The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 2 COVENTRY CITY - Mon Dec 27, 1982 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Mon Dec 27, 1982 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-2 WON
: Half-time: 2-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1982-83
Referee:: N Glover
Sponsor:: Panasonic
Attendance:: 24,487
Pos Before/After:: 3 2
Opp Before/After:: 7 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Apr 05, 1983

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3186 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1599 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3601 (of 5768)
Total:: 5001 (of 7556)
Played:: 42 years, 6 months, 8 days ago

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

Goals
Willie Young (39')
John Robertson (44') (Pen)
Garry Birtles (79')
Mark Proctor (87')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: WDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Steve Whitton (31')
Jim Melrose (42')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	21	Steve Sutton
2	D	30	Kenny Swain
3	D	24	Bryn Gunn
4	D	34	Colin Todd off for Colin Walsh
5	M	31	Willie Young (39')
6	M	31	Ian Bowyer
7	F	21	Mark Proctor (87')
8	F	26	Ian Wallace
9	F	26	Garry Birtles (79')
10	M	20	Steve Hodge
11	F	29	John Robertson (44')
Subs
12	M	20	Colin Walsh on for Colin Todd

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Les Sealey
2	D	Stephen Jacobs
3	D	Paul Dyson
4	D	Ian Butterworth
5	D	Danny Thomas
6	M	Gary Gillespie
7	M	Steve Hunt
8	M	Gerry Francis
9	M	Jim Melrose
10	F	Steve Whitton
11	F	Mark Hateley
Subs
12		John Hendrie

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Mon Dec 27, 1982)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City	3-0	Aston Villa
Brighton and Hove Albion	0-1	Southampton
Ipswich Town	2-3	Norwich City
Liverpool	5-2	Manchester City
Luton Town	1-0	Watford
Manchester United	0-0	Sunderland
Nottingham Forest	4-2	Coventry City
Stoke City	1-0	Everton
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Notts County
West Ham United	3-2	Swansea City

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST 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	Liverpool	19	12	4	3	45	17	7	2	0	27	8	5	2	3	18	9	28	40	WWWLWW
	2	Manchester United	19	10	5	4	28	14	7	2	0	19	4	3	3	4	9	10	14	35	WLWWWD
	3	Nottingham Forest	19	11	2	6	33	25	7	1	1	18	6	4	1	5	15	19	8	35	DWWLWW
	4	Watford	19	10	3	6	37	22	7	2	1	24	6	3	1	5	13	16	15	33	WWWLLW
	5	Aston Villa	19	10	1	8	30	24	8	0	2	24	10	2	1	6	6	14	6	31	WWWWLL
	6	West Ham United	19	10	1	8	33	28	6	1	2	20	9	4	0	6	13	19	5	31	WLWLLW
	7	Coventry City	20	9	4	7	25	24	8	2	1	18	7	1	2	6	7	17	1	31	WDLWWW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	19	9	3	7	31	28	7	1	1	21	7	2	2	6	10	21	3	30	DDWDWL
	9	Manchester City	19	8	4	7	23	26	6	3	1	14	8	2	1	6	9	18	-3	28	LDLWLD
	10	Ipswich Town	20	7	6	7	32	24	4	1	4	15	11	3	5	3	17	13	8	27	WDWWLL
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	3	8	30	27	6	2	2	26	11	2	1	6	4	16	3	27	LWLDLW
	12	Everton	19	7	5	7	32	26	5	4	1	21	11	2	1	6	11	15	6	26	DDLDWW
	13	Southampton	19	7	4	8	24	32	6	1	3	15	10	1	3	5	9	22	-8	25	DLDWWW
	14	Stoke City	19	7	3	9	32	31	5	2	2	21	15	2	1	7	11	16	1	24	LLLLWL
	15	Notts County	19	7	3	9	24	34	5	2	3	14	15	2	1	6	10	19	-10	24	DLWWLL
	16	Arsenal	19	6	5	8	21	26	3	3	3	12	12	3	2	5	9	14	-5	23	DWLLWL
	17	Swansea City	19	6	4	9	26	30	6	1	3	17	11	0	3	6	9	19	-4	22	DLLWLD
	18	Brighton and Hove Albion	19	6	4	9	19	37	6	2	1	14	7	0	2	8	5	30	-18	22	LLLLWD
	19	Luton Town	19	4	8	7	36	43	3	4	2	20	15	1	4	5	16	28	-7	20	DLDLWL
	20	Sunderland	19	4	5	10	24	37	3	4	3	15	11	1	1	7	9	26	-13	17	DLLLLW
	21	Norwich City	19	4	5	10	20	33	4	2	4	15	12	0	3	6	5	21	-13	17	LWLWLL
	22	Birmingham City	19	3	8	8	12	29	3	3	3	9	12	0	5	5	3	17	-17	17	DDWDLL

Table after:

	FIRST 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	Liverpool	20	13	4	3	50	19	8	2	0	32	10	5	2	3	18	9	31	43	WWLWWW		5-2
1	2	Nottingham Forest	20	12	2	6	37	27	8	1	1	22	8	4	1	5	15	19	10	38	WWLWWW		4-2
1	3	Manchester United	20	10	6	4	28	14	7	3	0	19	4	3	3	4	9	10	14	36	LWWWDD		0-0
2	4	West Ham United	20	11	1	8	36	30	7	1	2	23	11	4	0	6	13	19	6	34	LWLLWW		3-2
1	5	Watford	20	10	3	7	37	23	7	2	1	24	6	3	1	6	13	17	14	33	WWLLWL		0-1
2	6	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	4	7	33	30	7	2	1	23	9	2	2	6	10	21	3	31	DWDWLD		2-2
2	7	Aston Villa	20	10	1	9	30	27	8	0	2	24	10	2	1	7	6	17	3	31	WWWLLL		0-3
1	8	Coventry City	21	9	4	8	27	28	8	2	1	18	7	1	2	7	9	21	-1	31	DLWWWL		2-4
	9	Manchester City	20	8	4	8	25	31	6	3	1	14	8	2	1	7	11	23	-6	28	DLWLDL		2-5
3	10	Southampton	20	8	4	8	25	32	6	1	3	15	10	2	3	5	10	22	-7	28	LDWWWW		1-0
1	11	Ipswich Town	21	7	6	8	34	27	4	1	5	17	14	3	5	3	17	13	7	27	DWWLLL		2-3
2	12	Stoke City	20	8	3	9	33	31	6	2	2	22	15	2	1	7	11	16	2	27	LLLWLW		1-0
2	13	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	3	9	30	29	6	2	2	26	11	2	1	7	4	18	1	27	WLDLWL		0-2
2	14	Everton	20	7	5	8	32	27	5	4	1	21	11	2	1	7	11	16	5	26	DLDWWL		0-1
1	15	Arsenal	20	7	5	8	23	26	4	3	3	14	12	3	2	5	9	14	-3	26	WLLWLW		2-0
1	16	Notts County	20	7	4	9	26	36	5	2	3	14	15	2	2	6	12	21	-10	25	LWWLLD		2-2
2	17	Luton Town	20	5	8	7	37	43	4	4	2	21	15	1	4	5	16	28	-6	23	LDLWLW		1-0
1	18	Swansea City	20	6	4	10	28	33	6	1	3	17	11	0	3	7	11	22	-5	22	LLWLDL		2-3
1	19	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	6	4	10	19	38	6	2	2	14	8	0	2	8	5	30	-19	22	LLLWDL		0-1
1	20	Norwich City	20	5	5	10	23	35	4	2	4	15	12	1	3	6	8	23	-12	20	WLWLLW		3-2
1	21	Birmingham City	20	4	8	8	15	29	4	3	3	12	12	0	5	5	3	17	-14	20	DWDLLW		3-0
2	22	Sunderland	20	4	6	10	24	37	3	4	3	15	11	1	2	7	9	26	-13	18	LLLLWD		0-0

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