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
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol Rovers (Friendly)
- League:
- Newcastle United
- Aston Villa:
- Mar 15, 1986
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3304 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1717 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3746 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 5198 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 39 years, 1 month, 10 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWLWLW (Old to recent)
Goals
Brendan Ormsby (60') (OG)
Nigel Clough (72')
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 |
| 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 | ||