FOREST 2 - 0 MANCHESTER CITY - Sat Dec 06, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 06, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
- Manchester City:
- May 04, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3352 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1765 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3803 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5283 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Birmingham Weekly Mercury - Sunday 07 December 1986
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 08 December 1986
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWLLWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Garry Birtles (47)
Franz Carr (86)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ||
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | D | ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | D | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
8 | M | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
11 | M | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | M | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Perry Suckling |
2 | D | Mick McCarthy |
3 | D | Kenny Clements |
4 | D | John Gidman |
5 | D | Clive Wilson |
6 | M | Graham Baker (45) |
7 | M | Neil McNab |
8 | M | Tony Grealish |
9 | M | David White |
10 | F | Imre Varadi |
11 | F | Paul Moulden |
Subs | ||
12 | Nicky Reid (45) |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Newcastle United |
Chelsea | 0-4 | Wimbledon |
Coventry City | 1-0 | Leicester City |
Everton | 4-0 | Norwich City |
Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Manchester City |
Oxford United | 4-2 | Luton Town |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
Watford | 2-0 | Liverpool |
West Ham United | 3-1 | Southampton |
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 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 34 | WWDWWW | ||
2 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 32 | LWLLWW | ||
3 | Liverpool | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 31 | LWWDDW | ||
4 | Everton | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 29 | WLDWDW | ||
5 | Luton Town | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | WWWWLW | ||
6 | Norwich City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 | LLWDLW | ||
7 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 27 | LWDWDL | ||
8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 26 | DLWDWD | ||
9 | Coventry City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 26 | DDWLWL | ||
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 | LLLWWL | ||
11 | Southampton | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 23 | WDLLWW | ||
12 | Watford | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 22 | LDWDWL | ||
13 | Wimbledon | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 22 | WWLLLW | ||
14 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 21 | WDWDLL | ||
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 19 | WLLDLD | ||
16 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 18 | WWLDDL | ||
17 | Manchester United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 | DDLDWL | ||
18 | Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 17 | LDDDWW | ||
19 | Leicester City | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 | LLDLLD | ||
20 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 17 | WLLLLL | ||
21 | Chelsea | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 16 | LDDDLD | ||
22 | Manchester City | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 15 | DDWWLL |
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 | Result(s) | |
1 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 37 | WDWWWW | 3-1 | |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 35 | WLLWWW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 | LDWDWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 31 | WWDDWL | 0-2 |
![]() | 5 | West Ham United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 30 | WDWDLW | 3-1 |
![]() | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 29 | LWDWDW | 2-1 |
![]() | 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 29 | WWWLWL | 2-4 |
![]() | 8 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | DWLWLW | 1-0 |
![]() | 9 | Norwich City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 29 | LWDLWL | 0-4 |
![]() | 10 | Watford | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 25 | DWDWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 | LLLWWL | |
![]() | 12 | Wimbledon | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | WLLLWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 13 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -8 | 24 | DWDLLW | 4-2 |
![]() | 14 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 23 | DLLWWL | 1-3 |
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 19 | LLDLDL | 1-3 | |
![]() | 16 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 18 | DDDWWD | 1-1 |
![]() | 17 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 18 | LLLLLD | 1-1 |
![]() | 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 | WLDDLL | 1-2 |
![]() | 19 | Manchester United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 | DDLDWL | |
![]() | 20 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 | LDLLDL | 0-1 |
21 | Chelsea | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -15 | 16 | DDDLDL | 0-4 | |
22 | Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 15 | DWWLLL | 0-2 |