The City Ground

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 28, 1973 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 28, 1973 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Brighton and Hove Albion
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Goldstone Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 28 April 1973

Season:: 1972-73
Referee:: R Challis
Attendance:: 9,709
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 13
Opp Before/After:: 22 22

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (County Cup)
League:: Luton Town
Brighton and Hove Albion:: Dec 13, 1978

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2787 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1330 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3081 (of 5824)
Total:: 4345 (of 7629)
Played:: 53 years, 3 months, 23 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Miah Dennehy (29') - Miah Dennehy first goal
Duncan McKenzie (31')

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Manager: Pat Saward
Prior form: WDWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Eddy Spearrit (58') (Pen)
Mick Conway (68')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	Dennis Peacock	Debut
2	D	28	Peter Hindley
3	D	30	John Winfield
4	M	22	John Cottam
5	M	20	David Serella
6	F	20	John Robertson
7	M	25	George Lyall
8	F	26	Sammy Chapman
9	F	32	Neil Martin
10	F	22	Duncan McKenzie (31')
11	F	23	Miah Dennehy (29')
Subs
12	F	22	Alan Buckley

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	20	Dennis Peacock	Debut
2	D	28	Peter Hindley	409	10	4	1
3	D	30	John Winfield	367	4	4	1
4	M	22	John Cottam	38	1	4	1
5	M	20	David Serella	46		4	1
6	F	20	John Robertson	50	4	4	1
7	M	25	George Lyall	33	4	4	1
8	F	26	Sammy Chapman	248	15	14	4
9	F	32	Neil Martin	60	13	4	1
10	F	22	Duncan McKenzie (31')	79	17	4	1
11	F	23	Miah Dennehy (29')	2		4	1
Subs
12	F	22	Alan Buckley	19	1	161	28

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Poweny
2	D	Howell
3	D	Lay
4	D	Bromley
5	D	Piper
6	M	Eddy Spearrit
7	M	Mick Conway
8	M	Hilton
9	M	Beamish
10	F	O'Sullivan
11	F	Towner
Subs
12		Galt

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 28, 1973)

Home	Score	Away
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Bristol City	2-1	Hull City
Carlisle United	2-2	Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town	2-0	Portsmouth
Middlesbrough	3-2	Leyton Orient
Millwall	1-1	Cardiff City
Oxford United	2-1	Luton Town
Preston North End	1-1	Burnley
Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Fulham
Sunderland	1-0	Blackpool

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	41	24	13	4	71	34	13	6	2	44	18	11	7	2	27	16	37	61	LWWWWW	Promoted
2	Queens Park Rangers	40	22	13	5	76	37	15	4	1	52	13	7	9	4	24	24	39	57	WLWDWW	Promoted
3	Aston Villa	41	18	13	10	49	45	12	5	4	27	17	6	8	6	22	28	4	49	WWWDDW	Safe
4	Blackpool	41	18	10	13	56	50	12	6	3	37	17	6	4	10	19	33	6	46	LWLWLW	Safe
5	Middlesbrough	41	16	13	12	43	41	11	6	3	26	13	5	7	9	17	28	2	45	DLDWWW	Safe
6	Fulham	41	16	12	13	58	47	11	6	4	32	16	5	6	9	26	31	11	44	DLWDWL	Safe
7	Bristol City	41	16	12	13	61	50	9	7	4	32	17	7	5	9	29	33	11	44	WDWLWW	Safe
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	10	15	59	55	14	4	3	40	20	3	6	12	19	35	4	44	WLWLDL	Safe
9	Oxford United	41	18	7	16	50	42	13	2	5	34	17	5	5	11	16	25	8	43	LWLLDW	Safe
10	Sunderland	38	16	10	12	56	44	11	6	2	34	14	5	4	10	22	30	12	42	WWLWWL	Safe
11	Millwall	41	16	9	16	54	46	12	4	4	32	17	4	5	12	22	29	8	41	LWDLDW	Safe
12	Luton Town	41	15	11	15	43	51	6	9	6	24	23	9	2	9	19	28	-8	41	WLLDLL	Safe
13	Nottingham Forest	41	14	11	16	45	50	12	5	4	32	18	2	6	12	13	32	-5	39	WLLLLW	Safe
14	Hull City	40	13	12	15	61	57	9	7	5	39	22	4	5	10	22	35	4	38	LWWLDL	Safe
15	Swindon Town	42	10	16	16	46	60	8	9	4	28	23	2	7	12	18	37	-14	36	WDDDLW	Safe
16	Leyton Orient	40	12	11	17	46	49	11	5	4	32	17	1	6	13	14	32	-3	35	LWLLWW	Safe
17	Portsmouth	41	12	11	18	42	57	7	6	8	21	22	5	5	10	21	35	-15	35	LWLWLD	Safe
18	Carlisle United	41	11	11	19	48	50	10	4	6	38	22	1	7	13	10	28	-2	33	WLLDDL
19	Preston North End	41	11	11	19	36	63	6	7	7	18	24	5	4	12	18	39	-27	33	LDLWLL
20	Cardiff City	39	11	9	19	41	54	11	3	5	31	18	0	6	14	10	36	-13	31	DDLDWL
21	Huddersfield Town	41	7	17	17	34	56	6	9	5	19	20	1	8	12	15	36	-22	31	WDLLLD
22	Brighton and Hove Albion	41	8	12	21	44	81	7	7	6	30	29	1	5	15	14	52	-37	28	WDWLDL	Relegated

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	42	24	14	4	72	35	13	6	2	44	18	11	8	2	28	17	37	62	WWWWWD	Champions	1-1
	2	Queens Park Rangers	41	23	13	5	78	37	16	4	1	54	13	7	9	4	24	24	41	59	LWDWWW	Promoted	2-0
	3	Aston Villa	42	18	14	10	51	47	12	5	4	27	17	6	9	6	24	30	4	50	WWDDWD	Safe	2-2
1	4	Middlesbrough	42	17	13	12	46	43	12	6	3	29	15	5	7	9	17	28	3	47	LDWWWW	Safe	3-2
2	5	Bristol City	42	17	12	13	63	51	10	7	4	34	18	7	5	9	29	33	12	46	DWLWWW	Safe	2-1
2	6	Blackpool	42	18	10	14	56	51	12	6	3	37	17	6	4	11	19	34	5	46	WLWLWL	Safe	0-1
2	7	Oxford United	42	19	7	16	52	43	14	2	5	36	18	5	5	11	16	25	9	45	WLLDWW	Safe	2-1
2	8	Sunderland	39	17	10	12	57	44	12	6	2	35	14	5	4	10	22	30	13	44	WLWWLW	Safe	1-0
3	9	Fulham	42	16	12	14	58	49	11	6	4	32	16	5	6	10	26	33	9	44	LWDWLL	Safe	0-2
2	10	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	10	15	59	55	14	4	3	40	20	3	6	12	19	35	4	44	WLWLDL	Safe
	11	Millwall	42	16	10	16	55	47	12	5	4	33	18	4	5	12	22	29	8	42	WDLDWD	Safe	1-1
	12	Luton Town	42	15	11	16	44	53	6	9	6	24	23	9	2	10	20	30	-9	41	LLDLLL	Safe	1-2
	13	Nottingham Forest	42	14	12	16	47	52	12	5	4	32	18	2	7	12	15	34	-5	40	LLLLWD	Safe	2-2
	14	Hull City	41	13	12	16	62	59	9	7	5	39	22	4	5	11	23	37	3	38	WWLDLL	Safe	1-2
	15	Swindon Town	42	10	16	16	46	60	8	9	4	28	23	2	7	12	18	37	-14	36	WDDDLW	Safe
	16	Leyton Orient	41	12	11	18	48	52	11	5	4	32	17	1	6	14	16	35	-4	35	WLLWWL	Safe	2-3
	17	Portsmouth	42	12	11	19	42	59	7	6	8	21	22	5	5	11	21	37	-17	35	WLWLDL	Safe	0-2
	18	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	50	52	10	5	6	40	24	1	7	13	10	28	-2	34	LLDDLD	Safe	2-2
	19	Preston North End	42	11	12	19	37	64	6	8	7	19	25	5	4	12	18	39	-27	34	DLWLLD	Safe	1-1
1	20	Huddersfield Town	42	8	17	17	36	56	7	9	5	21	20	1	8	12	15	36	-20	33	DLLLDW		2-0
1	21	Cardiff City	40	11	10	19	42	55	11	3	5	31	18	0	7	14	11	37	-13	32	DLDWLD		1-1
	22	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	8	13	21	46	83	7	8	6	32	31	1	5	15	14	52	-37	29	DWLDLD	Relegated	2-2