The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 CHELSEA - Sat Jan 17, 1976 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Jan 17, 1976 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 17 January 1976

Season:: 1975-76
Referee:: R Matthewson
Attendance:: 14,172
League Week:: 26 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 13 15
Opp Before/After:: 15 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Mansfield Town (County Cup)
League:: Luton Town
Chelsea:: Nov 20, 1976

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2897 (of 5085)
League Tier 2:: 1440 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 3213 (of 5827)
Total:: 4508 (of 7632)
Played:: 50 years, 7 months, 18 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ian Bowyer (12')

CHELSEA
Manager: Eddie McCreadie
Prior form: LLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bill Garner (15')
Ray Wilkins (79')
Hutchinson (87')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Peter Wells
2	M	27	Liam O'Kane
3	D	17	Bryn Gunn
4	D	32	Frank Clark
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman
6	M	26	Paul Richardson
7	M	20	Terry Curran
8	M	24	Ian Bowyer (12')
9	F	29	John O'Hare
10	F	26	Barry Butlin
11	F	22	John Robertson
Subs
12	F	21	Bert Bowery

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Peter Wells	9		7	1
2	M	27	Liam O'Kane	221	1	10	2
3	D	17	Bryn Gunn	10		101	21
4	D	32	Frank Clark	31		7	1
5	F	29	Sammy Chapman	359	18	7	1
6	M	26	Paul Richardson	241	21	7	1
7	M	20	Terry Curran	16	1	22	5
8	M	24	Ian Bowyer (12')	102	25	7	1
9	F	29	John O'Hare	39	6	7	1
10	F	26	Barry Butlin	52	10	7	1
11	F	22	John Robertson	111	9	7	1
Subs
12	F	21	Bert Bowery	3	2	10	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Bonnetti
2	D	Locke
3	D	Harris
4	D	Cooke
5	D	Wicks
6	M	Hay
7	M	Britton
8	M	Ray Wilkins
9	M	Maybank
10	F	Hutchinson
11	F	Bill Garner
Subs
12		G Wilkins

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Sat Jan 17, 1976)

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

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	25	15	4	6	39	21	12	1	0	30	6	3	3	6	9	15	18	34	LWLWLD
2	Bolton Wanderers	24	13	7	4	41	24	7	3	1	22	8	6	4	3	19	16	17	33	LWWWLW
3	Bristol City	25	12	8	5	42	23	7	4	1	24	7	5	4	4	18	16	19	32	DWLDWD
4	Notts County	25	12	6	7	34	22	8	4	1	22	5	4	2	6	12	17	12	30	WLWLWW
5	Southampton	23	13	2	8	43	29	11	0	1	31	8	2	2	7	12	21	14	28	LWWWWW
6	West Bromwich Albion	25	9	10	6	24	24	4	7	1	12	8	5	3	5	12	16	0	28	WLLWDD
7	Oldham Athletic	25	11	6	8	37	38	9	3	1	24	14	2	3	7	13	24	-1	28	DWLWLW
8	Luton Town	24	11	5	8	34	25	7	3	2	20	10	4	2	6	14	15	9	27	WWWWWW
9	Bristol Rovers	25	8	11	6	26	23	5	5	3	14	11	3	6	3	12	12	3	27	LDWLLW
10	Fulham	24	9	7	8	30	26	5	4	3	18	10	4	3	5	12	16	4	25	DLDWLL
11	Blackpool	25	9	7	9	24	28	5	5	3	15	16	4	2	6	9	12	-4	25	WWDLDW
12	Plymouth Argyle	25	9	6	10	32	32	9	2	2	25	12	0	4	8	7	20	0	24	LLWDWW
13	Nottingham Forest	25	8	7	10	27	24	5	1	6	14	11	3	6	4	13	13	3	23	DLLLWL
14	Leyton Orient	24	7	9	8	21	23	6	4	2	13	7	1	5	6	8	16	-2	23	DLDWDL
15	Chelsea	25	8	7	10	29	34	5	4	3	16	12	3	3	7	13	22	-5	23	LLWLLL
16	Carlisle United	25	8	7	10	22	30	6	4	2	14	10	2	3	8	8	20	-8	23	DWDWWL
17	Hull City	25	9	4	12	27	32	6	3	5	18	14	3	1	7	9	18	-5	22	WLLLLW
18	Charlton Athletic	24	8	5	11	29	41	5	1	4	17	16	3	4	7	12	25	-12	21	LWLLWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	24	5	10	9	22	28	3	5	5	12	14	2	5	4	10	14	-6	20	WLLDLL
20	Oxford United	25	5	7	13	24	36	3	4	6	13	17	2	3	7	11	19	-12	17	WLDLLD
21	York City	25	5	5	15	19	43	4	1	6	13	19	1	4	9	6	24	-24	15	LDWWDL
22	Portsmouth	25	4	6	15	16	36	1	5	7	6	14	3	1	8	10	22	-20	14	LWLWLW

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	26	16	4	6	41	22	13	1	0	32	7	3	3	6	9	15	19	36	WLWLDW		2-1
1	2	Bristol City	26	13	8	5	43	23	8	4	1	25	7	5	4	4	18	16	20	34	WLDWDW		1-0
1	3	Bolton Wanderers	25	13	8	4	41	24	7	3	1	22	8	6	5	3	19	16	17	34	WWWLWD		0-0
	4	Notts County	26	13	6	7	36	23	8	4	1	22	5	5	2	6	14	18	13	32	LWLWWW		2-1
1	5	West Bromwich Albion	26	10	10	6	25	24	4	7	1	12	8	6	3	5	13	16	1	30	LLWDDW		1-0
1	6	Oldham Athletic	26	12	6	8	38	38	10	3	1	25	14	2	3	7	13	24	0	30	WLWLWW		1-0
2	7	Southampton	24	13	3	8	43	29	11	1	1	31	8	2	2	7	12	21	14	29	WWWWWD		0-0
	8	Luton Town	25	12	5	8	37	26	8	3	2	23	11	4	2	6	14	15	11	29	WWWWWW		3-1
	9	Bristol Rovers	26	8	11	7	26	26	5	5	3	14	11	3	6	4	12	15	0	27	DWLLWL		0-3
	10	Fulham	25	9	8	8	31	27	5	5	3	19	11	4	3	5	12	16	4	26	LDWLLD		1-1
3	11	Leyton Orient	25	8	9	8	22	23	7	4	2	14	7	1	5	6	8	16	-1	25	LDWDLW		1-0
3	12	Chelsea	26	9	7	10	32	35	5	4	3	16	12	4	3	7	16	23	-3	25	LWLLLW		3-1
2	13	Blackpool	26	9	7	10	24	29	5	5	3	15	16	4	2	7	9	13	-5	25	WDLDWL		0-1
2	14	Plymouth Argyle	26	9	6	11	33	34	9	2	2	25	12	0	4	9	8	22	-1	24	LWDWWL		1-2
2	15	Nottingham Forest	26	8	7	11	28	27	5	1	7	15	14	3	6	4	13	13	1	23	LLLWLL		1-3
2	16	Charlton Athletic	25	9	5	11	32	41	6	1	4	20	16	3	4	7	12	25	-9	23	WLLWLW		3-0
1	17	Carlisle United	26	8	7	11	23	32	6	4	3	15	12	2	3	8	8	20	-9	23	WDWWLL		1-2
1	18	Hull City	26	9	4	13	27	33	6	3	5	18	14	3	1	8	9	19	-6	22	LLLLWL		0-1
	19	Blackburn Rovers	25	5	10	10	22	29	3	5	5	12	14	2	5	5	10	15	-7	20	LLDLLL		0-1
	20	Oxford United	26	5	8	13	25	37	3	4	6	13	17	2	4	7	12	20	-12	18	LDLLDD		1-1
	21	York City	26	5	5	16	19	44	4	1	7	13	20	1	4	9	6	24	-25	15	DWWDLL		0-1
	22	Portsmouth	26	4	6	16	17	39	1	5	7	6	14	3	1	9	11	25	-22	14	WLWLWL		1-3