FOREST 2 - 1 LEICESTER CITY - Wed Dec 14, 1988 (League Cup)

Date:
Wed Dec 14, 1988 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Leicester City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Cup

Round:
4 (Replay)

Score:
2-1  WON 

Half-time: 1-1
Next Round:
Queens Park Rangers (Jan 18, 1989) (Quarter)


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 15 December 1988
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1988-89

Referee:
F Roberts

Sponsor:
Shipstones

Attendance:
26,676

Forest Tier / Pos:
Tier 1/9th

Opp Tier / Pos:
Tier 2/9th

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Wimbledon (League Tier 1)

League Cup:
Queens Park Rangers

Leicester City:
Aug 15, 1989


GAME COUNT:

League Cup:
95 (of 217)
Competitive:
3899 (of 5724)
Total:
5410 (of 7505)
Played:
35 years, 3 months, 5 days ago


Review
After the game, Central TV asked to interview man-of-the-match Franz Carr. Clough sent out 17 year-old reserve Shaun Browne instead.


Logo
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough

Goals
Nigel Clough (26')
Lee Chapman (53')
Logo
LEICESTER CITY
Manager: David Pleat

Goals
Mike Newell (37')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK27 Steve Sutton
2D27 Brian Laws
3D20 Brett Williams
4D20 Steve Chettle
5D24 Colin Foster
6F23 Garry Parker
7F22 Franz Carr
8M25 Neil Webb
9F22 Nigel Clough goal (26')
10F29 Lee Chapman goal (53') off for Steve Hodge
11F25 Brian Rice
Subs
12M26 Steve Hodge on for Lee Chapman
13D21 Gary Fleming


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKCooper
2DParis
3DTurner
4DMauchlen (76')
5DGroves (61')
6MMorgan
7MReid
8MWilliams
9MMike Newell goal
10FGary McAllister
11FQuinn
Subs
12Cross (76')
13Russell (61')