SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 - 3 FOREST - Tue Apr 14, 1987 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Tue Apr 14, 1987 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Hillsborough
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Liverpool (League Tier 1)
- Sheffield Wednesday:
- Oct 17, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3370 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1783 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3823 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5304 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 06 April 1987
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WLDWLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Nigel Clough (8)
Nigel Clough (81)
Brian Rice (90)

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Manager: Howard Wilkinson
Prior form: LLWWLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lee Chapman (52)
David Hirst (60)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ||
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | D | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | First start |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | D | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | M | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Martin Hodge |
2 | D | Nigel Worthington |
3 | D | Larry May |
4 | D | Lawrie Madden |
5 | D | Glynn Snodin |
6 | M | Gary Shelton |
7 | M | Tony Gregory (83) |
8 | M | Brian Marwood |
9 | M | Gary Megson |
10 | F | Lee Chapman ![]() |
11 | F | David Hirst ![]() |
Subs | ||
12 | Carl Shutt (83) |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest |
Watford | 3-1 | Chelsea |
West Ham United | 0-0 | Manchester United |
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 | Everton | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 39 | 70 | LWWWWW | ||
2 | Liverpool | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 67 | WWWLLL | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 60 | WWDLWW | ||
4 | Luton Town | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 59 | WDLWDD | ||
5 | Arsenal | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 58 | LDLLLW | ||
6 | Norwich City | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 57 | WDDLLW | ||
7 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 55 | WLDWLD | ||
8 | Wimbledon | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 53 | DDWWDD | ||
9 | Coventry City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 50 | WWWLLD | ||
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 48 | LDLDWD | ||
11 | Manchester United | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 47 | DWLLWW | ||
12 | Watford | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 47 | WWDLLL | ||
13 | Chelsea | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -9 | 46 | WWWWLD | ||
14 | West Ham United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -11 | 44 | LLLWWL | ||
15 | Southampton | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -3 | 41 | LWWLDW | ||
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -5 | 41 | LLWWLL | ||
17 | Oxford United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 36 | -22 | 39 | LLDWLD | ||
18 | Newcastle United | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -14 | 37 | DDWWWD | ||
19 | Leicester City | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 45 | -18 | 37 | WLWWLD | ||
20 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -15 | 34 | LLDWDL | ||
21 | Aston Villa | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 46 | -30 | 33 | LLDWDD | ||
22 | Manchester City | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 | -21 | 31 | LLDLDL |
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 | Everton | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 39 | 70 | LWWWWW | ||
2 | Liverpool | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 67 | WWWLLL | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 60 | WWDLWW | ||
4 | Luton Town | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 59 | WDLWDD | ||
5 | Arsenal | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 58 | DLLLWL | 0-1 | |
![]() | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 58 | LDWLDW | 3-2 |
![]() | 7 | Norwich City | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 57 | WDDLLW | |
8 | Wimbledon | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 53 | DDWWDD | ||
![]() | 9 | Watford | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 50 | WDLLLW | 3-1 |
![]() | 10 | Coventry City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 50 | WWWLLD | |
11 | Manchester United | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 48 | WLLWWD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 48 | LDLDWD | |
13 | Chelsea | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -11 | 46 | WWWLDL | 1-3 | |
14 | West Ham United | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -11 | 45 | LLWWLD | 0-0 | |
15 | Southampton | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -3 | 41 | LWWLDW | ||
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -6 | 41 | LWWLLL | 2-3 | |
![]() | 17 | Newcastle United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -13 | 40 | DWWWDW | 1-0 |
![]() | 18 | Oxford United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 36 | -22 | 39 | LLDWLD | |
19 | Leicester City | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 45 | -18 | 37 | WLWWLD | ||
20 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -15 | 34 | LLDWDL | ||
21 | Aston Villa | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 46 | -30 | 33 | LLDWDD | ||
22 | Manchester City | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 | -21 | 31 | LLDLDL |