| Forest | Saturday 18th October 1997 Score 2 - 2 Venue: City Ground Attendance: 17,009 Referee: Mr B.Knight Goal 1: Jones in the 4th Minute Goal 2: Hooijdonk in the 17th Minute Goal 3: Gemmill in the 39th Minute Goal 4: Thompson in the 59th Minute | Tranmere Rovers | ||
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| Beasant | Coyne | |||
| Lyttle | Stevens | |||
| Rogers | Thompson | |||
| Cooper |  |
Hill | ||
| Chettle | Challinor | |||
| Hjelde |  |
Irons | ||
| Bart-Williams | |
Morgan | ||
| Gemmill |  |
Mahon | ||
| van Hooijdonk | |
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Kelly | |
| Campbell | G.Jones | |||
| Woan | |
L.Jones | ||
| Substitutes | Substitutes | |||
| Stone (60 mins) |
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Morrissey (84 mins) |
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| Guinan |  |
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McIntyre (80 mins) | |
| Johnson | |
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Branch (72 mins) | |
| Scorers | Scorers | |||
| van Hooijdonk (17 mins) |
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L.Jones (4 mins) |
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| Gemmill (39 mins) |
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Thompson (59 mins) | |
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| Player booked |  | Player sent off |  | Player substituted |
| Substituted player | | Player Injured | | Player scored |
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