The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Fri Dec 26, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Fri Dec 26, 1975 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Bromwich Albion
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Albion Till We Die (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 27 December 1975

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: J Hunting
Attendance:: 19,393
League Week:: 23 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 14
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
West Bromwich Albion:: Apr 17, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2894 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1437 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3208 (of 5824)
Total:: 4503 (of 7629)
Played:: 50 years, 7 months, 26 days ago

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

Goal Scorers

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Johnny Giles
Prior form: WLWWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Johnny Giles (75')
Willie Johnston (87')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Wells
2	M	27	Liam O'Kane
3	D	32	Frank Clark
4	M	26	John McGovern
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman
6	M	26	Paul Richardson
7	M	20	Terry Curran
8	M	23	Martin O'Neill
9	F	29	John O'Hare
10	F	26	Barry Butlin
11	F	22	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	24	Ian Bowyer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Osborn
2	D	Mulligan
3	D	Mayo
4	D	Len Cantello
5	D	Wile
6	M	Robertson
7	M	Martin
8	M	Tony Brown
9	M	A Brown
10	F	Johnny Giles
11	F	Willie Johnston
Subs
12		Trewick

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Fri Dec 26, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	2-2	Plymouth Argyle
Carlisle United	1-0	Blackpool
Charlton Athletic	1-3	Portsmouth
Fulham	3-2	Notts County
Leyton Orient	3-1	Chelsea
Luton Town	3-2	Oxford United
Nottingham Forest	0-2	West Bromwich Albion
Oldham Athletic	2-1	Bolton Wanderers
Southampton	3-0	Bristol Rovers
Sunderland	3-1	Hull City
York City	2-1	Blackburn Rovers

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	Sunderland	22	14	3	5	35	18	11	1	0	27	5	3	2	5	8	13	17	31	WDWLWL
	2	Bolton Wanderers	22	12	7	3	38	21	6	3	1	20	7	6	4	2	18	14	17	31	DDLWWW
	3	Bristol City	22	11	6	5	38	20	7	3	1	22	5	4	3	4	16	15	18	28	LWWDWL
	4	Notts County	22	10	6	6	23	18	6	4	1	13	4	4	2	5	10	14	5	26	LDLWLW
	5	Bristol Rovers	22	7	11	4	25	19	4	5	2	13	10	3	6	2	12	9	6	25	DDLLDW
	6	Southampton	21	11	2	8	38	28	10	0	1	28	8	1	2	7	10	20	10	24	LLLWWW
	7	Oldham Athletic	22	9	6	7	31	32	8	3	1	22	13	1	3	6	9	19	-1	24	WWLDWL
	8	West Bromwich Albion	22	8	8	6	21	23	4	5	1	11	7	4	3	5	10	16	-2	24	WLWWLL
	9	Fulham	21	8	7	6	27	19	4	4	3	15	8	4	3	3	12	11	8	23	LWLDLD
	10	Luton Town	22	9	5	8	30	23	6	3	2	17	8	3	2	6	13	15	7	23	LLWWWW
	11	Chelsea	22	8	7	7	26	25	5	4	1	14	6	3	3	6	12	19	1	23	WWWLLW
	12	Blackpool	22	8	6	8	22	26	4	4	3	13	15	4	2	5	9	11	-4	22	WLWWWD
	13	Nottingham Forest	22	7	7	8	23	20	5	1	5	14	9	2	6	3	9	11	3	21	WWWDLL
	14	Leyton Orient	21	6	8	7	17	18	5	4	2	10	6	1	4	5	7	12	-1	20	WWLDLD
	15	Blackburn Rovers	22	5	10	7	20	22	3	5	4	11	10	2	5	3	9	12	-2	20	WDWLLD
	16	Hull City	22	8	4	10	23	26	5	3	4	15	11	3	1	6	8	15	-3	20	LWWWLL
	17	Plymouth Argyle	22	7	5	10	23	30	7	2	2	18	12	0	3	8	5	18	-7	19	DWLLLW
	18	Charlton Athletic	21	7	5	9	24	34	5	1	3	16	13	2	4	6	8	21	-10	19	LLLLWL
	19	Carlisle United	22	6	7	9	18	27	5	4	2	13	10	1	3	7	5	17	-9	19	DLWDWD
	20	Oxford United	22	5	6	11	20	30	3	3	5	11	14	2	3	6	9	16	-10	16	LDWWLD
	21	York City	22	4	4	14	17	38	3	1	6	11	18	1	3	8	6	20	-21	12	WLLLDW
	22	Portsmouth	22	2	6	14	12	34	0	5	6	5	13	2	1	8	7	21	-22	10	LLLLWL

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	Sunderland	23	15	3	5	38	19	12	1	0	30	6	3	2	5	8	13	19	33	DWLWLW		3-1
	2	Bolton Wanderers	23	12	7	4	39	23	6	3	1	20	7	6	4	3	19	16	16	31	DLWWWL		1-2
	3	Bristol City	23	11	7	5	40	22	7	4	1	24	7	4	3	4	16	15	18	29	WWDWLD		2-2
2	4	Southampton	22	12	2	8	41	28	11	0	1	31	8	1	2	7	10	20	13	26	LLWWWW		3-0
1	5	Notts County	23	10	6	7	25	21	6	4	1	13	4	4	2	6	12	17	4	26	DLWLWL		2-3
1	6	Oldham Athletic	23	10	6	7	33	33	9	3	1	24	14	1	3	6	9	19	0	26	WLDWLW		2-1
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	23	9	8	6	23	23	4	5	1	11	7	5	3	5	12	16	0	26	LWWLLW		2-0
1	8	Fulham	22	9	7	6	30	21	5	4	3	18	10	4	3	3	12	11	9	25	WLDLDW		3-2
1	9	Luton Town	23	10	5	8	33	25	7	3	2	20	10	3	2	6	13	15	8	25	LWWWWW		3-2
5	10	Bristol Rovers	23	7	11	5	25	22	4	5	2	13	10	3	6	3	12	12	3	25	DLLDWL		0-3
	11	Chelsea	23	8	7	8	27	28	5	4	1	14	6	3	3	7	13	22	-1	23	WWLLWL		1-3
2	12	Leyton Orient	22	7	8	7	20	19	6	4	2	13	7	1	4	5	7	12	1	22	WLDLDW		3-1
1	13	Blackpool	23	8	6	9	22	27	4	4	3	13	15	4	2	6	9	12	-5	22	LWWWDL		0-1
1	14	Nottingham Forest	23	7	7	9	23	22	5	1	6	14	11	2	6	3	9	11	1	21	WWDLLL		0-2
4	15	Carlisle United	23	7	7	9	19	27	6	4	2	14	10	1	3	7	5	17	-8	21	LWDWDW		1-0
1	16	Blackburn Rovers	23	5	10	8	21	24	3	5	4	11	10	2	5	4	10	14	-3	20	DWLLDL		1-2
1	17	Hull City	23	8	4	11	24	29	5	3	4	15	11	3	1	7	9	18	-5	20	WWWLLL		1-3
1	18	Plymouth Argyle	23	7	6	10	25	32	7	2	2	18	12	0	4	8	7	20	-7	20	WLLLWD		2-2
1	19	Charlton Athletic	22	7	5	10	25	37	5	1	4	17	16	2	4	6	8	21	-12	19	LLLWLL		1-3
	20	Oxford United	23	5	6	12	22	33	3	3	5	11	14	2	3	7	11	19	-11	16	DWWLDL		2-3
	21	York City	23	5	4	14	19	39	4	1	6	13	19	1	3	8	6	20	-20	14	LLLDWW		2-1
	22	Portsmouth	23	3	6	14	15	35	0	5	6	5	13	3	1	8	10	22	-20	12	LLLWLW		3-1