The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 3 ASTON VILLA - Sat Mar 08, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Mar 08, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 2-2

Sources:: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 08 March 1975

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: W Johnson
Attendance:: 20,205
League Week:: 33 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 15
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Sep 17, 1977

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2862 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1405 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3172 (of 5824)
Total:: 4454 (of 7629)
Played:: 51 years, 5 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John O'Hare (15') - John O'Hare first goal
Barry Butlin (40')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Ron Saunders
Prior form: WWDWWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ray Graydon (29')
Ray Graydon (42')
Brian Little (67')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	John Middleton
2	D	18	Viv Anderson
3	M	26	Liam O'Kane
4	M	25	John McGovern
5	M	23	David Jones
6	M	25	Paul Richardson
7	M	27	George Lyall
8	F	22	John Robertson off for Tony Woodcock
9	F	28	John O'Hare (15')
10	F	25	Barry Butlin (40')
11	M	23	Ian Bowyer
Subs
12	F	19	Tony Woodcock on for John Robertson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	18	John Middleton	24		8	1
2	D	18	Viv Anderson	10		8	1
3	M	26	Liam O'Kane	204	1	8	1
4	M	25	John McGovern	2		8	1
5	M	23	David Jones	34	2	8	1
6	M	25	Paul Richardson	204	18	8	1
7	M	27	George Lyall	118	21	8	1
8	F	22	John Robertson off for Tony Woodcock	73	5	8	1
9	F	28	John O'Hare (15')	1		8	1
10	F	25	Barry Butlin (40')	25	3	8	1
11	M	23	Ian Bowyer	68	16	8	1
Subs
12	F	19	Tony Woodcock on for John Robertson	7		91	18

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jim Cumbes
2	D	Chris Nicholl
3	D	Ian Ross
4	D	John Robson
5	D	Charlie Aitken
6	M	Bobby McDonald
7	M	Chico Hamilton (81')
8	M	Ray Graydon
9	M	Frank Carrodus
10	F	Keith Leonard
11	F	Brian Little
Subs
12		Leighton Phillips (81')

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

Home	Score	Away
Bolton Wanderers	0-1	Manchester United
Cardiff City	1-1	Blackpool
Leyton Orient	0-1	Notts County
Millwall	2-0	Hull City
Norwich City	0-0	Sunderland
Nottingham Forest	2-3	Aston Villa
Oldham Athletic	2-0	Portsmouth
West Bromwich Albion	4-0	Sheffield Wednesday
York City	1-0	Bristol 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	32	19	6	7	49	23	13	2	1	34	8	6	4	6	15	15	26	44	DLLWLW
2	Sunderland	32	15	10	7	53	28	11	4	1	32	6	4	6	6	21	22	25	40	DLWDLW
3	Aston Villa	31	15	8	8	47	26	11	4	1	32	5	4	4	7	15	21	21	38	WWDWWD
4	Norwich City	31	14	10	7	43	29	11	2	2	26	11	3	8	5	17	18	14	38	LLWWDW
5	Bristol City	31	15	7	9	35	23	11	4	1	24	6	4	3	8	11	17	12	37	WWWLWW
6	Blackpool	32	13	11	8	33	22	11	3	2	27	12	2	8	6	6	10	11	37	WWDWDW
7	Bolton Wanderers	31	13	8	10	37	28	9	5	2	25	9	4	3	8	12	19	9	34	WLWDWD
8	Oxford United	33	13	7	13	32	42	12	2	3	25	15	1	5	10	7	27	-10	33	WLWLDD
9	Hull City	32	11	11	10	33	47	9	6	1	20	9	2	5	9	13	38	-14	33	LDWLDW
10	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	8	11	34	29	8	4	3	19	11	4	4	8	15	18	5	32	DLLWLL
11	Notts County	32	10	12	10	36	41	7	8	1	28	17	3	4	9	8	24	-5	32	LLLDWW
12	Fulham	32	9	13	10	30	25	7	5	4	22	12	2	8	6	8	13	5	31	LDDWWD
13	Southampton	31	10	10	11	39	39	6	6	3	19	13	4	4	8	20	26	0	30	WWWDLL
14	Nottingham Forest	32	10	10	12	34	41	5	6	5	19	18	5	4	7	15	23	-7	30	DLLDDD
15	Leyton Orient	31	7	16	8	22	31	5	7	3	12	13	2	9	5	10	18	-9	30	DDWLWL
16	York City	32	11	7	14	41	43	7	5	4	23	13	4	2	10	18	30	-2	29	WWLDWL
17	Portsmouth	32	9	10	13	33	41	6	6	4	22	16	3	4	9	11	25	-8	28	WWLLDW
18	Oldham Athletic	32	8	10	14	29	36	8	5	3	21	14	0	5	11	8	22	-7	26	WWDDLL
19	Bristol Rovers	32	10	6	16	29	48	8	3	5	16	14	2	3	11	13	34	-19	26	LLLWLL
20	Millwall	32	8	9	15	34	43	7	6	3	26	14	1	3	12	8	29	-9	25	WLDWLD
21	Cardiff City	31	7	10	14	28	46	6	5	5	19	16	1	5	9	9	30	-18	24	LDLLDL
22	Sheffield Wednesday	31	5	9	17	28	48	3	6	6	16	20	2	3	11	12	28	-20	19	LLLDLL

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	33	20	6	7	50	23	13	2	1	34	8	7	4	6	16	15	27	46	LLWLWW	Safe	1-0
	2	Sunderland	33	15	11	7	53	28	11	4	1	32	6	4	7	6	21	22	25	41	LWDLWD		0-0
	3	Aston Villa	32	16	8	8	50	28	11	4	1	32	5	5	4	7	18	23	22	40	WDWWDW		3-2
	4	Norwich City	32	14	11	7	43	29	11	3	2	26	11	3	8	5	17	18	14	39	LWWDWD		0-0
1	5	Blackpool	33	13	12	8	34	23	11	3	2	27	12	2	9	6	7	11	11	38	WDWDWD		1-1
1	6	Bristol City	32	15	7	10	35	24	11	4	1	24	6	4	3	9	11	18	11	37	WWLWWL		0-1
3	7	West Bromwich Albion	32	13	8	11	38	29	9	4	3	23	11	4	4	8	15	18	9	34	LLWLLW		4-0
1	8	Bolton Wanderers	32	13	8	11	37	29	9	5	3	25	10	4	3	8	12	19	8	34	LWDWDL		0-1
2	9	Notts County	33	11	12	10	37	41	7	8	1	28	17	4	4	9	9	24	-4	34	LLDWWW		1-0
2	10	Oxford United	33	13	7	13	32	42	12	2	3	25	15	1	5	10	7	27	-10	33	WLWLDD
2	11	Hull City	33	11	11	11	33	49	9	6	1	20	9	2	5	10	13	40	-16	33	DWLDWL		0-2
	12	Fulham	32	9	13	10	30	25	7	5	4	22	12	2	8	6	8	13	5	31	LDDWWD
3	13	York City	33	12	7	14	42	43	8	5	4	24	13	4	2	10	18	30	-1	31	WLDWLW		1-0
1	14	Southampton	31	10	10	11	39	39	6	6	3	19	13	4	4	8	20	26	0	30	WWWDLL
1	15	Nottingham Forest	33	10	10	13	36	44	5	6	6	21	21	5	4	7	15	23	-8	30	LLDDDL		2-3
1	16	Leyton Orient	32	7	16	9	22	32	5	7	4	12	14	2	9	5	10	18	-10	30	DWLWLL		0-1
1	17	Oldham Athletic	33	9	10	14	31	36	9	5	3	23	14	0	5	11	8	22	-5	28	WDDLLW		2-0
1	18	Portsmouth	33	9	10	14	33	43	6	6	4	22	16	3	4	10	11	27	-10	28	WLLDWL		0-2
1	19	Millwall	33	9	9	15	36	43	8	6	3	28	14	1	3	12	8	29	-7	27	LDWLDW		2-0
1	20	Bristol Rovers	32	10	6	16	29	48	8	3	5	16	14	2	3	11	13	34	-19	26	LLLWLL
	21	Cardiff City	32	7	11	14	29	47	6	6	5	20	17	1	5	9	9	30	-18	25	DLLDLD		1-1
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	32	5	9	18	28	52	3	6	6	16	20	2	3	12	12	32	-24	19	LLDLLL		0-4