FOREST 3 - 2 LEICESTER CITY - Sun Dec 04, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sun Dec 04, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leicester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Referee:
- Arthur Robinson
- Sponsor:
- Wrangler
- Attendance:
- 23,248
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
6 - Opp Before/After:
- 20
20
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Celtic (UEFA Cup)
- League:
- Watford
- Leicester City:
- May 05, 1984
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3224 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1637 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3648 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 5066 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 40 years, 4 months, 22 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LDWLWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Colin Walsh
Ian Bowyer
Frans Thijssen
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | 27 | Viv Anderson | 400th appearance |
| 3 | D | 31 | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | M | 19 | Chris Fairclough | |
| 5 | D | 30 | Paul Hart | |
| 6 | M | 32 | Ian Bowyer  | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | M | 31 |  Frans Thijssen | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | M | 21 |  Colin Walsh | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | ? | |||
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Wallington |
| 2 | D | Paul Ramsey |
| 3 | D | John O'Neill |
| 4 | D | Bob Hazell |
| 5 | D | Bobby Smith |
| 6 | M | Kevin MacDonald |
| 7 | M | Ian Wilson |
| 8 | M | Ian Banks |
| 9 | M | Stephen Lynex |
| 10 | F | Alan Smith |
| 11 | F | Thomas English |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Robert Jones |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Leicester 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | WWDWDW | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | DWWWDL | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 30 | WLDWDL | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 28 | WDDWWL | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 28 | WWWDDW | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | LWLDLW | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 27 | LWDWLW | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 26 | WLLWLW | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | LWDWWW | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | LWDLWL | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 24 | LDWLWD | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 | LWLLLW | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 22 | LLWLDD | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 22 | DWWLWD | |||
| 15 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 21 | WLLWLL | |||
| 16 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 21 | LLWLLW | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 18 | WLDLLL | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 14 | LLDWWL | |||
| 19 | Watford | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 13 | DDLLLW | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 13 | WDDLWW | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 12 | LDDLDL | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 7 | LLLDWL | |||
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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | WWDWDW | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | DWWWDL | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 30 | WLDWDL | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 28 | WDDWWL | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 28 | WWWDDW | |||
| 5 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 27 | DWLWDW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 7 | Southampton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | LWLDLW | ||
| 1 | 8 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 27 | LWDWLW | ||
| 1 | 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 26 | WLLWLW | ||
| 1 | 10 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | LWDWWW | ||
| 1 | 11 | Luton Town | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | LWDLWL | ||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 | LWLLLW | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 22 | LLWLDD | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 22 | DWWLWD | |||
| 15 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 21 | WLLWLL | |||
| 16 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 21 | LLWLLW | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 18 | WLDLLL | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 14 | LLDWWL | |||
| 19 | Watford | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 13 | DDLLLW | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 13 | DDLWWL | 2-3 | ||
| 21 | Stoke City | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 12 | LDDLDL | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 7 | LLLDWL | |||