SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 28, 1972 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 28, 1972 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Hillsborough
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 October 1972
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Millwall (League Tier 2)
- Sheffield Wednesday:
- Mar 24, 1973
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2760 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 1303 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3050 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 4314 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 53 years, 10 months, 8 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Bill Anderson (2)
Prior form: DLLDDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Neil Martin (50')
Paul Richardson (82')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Jim Barron | |
| 2 | D | 28 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 29 |  Tommy Gemmell | |
| 4 | M | 20 | David Serella | |
| 5 | F | 26 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 6 | M | 30 | Doug Fraser 0 | |
| 7 | F | 27 | Barry Lyons off for Martin O'Neill (27') | |
| 8 | F | 19 | John Robertson | |
| 9 | F | 32 | Neil Martin  (50') 30 | |
| 10 | M | 23 | Paul Richardson (82') | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Alan Buckley | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 20 |  Martin O'Neill on for Barry Lyons (27') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Grummitt |
| 2 | D | Rodrigues |
| 3 | D | Clements |
| 4 | D | Swan |
| 5 | D | Holsgrave |
| 6 | M | Craig |
| 7 | M | Henderson |
| 8 | M | Eustace |
| 9 | M | Joicey |
| 10 | F | Sunley |
| 11 | F | Sissons |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Sinclair |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Blackpool | 2-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Bristol City | 0-1 | Luton Town |
| Cardiff City | 3-0 | Preston North End |
| Carlisle United | 1-0 | Portsmouth |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Millwall | 1-1 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 0-0 | Fulham |
| Swindon Town | 2-2 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| SECOND 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 | Burnley | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | WDDWWW | |||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20 | LWWWWW | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | WWLLDW | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 18 | WWDDLD | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | WDDWDL | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | WDWDLW | |||
| 7 | Oxford United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | LLWLLW | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 | WDWWLW | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | WDDWDW | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 15 | WWDWWL | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 15 | WLDWDL | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 | DDWLLW | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 | DLLDDD | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 12 | DLWLLL | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 12 | DLDDLL | |||
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 11 | DDLDWD | |||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 11 | DLLLWD | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 11 | WWLLDL | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 11 | DDDDLW | |||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 9 | LLDLWL | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | LWLLWL | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 8 | LDLDWL | |||
Table after:
| SECOND 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) | |
| 1 | Burnley | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 22 | DDWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 20 | WWWWWL | 0-2 | ||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | WLLDWD | 1-1 | ||
 1 | 4 | Luton Town | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | DDWDLW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 18 | WDDLDL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 6 | Blackpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 17 | LDWDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 17 | DWWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Oxford United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | LLWLLW | ||
| 3 | 9 | Preston North End | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | DWDLWL | 0-3 | |
| 3 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 16 | LLDDDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Bristol City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 15 | DDWDWL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Hull City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 15 | WWDWWL | ||
| 1 | 13 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 15 | DWLLWD | 0-0 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 13 | LWLLLD | 0-0 | ||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 13 | LDDLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 12 | DLDWDD | 2-2 | ||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 12 | LLLWDD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 18 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 12 | DDDLWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Carlisle United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 11 | LDLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 20 | Portsmouth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 11 | WLLDLL | 0-1 | |
| 21 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 | WLLWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -12 | 10 | DLDWLW | 3-0 | ||