The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED - Wed May 16, 1984 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed May 16, 1984 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Thursday 17 May 1984
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1983-84
Referee:: D Vickers
Sponsor:: Wrangler
Attendance:: 23,651
Pos Before/After:: 5 2
Opp Before/After:: 2 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Mansfield Town (County Cup)
League:: Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United:: Jun 03, 1984

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3250 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1663 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3680 (of 5724)
Total:: 5101 (of 7505)
Played:: 39 years, 11 months, 3 days ago

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

Goals
Garry Birtles (34')
Viv Anderson (47') - Viv Anderson last goal

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DWDDLD (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Hans van Breukelen	Last game
2	D	27	Viv Anderson (47')	Last game
3	D	32	Kenny Swain
4	D	25	Bryn Gunn
5	M	20	Chris Fairclough
6	M	32	Ian Bowyer
7	F	22	Steve Wigley
8	F	27	Ian Wallace	Last game
9	F	27	Garry Birtles (34')
10	F	23	Peter Davenport
11	M	21	Colin Walsh
Subs
12			?

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Hans van Breukelen	75		4	2
2	D	27	Viv Anderson (47)	430	22	4	2
3	D	32	Kenny Swain	138	2	4	2
4	D	25	Bryn Gunn	166	2	25	8
5	M	20	Chris Fairclough	134	2	4	2
6	M	32	Ian Bowyer	566	99	4	2
7	F	22	Steve Wigley	106	3	4	2
8	F	27	Ian Wallace	165	46	25	8
9	F	27	Garry Birtles (34)	283	96	4	2
10	F	23	Peter Davenport	147	58	4	2
11	M	21	Colin Walsh	173	37	4	2
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Bailey
2	D	Michael Duxbury
3	D	Arthur Albiston
4	D	Kevin Moran
5	D	Paul McGrath
6	M	Clayton Blackmore
7	M	Ray Wilkins
8	M	Bryan Robson
9	M	Arthur Graham
10	F	Frank Stapleton
11	F	Mark Hughes
Subs
12		Norman Whiteside

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed May 16, 1984)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	2-0	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	Status
1	Liverpool	42	22	14	6	73	32	14	5	2	50	12	8	9	4	23	20	41	80	WDDWDD	Champions
2	Manchester United	41	20	14	7	71	39	14	3	4	43	18	6	11	3	28	21	32	74	DWDDLD	Safe
3	Southampton	41	21	11	9	63	37	15	4	2	44	17	6	7	7	19	20	26	74	DWDWDW	Safe
4	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	7	13	67	37	14	4	3	37	12	8	3	10	30	25	30	73	WWWWDL	Safe
5	Nottingham Forest	41	21	8	12	74	45	13	4	3	45	17	8	4	9	29	28	29	71	LWDLWW	Safe
6	Arsenal	42	18	9	15	74	60	10	5	6	41	29	8	4	9	33	31	14	63	WDWWDL	Safe
7	Everton	42	16	14	12	44	42	9	9	3	21	12	7	5	9	23	30	2	62	WDDWWW	Safe
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	10	15	64	65	11	4	6	31	24	6	6	9	33	41	-1	61	WLLWLD	Safe
9	West Ham United	42	17	9	16	60	55	10	4	7	39	24	7	5	9	21	31	5	60	LDLDLL	Safe
10	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	59	61	14	3	4	34	22	3	6	12	25	39	-2	60	LWWWLL	Safe
11	Watford	42	16	9	17	68	77	9	7	5	36	31	7	2	12	32	46	-9	57	LDWDLW	Safe
12	Ipswich Town	42	15	8	19	55	57	11	4	6	34	23	4	4	13	21	34	-2	53	WWDWWW	Safe
13	Sunderland	42	13	13	16	42	53	8	9	4	26	18	5	4	12	16	35	-11	52	WLWLDW	Safe
14	Norwich City	42	12	15	15	48	49	9	8	4	34	20	3	7	11	14	29	-1	51	LDLDLD	Safe
15	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	65	68	11	5	5	40	30	2	7	12	25	38	-3	51	DLLWLL	Safe
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	53	66	7	5	9	30	33	7	4	10	23	33	-13	51	LWLDLL	Safe
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	9	19	48	62	10	4	7	30	25	4	5	12	18	37	-14	51	WDLDWL	Safe
18	Stoke City	42	13	11	18	44	63	11	4	6	30	23	2	7	12	14	40	-19	50	DLDDWW	Safe
19	Coventry City	42	13	11	18	57	77	8	5	8	33	33	5	6	10	24	44	-20	50	WLLDLW	Safe
20	Birmingham City	42	12	12	18	39	50	7	7	7	19	18	5	5	11	20	32	-11	48	LDLDDD	Relegated
21	Notts County	41	10	11	20	49	69	6	7	7	30	33	4	4	13	19	36	-20	41	LLWLDD	Relegated
22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	6	11	25	27	80	4	8	9	15	28	2	3	16	12	52	-53	29	LDLDWL	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	42	22	14	6	73	32	14	5	2	50	12	8	9	4	23	20	41	80	WDDWDD	Champions
3	2	Nottingham Forest	42	22	8	12	76	45	14	4	3	47	17	8	4	9	29	28	31	74	WDLWWW	Safe	2-0
1	3	Manchester United	42	20	14	8	71	41	14	3	4	43	18	6	11	4	28	23	30	74	WDDLDL	Safe	0-2
1	4	Southampton	41	21	11	9	63	37	15	4	2	44	17	6	7	7	19	20	26	74	DWDWDW	Safe
1	5	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	7	13	67	37	14	4	3	37	12	8	3	10	30	25	30	73	WWWWDL	Safe
	6	Arsenal	42	18	9	15	74	60	10	5	6	41	29	8	4	9	33	31	14	63	WDWWDL	Safe
	7	Everton	42	16	14	12	44	42	9	9	3	21	12	7	5	9	23	30	2	62	WDDWWW	Safe
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	10	15	64	65	11	4	6	31	24	6	6	9	33	41	-1	61	WLLWLD	Safe
	9	West Ham United	42	17	9	16	60	55	10	4	7	39	24	7	5	9	21	31	5	60	LDLDLL	Safe
	10	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	59	61	14	3	4	34	22	3	6	12	25	39	-2	60	LWWWLL	Safe
	11	Watford	42	16	9	17	68	77	9	7	5	36	31	7	2	12	32	46	-9	57	LDWDLW	Safe
	12	Ipswich Town	42	15	8	19	55	57	11	4	6	34	23	4	4	13	21	34	-2	53	WWDWWW	Safe
	13	Sunderland	42	13	13	16	42	53	8	9	4	26	18	5	4	12	16	35	-11	52	WLWLDW	Safe
	14	Norwich City	42	12	15	15	48	49	9	8	4	34	20	3	7	11	14	29	-1	51	LDLDLD	Safe
	15	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	65	68	11	5	5	40	30	2	7	12	25	38	-3	51	DLLWLL	Safe
	16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	53	66	7	5	9	30	33	7	4	10	23	33	-13	51	LWLDLL	Safe
	17	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	9	19	48	62	10	4	7	30	25	4	5	12	18	37	-14	51	WDLDWL	Safe
	18	Stoke City	42	13	11	18	44	63	11	4	6	30	23	2	7	12	14	40	-19	50	DLDDWW	Safe
	19	Coventry City	42	13	11	18	57	77	8	5	8	33	33	5	6	10	24	44	-20	50	WLLDLW	Safe
	20	Birmingham City	42	12	12	18	39	50	7	7	7	19	18	5	5	11	20	32	-11	48	LDLDDD	Relegated
	21	Notts County	41	10	11	20	49	69	6	7	7	30	33	4	4	13	19	36	-20	41	LLWLDD	Relegated
	22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	6	11	25	27	80	4	8	9	15	28	2	3	16	12	52	-53	29	LDLDWL	Relegated

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