The City Ground

FOREST 5 - 3 OXFORD UNITED - Sat May 07, 1988 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 07, 1988 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Oxford United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 5-3 WON
: Half-time: 4-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Tribune - Sunday 08 May 1988
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 09 May 1988
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1987-88
Referee:: Lester Shapter
Sponsor:: Shipstones
Attendance:: 12,762
Pos Before/After:: 4 3
Opp Before/After:: 21 21

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Lincoln City (Friendly)
League:: Luton Town
Oxford United:: Oct 20, 1993

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3414 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1827 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3876 (of 5724)
Total:: 5373 (of 7505)
Played:: 35 years, 11 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals
Neil Webb (5')
Franz Carr (16')
Nigel Clough (35')
Nigel Clough (41')
Neil Webb (87')

OXFORD UNITED
Manager: Mark Lawrenson
Prior form: DLLDLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Martin Foyle (10')
Martin Foyle (50')
Trevor Hebberd (74')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Steve Sutton
2	D	21	Gary Fleming
3	D	20	Brett Williams
4	D	19	Steve Chettle
5	D	23	Colin Foster
6	F	19	Terry Wilson
7	F	21	Franz Carr (16')
8	M	24	Neil Webb (5') (87')
9	F	22	Nigel Clough (35') (41')
10	F	18	Lee Glover
11	F	24	Brian Rice
Subs
12	F	22	Garry Parker
13	F	23	Paul Wilkinson

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Steve Sutton	258		3	2
2	D	21	Gary Fleming	84		3	2
3	D	20	Brett Williams	50		3	2
4	D	19	Steve Chettle	529	14	3	2
5	D	23	Colin Foster	86	6	3	2
6	F	19	Terry Wilson	144	11	3	2
7	F	21	Franz Carr (16)	158	23	3	2
8	M	24	Neil Webb (5) (87)	228	62	3	2
9	F	22	Nigel Clough (35) (41)	412	131	3	2
10	F	18	Lee Glover	103	13	3	2
11	F	24	Brian Rice	112	12	3	2
Subs
12	F	22	Garry Parker	151	29	3	2
13	F	23	Paul Wilkinson	43	8	3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Judge
2	D	David Bardsley
3	D	Colin Greenall
4	D	John Dreyer
5	D	Tommy Caton
6	M	Les Phillips
7	M	Robbie Mustoe
8	M	Trevor Hebberd
9	M	Dean Saunders
10	F	Peter Rhoades-Brown
11	F	Martin Foyle
Subs
12		Nogan
13		Hill

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat May 07, 1988)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	1-1	Charlton Athletic
Coventry City	0-0	Queens Park Rangers
Everton	1-2	Arsenal
Manchester United	4-1	Portsmouth
Newcastle United	2-1	West Ham United
Norwich City	0-1	Wimbledon
Nottingham Forest	5-3	Oxford United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-5	Liverpool
Southampton	1-1	Luton Town

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	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	81	22	15	4	0	48	8	10	7	2	33	14	59	86	DWDWDD	Champions
2	Manchester United	38	21	12	5	65	36	12	5	1	35	15	9	7	4	30	21	29	75	WWDWWW	Safe
3	Everton	39	19	13	7	52	25	14	4	1	33	9	5	9	6	19	16	27	70	DWWDDD	Safe
4	Nottingham Forest	37	19	11	7	60	34	10	6	2	34	13	9	5	5	26	21	26	68	WWLDDW	Safe
5	Queens Park Rangers	39	19	9	11	48	38	12	4	4	30	14	7	5	7	18	24	10	66	WDWLDL	Safe
6	Arsenal	39	17	12	10	56	38	11	4	5	35	16	6	8	5	21	22	18	63	WLWLDD	Safe
7	Wimbledon	38	13	15	10	56	45	8	9	3	32	20	5	6	7	24	25	11	54	DLDDDD	Safe
8	Newcastle United	39	13	14	12	53	52	8	6	5	30	22	5	8	7	23	30	1	53	DWDLWW	Safe
9	Sheffield Wednesday	39	15	8	16	51	61	10	2	7	26	25	5	6	9	25	36	-10	53	WDWDDD	Safe
10	Coventry City	39	13	13	13	46	53	6	7	6	23	25	7	6	7	23	28	-7	52	WDLDWD	Safe
11	Luton Town	36	14	7	15	53	54	11	5	3	39	20	3	2	12	14	34	-1	49	DLWDWL	Safe
12	Southampton	39	12	13	14	48	52	6	7	6	26	25	6	6	8	22	27	-4	49	DDWLWD	Safe
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38	48	9	5	6	26	23	3	6	11	12	25	-10	47	DLLLDW	Safe
14	Norwich City	39	12	9	18	40	51	7	5	7	26	25	5	4	11	14	26	-11	45	WLDDDL	Safe
15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35	45	6	7	7	18	17	4	6	10	17	28	-10	43	WLLWDD	Safe
16	West Ham United	39	9	15	15	39	50	6	9	5	23	21	3	6	10	16	29	-11	42	DLDDLW	Safe
17	Charlton Athletic	39	9	14	16	37	51	7	7	6	23	21	2	7	10	14	30	-14	41	LWDWDD	Safe
18	Chelsea	39	9	14	16	49	67	7	10	2	23	16	2	4	14	26	51	-18	41	DDWDDL	Safe
19	Portsmouth	39	7	14	18	35	62	4	8	8	21	27	3	6	10	14	35	-27	35	LLDDLL	Relegated
20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27	51	4	5	11	15	24	3	6	11	12	27	-24	32	WLWDDL	Relegated
21	Oxford United	39	6	13	20	41	75	5	7	8	24	34	1	6	12	17	41	-34	31	DLLDLL	Relegated

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	Liverpool	39	26	11	2	86	23	15	4	0	48	8	11	7	2	38	15	63	89	WDWDDW	Champions	5-1
	2	Manchester United	39	22	12	5	69	37	13	5	1	39	16	9	7	4	30	21	32	78	WDWWWW	Safe	4-1
1	3	Nottingham Forest	38	20	11	7	65	37	11	6	2	39	16	9	5	5	26	21	28	71	WLDDWW	Safe	5-3
1	4	Everton	40	19	13	8	53	27	14	4	2	34	11	5	9	6	19	16	26	70	WWDDDL	Safe	1-2
	5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48	38	12	4	4	30	14	7	6	7	18	24	10	67	DWLDLD	Safe	0-0
	6	Arsenal	40	18	12	10	58	39	11	4	5	35	16	7	8	5	23	23	19	66	LWLDDW	Safe	2-1
	7	Wimbledon	39	14	15	10	57	45	8	9	3	32	20	6	6	7	25	25	12	57	LDDDDW	Safe	1-0
	8	Newcastle United	40	14	14	12	55	53	9	6	5	32	23	5	8	7	23	30	2	56	WDLWWW	Safe	2-1
1	9	Coventry City	40	13	14	13	46	53	6	8	6	23	25	7	6	7	23	28	-7	53	DLDWDD	Safe	0-0
1	10	Sheffield Wednesday	40	15	8	17	52	66	10	2	8	27	30	5	6	9	25	36	-14	53	DWDDDL	Safe	1-5
	11	Luton Town	37	14	8	15	54	55	11	5	3	39	20	3	3	12	15	35	-1	50	LWDWLD	Safe	1-1
	12	Southampton	40	12	14	14	49	53	6	8	6	27	26	6	6	8	22	27	-4	50	DWLWDD	Safe	1-1
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38	48	9	5	6	26	23	3	6	11	12	25	-10	47	DLLLDW	Safe
	14	Norwich City	40	12	9	19	40	52	7	5	8	26	26	5	4	11	14	26	-12	45	LDDDLL	Safe	0-1
	15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35	45	6	7	7	18	17	4	6	10	17	28	-10	43	WLLWDD	Safe
	16	West Ham United	40	9	15	16	40	52	6	9	5	23	21	3	6	11	17	31	-12	42	LDDLWL	Safe	1-2
	17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38	52	7	7	6	23	21	2	8	10	15	31	-14	42	WDWDDD	Safe	1-1
	18	Chelsea	40	9	15	16	50	68	7	11	2	24	17	2	4	14	26	51	-18	42	DWDDLD	Safe	1-1
	19	Portsmouth	40	7	14	19	36	66	4	8	8	21	27	3	6	11	15	39	-30	35	LDDLLL	Relegated	1-4
	20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27	51	4	5	11	15	24	3	6	11	12	27	-24	32	WLWDDL	Relegated
	21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44	80	5	7	8	24	34	1	6	13	20	46	-36	31	LLDLLL	Relegated	3-5