The City Ground

SOUTHAMPTON 3 - 1 FOREST - Fri Dec 20, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Dec 20, 1985 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Southampton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: The Dell
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

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

Season:: 1985-86
Referee:: Howard King
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 12,500
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 14 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
Southampton:: Sep 06, 1986

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3314 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1727 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3758 (of 5724)
Total:: 5212 (of 7505)
Played:: 38 years, 4 months, 6 days ago

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

Goals
Franz Carr

SOUTHAMPTON
Manager: Chris Nicholl
Prior form: DWLLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Steve Moran (10')
Steve Moran (36')
David Armstrong (73')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Steve Sutton
2	D	21	Jim McInally
3	F	29	Garry Birtles
4	D	20	Des Walker
5	D	21	Ian Butterworth
6	M	34	Ian Bowyer
7	F	19	Franz Carr
8	M	22	Neil Webb
9	F	19	Nigel Clough
10	M	23	Colin Walsh
11	F	32	John Robertson
Subs
12	D	27	Johnny Metgod

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Steve Sutton	258		6	2
2	D	21	Jim McInally	41		6	2
3	F	29	Garry Birtles	283	96	13	3
4	D	20	Des Walker	407	1	6	2
5	D	21	Ian Butterworth	34		6	2
6	M	34	Ian Bowyer	566	99	6	2
7	F	19	Franz Carr	158	23	6	2
8	M	22	Neil Webb	228	62	6	2
9	F	19	Nigel Clough	412	131	6	2
10	M	23	Colin Walsh	173	37	6	2
11	F	32	John Robertson	516	95	6	2
Subs
12	D	27	Johnny Metgod	138	17	6	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Phil Kite
2	D	Gerald Forrest
3	D	Kevin Bond
4	D	Mark Wright
5	D	Andy Townsend
6	M	Nick Holmes
7	M	Glenn Cockerill
8	M	David Armstrong
9	M	Jimmy Case
10	F	Steve Moran
11	F	Danny Wallace
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Fri Dec 20, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Southampton	3-1	Nottingham Forest

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

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

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