BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Mon Dec 26, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 26, 1983 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Birmingham City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. Andrews
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-1
- Attendance:
- 14,482
- Pos Before/After:
- 9/6
- Opp Before/After:
- 17/19
- Referee:
- Ron Saunders
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Coventry City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3225 (of 4842)
- League Tier 1:
- 1640 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3650 (of 5537)
- Total:
- 5061 (of 7284)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Manager:
Prior form: DLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Kevin Rogers
Manager:
Prior form: DLLLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Kevin Rogers
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hans van Breukelen | |
| 2 | M | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | M | Brynn Gunn | |
| 5 | M | Chris Fairclough | |
| 6 | F | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles  | |
| 10 | F | Steve Hodge | |
| 11 | F | Colin Walsh | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Coton | ||
| Billy Wright | ||
| Noel Blake | ||
| Pat van den Hauwe | ||
| Jim Hagan | ||
| Martin Kuhl | ||
| Ivor Linton | ||
| Kevin Rogers | ||
| Robert Hopkins | ||
| Tony Rees | ||
| Mick Harford | ||
| Subs | ||
| Wayne Mumford |
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Manchester United |
| Everton | 0 | 0 | Sunderland |
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leicester City | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Notts County | 0 | 3 | Luton Town |
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | Norwich City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 4 | Arsenal |
| Watford | 3 | 2 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Liverpool |
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | Southampton |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| 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 | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 37 | DWDWLW | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 36 | DWDLWW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | WWDLWL | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 32 | LWLWWW | |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 32 | WDDWWD | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 | DLWLWW | |
| 7 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | LDLWDW | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 31 | DWLWDW | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 30 | LWDWLW | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 | DWWWWD | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | DWWLDL | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 24 | LWLLLW | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 23 | LLLWLL | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 23 | WLWDLD | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 22 | WLDDLL | |
| 16 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 22 | WLLWDL | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 | DLLLLL | |
| 18 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 17 | DWWLWL | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 17 | LWWLWD | |
| 20 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 16 | LLLWWL | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 13 | DLDLLD | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 8 | LDWLLD | |
Table after:
| 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 | Liverpool | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 40 | WDWLWW | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 37 | WDLWWD | |
 3 | 3 | Luton Town | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 35 | LWLWWW |
| 3 | 4 | Southampton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 34 | DLWDWW |
 2 | 5 | West Ham United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | WDLWLL |
| 3 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 33 | WDWLWW |
| 2 | 7 | Coventry City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 33 | DDWWDD |
| 4 | 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 32 | WLWWWL |
| 1 | 9 | Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 31 | WLWDWL |
| 10 | Norwich City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 30 | WWWWDL | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 29 | WWLDLL | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 27 | WLLLWW | |
| 2 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 25 | LDDLLW |
| 14 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 24 | LWDLDD | |
| 2 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 23 | LLWLLL |
| 16 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 23 | LLWDLD | |
| 2 | 17 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 20 | WWLWDW |
| 2 | 18 | Watford | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 19 | LLWWLW |
| 2 | 19 | Birmingham City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 18 | LLLLLL |
| 2 | 20 | Notts County | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 17 | WWLWLL |
| 21 | Stoke City | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 16 | LDLLDW | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -35 | 8 | DWLLDL | |