ARSENAL 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 22, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 22, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highbury
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-4 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-2
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wimbledon (League Cup)
- League:
- Sunderland
- Arsenal:
- Feb 25, 1984
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3218 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1631 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3639 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5055 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Monday 24 October 1983
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
ARSENAL
Manager: Terry Neill
Prior form: LLWWLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Alan Sunderland (7)
Colin Hill (23)
Tony Woodcock (66)
Tony Woodcock (76)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Hans van Breukelen | |
| 2 | D |  Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | D | Colin Todd | |
| 5 | D | Paul Hart 34 | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | F |  Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | F | Peter Davenport  (64) | |
| 10 | M | Frans Thijssen | |
| 11 | M | Steve Hodge | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | Colin Hill |
| 3 | D | Chris Whyte |
| 4 | D | Kenny Sansom |
| 5 | D | David O'Leary |
| 6 | M | Stewart Robson |
| 7 | M | Paul Davis |
| 8 | M | Graham Rix |
| 9 | M | Tony Woodcock |
| 10 | F | Alan Sunderland |
| 11 | F | Charlie Nicholas (68) |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Brian McDermott (68) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Birmingham City | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Coventry City | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Everton | 1-0 | Watford |
| Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Leicester City |
| Luton Town | 3-1 | Southampton |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | Liverpool |
| Sunderland | 0-1 | Manchester United |
| West Ham United | 0-0 | Norwich 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 | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | WWLWDW | ||
| 2 | West Ham United | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | WWLWLL | ||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | DLWWWW | ||
| 4 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | WDWWLW | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | DWWLLW | ||
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | WWLLWL | ||
| 7 | Luton Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | DLWLWW | ||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | DWWWLW | ||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | DWLWLW | ||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 14 | DWLWWW | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 14 | WLWLLW | ||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 14 | DDWWWL | ||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 14 | WDWDWL | ||
| 14 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | LLWWLL | ||
| 15 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | LLLDWW | ||
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 | LDWDWL | ||
| 17 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 11 | WLLWWD | ||
| 18 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 | DWWLLL | ||
| 19 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 | LLLDWD | ||
| 20 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 6 | LLLLLL | ||
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 2 | LDLLLL | ||
| 22 | Leicester City | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -17 | 1 | LLLDLL | ||
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 | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | WLWDWW | 1-0 | |
 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | WWLLWW | 1-0 |
 1 | 3 | West Ham United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | WLWLLD | 0-0 |
| 3 | 4 | Luton Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | LWLWWW | 3-1 |
| 1 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | WLLWLD | 0-0 |
| 3 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | LWWWWL | 0-1 |
| 3 | 7 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | DWWLWL | 1-3 |
| 2 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 17 | WLWWWW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 17 | DWWWLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | DWLWLW | |
| 3 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | WWWLWL | 1-4 |
| 2 | 12 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | LWWLLW | 4-1 |
| 3 | 13 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWDWLW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 14 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 14 | LWLLWL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 15 | Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 14 | DWDWLL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 16 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | LLDWWD | 0-0 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 11 | LLWWDL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 18 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 | LLDWDD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 19 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 8 | WWLLLL | 0-1 |
| 20 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 7 | LLLLLD | 1-1 | |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 2 | LDLLLL | ||
| 22 | Leicester City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -17 | 2 | LLDLLD | 0-0 | |