FOREST 5 - 2 COVENTRY CITY - Wed Jan 01, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 01, 1986 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 5-2 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 13,860
- Pos Before/After:
- 10/9
- Opp Before/After:
- 17/17
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1985-86
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Blackburn Rovers
- League:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Tier 1:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3315 (of 4859)
- League Tier 1:
- 1730 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 3759 (of 5555)
- Total:
- 5205 (of 7303)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DLWLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Johnny Metgod
Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Peter Davenport
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DLWLWD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Johnny Metgod
Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Peter Davenport
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LWDLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LWDLLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | F | Gary Mills | |
| 3 | D | Brett Williams | |
| 4 | D | Des Walker | |
| 5 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 6 | F | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Johnny Metgod  | |
| 8 | F | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Aston Villa | 0 | 1 | Manchester City |
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | Watford |
| Liverpool | 2 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Luton Town | 3 | 1 | Leicester City |
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | Coventry City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | Oxford United |
| Southampton | 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion |
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 | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 49 | LDWWLL | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 | WDDWWW | |
| 3 | Everton | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 46 | WWLWWW | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 46 | DWLDLD | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 45 | WWWWDL | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 42 | LWLWDL | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 41 | DDLWWW | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 38 | WWLDWD | |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 34 | WWLWWL | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 34 | DLWLWD | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 34 | LWLWDD | |
| 12 | Watford | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 32 | LDWWLW | |
| 13 | Southampton | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -4 | 27 | LLWLWL | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 27 | DLLLLL | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 26 | LDWLWD | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -11 | 25 | WLDWWL | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 24 | LWDLLL | |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 23 | LLLWLD | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 33 | -11 | 23 | LWDLDW | |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 19 | WLWLWD | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -19 | 18 | DLLLLD | |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -35 | 12 | LLDWLD | |
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 | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 52 | DWWLLW | |
 1 | 2 | Everton | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 47 | WLWWWD |
| 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 47 | WLDLDD |
 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 | WDDWWW |
| 5 | West Ham United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 45 | WWWWDL | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 43 | WLWDLD | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 42 | DLWWWD | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 41 | WLDWDW | |
| 1 | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 37 | LWLWDW |
| 1 | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 35 | WLWWLD |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 35 | WLWDDD | |
| 12 | Watford | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 33 | DWWLWD | |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -2 | 30 | LWLWLW | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -7 | 30 | LLLLLW | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 29 | DWLWDW | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -13 | 25 | LDWWLL | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 24 | WDLLLL | |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 23 | LLWLDL | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 36 | -13 | 23 | WDLDWL | |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 20 | LWLWDD | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -20 | 18 | LLLLDL | |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -37 | 12 | LDWLDL | |