Nottingham Forest 
Season 1972 - 1973
Final Division 2 Table:
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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2 points
for a win
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P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GAve | |
| 1 | Burnley (C) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 62 | 2.06 |
| 2 | Queen's Park Rangers (P) | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 61 | 2.19 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 1.07 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 51 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 46 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 44 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 40 | 1.08 |
| 14 | FOREST | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 60 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 34 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 34 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 34 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 82 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 29 | 0.55 |
League Cup: 2nd Round
FA Cup: 3rd Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Steve Baines | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Barron | 41 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Alan Buckley | 7 | - | - | 2 | 1 L | 1 |
| Sammy Chapman | 32 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Cottam | 19 | 1 | - | - | 1 L | 1 |
| Miah Dennehy | 3 | - | - | - | 1 L | 1 |
| Doug Fraser | 32 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 L | 1 |
| John Galley | 18 | - | 4 | 1 | 6 L : 2 FA | 8 |
| Tommy Gemmell | 21 | 1 | - | - | 1 L | 1 |
| Peter Hindley | 35 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 L | 2 |
| Tommy Jackson | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| George Lyall | 26 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 L | 4 |
| Barry Lyons | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 L : 1 FA | 2 |
| Jimmy McIntosh | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Duncan McKenzie | 27 | 1 | - | - | 6 L | 6 |
| Neil Martin | 19 | - | 4 | - | 6 L | 6 |
| Liam O'Kane | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martin O'Neill | 31 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 L | 6 |
| Dennis Peacock | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Richardson | 20 | - | - | 2 | 3 L | 3 |
| John Robertson | 28 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 L (2p) | 4 (2p) |
| Dave Serella | 34 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| John Winfield | 23 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | |||||||||||||||
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| Underline & Italics = Player sent off | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | League Pos'n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used |
| 31/07/72 | Watford | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | Hulme | Hindley | Gemmell | Cottam* | Serella | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | Martin | Richardson | O'Neill | *Buckley |
| 07/08/72 | Kaiserslautern | F | H | D | 2-2 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | Martin* | Richardson | McKenzie | *Robertson |
| 12/08/72 | Portsmouth | L | H | D | 0-0 | - | Barron | Fraser | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Robertson | McIntosh | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | - |
| 19/08/72 | Hull C | L | A | D | 0-0 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | - |
| 26/08/72 | Oxford U | L | H | W | 2-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | McIntosh* | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | *Buckley |
| 29/08/72 | Brighton & Hove A | L | H | W | 1-0 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | - |
| 02/09/72 | Carlisle U | L | A | W | 2-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | McKenzie 2 | Richardson | O'Neill |
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| 05/09/72 | Aston Villa | LC2 | H | L | 0-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | McIntosh* | Lyall | McKenzie | Lyons | O'Neill | *Buckley |
| 09/09/72 | Luton T | L | H | L | 0-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall | McKenzie | Robertson | O'Neill | - |
| 16/09/72 | Q P R | L | A | L | 0-3 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyons | Lyall* | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | *Robertson |
| 19/09/72 | Cardiff C | L | H | W | 2-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyons | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | - |
| 23/09/72 | Aston Villa | L | H | D | 1-1 | - | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | McIntosh | Lyall* | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | *Chapman |
| 25/09/72 | Millwall | L | A | L | 1-2 | Table | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | McIntosh* | Lyall | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | *Chapman |
| 30/09/72 | Sunderland | L | A | L | 1-4 | 8 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyall* | Chapman | McKenzie | Richardson | O'Neill | *Robertson |
| 07/10/72 | Huddersfield T | L | H | D | 1-1 | 9 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyall | Robertson* | Chapman | Richardson | Buckley | *O'Neill |
| 14/10/72 | Bristol C | L | A | D | 1-1 | 8 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyall | Robertson | Chapman | Richardson | Buckley | - |
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Matt
Gillies resigned as manager - Bill Anderson appointed caretaker
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| 21/10/72 | Swindon T | L | H | D | 2-2 | 11 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Cottam | Fraser | Lyall | Robertson | Chapman | Richardson* | Buckley | *O'Neill |
| 28/10/72 | Sheffield W | L | A | W | 2-1 | Table | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | Lyons* | Robertson | Martin | Richardson | Buckley | *O'Neill |
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Dave
MacKay appointed manager
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| 04/11/72 | Millwall | L | H | W | 3-2 | 5 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | O'Neill | Robertson | Martin | Richardson* | Buckley | *Lyall |
| 11/11/72 | Cardiff C | L | A | L | 1-2 | 7 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman* | Fraser | O'Neill | Robertson | Martin | Richardson | Buckley | *Lyall |
| 18/11/72 | Preston NE | L | H | L | 0-1 | 10 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser | O'Neill | Robertson | Martin | Richardson | Buckley* | *McKenzie |
| 25/11/72 | Burnley | L | A | L | 0-1 | 13 | Barron | Hindley | Gemmell | Serella | Chapman | Fraser* | O'Neill | Lyall | Martin | Robertson | McKenzie | *Richardson |
| 02/12/72 | Leyton Orient | L | H | W | 2-1 | Table | Barron | Hindley | Winfield | Chapman | Serella | Richardson | O'Neill | Lyall 2 | Martin | Robertson | McKenzie | - |
| 09/12/72 | Middlesbrough | L | A | D | 0-0 | 8 | Barron | Hindley | Winfield | Chapman | Serella | Richardson | O'Neill | Lyall | Lyons | Robertson | McKenzie | *McIntosh |
| 16/12/72 | Fulham | L | A | L | 1-3 | 11 | Barron | Hindley | Winfield | Serella | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Galley | Martin | Robertson | McKenzie | *Lyall |
| 23/12/72 | Blackpool | L | H | W | 4-0 | 9 | Barron | Hindley | Winfield | Serella | Chapman | |||||||