NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 13, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 13, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Newcastle United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- St. James Park (Newcastle)
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 15 December 1986
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1986-87
- Referee:
- B Phillips
- Sponsor:
- Home Ales
- Attendance:
- 26,191
- Pos Before/After:
- 2
2 - Opp Before/After:
- 17
15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Southampton (League Tier 1)
- Newcastle United:
- May 09, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3353 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1766 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3804 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 5286 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 37 years, 4 months, 13 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WLLWWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Phil Starbuck (41') - Phil Starbuck first goal
Franz Carr (87')
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Willie McFaul
Prior form: DDDWWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Kenny Wharton (16')
Andy Thomas (64')
Peter Beardsley (85')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Hans Segers | |
| 2 | D | 19 |  Gary Fleming | |
| 3 | D | 24 |  Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | 21 | Des Walker | |
| 5 | M | 22 | Chris Fairclough | |
| 6 | M | 35 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | 20 | Franz Carr  (87') | |
| 8 | D | 28 | Johnny Metgod | |
| 9 | F | 20 | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | 18 | Phil Starbuck (41') | Debut |
| 11 | M | 23 | Neil Webb | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 21 | David Campbell | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Martin Thomas |
| 2 | D | Kenny Wharton |
| 3 | D | Peter Jackson |
| 4 | D | Neil McDonald |
| 5 | D | Glenn Roeder |
| 6 | M | Andy Thomas |
| 7 | M | Paul Stephenson |
| 8 | M | David McCreery |
| 9 | M | Darren Jackson (76') |
| 10 | F | Paul Goddard |
| 11 | F | Peter Beardsley |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Tony Nesbit (76') |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-3 | Manchester United |
| Luton Town | 1-0 | Everton |
| Manchester City | 3-1 | West Ham United |
| Newcastle United | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Norwich City | 1-1 | Arsenal |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Charlton Athletic |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Watford |
| Wimbledon | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 37 | WDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 35 | WLLWWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 | LDWDWW | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 31 | WWDDWL | |||
| 5 | West Ham United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 30 | WDWDLW | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 29 | LWDWDW | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 29 | WWWLWL | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | DWLWLW | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 29 | LWDLWL | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 26 | LLWWLD | |||
| 11 | Watford | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 25 | DWDWLW | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | WLLLWW | |||
| 13 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -8 | 24 | DWDLLW | |||
| 14 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 23 | DLLWWL | |||
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 19 | LLDLDL | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 18 | DLDWLD | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 18 | DDDWWD | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 18 | LLLLLD | |||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 | WLDDLL | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 | LDLLDL | |||
| 21 | Chelsea | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -15 | 16 | DDDLDL | |||
| 22 | Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 15 | DWWLLL | |||
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 | Arsenal | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 38 | DWWWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 35 | LLWWWL | 2-3 | ||
| 3 | Everton | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 32 | DWDWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Luton Town | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 32 | WWLWLW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 5 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 31 | WWDDWL | ||
| 1 | 6 | West Ham United | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 30 | DWDLWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 30 | WDLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 29 | WDWDWL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 29 | LWWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | DWLWLW | ||
| 1 | 11 | Wimbledon | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 | LLLWWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Watford | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 25 | WDWLWL | 1-2 | |
| 13 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -8 | 24 | DWDLLW | |||
| 14 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 23 | DLLWWL | |||
| 2 | 15 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 21 | DDWWDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 20 | LDLDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Manchester United | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 19 | LDWLDD | 3-3 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 | LLLLDD | 0-0 | ||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 19 | LDDLLD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 18 | WWLLLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 21 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 | LDLLDL | ||
| 1 | 22 | Chelsea | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -15 | 16 | DDDLDL | ||