The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS - Sat Feb 09, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 09, 1985 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Queens Park Rangers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1984-85
Referee:: Jim McAuley
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 14,752
Pos Before/After:: 8 7
Opp Before/After:: 14 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Iraq XI (Friendly)
League:: Southampton
Queens Park Rangers:: Aug 27, 1985

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3275 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1688 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3715 (of 5768)
Total:: 5156 (of 7556)
Played:: 40 years, 4 months, 27 days ago

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

Goals
Steve Hodge (78')
Johnny Metgod (84')

QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Manager: Frank Sibley
Prior form: DWWDDL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Hans Segers
2	D	20	Jim McInally
3	D	33	Kenny Swain
4	M	20	Chris Fairclough
5	D	31	Paul Hart
6	M	22	Colin Walsh
7	F	23	Steve Wigley
8	D	26	Johnny Metgod (84')
9	F	28	Garry Birtles
10	F	23	Peter Davenport
11	M	22	Steve Hodge (78')
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Hucker
2	D	Gary Chivers
3	D	Stephen Wicks
4	D	Ian Dawes
5	D	Terry Fenwick
6	M	Mike Fillery
7	M	Robbie James
8	M	Gary Waddock
9	M	John Gregory
10	F	John Byrne
11	F	Gary Bannister
Subs
12		Gary Micklewhite

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Feb 09, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Newcastle United	1-1	Manchester United
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Queens Park Rangers

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	Everton	25	16	4	5	57	29	9	3	2	39	15	7	1	3	18	14	28	52	LWWWWW
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	25	14	6	5	51	27	7	3	1	29	12	7	3	4	22	15	24	48	WDWWDD
	3	Manchester United	25	13	5	7	48	30	9	3	2	31	9	4	2	5	17	21	18	44	WLWLLW
	4	Arsenal	25	13	4	8	46	32	9	3	1	27	10	4	1	7	19	22	14	43	DLWLDW
	5	Southampton	26	12	7	7	34	28	7	2	3	12	10	5	5	4	22	18	6	43	LLWLWW
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	25	11	9	5	40	25	7	5	1	26	14	4	4	4	14	11	15	42	WDWWWD
	7	Liverpool	25	10	9	6	34	23	5	4	3	17	9	5	5	3	17	14	11	39	WLWDWD
	8	Nottingham Forest	24	12	3	9	37	34	8	1	2	23	13	4	2	7	14	21	3	39	LWWWLW
	9	Chelsea	25	9	10	6	41	30	8	2	3	27	13	1	8	3	14	17	11	37	WDLWDD
	10	Norwich City	26	10	6	10	31	35	8	3	2	21	11	2	3	8	10	24	-4	36	WWLWLL
	11	West Bromwich Albion	26	10	5	11	37	38	7	3	2	24	11	3	2	9	13	27	-1	35	WLLLDL
	12	Aston Villa	25	9	7	9	36	39	7	4	2	22	14	2	3	7	14	25	-3	34	WDLWWW
	13	West Ham United	24	8	8	8	31	35	5	4	4	16	13	3	4	4	15	22	-4	32	DLDWLD
	14	Queens Park Rangers	26	7	10	9	32	43	5	5	3	23	20	2	5	6	9	23	-11	31	DWWDDL
	15	Leicester City	25	8	6	11	43	46	6	4	4	30	19	2	2	7	13	27	-3	30	WWLLDD
	16	Watford	24	7	8	9	45	46	4	4	4	26	22	3	4	5	19	24	-1	29	LDWWDL
	17	Sunderland	25	8	5	12	30	36	7	2	3	18	13	1	3	9	12	23	-6	29	LLLLLW
	18	Newcastle United	25	7	8	10	38	50	6	3	3	21	15	1	5	7	17	35	-12	29	LLLWLD
	19	Coventry City	26	7	4	15	27	47	5	3	5	15	16	2	1	10	12	31	-20	25	LLWWLL
	20	Ipswich Town	24	5	7	12	22	35	4	4	4	15	15	1	3	8	7	20	-13	22	LLLLWL
	21	Luton Town	24	5	7	12	29	45	4	5	3	18	15	1	2	9	11	30	-16	22	DLWLLD
	22	Stoke City	25	2	6	17	17	53	2	2	7	13	24	0	4	10	4	29	-36	12	LWLLDL

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	Everton	25	16	4	5	57	29	9	3	2	39	15	7	1	3	18	14	28	52	LWWWWW
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	25	14	6	5	51	27	7	3	1	29	12	7	3	4	22	15	24	48	WDWWDD
	3	Manchester United	26	13	6	7	49	31	9	3	2	31	9	4	3	5	18	22	18	45	LWLLWD		1-1
	4	Arsenal	25	13	4	8	46	32	9	3	1	27	10	4	1	7	19	22	14	43	DLWLDW
	5	Southampton	26	12	7	7	34	28	7	2	3	12	10	5	5	4	22	18	6	43	LLWLWW
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	25	11	9	5	40	25	7	5	1	26	14	4	4	4	14	11	15	42	WDWWWD
1	7	Nottingham Forest	25	13	3	9	39	34	9	1	2	25	13	4	2	7	14	21	5	42	WWWLWW		2-0
1	8	Liverpool	25	10	9	6	34	23	5	4	3	17	9	5	5	3	17	14	11	39	WLWDWD
	9	Chelsea	25	9	10	6	41	30	8	2	3	27	13	1	8	3	14	17	11	37	WDLWDD
	10	Norwich City	26	10	6	10	31	35	8	3	2	21	11	2	3	8	10	24	-4	36	WWLWLL
	11	West Bromwich Albion	26	10	5	11	37	38	7	3	2	24	11	3	2	9	13	27	-1	35	WLLLDL
	12	Aston Villa	25	9	7	9	36	39	7	4	2	22	14	2	3	7	14	25	-3	34	WDLWWW
	13	West Ham United	24	8	8	8	31	35	5	4	4	16	13	3	4	4	15	22	-4	32	DLDWLD
	14	Queens Park Rangers	27	7	10	10	32	45	5	5	3	23	20	2	5	7	9	25	-13	31	WWDDLL		0-2
	15	Leicester City	25	8	6	11	43	46	6	4	4	30	19	2	2	7	13	27	-3	30	WWLLDD
2	16	Newcastle United	26	7	9	10	39	51	6	4	3	22	16	1	5	7	17	35	-12	30	LLWLDD		1-1
1	17	Watford	24	7	8	9	45	46	4	4	4	26	22	3	4	5	19	24	-1	29	LDWWDL
1	18	Sunderland	25	8	5	12	30	36	7	2	3	18	13	1	3	9	12	23	-6	29	LLLLLW
	19	Coventry City	26	7	4	15	27	47	5	3	5	15	16	2	1	10	12	31	-20	25	LLWWLL
	20	Ipswich Town	24	5	7	12	22	35	4	4	4	15	15	1	3	8	7	20	-13	22	LLLLWL
	21	Luton Town	24	5	7	12	29	45	4	5	3	18	15	1	2	9	11	30	-16	22	DLWLLD
	22	Stoke City	25	2	6	17	17	53	2	2	7	13	24	0	4	10	4	29	-36	12	LWLLDL

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