Nottingham Forest F.C. crossed for a 10th-minute opener by Roy Dwight (the cousin of Reg Dwight better known as Elton John). Tommy Wilson had Forest 2–0 up after 14 minutes. The game had an unusually large number of stoppages due to injury, particularly to Forest players. This was put down to the lush nature of the Wembley turf. The most notable of these stoppages was Dwight breaking his leg in a 33rd minute tackle with Brendan McNally. Forest had been on top until that point. Luton though gradually took control of the match with Dave Pacey scoring midway through the second half. Forest
Reg Livermore received a concept album in 1974. His trip to London with "Sacred Cow" in 1980 created an unexpected sensation: the audience tried to boo him off the stage but he refused to oblige them. The Sydney Daily Telegraph subsequently lamented that his appearance in the West End had given Australia a bad name. In 1982 he played the title role in the American musical "Barnum", and 1984 saw him in a revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" directed by another Rocky star Daniel Abineri. After this Reg enjoyed a quiet time tending his well-known garden property in the picturesque Blue