The City Ground

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 - 4 FOREST - Sat Dec 27, 1975 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Dec 27, 1975 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 4-1 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 27 December 1975

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: C Newsome
Attendance:: 10,724
League Week:: 24 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 14 11
Opp Before/After:: 16 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Peterborough United (FA Cup)
League:: Hull City
Blackburn Rovers:: Apr 20, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2895 (of 5083)
League Tier 2:: 1438 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3209 (of 5824)
Total:: 4504 (of 7629)
Played:: 50 years, 8 months, 4 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Bert Bowery (13') - Bert Bowery first goal
John Robertson (31')
Ian Bowyer (76')
Bert Bowery (90') - Bert Bowery last goal

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Jim Smith
Prior form: DWLLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Parkes (89')

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	F	22	John Robertson (31')
7	F	25	Jim McIntosh
8	F	21	Bert Bowery (13') (90')	Debut
9	F	29	John O'Hare
10	F	26	Barry Butlin
11	M	24	Ian Bowyer (76') 70
Subs
12	M	23	Martin O'Neill

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jones
2	D	Heaton
3	D	Wood
4	D	Metcalfe 70
5	D	Waddington
6	M	Fazackerley 58
7	M	Beamish (60')
8	M	Oates
9	M	Hoy
10	F	Svare
11	F	Parkes
Subs
12		Wilkinson (60')

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Dec 27, 1975)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-4	Nottingham Forest
Blackpool	0-0	York City
Bolton Wanderers	2-1	Sunderland
Bristol Rovers	0-1	Luton Town
Chelsea	2-3	Charlton Athletic
Hull City	2-3	Carlisle United
Notts County	5-1	Oldham Athletic
Oxford United	1-2	Southampton
Plymouth Argyle	4-0	Fulham
Portsmouth	0-1	Bristol City
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Leyton Orient

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

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	24	15	3	6	39	21	12	1	0	30	6	3	2	6	9	15	18	33	WLWLWL		1-2
	2	Bolton Wanderers	24	13	7	4	41	24	7	3	1	22	8	6	4	3	19	16	17	33	LWWWLW		2-1
	3	Bristol City	24	12	7	5	41	22	7	4	1	24	7	5	3	4	17	15	19	31	WDWLDW		1-0
	4	Southampton	23	13	2	8	43	29	11	0	1	31	8	2	2	7	12	21	14	28	LWWWWW		2-1
	5	Notts County	24	11	6	7	30	22	7	4	1	18	5	4	2	6	12	17	8	28	LWLWLW		5-1
3	6	Luton Town	24	11	5	8	34	25	7	3	2	20	10	4	2	6	14	15	9	27	WWWWWW		1-0
	7	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	9	6	24	24	4	6	1	12	8	5	3	5	12	16	0	27	WWLLWD		1-1
2	8	Oldham Athletic	24	10	6	8	34	38	9	3	1	24	14	1	3	7	10	24	-4	26	LDWLWL		1-5
1	9	Fulham	23	9	7	7	30	25	5	4	3	18	10	4	3	4	12	15	5	25	LDLDWL		0-4
	10	Bristol Rovers	24	7	11	6	25	23	4	5	3	13	11	3	6	3	12	12	2	25	LLDWLL		0-1
3	11	Nottingham Forest	24	8	7	9	27	23	5	1	6	14	11	3	6	3	13	12	4	23	WDLLLW		4-1
	12	Leyton Orient	23	7	9	7	21	20	6	4	2	13	7	1	5	5	8	13	1	23	LDLDWD		1-1
2	13	Chelsea	24	8	7	9	29	31	5	4	2	16	9	3	3	7	13	22	-2	23	WLLWLL		2-3
1	14	Blackpool	24	8	7	9	22	27	4	5	3	13	15	4	2	6	9	12	-5	23	WWWDLD		0-0
	15	Carlisle United	24	8	7	9	22	29	6	4	2	14	10	2	3	7	8	19	-7	23	WDWDWW		3-2
2	16	Plymouth Argyle	24	8	6	10	29	32	8	2	2	22	12	0	4	8	7	20	-3	22	LLLWDW		4-0
2	17	Charlton Athletic	23	8	5	10	28	39	5	1	4	17	16	3	4	6	11	23	-11	21	LLWLLW		3-2
1	18	Hull City	24	8	4	12	26	32	5	3	5	17	14	3	1	7	9	18	-6	20	WWLLLL		2-3
3	19	Blackburn Rovers	24	5	10	9	22	28	3	5	5	12	14	2	5	4	10	14	-6	20	WLLDLL		1-4
	20	Oxford United	24	5	6	13	23	35	3	3	6	12	16	2	3	7	11	19	-12	16	WWLDLL		1-2
	21	York City	24	5	5	14	19	39	4	1	6	13	19	1	4	8	6	20	-20	15	LLDWWD		0-0
	22	Portsmouth	24	3	6	15	15	36	0	5	7	5	14	3	1	8	10	22	-21	12	LLWLWL		0-1