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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Mar 14, 1987 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 14, 1987 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Queens Park Rangers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Loftus Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 0-1

Season:: 1986-87
Referee:: Mike Reed
Sponsor:: Home Ales
Attendance:: 18,352
Pos Before/After:: 5 7
Opp Before/After:: 12 11

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Queens Park Rangers:: Dec 13, 1987

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3365 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 1778 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 3818 (of 5679)
Total:: 5298 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Independent (Dublin) - Sunday 15 March 1987
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 16 March 1987
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Stats:
Played on QPR's articial surface

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

Goals:
Johnny Metgod (57)

QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Manager: Jim Smith
Prior form: LWWWWL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Gary Bannister (34)
Wayne Fereday (55)
Alan McDonald (70)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Steve Sutton
2	D	Gary Fleming
3	D	Stuart Pearce
4	D	Des Walker
5	M	Chris Fairclough
6	M	Ian Bowyer
7	F	Franz Carr
8	D	Johnny Metgod (57)
9	F	Nigel Clough
10	F	Garry Birtles
11	M	Gary Mills off for Phil Starbuck (76)
Subs
12	F	Phil Starbuck on for Gary Mills (76)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	David Seaman
2	D	Warren Neill
3	D	Alan McDonald
4	D	Terry Fenwick
5	D	Mike Fillery
6	M	Wayne Fereday
7	M	Robbie James
8	M	Sammy Lee
9	M	Martin Allen
10	F	Gary Bannister
11	F	John Byrne
Subs
12		C Walker

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Mar 14, 1987)

Home	Score	Away
Everton	3-0	Southampton
Leicester City	1-0	Charlton Athletic
Luton Town	2-1	Manchester United
Manchester City	1-2	Chelsea
Oxford United	1-3	Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers	3-1	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	0-2	Norwich 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
1	Liverpool	31	18	7	6	55	29	11	3	2	33	12	7	4	4	22	17	26	61	WWDWWW
2	Everton	30	16	7	7	54	25	10	3	1	33	9	6	4	6	21	16	29	55	WLWDDL
3	Arsenal	30	15	9	6	42	18	9	4	1	22	5	6	5	5	20	13	24	54	DLDDLL
4	Tottenham Hotspur	28	15	5	8	49	29	9	3	4	28	13	6	2	4	21	16	20	50	WLWWWW
5	Nottingham Forest	30	14	8	8	52	35	9	6	1	29	11	5	2	7	23	24	17	50	WWDDLW
6	Luton Town	30	14	8	8	34	30	11	3	1	20	8	3	5	7	14	22	4	50	WDWDWL
7	Norwich City	30	12	13	5	41	38	7	8	1	23	17	5	5	4	18	21	3	49	DWDWDD
8	Coventry City	30	13	7	10	34	33	11	2	3	25	14	2	5	7	9	19	1	46	LLLWWW
9	Wimbledon	30	13	5	12	39	36	8	3	4	22	14	5	2	8	17	22	3	44	DLWWDD
10	Watford	29	12	7	10	48	37	8	4	2	27	12	4	3	8	21	25	11	43	LWDLWW
11	Manchester United	30	10	11	9	39	30	9	3	4	29	14	1	8	5	10	16	9	41	WDWDDW
12	Queens Park Rangers	29	11	6	12	30	34	8	3	4	22	17	3	3	8	8	17	-4	39	LWWWWL
13	Chelsea	31	10	9	12	39	49	6	4	6	21	23	4	5	6	18	26	-10	39	WWLDWW
14	West Ham United	29	10	8	11	43	48	6	2	5	24	21	4	6	6	19	27	-5	38	LWLDLL
15	Sheffield Wednesday	30	8	11	11	40	46	6	7	2	27	16	2	4	9	13	30	-6	35	LDLDLL
16	Oxford United	30	8	10	12	31	48	6	6	3	23	18	2	4	9	8	30	-17	34	LWLDDL
17	Southampton	29	9	4	16	45	53	7	2	5	27	19	2	2	11	18	34	-8	31	LWLLLW
18	Charlton Athletic	30	7	8	15	29	42	4	5	6	17	17	3	3	9	12	25	-13	29	DLDLLW
19	Manchester City	30	6	11	13	26	40	6	4	4	19	15	0	7	9	7	25	-14	29	LDDDLL
20	Leicester City	30	7	6	17	37	60	5	5	4	25	19	2	1	13	12	41	-23	27	LWLLLL
21	Aston Villa	31	6	9	16	35	61	5	5	5	18	21	1	4	11	17	40	-26	27	LLDDDL
22	Newcastle United	29	6	7	16	31	52	5	3	6	21	23	1	4	10	10	29	-21	25	LLDLLW

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	Liverpool	32	19	7	6	58	30	11	3	2	33	12	8	4	4	25	18	28	64	WDWWWW	3-1
	2	Everton	31	17	7	7	57	25	11	3	1	36	9	6	4	6	21	16	32	58	LWDDLW	3-0
	3	Arsenal	30	15	9	6	42	18	9	4	1	22	5	6	5	5	20	13	24	54	DLDDLL
2	4	Luton Town	31	15	8	8	36	31	12	3	1	22	9	3	5	7	14	22	5	53	DWDWLW	2-1
2	5	Norwich City	31	13	13	5	43	38	7	8	1	23	17	6	5	4	20	21	5	52	WDWDDW	2-0
2	6	Tottenham Hotspur	28	15	5	8	49	29	9	3	4	28	13	6	2	4	21	16	20	50	WLWWWW
2	7	Nottingham Forest	31	14	8	9	53	38	9	6	1	29	11	5	2	8	24	27	15	50	WDDLWL	1-3
	8	Coventry City	30	13	7	10	34	33	11	2	3	25	14	2	5	7	9	19	1	46	LLLWWW
	9	Wimbledon	30	13	5	12	39	36	8	3	4	22	14	5	2	8	17	22	3	44	DLWWDD
	10	Watford	29	12	7	10	48	37	8	4	2	27	12	4	3	8	21	25	11	43	LWDLWW
1	11	Queens Park Rangers	30	12	6	12	33	35	9	3	4	25	18	3	3	8	8	17	-2	42	WWWWLW	3-1
1	12	Chelsea	32	11	9	12	41	50	6	4	6	21	23	5	5	6	20	27	-9	42	WLDWWW	2-1
2	13	Manchester United	31	10	11	10	40	32	9	3	4	29	14	1	8	6	11	18	8	41	DWDDWL	1-2
	14	West Ham United	30	10	8	12	43	50	6	2	6	24	23	4	6	6	19	27	-7	38	WLDLLL	0-2
	15	Sheffield Wednesday	30	8	11	11	40	46	6	7	2	27	16	2	4	9	13	30	-6	35	LDLDLL
	16	Oxford United	31	8	10	13	32	51	6	6	4	24	21	2	4	9	8	30	-19	34	WLDDLL	1-3
	17	Southampton	30	9	4	17	45	56	7	2	5	27	19	2	2	12	18	37	-11	31	WLLLWL	0-3
2	18	Leicester City	31	8	6	17	38	60	6	5	4	26	19	2	1	13	12	41	-22	30	WLLLLW	1-0
1	19	Charlton Athletic	31	7	8	16	29	43	4	5	6	17	17	3	3	10	12	26	-14	29	LDLLWL	0-1
1	20	Manchester City	31	6	11	14	27	42	6	4	5	20	17	0	7	9	7	25	-15	29	DDDLLL	1-2
	21	Aston Villa	31	6	9	16	35	61	5	5	5	18	21	1	4	11	17	40	-26	27	LLDDDL
	22	Newcastle United	29	6	7	16	31	52	5	3	6	21	23	1	4	10	10	29	-21	25	LLDLLW