FOREST 0 - 1 LIVERPOOL - Sat Dec 31, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 31, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-1 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 03 January 1984
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Referee:
- M Dimblebee
- Sponsor:
- Wrangler
- Attendance:
- 29,692
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
5 - Opp Before/After:
- 1 1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Luton Town (League Tier 1)
- Liverpool:
- Oct 28, 1984
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3229 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1642 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3654 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 5072 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 40 years, 3 months, 27 days ago
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Hans van Breukelen | |
| 2 | D | 27 |  Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 31 | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | M | 19 | Chris Fairclough | |
| 5 | D | 30 | Paul Hart | |
| 6 | M | 32 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | M | 21 | Steve Hodge off for Ian Wallace (83') | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | M | 21 |  Colin Walsh | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 27 | Ian Wallace on for Steve Hodge (83') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| 2 | D | Alan Kennedy |
| 3 | D | Mark Lawrenson |
| 4 | D | Alan Hansen |
| 5 | D | Phil Neal |
| 6 | M | Steve Nicol |
| 7 | M | Craig Johnston |
| 8 | M | Sammy Lee |
| 9 | M | Graeme Souness |
| 10 | F | Kenny Dalglish (86') |
| 11 | F | Ian Rush  |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ronnie Whelan (86') |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2-2 | Southampton |
| Aston Villa | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Everton | 0-0 | Coventry City |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Notts County |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Manchester United | 1-0 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Liverpool |
| Sunderland | 2-0 | Luton Town |
| Watford | 1-0 | Birmingham City |
| West Ham United | 4-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | 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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 41 | DWLWWD | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 | DLWWDD | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | LWDWWW | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | DLWLLW | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 36 | DWLWWW | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 35 | WLWWWL | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 33 | DWWDDL | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 32 | WLWWWL | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 32 | LWDWLD | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 31 | WWWDLD | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 30 | WLDLLD | |||
| 12 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 | LLLWWD | |||
| 13 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 27 | WDLDDW | |||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 26 | DDLLWD | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 23 | LWLLLL | |||
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 23 | LWDLDL | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 21 | WLWDWD | |||
| 18 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 19 | LWWLWL | |||
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 | LLLLLD | |||
| 20 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 18 | WLWLLD | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 16 | LDLLDW | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -32 | 11 | WLLDLW | |||
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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 44 | WLWWDW | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Manchester United | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 41 | LWWDDW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 3 | West Ham United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 39 | LWLLWW | 4-1 | |
 1 | 4 | Southampton | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | WDWWWD | 2-2 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 36 | WLWWWL | 0-1 | ||
| 6 | Luton Town | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 35 | LWWWLL | 0-2 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 35 | WDWLDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 8 | Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 34 | WWDDLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 32 | LWWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 31 | WWDLDL | 0-2 | ||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | -2 | 30 | LDLLDL | 1-4 | ||
| 1 | 12 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 30 | DLDDWW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Arsenal | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 29 | LLWWDD | 2-2 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 29 | DLLWDW | 1-0 | ||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 24 | WLLLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 24 | WDLDLD | 0-0 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Watford | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 22 | WWLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 18 | Leicester City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 22 | LWDWDD | 1-1 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 19 | LLLLDL | 0-1 | ||
| 20 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 18 | LWLLDL | 0-1 | ||
| 21 | Stoke City | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 | DLLDWL | 0-1 | ||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -30 | 14 | LLDLWW | 2-0 | ||
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