COVENTRY CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Tue Apr 05, 1983 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Tue Apr 05, 1983 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Coventry City

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
Highfield Road

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
2-1  WON 

Half-time: 0-1


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 06 April 1983
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1982-83

Referee:
Don Shaw

Sponsor:
Panasonic

Attendance:
9,720

Pos Before/After:
9 5

Opp Before/After:
14 14

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)

Coventry City:
Dec 28, 1983


GAME COUNT:

League:
3201 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1614 (of 2259)
Competitive:
3618 (of 5724)
Total:
5019 (of 7505)
Played:
40 years, 11 months, 23 days ago


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

Goals
Ian Wallace (56')
John Robertson (90') (Pen) - John Robertson last goal
Logo
COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Dave Sexton
Prior form: LLDLDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Steve Whitton (2')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK26 Hans van Breukelen
2D26 Viv Anderson
3D31 Kenny Swain
4M18 Chris Fairclough
5M31 Willie Young
6M31 Ian Bowyer
7M23 Danny Wilson off for Colin Walsh (55')
8F26 Ian Wallace goal (56')
9F22 Peter Davenport
10M20 Steve Hodge
11F30 John Robertson goal (90')
Subs
12M20 Colin Walsh on for Danny Wilson (55')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKLes Sealey
2DStephen Jacobs
3DBrian Roberts
4DPaul Dyson
5DDanny Thomas
6MGary Gillespie
7MSteve Hunt
8MGerry Francis
9MJames Melrose
10FSteve Whitton goal
11FMark Hateley
Subs
12Ian Butterworth


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Apr 05, 1983)
Home Score Away
Coventry City1-2Nottingham Forest
Southampton0-0Brighton and Hove Albion
Swansea City1-5West Ham 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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Liverpool34238380261530511385329135477 WWDDWW Safe
2Watford3519412634414224415521019291961 WLWLLW Safe
3Manchester United33161164525116031855614172059 LWDWWD
4Aston Villa3518413524214224014421112281058 WWLDWW
5Stoke City351561449511233321733111734-251 LWDWWL
6Tottenham Hotspur341481249431142391334101030650 LDWWLW
7Southampton34148124648103330154591633-250 DWLWWD
8Ipswich Town351310125341926311948622221249 LWDWLD
9Nottingham Forest34147134542103427134491829349 DLLLLW
10Everton351391353441052371834111626948 LWDLLW
11West Bromwich Albion35121112464395332163691427347 DWWLLL
12West Ham United331441550501034341941111631046 WLDLDW
13Arsenal34121012444686328174491629-246 LWDWDL
14Coventry City33128134147104226924111538-644 LLDLDL
15Sunderland34111112404777325164491531-744 WWDWLD
16Notts County361351849641035322232131742-1544 LLDLLW
17Manchester City36118174363855232033122043-2041 LLLLWL
18Norwich City34910153652755221525101437-1637 LDDDWD
19Swansea City3499164450925271807111732-636 LLWDWD
20Birmingham City3471314314676425190710627-1534 WLLWDL
21Luton Town3381015527046625254492745-1834 DWLLLL
22Brighton and Hove Albion34810163360774231913121041-2734 WLDDDW


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Liverpool34238380261530511385329135477 WWDDWW Safe
2Watford3519412634414224415521019291961 WLWLLW Safe
3Manchester United33161164525116031855614172059 LWDWWD Safe
4Aston Villa3518413524214224014421112281058 WWLDWW
45Nottingham Forest35157134743103427135492030452 LLLLWW 2-1
16Stoke City351561449511233321733111734-251 LWDWWL
7Southampton35149124648104330154591633-251 WLWWDD 0-0
28Tottenham Hotspur341481249431142391334101030650 LDWWLW
19Ipswich Town351310125341926311948622221249 LWDWLD
210West Ham United341541555511034341951112132449 LDLDWW 5-1
111Everton351391353441052371834111626948 LWDLLW
112West Bromwich Albion35121112464395332163691427347 DWWLLL
13Arsenal34121012444686328174491629-246 LWDWDL
14Coventry City341281442491043271124111538-744 LDLDLL 1-2
15Sunderland34111112404777325164491531-744 WWDWLD
16Notts County361351849641035322232131742-1544 LLDLLW
17Manchester City36118174363855232033122043-2041 LLLLWL
18Norwich City34910153652755221525101437-1637 LDDDWD
19Swansea City3599174555926282307111732-1036 LWDWDL 1-5
220Brighton and Hove Albion35811163360774231914121041-2735 LDDDWD 0-0
121Birmingham City3471314314676425190710627-1534 WLLWDL
122Luton Town3381015527046625254492745-1834 DWLLLL

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