The City Ground

ASTON VILLA 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 12, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 12, 1985 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Mirror - Sunday 13 October 1985
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1985-86
Referee:: Alf Buksh
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 15,315
Pos Before/After:: 16 12
Opp Before/After:: 13 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol Rovers (Friendly)
League:: Newcastle United
Aston Villa:: Mar 15, 1986

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3304 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1717 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3746 (of 5724)
Total:: 5198 (of 7505)
Played:: 38 years, 6 months, 7 days ago

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

Goals
Brendan Ormsby (60') (OG)
Nigel Clough (72')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Graham Turner
Prior form: WDDWDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Colin Gibson (67')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Steve Sutton
2	M	23	Gary Mills
3	D	23	Stuart Pearce
4	D	21	Ian Butterworth
5	F	29	Garry Birtles
6	M	22	Neil Webb
7	F	19	Franz Carr	First start
8	D	27	Johnny Metgod
9	F	19	Nigel Clough (72')
10	F	24	Peter Davenport
11	F	22	Brian Rice
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Nigel Spink
2	D	Tony Dorigo
3	D	Colin Gibson
4	D	Brendan Ormsby
5	D	Allan Evans
6	M	Gary Williams
7	M	Paul Birch
8	M	Mark Walters
9	M	Steve Hodge
10	F	Simon Stainrod
11	F	Andy Gray
Subs
12		Tony Daley

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 12, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Chelsea	2-1	Everton
Ipswich Town	2-2	Newcastle United
Leicester City	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool	1-0	Southampton
Manchester United	2-0	Queens Park Rangers
Oxford United	1-1	Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Coventry City
Watford	3-2	Manchester City
West Ham United	0-0	Arsenal

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	Manchester United	11	10	1	0	28	4	5	0	0	13	0	5	1	0	15	4	24	31	WWWWWD
	2	Liverpool	11	6	3	2	26	13	5	0	0	16	2	1	3	2	10	11	13	21	WWDWWL
	3	Chelsea	11	6	3	2	15	10	5	0	0	10	1	1	3	2	5	9	5	21	LDWWLW
	4	Everton	11	6	2	3	20	12	4	1	1	13	5	2	1	2	7	7	8	20	WLWLDW
	5	Arsenal	11	6	2	3	15	12	4	1	1	9	6	2	1	2	6	6	3	20	WWWLDW
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	11	6	2	3	17	18	2	2	1	9	11	4	0	2	8	7	-1	20	LDLLWW
	7	Newcastle United	11	5	3	3	18	16	4	1	1	14	6	1	2	2	4	10	2	18	LLWWDL
	8	Queens Park Rangers	11	6	0	5	15	15	5	0	1	11	4	1	0	4	4	11	0	18	LWLLWW
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	11	5	2	4	23	13	4	0	1	18	4	1	2	3	5	9	10	17	WWWWLD
	10	Watford	11	5	1	5	23	19	5	0	0	16	2	0	1	5	7	17	4	16	DLWLWL
	11	West Ham United	11	4	4	3	19	15	3	1	1	12	6	1	3	2	7	9	4	16	DDWDWW
	12	Birmingham City	11	5	1	5	10	16	4	1	1	7	4	1	0	4	3	12	-6	16	WDWWLL
	13	Aston Villa	11	3	5	3	15	13	1	3	1	7	6	2	2	2	8	7	2	14	WDDWDL
	14	Luton Town	11	3	5	3	14	15	2	4	0	8	5	1	1	3	6	10	-1	14	DLWLWD
	15	Coventry City	11	3	4	4	16	14	3	1	2	13	7	0	3	2	3	7	2	13	WLDDWW
	16	Nottingham Forest	11	4	1	6	16	18	3	0	3	9	9	1	1	3	7	9	-2	13	LWLWLW
	17	Southampton	11	2	5	4	13	13	2	4	0	9	4	0	1	4	4	9	0	11	DWLDLW
	18	Oxford United	12	2	4	6	17	25	2	2	1	9	4	0	2	5	8	21	-8	10	LDLWDL
	19	Leicester City	12	2	4	6	12	25	2	3	1	10	10	0	1	5	2	15	-13	10	LLLWDL
	20	Manchester City	11	2	3	6	10	19	1	2	3	6	11	1	1	3	4	8	-9	9	LLLDLL
	21	Ipswich Town	11	2	1	8	5	18	1	1	3	2	6	1	0	5	3	12	-13	7	WLLLLL
	22	West Bromwich Albion	11	0	2	9	8	32	0	2	4	6	15	0	0	5	2	17	-24	2	LLLLLD

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	Manchester United	12	11	1	0	30	4	6	0	0	15	0	5	1	0	15	4	26	34	WWWWDW		2-0
	2	Liverpool	12	7	3	2	27	13	6	0	0	17	2	1	3	2	10	11	14	24	WDWWLW		1-0
	3	Chelsea	12	7	3	2	17	11	6	0	0	12	2	1	3	2	5	9	6	24	DWWLWW		2-1
1	4	Arsenal	12	6	3	3	15	12	4	1	1	9	6	2	2	2	6	6	3	21	WWLDWD		0-0
1	5	Sheffield Wednesday	12	6	3	3	19	20	2	3	1	11	13	4	0	2	8	7	-1	21	DLLWWD		2-2
2	6	Everton	12	6	2	4	21	14	4	1	1	13	5	2	1	3	8	9	7	20	LWLDWL		1-2
3	7	Watford	12	6	1	5	26	21	6	0	0	19	4	0	1	5	7	17	5	19	LWLWLW		3-2
1	8	Newcastle United	12	5	4	3	20	18	4	1	1	14	6	1	3	2	6	12	2	19	LWWDLD		2-2
1	9	Queens Park Rangers	12	6	0	6	15	17	5	0	1	11	4	1	0	5	4	13	-2	18	WLLWWL		0-2
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	11	5	2	4	23	13	4	0	1	18	4	1	2	3	5	9	10	17	WWWWLD
	11	West Ham United	12	4	5	3	19	15	3	2	1	12	6	1	3	2	7	9	4	17	DWDWWD		0-0
4	12	Nottingham Forest	12	5	1	6	18	19	3	0	3	9	9	2	1	3	9	10	-1	16	WLWLWW		2-1
1	13	Birmingham City	11	5	1	5	10	16	4	1	1	7	4	1	0	4	3	12	-6	16	WDWWLL
	14	Luton Town	12	3	6	3	15	16	2	4	0	8	5	1	2	3	7	11	-1	15	LWLWDD		1-1
	15	Coventry City	12	3	5	4	18	16	3	1	2	13	7	0	4	2	5	9	2	14	LDDWWD		2-2
3	16	Aston Villa	12	3	5	4	16	15	1	3	2	8	8	2	2	2	8	7	1	14	DDWDLL		1-2
	17	Southampton	12	2	5	5	13	14	2	4	0	9	4	0	1	5	4	10	-1	11	WLDLWL		0-1
	18	Oxford United	13	2	5	6	18	26	2	3	1	10	5	0	2	5	8	21	-8	11	DLWDLD		1-1
	19	Leicester City	13	2	5	6	14	27	2	4	1	12	12	0	1	5	2	15	-13	11	LLWDLD		2-2
	20	Manchester City	12	2	3	7	12	22	1	2	3	6	11	1	1	4	6	11	-10	9	LLDLLL		2-3
	21	Ipswich Town	12	2	2	8	7	20	1	2	3	4	8	1	0	5	3	12	-13	8	LLLLLD		2-2
	22	West Bromwich Albion	12	0	3	9	10	34	0	2	4	6	15	0	1	5	4	19	-24	3	LLLLDD		2-2