL | |
| 19 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 6 | LDDLLW | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LDLWDL | |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 | LWLWLL | |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | LDWDLL | |
| 23 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 4 | LLLLWL | |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 3 | DDLLDL | |
Table after:
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | WLDLWW | |
 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | DDWLDW |
 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 | LWWWWL |
| 1 | 4 | Bradford City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 15 | WWLDLD |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | DWDWWD |
| 3 | 6 | Swindon Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 | WLDWDL |
| 2 | 7 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | DWWLLD |
| 5 | 8 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | DWLWDW |
| 2 | 9 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | DWLWWL |
| 2 | 10 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | LLWWWD |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | WDLWDD | |
| 2 | 12 | Norwich City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 13 | WDWLWW |
| 1 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | WLWDDW |
| 14 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 | LWWDDL | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WLDWWL | |
| 4 | 16 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | DLWDLW |
| 2 | 17 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | DDLLWW |
| 3 | 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 9 | WLWLLW |
| 3 | 19 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | WDLLLL |
| 3 | 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 7 | LLLLWL |
| 3 | 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 7 | LLWLLD |
| 1 | 22 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 | LLLWLW |
| 1 | 23 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | LDWDLL |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 | DLLDLD | |