The City Ground

ARSENAL 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 01, 1972 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 01, 1972 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Arsenal
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highbury
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 01 April 1972

Season:: 1971-72
Referee:: K Wynn
Attendance:: 33,895
League Week:: 37 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 22 22
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Arsenal:: Sep 03, 1977

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2740 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1364 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 3029 (of 5824)
Total:: 4290 (of 7629)
Played:: 54 years, 4 months, 23 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: LLWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: WWLLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ray Kennedy (49')
Charlie George (70') (Pen)
George Graham (82')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Jim Barron
2	D	27	Peter Hindley
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell
4	M	19	David Serella
5	M	21	John Cottam
6	F	19	John Robertson off for Martin O'Neill (67')
7	F	21	Jim McIntosh
8	F	25	Peter Cormack
9	F	20	Alan Buckley
10	M	22	Paul Richardson
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill on for John Robertson (67')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Jim Barron	87		5	1
2	D	27	Peter Hindley	364	8	5	1
3	D	28	Tommy Gemmell	14	3	5	1
4	M	19	David Serella	2		5	1
5	M	21	John Cottam	13		5	1
6	F	19	John Robertson off for Martin O'Neill (67')	14		5	1
7	F	21	Jim McIntosh	13	1	5	1
8	F	25	Peter Cormack	81	19	5	1
9	F	20	Alan Buckley	8		5	1
10	M	22	Paul Richardson	113	9	5	1
11	F	21	Duncan McKenzie	40	12	5	1
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill on for John Robertson (67')	13	2	14	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bob Wilson
2	D	Peter Simpson
3	D	John Roberts
4	D	Peter Storey
5	D	Pat Rice
6	M	Sammy Nelson
7	M	Alan Ball
8	M	George Armstrong
9	M	Ray Kennedy (67')
10	F	Peter Marinello
11	F	Charlie George
Subs
12		George Graham (67')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 01, 1972)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-0	Nottingham Forest
Coventry City	2-3	Manchester United
Crystal Palace	2-3	Southampton
Derby County	2-0	Leeds United
Huddersfield Town	0-0	Everton
Ipswich Town	1-2	Chelsea
Liverpool	2-0	West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City	1-2	Stoke City
Sheffield United	1-0	Newcastle United
West Ham United	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-1	Leicester City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST 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	Manchester City	35	20	10	5	66	36	14	3	1	42	12	6	7	4	24	24	30	50	LWWWWD	Safe
2	Leeds United	35	20	9	6	63	25	15	4	0	49	9	5	5	6	14	16	38	49	WWDWWD	Safe
3	Derby County	35	20	9	6	59	30	13	4	0	37	9	7	5	6	22	21	29	49	WWWWDW	Safe
4	Liverpool	35	19	8	8	52	28	14	3	1	41	15	5	5	7	11	13	24	46	WWDWWW	Safe
5	Tottenham Hotspur	35	16	11	8	52	34	14	3	2	38	10	2	8	6	14	24	18	43	DWLWDW	Safe
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	15	11	8	57	47	9	7	0	32	16	6	4	8	25	31	10	41	DDLWWD	Safe
7	Manchester United	33	16	8	9	58	45	11	2	4	32	18	5	6	5	26	27	13	40	LLLDWW	Safe
8	Arsenal	33	17	5	11	45	34	11	1	3	26	9	6	4	8	19	25	11	39	WWLLLW	Safe
9	Chelsea	33	14	10	9	45	33	10	6	2	34	16	4	4	7	11	17	12	38	WDLLWW	Safe
10	Sheffield United	35	14	10	11	54	51	8	7	2	36	21	6	3	9	18	30	3	38	WDDDLL	Safe
11	Newcastle United	34	12	9	13	40	44	8	5	4	25	15	4	4	9	15	29	-4	33	DWWWLD
12	West Ham United	36	10	11	15	42	44	8	6	4	28	17	2	5	11	14	27	-2	31	WLWDLD
13	Leicester City	34	10	10	14	33	40	7	5	6	15	11	3	5	8	18	29	-7	30	LLWLDW
14	Everton	36	8	14	14	33	42	8	7	4	27	16	0	7	10	6	26	-9	30	LDLDDD
15	Stoke City	32	9	11	12	35	41	6	7	3	24	18	3	4	9	11	23	-6	29	LDLDDL
16	Ipswich Town	35	7	15	13	30	46	5	7	5	14	15	2	8	8	16	31	-16	29	DLWDLL
17	West Bromwich Albion	34	10	8	16	33	45	5	5	7	17	21	5	3	9	16	24	-12	28	WLWDWD
18	Coventry City	34	6	14	14	32	55	5	9	2	17	15	1	5	12	15	40	-23	26	DLLDLL
19	Crystal Palace	35	7	10	18	31	56	3	5	8	19	25	4	5	10	12	31	-25	24	WDLDLL
20	Southampton	34	9	5	20	42	71	6	3	7	26	25	3	2	13	16	46	-29	23	LLLDLL
21	Huddersfield Town	35	6	11	18	25	48	4	6	7	11	17	2	5	11	14	31	-23	23	LLLDDD
22	Nottingham Forest	36	6	7	23	42	74	5	3	10	23	26	1	4	13	19	48	-32	19	LLWLWL

Table after:

	FIRST 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)
2	1	Derby County	36	21	9	6	61	30	14	4	0	39	9	7	5	6	22	21	31	51	WWWDWW	Safe	2-0
1	2	Manchester City	36	20	10	6	67	38	14	3	2	43	14	6	7	4	24	24	29	50	WWWWDL	Safe	1-2
1	3	Leeds United	36	20	9	7	63	27	15	4	0	49	9	5	5	7	14	18	36	49	WDWWDL	Safe	0-2
	4	Liverpool	36	20	8	8	54	28	15	3	1	43	15	5	5	7	11	13	26	48	WDWWWW	Safe	2-0
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	36	16	11	9	52	36	14	3	2	38	10	2	8	7	14	26	16	43	WLWDWL	Safe	0-2
1	6	Manchester United	34	17	8	9	61	47	11	2	4	32	18	6	6	5	29	29	14	42	LLDWWW	Safe	3-2
1	7	Arsenal	34	18	5	11	48	34	12	1	3	29	9	6	4	8	19	25	14	41	WLLLWW	Safe	3-0
2	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	15	11	9	57	48	9	7	1	32	17	6	4	8	25	31	9	41	DLWWDL	Safe	0-1
	9	Chelsea	34	15	10	9	47	34	10	6	2	34	16	5	4	7	13	18	13	40	DLLWWW	Safe	2-1
	10	Sheffield United	36	15	10	11	55	51	9	7	2	37	21	6	3	9	18	30	4	40	DDDLLW	Safe	1-0
1	11	West Ham United	37	11	11	15	44	44	9	6	4	30	17	2	5	11	14	27	0	33	LWDLDW		2-0
1	12	Newcastle United	35	12	9	14	40	45	8	5	4	25	15	4	4	10	15	30	-5	33	WWWLDL		0-1
	13	Leicester City	35	11	10	14	34	40	7	5	6	15	11	4	5	8	19	29	-6	32	LWLDWW		1-0
1	14	Stoke City	33	10	11	12	37	42	6	7	3	24	18	4	4	9	13	24	-5	31	DLDDLW		2-1
1	15	Everton	37	8	15	14	33	42	8	7	4	27	16	0	8	10	6	26	-9	31	DLDDDD		0-0
	16	Ipswich Town	36	7	15	14	31	48	5	7	6	15	17	2	8	8	16	31	-17	29	LWDLLL		1-2
	17	West Bromwich Albion	35	10	8	17	33	47	5	5	7	17	21	5	3	10	16	26	-14	28	LWDWDL		0-2
	18	Coventry City	35	6	14	15	34	58	5	9	3	19	18	1	5	12	15	40	-24	26	LLDLLL		2-3
1	19	Southampton	35	10	5	20	45	73	6	3	7	26	25	4	2	13	19	48	-28	25	LLDLLW		3-2
1	20	Crystal Palace	36	7	10	19	33	59	3	5	9	21	28	4	5	10	12	31	-26	24	DLDLLL		2-3
	21	Huddersfield Town	36	6	12	18	25	48	4	7	7	11	17	2	5	11	14	31	-23	24	LLDDDD		0-0
	22	Nottingham Forest	37	6	7	24	42	77	5	3	10	23	26	1	4	14	19	51	-35	19	LWLWLL		0-3