The City Ground

BRISTOL ROVERS 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Apr 05, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 05, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Eastville Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 05 April 1975

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: A Turvey
Attendance:: 9,648
League Week:: 39 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 17
Opp Before/After:: 20 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 2)
Bristol Rovers:: Oct 04, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2868 (of 5087)
League Tier 2:: 1411 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3178 (of 5829)
Total:: 4460 (of 7634)
Played:: 51 years, 5 months, 10 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
George Lyall (67')
John O'Hare (78')

BRISTOL ROVERS
Manager: Don Megson
Prior form: LDWDLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alan Warboys (26')
Frankie Prince (44')
Colin Dobson (56')
Staniforth (68')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	John Middleton
2	M	26	Liam O'Kane
3	M	25	Paul Richardson
4	M	25	John McGovern
5	M	23	David Jones	Last game
6	F	28	Sammy Chapman
7	M	27	George Lyall (67')
8	F	22	John Robertson
9	F	28	John O'Hare (78')
10	F	25	Barry Butlin
11	F	19	Tony Woodcock
Subs
12	D	18	Viv Anderson

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	18	John Middleton	30		4	1
2	M	26	Liam O'Kane	210	1	4	1
3	M	25	Paul Richardson	210	18	4	1
4	M	25	John McGovern	5		14	4
5	M	23	David Jones	40	2	4	1
6	F	28	Sammy Chapman	329	17	4	1
7	M	27	George Lyall (67')	124	23	4	1
8	F	22	John Robertson	79	5	4	1
9	F	28	John O'Hare (78')	7	1	4	1
10	F	25	Barry Butlin	31	5	4	1
11	F	19	Tony Woodcock	9		4	1
Subs
12	D	18	Viv Anderson	16		4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Eadie
2	D	Jacobs
3	D	Bater
4	D	Aitken
5	D	Day
6	M	Frankie Prince
7	M	Stephens
8	M	Smith
9	M	Alan Warboys
10	F	Staniforth
11	F	Colin Dobson
Subs
12		Stanton

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 05, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Blackpool	2-2	Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers	1-1	York City
Bristol Rovers	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Norwich City	2-0	Leyton Orient
Notts County	1-2	Bristol City
Oldham Athletic	4-0	Cardiff City
Southampton	0-1	Manchester United
Sunderland	1-0	Hull City
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Millwall

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	38	23	8	7	58	28	15	3	1	40	12	8	5	6	18	16	30	54	WDWDWW	Safe
2	Sunderland	38	17	13	8	61	32	12	6	1	37	8	5	7	7	24	24	29	47	DDLDWW	Safe
3	Aston Villa	36	19	8	9	59	31	13	4	1	38	6	6	4	8	21	25	28	46	DWWLWW	Safe
4	Blackpool	38	14	16	8	36	23	12	5	2	29	12	2	11	6	7	11	13	44	DDDDWD	Safe
5	Bristol City	37	18	8	11	41	27	12	5	2	27	9	6	3	9	14	18	14	44	LWWWLD	Safe
6	Norwich City	36	16	12	8	47	32	12	3	3	28	13	4	9	5	19	19	15	44	WDDWWL	Safe
7	Fulham	38	13	14	11	41	33	9	6	4	27	15	4	8	7	14	18	8	40	WDLWWW	Safe
8	West Bromwich Albion	37	15	9	13	46	37	11	4	3	29	13	4	5	10	17	24	9	39	WDWLLW
9	Hull City	38	13	13	12	37	51	10	8	1	23	10	3	5	11	14	41	-14	39	LDLWDW
10	Oxford United	38	14	10	14	38	48	13	3	3	28	17	1	7	11	10	31	-10	38	DDLDWD
11	Southampton	37	13	10	14	47	49	8	6	4	24	17	5	4	10	23	32	-2	36	LWWLLW
12	Notts County	38	11	14	13	43	53	7	10	2	31	22	4	4	11	12	31	-10	36	WDLDLL
13	Leyton Orient	37	9	18	10	25	36	6	8	4	14	15	3	10	6	11	21	-11	36	LWWLDD
14	Bolton Wanderers	37	13	9	15	40	38	9	5	5	25	14	4	4	10	15	24	2	35	LDLLLL
15	Nottingham Forest	38	11	13	14	39	47	6	6	7	22	22	5	7	7	17	25	-8	35	LDLDDW
16	York City	38	13	8	17	46	50	9	6	4	27	15	4	2	13	19	35	-4	34	WLWLLD
17	Portsmouth	38	12	10	16	39	46	9	6	4	27	16	3	4	12	12	30	-7	34	LWLWWL
18	Oldham Athletic	38	9	13	16	36	43	9	6	4	24	16	0	7	12	12	27	-7	31	WDDDLL
19	Cardiff City	36	9	13	14	33	48	7	7	5	21	17	2	6	9	12	31	-15	31	LDDDWW
20	Bristol Rovers	38	11	9	18	34	56	9	4	6	20	18	2	5	12	14	38	-22	31	LDWDLD
21	Millwall	38	10	10	18	39	49	8	7	4	29	17	2	3	14	10	32	-10	30	WLDWLL
22	Sheffield Wednesday	37	5	10	22	28	56	3	6	9	16	23	2	4	13	12	33	-28	20	LLDLLL	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	Manchester United	39	24	8	7	59	28	15	3	1	40	12	9	5	6	19	16	31	56	DWDWWW	Promoted	1-0
	2	Sunderland	39	18	13	8	62	32	13	6	1	38	8	5	7	7	24	24	30	49	DLDWWW	Safe	1-0
	3	Aston Villa	36	19	8	9	59	31	13	4	1	38	6	6	4	8	21	25	28	46	DWWLWW	Safe
1	4	Bristol City	38	19	8	11	43	28	12	5	2	27	9	7	3	9	16	19	15	46	WWWLDW	Safe	2-1
1	5	Norwich City	37	17	12	8	49	32	13	3	3	30	13	4	9	5	19	19	17	46	DDWWLW	Safe	2-0
2	6	Blackpool	39	14	17	8	38	25	12	6	2	31	14	2	11	6	7	11	13	45	DDDWDD	Safe	2-2
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	38	16	9	13	48	38	12	4	3	31	14	4	5	10	17	24	10	41	DWLLWW	Safe	2-1
1	8	Fulham	38	13	14	11	41	33	9	6	4	27	15	4	8	7	14	18	8	40	WDLWWW	Safe
	9	Hull City	39	13	13	13	37	52	10	8	1	23	10	3	5	12	14	42	-15	39	DLWDWL		0-1
	10	Oxford United	38	14	10	14	38	48	13	3	3	28	17	1	7	11	10	31	-10	38	DDLDWD
3	11	Bolton Wanderers	38	13	10	15	41	39	9	6	5	26	15	4	4	10	15	24	2	36	DLLLLD		1-1
1	12	Southampton	38	13	10	15	47	50	8	6	5	24	18	5	4	10	23	32	-3	36	WWLLWL		0-1
1	13	Notts County	39	11	14	14	44	55	7	10	3	32	24	4	4	11	12	31	-11	36	DLDLLL		1-2
1	14	Leyton Orient	38	9	18	11	25	38	6	8	4	14	15	3	10	7	11	23	-13	36	WWLDDL		0-2
1	15	York City	39	13	9	17	47	51	9	6	4	27	15	4	3	13	20	36	-4	35	LWLLDD		1-1
1	16	Portsmouth	39	12	11	16	41	48	9	6	4	27	16	3	5	12	14	32	-7	35	WLWWLD		2-2
2	17	Nottingham Forest	39	11	13	15	41	51	6	6	7	22	22	5	7	8	19	29	-10	35	DLDDWL		2-4
	18	Oldham Athletic	39	10	13	16	40	43	10	6	4	28	16	0	7	12	12	27	-3	33	DDDLLW		4-0
1	19	Bristol Rovers	39	12	9	18	38	58	10	4	6	24	20	2	5	12	14	38	-20	33	DWDLDW		4-2
1	20	Cardiff City	37	9	13	15	33	52	7	7	5	21	17	2	6	10	12	35	-19	31	DDDWWL		0-4
	21	Millwall	39	10	10	19	40	51	8	7	4	29	17	2	3	15	11	34	-11	30	LDWLLL		1-2
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	37	5	10	22	28	56	3	6	9	16	23	2	4	13	12	33	-28	20	LLDLLL	Relegated