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SUNDERLAND 0 - 2 FOREST - Sun Dec 23, 1984 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sun Dec 23, 1984 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Sunderland
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Roker Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)



: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1984-85
Referee:: C Seel
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 21,086
Pos Before/After:: 11 10
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ipswich Town (League Tier 1)
Sunderland:: Nov 17, 1990

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3270 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1683 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3706 (of 5724)
Total:: 5146 (of 7505)
Played:: 39 years, 3 months, 28 days ago

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

Goals
Trevor Christie (37')
Steve Wigley (89') - Steve Wigley last goal

SUNDERLAND
Manager: Len Ashurst
Prior form: LLWLLW (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Hans Segers
2	D	20	Jim McInally
3	D	32	Kenny Swain
4	M	20	Chris Fairclough
5	D	31	Paul Hart
6	M	33	Ian Bowyer
7	F	23	Steve Wigley (89')
8	D	26	Johnny Metgod
9	M	25	Trevor Christie (37')
10	F	23	Peter Davenport
11	M	22	Steve Hodge
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Chris Turner
2	D	Gary Bennett
3	D	Barry Venison
4	D	Nick Pickering
5	D	Gordon Chisholm
6	M	Steve Berry
7	M	Marc Proctor
8	M	Howard Gayle
9	M	David Hodgson
10	F	Clive Walker
11	F	Colin West
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sun Dec 23, 1984)

Home	Score	Away
Leicester City	5-1	Coventry City
Sunderland	0-2	Nottingham Forest

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	Tottenham Hotspur	20	12	3	5	41	20	6	2	1	25	10	6	1	4	16	10	21	39	WDDWWW
	2	Manchester United	20	11	5	4	41	24	8	3	0	28	6	3	2	4	13	18	17	38	WLWLWW
	3	Everton	20	11	4	5	43	27	6	3	2	29	14	5	1	3	14	13	16	37	WLDDWL
	4	Arsenal	20	11	3	6	39	26	8	3	0	24	7	3	0	6	15	19	13	36	WLWLWD
	5	Southampton	20	9	7	4	26	21	6	2	1	10	5	3	5	3	16	16	5	34	DWWWLW
	6	Chelsea	20	8	7	5	35	23	7	1	2	24	9	1	6	3	11	14	12	31	WDWDDW
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8	7	5	31	22	6	3	1	22	12	2	4	4	9	10	9	31	LWDDDW
	8	Liverpool	20	8	7	5	26	19	3	4	2	11	7	5	3	3	15	12	7	31	WWLWDW
	9	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	4	7	34	29	6	2	1	22	9	3	2	6	12	20	5	31	LWWWLW
	10	Norwich City	20	7	6	7	28	28	6	3	1	19	10	1	3	6	9	18	0	27	LWLWDL
	11	Nottingham Forest	19	8	3	8	29	31	6	1	2	18	11	2	2	6	11	20	-2	27	LWWLWL
	12	West Ham United	20	7	6	7	25	28	5	3	3	14	9	2	3	4	11	19	-3	27	WDLLDL
	13	Sunderland	19	7	5	7	27	26	6	2	1	16	9	1	3	6	11	17	1	26	LLWLLW
	14	Newcastle United	20	6	7	7	32	39	5	3	2	17	11	1	4	5	15	28	-7	25	LLWLDL
	15	Aston Villa	20	6	6	8	25	33	5	4	2	17	12	1	2	6	8	21	-8	24	DLWLDW
	16	Watford	20	5	7	8	38	39	3	3	4	21	20	2	4	4	17	19	-1	22	WWWLLD
	17	Leicester City	19	6	4	9	33	37	5	2	3	23	15	1	2	6	10	22	-4	22	LWLWWD
	18	Queens Park Rangers	20	5	7	8	23	34	5	3	2	19	12	0	4	6	4	22	-11	22	WLWDLL
	19	Ipswich Town	20	4	7	9	19	29	3	4	3	13	13	1	3	6	6	16	-10	19	LLLWLL
	20	Coventry City	19	5	4	10	19	33	4	3	3	10	11	1	1	7	9	22	-14	19	WLLDLW
	21	Luton Town	20	4	6	10	24	40	3	4	3	14	13	1	2	7	10	27	-16	18	LDLWDL
	22	Stoke City	20	1	5	14	15	45	1	2	6	11	21	0	3	8	4	24	-30	8	LLLLDL

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	Tottenham Hotspur	20	12	3	5	41	20	6	2	1	25	10	6	1	4	16	10	21	39	WDDWWW
	2	Manchester United	20	11	5	4	41	24	8	3	0	28	6	3	2	4	13	18	17	38	WLWLWW
	3	Everton	20	11	4	5	43	27	6	3	2	29	14	5	1	3	14	13	16	37	WLDDWL
	4	Arsenal	20	11	3	6	39	26	8	3	0	24	7	3	0	6	15	19	13	36	WLWLWD
	5	Southampton	20	9	7	4	26	21	6	2	1	10	5	3	5	3	16	16	5	34	DWWWLW
	6	Chelsea	20	8	7	5	35	23	7	1	2	24	9	1	6	3	11	14	12	31	WDWDDW
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8	7	5	31	22	6	3	1	22	12	2	4	4	9	10	9	31	LWDDDW
	8	Liverpool	20	8	7	5	26	19	3	4	2	11	7	5	3	3	15	12	7	31	WWLWDW
	9	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	4	7	34	29	6	2	1	22	9	3	2	6	12	20	5	31	LWWWLW
1	10	Nottingham Forest	20	9	3	8	31	31	6	1	2	18	11	3	2	6	13	20	0	30	WWLWLW		2-0
1	11	Norwich City	20	7	6	7	28	28	6	3	1	19	10	1	3	6	9	18	0	27	LWLWDL
	12	West Ham United	20	7	6	7	25	28	5	3	3	14	9	2	3	4	11	19	-3	27	WDLLDL
	13	Sunderland	20	7	5	8	27	28	6	2	2	16	11	1	3	6	11	17	-1	26	LWLLWL		0-2
3	14	Leicester City	20	7	4	9	38	38	6	2	3	28	16	1	2	6	10	22	0	25	WLWWDW		5-1
1	15	Newcastle United	20	6	7	7	32	39	5	3	2	17	11	1	4	5	15	28	-7	25	LLWLDL
1	16	Aston Villa	20	6	6	8	25	33	5	4	2	17	12	1	2	6	8	21	-8	24	DLWLDW
1	17	Watford	20	5	7	8	38	39	3	3	4	21	20	2	4	4	17	19	-1	22	WWWLLD
	18	Queens Park Rangers	20	5	7	8	23	34	5	3	2	19	12	0	4	6	4	22	-11	22	WLWDLL
	19	Ipswich Town	20	4	7	9	19	29	3	4	3	13	13	1	3	6	6	16	-10	19	LLLWLL
	20	Coventry City	20	5	4	11	20	38	4	3	3	10	11	1	1	8	10	27	-18	19	LLDLWL		1-5
	21	Luton Town	20	4	6	10	24	40	3	4	3	14	13	1	2	7	10	27	-16	18	LDLWDL
	22	Stoke City	20	1	5	14	15	45	1	2	6	11	21	0	3	8	4	24	-30	8	LLLLDL

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