The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 LUTON TOWN - Sat Dec 14, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 14, 1985 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Luton Town
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1985-86
Referee:
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 12,078
Pos Before/After:: 11 10
Opp Before/After:: 7 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 1)
Luton Town:: Nov 15, 1986

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3313 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1726 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3757 (of 5724)
Total:: 5211 (of 7505)
Played:: 38 years, 4 months, 13 days ago

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

Goals
Nigel Clough (30')
Neil Webb (77')

LUTON TOWN
Manager: David Pleat
Prior form: WWLWWW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Steve Sutton
2	D	21	Jim McInally
3	D	23	Stuart Pearce
4	D	20	Des Walker
5	D	21	Ian Butterworth
6	M	34	Ian Bowyer
7	F	19	Franz Carr
8	D	27	Johnny Metgod off for Colin Walsh
9	F	19	Nigel Clough (30')
10	M	22	Neil Webb (77')
11	F	32	John Robertson
Subs
12	M	23	Colin Walsh on for Johnny Metgod

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Les Sealey
2	D	Tim Breacker
3	D	Mitchell Thomas
4	D	Steve Foster
5	D	Mal Donaghy
6	M	David Preece
7	M	Garry Parker
8	M	Andy King
9	M	Peter Nicholas
10	F	Brian Stein
11	F	Mick Harford
Subs
12		Marc North

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 14, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Liverpool
Aston Villa	1-3	Manchester United
Chelsea	2-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Everton	1-2	Leicester City
Ipswich Town	1-0	Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City	5-1	Coventry City
Newcastle United	2-1	Southampton
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Luton Town
Oxford United	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Watford	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United	2-0	Birmingham 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	Status
	1	Manchester United	20	14	4	2	37	11	8	3	0	20	2	6	1	2	17	9	26	46	WLDLDW
	2	Liverpool	20	13	5	2	45	18	10	1	0	29	6	3	4	2	16	12	27	44	WWWWDW
	3	West Ham United	20	12	5	3	36	19	7	2	1	24	9	5	3	2	12	10	17	41	WWWWWW
	4	Chelsea	20	11	5	4	32	21	8	0	1	19	7	3	5	3	13	14	11	38	WWWWDD
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	20	11	5	4	31	28	6	3	1	17	15	5	2	3	14	13	3	38	DWDWLW
	6	Everton	20	11	4	5	44	25	6	2	1	24	8	5	2	4	20	17	19	37	LWWDWW
	7	Luton Town	20	9	6	5	35	23	6	4	1	21	7	3	2	4	14	16	12	33	WWLWWW
	8	Arsenal	20	9	5	6	22	25	7	2	1	13	7	2	3	5	9	18	-3	32	WLWDDL
	9	Newcastle United	20	8	5	7	27	30	5	2	3	18	14	3	3	4	9	16	-3	29	DWLLWL
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	4	7	36	25	5	1	3	26	12	3	3	4	10	13	11	28	LLDDWW
	11	Nottingham Forest	20	8	3	9	31	32	5	1	4	15	15	3	2	5	16	17	-1	27	WLLDDL
	12	Queens Park Rangers	20	8	3	9	20	25	6	2	3	14	8	2	1	6	6	17	-5	27	DWWDLL
	13	Watford	20	7	5	8	36	35	6	2	1	23	9	1	3	7	13	26	1	26	DDLLDW
	14	Coventry City	20	6	6	8	25	26	3	2	5	16	15	3	4	3	9	11	-1	24	LLWLWD
	15	Southampton	20	6	6	8	26	28	6	4	1	19	7	0	2	7	7	21	-2	24	WDWLLW
	16	Aston Villa	20	4	7	9	24	30	2	4	4	13	13	2	3	5	11	17	-6	19	WDDLLL
	17	Manchester City	20	4	7	9	19	28	2	4	3	9	13	2	3	6	10	15	-9	19	LDWWLD
	18	Leicester City	21	4	7	10	26	39	3	6	2	20	18	1	1	8	6	21	-13	19	LDLWLD
	19	Oxford United	21	4	7	10	30	44	4	3	2	17	11	0	4	8	13	33	-14	19	LLLWDL
	20	Birmingham City	19	5	2	12	12	27	4	1	5	8	10	1	1	7	4	17	-15	17	LLLLDL
	21	Ipswich Town	20	3	3	14	16	35	2	2	6	9	16	1	1	8	7	19	-19	12	LDLLWL
	22	West Bromwich Albion	20	1	4	15	14	50	1	3	6	8	20	0	1	9	6	30	-36	7	LLLDLL

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	21	15	4	2	40	12	8	3	0	20	2	7	1	2	20	10	28	49	LDLDWW		3-1
	2	Liverpool	21	13	5	3	45	20	10	1	0	29	6	3	4	3	16	14	25	44	WWWDWL		0-2
	3	West Ham United	21	13	5	3	38	19	8	2	1	26	9	5	3	2	12	10	19	44	WWWWWW		2-0
	4	Chelsea	21	12	5	4	34	22	9	0	1	21	8	3	5	3	13	14	12	41	WWWDDW		2-1
	5	Sheffield Wednesday	21	11	5	5	32	30	6	3	1	17	15	5	2	4	15	15	2	38	WDWLWL		1-2
	6	Everton	21	11	4	6	45	27	6	2	2	25	10	5	2	4	20	17	18	37	WWDWWL		1-2
1	7	Arsenal	21	10	5	6	24	25	8	2	1	15	7	2	3	5	9	18	-1	35	LWDDLW		2-0
1	8	Luton Town	21	9	6	6	35	25	6	4	1	21	7	3	2	5	14	18	10	33	WLWWWL		0-2
	9	Newcastle United	21	9	5	7	29	31	6	2	3	20	15	3	3	4	9	16	-2	32	WLLWLW		2-1
1	10	Nottingham Forest	21	9	3	9	33	32	6	1	4	17	15	3	2	5	16	17	1	30	LLDDLW		2-0
2	11	Watford	21	8	5	8	37	35	7	2	1	24	9	1	3	7	13	26	2	29	DLLDWW		1-0
2	12	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	4	8	36	26	5	1	3	26	12	3	3	5	10	14	10	28	LDDWWL		0-1
1	13	Queens Park Rangers	21	8	3	10	20	26	6	2	3	14	8	2	1	7	6	18	-6	27	WWDLLL		0-1
1	14	Southampton	21	6	6	9	27	30	6	4	1	19	7	0	2	8	8	23	-3	24	DWLLWL		1-2
1	15	Coventry City	21	6	6	9	26	31	3	2	5	16	15	3	4	4	10	16	-5	24	LWLWDL		1-5
1	16	Manchester City	21	5	7	9	24	29	3	4	3	14	14	2	3	6	10	15	-5	22	DWWLDW		5-1
1	17	Leicester City	22	5	7	10	28	40	3	6	2	20	18	2	1	8	8	22	-12	22	DLWLDW		2-1
1	18	Oxford United	22	4	8	10	32	46	4	4	2	19	13	0	4	8	13	33	-14	20	LLWDLD		2-2
3	19	Aston Villa	21	4	7	10	25	33	2	4	5	14	16	2	3	5	11	17	-8	19	DDLLLL		1-3
	20	Birmingham City	20	5	2	13	12	29	4	1	5	8	10	1	1	8	4	19	-17	17	LLLDLL		0-2
	21	Ipswich Town	21	4	3	14	17	35	3	2	6	10	16	1	1	8	7	19	-18	15	DLLWLW		1-0
	22	West Bromwich Albion	21	1	5	15	16	52	1	3	6	8	20	0	2	9	8	32	-36	8	LLDLLD		2-2

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