WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 - 3 FOREST - Sat Sep 15, 1973 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 15, 1973 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- The Hawthorns
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-3 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- Albion Till We Die (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 15 September 1973
14- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swindon Town (League Tier 2)
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Jan 12, 1974
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2792 (of 5085)
- League Tier 2:
- 1335 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 3086 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 4361 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 52 years, 11 months, 19 days ago
Review
Both Peter Hindley and West Brom's Hughes went off in the 5th minute following a clash of heads. Hughes came back a few mintes later, but we continued with only 10 men until immediately after West Brom scored their opener.
FOREST
Manager: Dave Mackay
Prior form: WLWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Duncan McKenzie (22')
Neil Martin (56')
Duncan McKenzie (58')
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Don Howe
Prior form: WWLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
A Brown (14')
Minton (20')
T Brown (74')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 29 |  Jim Barron | |
| 2 | M | 25 |  Liam O'Kane | |
| 3 | D | 30 | John Winfield | |
| 4 | F | 27 | Sammy Chapman | |
| 5 | M | 23 | John Cottam | |
| 6 | M | 26 |  George Lyall 5 | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Duncan McKenzie  (22') (58') | |
| 8 | M | 21 | Martin O'Neill 50 | |
| 9 | F | 32 | Neil Martin (56') | |
| 10 | D | 29 | Peter Hindley off for Paul Richardson | |
| 11 | F | 23 |  Miah Dennehy | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 23 | Paul Richardson on for Peter Hindley | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Latchford |
| 2 | D | Minton |
| 3 | D | Merrick |
| 4 | D | Hughes |
| 5 | D | Wile |
| 6 | M | Robertson |
| 7 | M | Len Cantello |
| 8 | M | Asa Hartford |
| 9 | M | A Brown |
| 10 | F | T Brown |
| 11 | F | Donaghy |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Glover |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Crystal Palace |
| Cardiff City | 0-0 | Fulham |
| Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Blackpool |
| Luton Town | 3-3 | Portsmouth |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Aston Villa |
| Millwall | 3-0 | Hull City |
| Notts County | 2-0 | Swindon Town |
| Oxford United | 0-1 | Sunderland |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Bristol City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Carlisle United |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-3 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WDWD | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | WLWW | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WLWD | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DDDW | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DWDD | |||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | WDWL | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | LDWD | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 17 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 | WLLD | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 3 | DWLL | |||
| 20 | Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | LDLD | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 | LLLD | |||
| 22 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | LDLL | |||
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 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | WDWDD | 0-0 | ||
 4 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | LWWDW | 2-0 | |
| 4 | 3 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | DWDDW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | WWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | WLWWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | DDDWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | WLWDD | 3-3 | |
| 3 | 8 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | DLWDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 9 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | WWLDD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | LWWDD | 3-3 | |
| 4 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | LDLWW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | WDWLL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 13 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 | WLLDW | 2-0 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 5 | WWLLD | 3-3 | ||
| 3 | 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LDWDL | 2-3 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 | LDLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 | DLWDL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 18 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 | LDLLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LDLDD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 20 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 3 | DLWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 21 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 3 | DWLLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 22 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 1 | LLLDL | 0-2 | |