The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Sat Apr 26, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Apr 26, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 26 April 1975

Season:: 1974-75
Referee:: David Richardson
Attendance:: 11,721
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 17 16
Opp Before/After:: 6 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Biggleswade Town (Friendly)
League:: Plymouth Argyle
West Bromwich Albion:: Dec 26, 1975

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2871 (of 5086)
League Tier 2:: 1414 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3181 (of 5828)
Total:: 4465 (of 7633)
Played:: 51 years, 4 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Barry Butlin (42')
Barry Butlin (85')

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Don Howe
Prior form: LWWLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bryan Robson (12')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	18	John Middleton
2	D	18	Viv Anderson
3	M	26	Liam O'Kane
4	F	28	Sammy Chapman
5	M	24	John Cottam
6	M	25	Paul Richardson off for John Robertson (45')
7	F	24	Jim McIntosh
8	F	25	Barry Butlin (42') (85')
9	F	20	Jimmy McCann	Debut
10	M	23	Martin O'Neill
11	F	19	Tony Woodcock
Subs
12	F	22	John Robertson on for Paul Richardson (45')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ward
2	D	Nisbet
3	D	Wilson
4	D	Glover
5	D	Wile
6	M	Robertson
7	M	Merrick
8	M	Brown
9	M	Mayo
10	F	Bryan Robson
11	F	Johnston
Subs
12		Trewick

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Apr 26, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Sunderland
Bristol City	3-1	Fulham
Cardiff City	1-2	Bolton Wanderers
Hull City	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Leyton Orient	2-1	Southampton
Manchester United	4-0	Blackpool
Millwall	1-1	Bristol Rovers
Nottingham Forest	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Oxford United	1-2	Notts County
Portsmouth	0-3	Norwich City
York City	0-0	Oldham Athletic

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	41	25	9	7	62	30	16	3	1	41	12	9	6	6	21	18	32	59	DWWWWD	Champions
	2	Aston Villa	40	23	8	9	73	31	15	4	1	45	6	8	4	8	28	25	42	54	WWWWWW	Promoted
	3	Sunderland	41	19	13	9	65	33	14	6	1	41	8	5	7	8	24	25	32	51	DWWWLW	Safe
	4	Norwich City	40	19	13	8	54	33	14	3	3	33	13	5	10	5	21	20	21	51	WLWWDW	Safe
	5	Bristol City	41	20	8	13	44	32	13	5	2	28	9	7	3	11	16	23	12	48	LDWWLL	Safe
	6	West Bromwich Albion	41	18	9	14	53	40	13	4	4	33	15	5	5	10	20	25	13	45	LWWLWW	Safe
	7	Blackpool	41	14	17	10	38	29	12	6	3	31	17	2	11	7	7	12	9	45	DWDDLL	Safe
	8	Fulham	41	13	16	12	43	36	9	8	4	29	17	4	8	8	14	19	7	42	WWWLDD	Safe
	9	Oxford United	41	15	12	14	40	49	14	3	3	29	17	1	9	11	11	32	-9	42	DWDWDD	Safe
	10	Hull City	41	14	14	13	39	53	11	8	1	24	10	3	6	12	15	43	-14	42	WDWLWD	Safe
	11	Southampton	41	15	11	15	52	52	10	6	5	29	20	5	5	10	23	32	0	41	LWLDWW	Safe
	12	Bolton Wanderers	41	14	12	15	43	40	9	7	5	27	16	5	5	10	16	24	3	40	LLDWDD	Safe
	13	Leyton Orient	41	10	20	11	26	38	7	9	4	15	15	3	11	7	11	23	-12	40	DDLDWD	Safe
	14	Notts County	41	11	16	14	47	58	7	11	3	34	26	4	5	11	13	32	-11	38	DLLLDD	Safe
	15	York City	41	14	9	18	51	55	9	6	5	28	18	5	3	13	23	37	-4	37	LLDDLW	Safe
	16	Portsmouth	41	12	13	16	44	51	9	7	4	28	17	3	6	12	16	34	-7	37	WWLDDD	Safe
	17	Nottingham Forest	41	11	14	16	41	54	6	7	7	22	22	5	7	9	19	32	-13	36	DDWLDL	Safe
	18	Oldham Athletic	41	10	14	17	40	48	10	7	4	28	16	0	7	13	12	32	-8	34	DLLWLD
	19	Bristol Rovers	41	12	10	19	41	63	10	4	7	25	23	2	6	12	16	40	-22	34	DLDWDL
	20	Cardiff City	41	9	14	18	35	60	7	8	5	23	19	2	6	13	12	41	-25	32	WLLDLL
	21	Millwall	41	10	11	20	43	55	8	8	4	30	18	2	3	16	13	37	-12	31	WLLLDL	Relegated
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	41	5	11	25	29	63	3	7	11	17	29	2	4	14	12	34	-34	21	LLLLDL	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	42	26	9	7	66	30	17	3	1	45	12	9	6	6	21	18	36	61	WWWWDW	Champions	4-0
	2	Aston Villa	41	24	8	9	75	31	16	4	1	47	6	8	4	8	28	25	44	56	WWWWWW	Promoted	2-0
1	3	Norwich City	41	20	13	8	57	33	14	3	3	33	13	6	10	5	24	20	24	53	LWWDWW	Promoted	3-0
1	4	Sunderland	42	19	13	10	65	35	14	6	1	41	8	5	7	9	24	27	30	51	WWWLWL	Safe	0-2
	5	Bristol City	42	21	8	13	47	33	14	5	2	31	10	7	3	11	16	23	14	50	DWWLLW	Safe	3-1
	6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	54	42	13	4	4	33	15	5	5	11	21	27	12	45	WWLWWL	Safe	1-2
	7	Blackpool	42	14	17	11	38	33	12	6	3	31	17	2	11	8	7	16	5	45	WDDLLL	Safe	0-4
2	8	Hull City	42	15	14	13	40	53	12	8	1	25	10	3	6	12	15	43	-13	44	DWLWDW	Safe	1-0
1	9	Fulham	42	13	16	13	44	39	9	8	4	29	17	4	8	9	15	22	5	42	WWLDDL	Safe	1-3
2	10	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	12	15	45	41	9	7	5	27	16	6	5	10	18	25	4	42	LDWDDW	Safe	2-1
2	11	Oxford United	42	15	12	15	41	51	14	3	4	30	19	1	9	11	11	32	-10	42	WDWDDL	Safe	1-2
1	12	Leyton Orient	42	11	20	11	28	39	8	9	4	17	16	3	11	7	11	23	-11	42	DLDWDW	Safe	2-1
2	13	Southampton	42	15	11	16	53	54	10	6	5	29	20	5	5	11	24	34	-1	41	WLDWWL	Safe	1-2
	14	Notts County	42	12	16	14	49	59	7	11	3	34	26	5	5	11	15	33	-10	40	LLLDDW	Safe	2-1
	15	York City	42	14	10	18	51	55	9	7	5	28	18	5	3	13	23	37	-4	38	LDDLWD	Safe	0-0
1	16	Nottingham Forest	42	12	14	16	43	55	7	7	7	24	23	5	7	9	19	32	-12	38	DWLDLW	Safe	2-1
1	17	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	44	54	9	7	5	28	20	3	6	12	16	34	-10	37	WLDDDL	Safe	0-3
	18	Oldham Athletic	42	10	15	17	40	48	10	7	4	28	16	0	8	13	12	32	-8	35	LLWLDD	Safe	0-0
	19	Bristol Rovers	42	12	11	19	42	64	10	4	7	25	23	2	7	12	17	41	-22	35	LDWDLD	Safe	1-1
1	20	Millwall	42	10	12	20	44	56	8	9	4	31	19	2	3	16	13	37	-12	32	LLLDLD	Relegated	1-1
1	21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	36	62	7	8	6	24	21	2	6	13	12	41	-26	32	LLDLLL	Relegated	1-2
	22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	5	11	26	29	64	3	7	11	17	29	2	4	15	12	35	-35	21	LLLDLL	Relegated	0-1