The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 BOLTON WANDERERS - Sat Feb 08, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Feb 08, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 08 February 1975

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: J Hunting
Attendance:: 11,922
League Week:: 29 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 14
Opp Before/After:: 9 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Fulham (FA Cup)
League:: York City
Bolton Wanderers:: Sep 27, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2858 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1401 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3167 (of 5824)
Total:: 4449 (of 7629)
Played:: 51 years, 6 months, 13 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DWLWDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Miah Dennehy (5')
Miah Dennehy (76') - Miah Dennehy last goal

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: Ian Greaves
Prior form: WWDWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
John Byrom (26')
John Byrom (36')
Hugh Curran (57')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	John Middleton
2	F	28	Tommy Jackson	Last game
3	M	24	John Cottam
4	M	25	Paul Richardson	200th appearance
5	F	28	Sammy Chapman
6	F	22	John Robertson
7	M	27	George Lyall
8	D	18	Viv Anderson
9	F	25	Barry Butlin
10	M	23	Ian Bowyer
11	F	24	Miah Dennehy (5') (76')
Subs
12	M	22	Martin O'Neill

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	18	John Middleton	19		3	1
2	F	28	Tommy Jackson	94	6	5	2
3	M	24	John Cottam	93	3	3	1
4	M	25	Paul Richardson	199	18	3	1
5	F	28	Sammy Chapman	323	16	3	1
6	F	22	John Robertson	68	5	3	1
7	M	27	George Lyall	113	19	3	1
8	D	18	Viv Anderson	6		35	8
9	F	25	Barry Butlin	23	3	3	1
10	M	23	Ian Bowyer	63	16	3	1
11	F	24	Miah Dennehy (5') (76')	43	2	5	2
Subs
12	M	22	Martin O'Neill	100	10	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Siddall
2	D	Nicholson
3	D	Dunne
4	D	Greaves
5	D	James
6	M	McAllister
7	M	John Byrom
8	M	Hugh Curran
9	M	Fee
10	F	Reid
11	F	Thompson
Subs
12		Walsh

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Feb 08, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Fulham
Bristol City	3-1	Portsmouth
Hull City	1-0	Notts County
Leyton Orient	1-0	York City
Millwall	0-0	Oldham Athletic
Norwich City	3-2	West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United	1-0	Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	Blackpool
Southampton	3-0	Bristol Rovers
Sunderland	3-1	Cardiff City

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	Manchester United	28	17	6	5	43	20	11	2	1	28	8	6	4	4	15	12	23	40	WWLWDL
2	Sunderland	28	13	9	6	46	25	9	4	0	25	3	4	5	6	21	22	21	35	WDLDDL
3	Norwich City	28	12	9	7	39	27	9	2	2	22	9	3	7	5	17	18	12	33	DWLLLW
4	Aston Villa	27	13	6	8	41	23	10	2	1	29	4	3	4	7	12	19	18	32	LWLWWW
5	Bristol City	27	12	7	8	27	18	8	4	1	16	3	4	3	7	11	15	9	31	LDWLWW
6	Blackpool	28	11	9	8	28	22	9	3	2	22	12	2	6	6	6	10	6	31	DWLDWW
7	West Bromwich Albion	27	11	8	8	30	21	7	4	3	18	11	4	4	5	12	10	9	30	LWLWDL
8	Oxford United	29	12	5	12	30	40	11	0	3	23	14	1	5	9	7	26	-10	29	WLLLWL
9	Bolton Wanderers	27	11	6	10	33	26	9	4	2	25	9	2	2	8	8	17	7	28	WWDWWL
10	Hull City	28	9	10	9	30	45	7	5	1	17	9	2	5	8	13	36	-15	28	DLLWLD
11	Southampton	27	9	9	9	35	34	5	6	2	16	12	4	3	7	19	22	1	27	WLDDWW
12	Notts County	28	8	11	9	33	39	6	7	1	26	16	2	4	8	7	23	-6	27	DDWDLL
13	Nottingham Forest	28	10	7	11	30	36	5	5	4	17	15	5	2	7	13	21	-6	27	DWLWDL
14	York City	28	10	6	12	36	38	7	4	4	22	12	3	2	8	14	26	-2	26	LLWDWW
15	Leyton Orient	27	5	16	6	20	27	3	7	3	10	13	2	9	3	10	14	-7	26	DDDWDD
16	Fulham	28	7	11	10	25	22	6	4	4	20	11	1	7	6	5	11	3	25	DDDLLD
17	Portsmouth	28	8	9	11	27	35	5	6	3	17	13	3	3	8	10	22	-8	25	WLDWWW
18	Oldham Athletic	28	8	8	12	27	31	8	4	3	20	13	0	4	9	7	18	-4	24	WLDLWW
19	Bristol Rovers	28	9	6	13	28	42	7	3	5	15	14	2	3	8	13	28	-14	24	LLLWLL
20	Cardiff City	27	7	9	11	27	38	6	5	4	19	15	1	4	7	8	23	-11	23	DDWWLD
21	Millwall	28	7	7	14	32	40	7	5	2	25	11	0	2	12	7	29	-8	21	LDLWWL
22	Sheffield Wednesday	28	5	8	15	27	45	3	5	5	16	19	2	3	10	11	26	-18	18	LLWLLL

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	Manchester United	29	17	6	6	43	21	11	2	1	28	8	6	4	5	15	13	22	40	WLWDLL		0-1
	2	Sunderland	29	14	9	6	49	26	10	4	0	28	4	4	5	6	21	22	23	37	DLDDLW		3-1
	3	Norwich City	29	13	9	7	42	29	10	2	2	25	11	3	7	5	17	18	13	35	WLLLWW		3-2
	4	Aston Villa	28	13	7	8	42	24	10	3	1	30	5	3	4	7	12	19	18	33	WLWWWD		1-1
	5	Bristol City	28	13	7	8	30	19	9	4	1	19	4	4	3	7	11	15	11	33	DWLWWW		3-1
	6	Blackpool	29	11	10	8	28	22	9	3	2	22	12	2	7	6	6	10	6	32	WLDWWD		0-0
1	7	Oxford United	30	13	5	12	31	40	12	0	3	24	14	1	5	9	7	26	-9	31	LLLWLW		1-0
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	28	11	8	9	32	24	7	4	3	18	11	4	4	6	14	13	8	30	WLWDLL		2-3
	9	Bolton Wanderers	28	12	6	10	36	28	9	4	2	25	9	3	2	8	11	19	8	30	WDWWLW		3-2
	10	Hull City	29	10	10	9	31	45	8	5	1	18	9	2	5	8	13	36	-14	30	LLWLDW		1-0
	11	Southampton	28	10	9	9	38	34	6	6	2	19	12	4	3	7	19	22	4	29	LDDWWW		3-0
3	12	Leyton Orient	28	6	16	6	21	27	4	7	3	11	13	2	9	3	10	14	-6	28	DDWDDW		1-0
1	13	Notts County	29	8	11	10	33	40	6	7	1	26	16	2	4	9	7	24	-7	27	DWDLLL		0-1
1	14	Nottingham Forest	29	10	7	12	32	39	5	5	5	19	18	5	2	7	13	21	-7	27	WLWDLL		2-3
1	15	Fulham	29	7	12	10	26	23	6	4	4	20	11	1	8	6	6	12	3	26	DDLLDD		1-1
2	16	York City	29	10	6	13	36	39	7	4	4	22	12	3	2	9	14	27	-3	26	LWDWWL		0-1
1	17	Oldham Athletic	29	8	9	12	27	31	8	4	3	20	13	0	5	9	7	18	-4	25	LDLWWD		0-0
1	18	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	28	38	5	6	3	17	13	3	3	9	11	25	-10	25	LDWWWL		1-3
	19	Bristol Rovers	29	9	6	14	28	45	7	3	5	15	14	2	3	9	13	31	-17	24	LLWLLL		0-3
	20	Cardiff City	28	7	9	12	28	41	6	5	4	19	15	1	4	8	9	26	-13	23	DWWLDL		1-3
	21	Millwall	29	7	8	14	32	40	7	6	2	25	11	0	2	12	7	29	-8	22	DLWWLD		0-0
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	29	5	9	15	27	45	3	6	5	16	19	2	3	10	11	26	-18	19	LWLLLD		0-0