FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Wed Dec 28, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Dec 28, 1983 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Attendance:
- 22,169
- Pos Before/After:
- 6/5
- Opp Before/After:
- 7/7
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Liverpool
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3227 (of 4860)
- League Tier 1:
- 1641 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3652 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 5064 (of 7305)
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDWLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Peter Davenport
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDWLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Peter Davenport
COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Bobby Gould
Prior form: DDWWDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager: Bobby Gould
Prior form: DDWWDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
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 off for Ian Wallace () | |
| 8 | F | Steve Hodge | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles  | |
| 10 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | F | Colin Walsh | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Ian Wallace on for Steve Wigley () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Raddy Avramovic | ||
| Brian Roberts | ||
| Nicky Platnauer | ||
| Trevor Peake | ||
| Sam Allardyce | ||
| Stuart Pearce | ||
| David Bennett | ||
| Micky Gynn | ||
| Ashley Grimes | ||
| Gerry Daly | ||
| Graham Withey | ||
| Subs | ||
| Ian Butterworth |
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | Coventry 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 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 41 | DWLWWD | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 | DLWWDD | |
| 3 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | LWDWWW | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | DLWLLW | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 35 | WLWWWL | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 33 | WDWLWW | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 33 | DDWWDD | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 32 | WLWWWL | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 32 | LWDWLD | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 31 | WWWDLD | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 30 | WLDLLD | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 | LLLWWD | |
| 13 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 27 | WDLDDW | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 26 | DDLLWD | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 23 | LWLLLL | |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 23 | LWDLDL | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 21 | WLWDWD | |
| 18 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 19 | LWWLWL | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 | LLLLLD | |
| 20 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 18 | WLWLLD | |
| 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 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -32 | 11 | WLLDLW | |
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 | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 41 | DWLWWD | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 | DLWWDD | |
| 3 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | LWDWWW | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | DLWLLW | |
 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 36 | DWLWWW |
 1 | 6 | Luton Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 35 | WLWWWL |
| 7 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 33 | DWWDDL | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 32 | WLWWWL | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 32 | LWDWLD | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 31 | WWWDLD | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 30 | WLDLLD | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 | LLLWWD | |
| 13 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 27 | WDLDDW | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 26 | DDLLWD | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 23 | LWLLLL | |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 23 | LWDLDL | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 21 | WLWDWD | |
| 18 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 19 | LWWLWL | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 | LLLLLD | |
| 20 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 18 | WLWLLD | |
| 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 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -32 | 11 | WLLDLW | |