The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 FULHAM - Sat Feb 24, 1973 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 24, 1973 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Fulham
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 24 February 1973

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: R Capey
Attendance:: 8,810
League Week:: 30 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 12
Opp Before/After:: 4 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)
Fulham:: Nov 10, 1973

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2775 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1318 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3069 (of 5824)
Total:: 4333 (of 7629)
Played:: 53 years, 5 months, 26 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Dave Mackay
Prior form: DLWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Galley (31')
Jim McIntosh (40') - Jim McIntosh last goal

FULHAM
Manager: Alec Stock
Prior form: DWWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Earle (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Jim Barron
2	D	28	Peter Hindley
3	D	29	John Winfield
4	F	26	Sammy Chapman
5	M	20	David Serella
6	M	31	Doug Fraser
7	F	22	Jim McIntosh (40')
8	F	20	John Robertson
9	F	32	Neil Martin
10	F	28	John Galley (31')
11	M	25	George Lyall
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	29	Jim Barron	127		7	1
2	D	28	Peter Hindley	403	8	7	1
3	D	29	John Winfield	355	4	7	1
4	F	26	Sammy Chapman	239	15	7	1
5	M	20	David Serella	40		7	1
6	M	31	Doug Fraser	93	4	7	1
7	F	22	Jim McIntosh (40')	38	2	7	1
8	F	20	John Robertson	40	3	7	1
9	F	32	Neil Martin	56	12	7	1
10	F	28	John Galley (31')	12	5	7	1
11	M	25	George Lyall	27	4	7	1
Subs
12	M	20	Martin O'Neill	40	6	39	7

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Meller
2	D	Cutbush
3	D	Callaghan
4	D	Mullery
5	D	Went
6	M	Dunne
7	M	Strong
8	M	Earle
9	M	Mitchell
10	F	Pinkney
11	F	Barrett
Subs
12		John Conway

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 24, 1973)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	1-1	Bristol City
Leyton Orient	4-0	Aston Villa
Middlesbrough	3-0	Portsmouth
Nottingham Forest	2-1	Fulham
Swindon Town	1-3	Oxford United

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	29	15	12	2	50	28	8	5	1	29	15	7	7	1	21	13	22	42	DWLWWD
2	Queens Park Rangers	30	15	11	4	56	32	10	4	1	38	13	5	7	3	18	19	24	41	WDWWDW
3	Aston Villa	29	13	10	6	36	29	8	5	3	18	12	5	5	3	18	17	7	36	DLWWWD
4	Fulham	29	12	10	7	45	32	9	4	2	27	12	3	6	5	18	20	13	34	DWWWLW
5	Oxford United	30	14	5	11	37	30	11	1	3	26	11	3	4	8	11	19	7	33	LWLWLW
6	Blackpool	30	12	9	9	43	36	7	5	3	25	13	5	4	6	18	23	7	33	WDWLLD
7	Luton Town	29	12	9	8	36	32	4	8	4	21	19	8	1	4	15	13	4	33	LDWWLD
8	Middlesbrough	31	11	10	10	28	35	8	4	3	16	11	3	6	7	12	24	-7	32	LDDWWL
9	Sheffield Wednesday	30	11	8	11	45	41	9	2	3	29	16	2	6	8	16	25	4	30	DWDLWL
10	Millwall	30	11	7	12	40	34	8	3	3	21	11	3	4	9	19	23	6	29	WDDLWW
11	Bristol City	29	10	9	10	38	38	4	6	4	17	14	6	3	6	21	24	0	29	WLWDLW
12	Hull City	29	9	10	10	43	39	7	6	3	32	18	2	4	7	11	21	4	28	WDDWLL
13	Portsmouth	29	10	8	11	35	33	5	4	7	16	18	5	4	4	19	15	2	28	DWDWWW
14	Preston North End	30	10	8	12	29	45	5	4	5	14	18	5	4	7	15	27	-16	28	WLLLLD
15	Nottingham Forest	29	9	9	11	31	36	7	5	2	20	12	2	4	9	11	24	-5	27	DLWLDL
16	Carlisle United	28	9	8	11	41	34	8	4	3	34	17	1	4	8	7	17	7	26	WDLDLD
17	Sunderland	26	8	9	9	37	34	6	5	2	22	10	2	4	7	15	24	3	25	DWDWLW
18	Huddersfield Town	30	6	12	12	26	38	5	6	4	14	14	1	6	8	12	24	-12	24	LLLLWD
19	Cardiff City	27	9	5	13	31	40	9	1	4	23	14	0	4	9	8	26	-9	23	LLWLWD
20	Leyton Orient	29	6	11	12	27	36	5	5	4	15	13	1	6	8	12	23	-9	23	LDDDWL
21	Swindon Town	29	6	11	12	34	49	4	7	2	19	18	2	4	10	15	31	-15	23	DLDLLL
22	Brighton and Hove Albion	30	3	9	18	31	68	2	6	6	19	25	1	3	12	12	43	-37	15	LLLLWL

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	30	15	13	2	51	29	8	6	1	30	16	7	7	1	21	13	22	43	WLWWDD		1-1
	2	Queens Park Rangers	30	15	11	4	56	32	10	4	1	38	13	5	7	3	18	19	24	41	WDWWDW
	3	Aston Villa	30	13	10	7	36	33	8	5	3	18	12	5	5	4	18	21	3	36	LWWWDL		0-4
1	4	Oxford United	31	15	5	11	40	31	11	1	3	26	11	4	4	8	14	20	9	35	WLWLWW		3-1
1	5	Fulham	30	12	10	8	46	34	9	4	2	27	12	3	6	6	19	22	12	34	WWWLWL		1-2
2	6	Middlesbrough	32	12	10	10	31	35	9	4	3	19	11	3	6	7	12	24	-4	34	DDWWLW		3-0
1	7	Blackpool	30	12	9	9	43	36	7	5	3	25	13	5	4	6	18	23	7	33	WDWLLD
1	8	Luton Town	29	12	9	8	36	32	4	8	4	21	19	8	1	4	15	13	4	33	LDWWLD
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	30	11	8	11	45	41	9	2	3	29	16	2	6	8	16	25	4	30	DWDLWL
1	10	Bristol City	30	10	10	10	39	39	4	6	4	17	14	6	4	6	22	25	0	30	LWDLWD		1-1
1	11	Millwall	30	11	7	12	40	34	8	3	3	21	11	3	4	9	19	23	6	29	WDDLWW
3	12	Nottingham Forest	30	10	9	11	33	37	8	5	2	22	13	2	4	9	11	24	-4	29	LWLDLW		2-1
1	13	Hull City	29	9	10	10	43	39	7	6	3	32	18	2	4	7	11	21	4	28	WDDWLL
1	14	Portsmouth	30	10	8	12	35	36	5	4	7	16	18	5	4	5	19	18	-1	28	WDWWWL		0-3
1	15	Preston North End	30	10	8	12	29	45	5	4	5	14	18	5	4	7	15	27	-16	28	WLLLLD
	16	Carlisle United	28	9	8	11	41	34	8	4	3	34	17	1	4	8	7	17	7	26	WDLDLD
	17	Sunderland	26	8	9	9	37	34	6	5	2	22	10	2	4	7	15	24	3	25	DWDWLW
2	18	Leyton Orient	30	7	11	12	31	36	6	5	4	19	13	1	6	8	12	23	-5	25	DDDWLW		4-0
1	19	Huddersfield Town	30	6	12	12	26	38	5	6	4	14	14	1	6	8	12	24	-12	24	LLLLWD
1	20	Cardiff City	27	9	5	13	31	40	9	1	4	23	14	0	4	9	8	26	-9	23	LLWLWD
	21	Swindon Town	30	6	11	13	35	52	4	7	3	20	21	2	4	10	15	31	-17	23	LDLLLL		1-3
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	30	3	9	18	31	68	2	6	6	19	25	1	3	12	12	43	-37	15	LLLLWL