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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Nov 29, 1986 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 29, 1986 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-2 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Birmingham Weekly Mercury - Sunday 30 November 1986
: Sunday Mirror - Sunday 30 November 1986
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 01 December 1986
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1986-87
Referee:: Rodger Gifford
Sponsor:: Home Ales
Attendance:: 30,042
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 10 10

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Doncaster Rovers (Testimonial)
League:: Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur:: May 02, 1987

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3351 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1764 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3802 (of 5724)
Total:: 5283 (of 7505)
Played:: 37 years, 4 months, 20 days ago

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

Goals
Stuart Pearce (2') (Pen) - The penalty was scored in the 75th second
Chris Fairclough (68') - Chris Fairclough last goal
Neil Webb (78')

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: David Pleat
Prior form: DLLLWW (Old to recent)

Goals
Clive Allen (38')
Clive Allen (58')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Hans Segers
2	D	19	Gary Fleming
3	D	24	Stuart Pearce (2')
4	D	21	Des Walker
5	M	22	Chris Fairclough (68')
6	D	28	Johnny Metgod
7	F	20	Franz Carr
8	M	23	Neil Webb (78')
9	F	20	Nigel Clough
10	F	30	Garry Birtles
11	M	25	Gary Mills
Subs
12	F	21	David Campbell

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Hans Segers	66		7	3
2	D	19	Gary Fleming	84		35	10
3	D	24	Stuart Pearce (2)	522	88	14	5
4	D	21	Des Walker	407	1	7	3
5	M	22	Chris Fairclough (68)	134	2	10	4
6	D	28	Johnny Metgod	138	17	7	3
7	F	20	Franz Carr	158	23	7	3
8	M	23	Neil Webb (78)	228	62	7	3
9	F	20	Nigel Clough	412	131	7	3
10	F	30	Garry Birtles	283	96	7	3
11	M	25	Gary Mills	171	15	7	3
Subs
12	F	21	David Campbell	45	5	7	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ray Clemence
2	D	Graham Roberts
3	D	John Polston
4	D	Mitchell Thomas
5	D	Gary Mabbutt
6	M	Chris Waddle
7	M	Paul Allen
8	M	Glenn Hoddle
9	M	Osvaldo Ardiles (79')
10	F	Shaun Close
11	F	Clive Allen
Subs
12		Danny Thomas (79')

Videos:

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 29, 1986)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	0-4	Arsenal
Leicester City	2-2	Chelsea
Liverpool	2-0	Coventry City
Luton Town	1-0	Charlton Athletic
Manchester City	1-3	Everton
Norwich City	2-1	Oxford United
Queens Park Rangers	2-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton	3-1	Watford
Tottenham Hotspur	2-3	Nottingham Forest
Wimbledon	1-0	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	Arsenal	16	9	4	3	23	8	5	3	0	12	2	4	1	3	11	6	15	31	WWWDWW
2	Nottingham Forest	16	9	2	5	35	22	6	2	0	20	6	3	0	5	15	16	13	29	WLWLLW
3	Liverpool	16	8	4	4	34	20	4	3	1	18	8	4	1	3	16	12	14	28	WLWWDD
4	West Ham United	16	7	6	3	26	23	4	1	3	14	14	3	5	0	12	9	3	27	DLWDWD
5	Everton	16	7	5	4	24	17	4	3	1	13	7	3	2	3	11	10	7	26	WWLDWD
6	Luton Town	16	7	5	4	18	12	5	3	0	12	4	2	2	4	6	8	6	26	LWWWWL
7	Coventry City	16	7	5	4	16	12	6	1	1	11	4	1	4	3	5	8	4	26	WDDWLW
8	Norwich City	16	7	5	4	24	23	5	2	1	13	9	2	3	3	11	14	1	26	DLLWDL
9	Sheffield Wednesday	16	6	7	3	30	23	4	4	0	20	10	2	3	3	10	13	7	25	DDLWDW
10	Tottenham Hotspur	16	7	4	5	19	16	3	3	2	8	7	4	1	3	11	9	3	25	DLLLWW
11	Watford	16	6	4	6	30	22	5	1	2	19	8	1	3	4	11	14	8	22	WLDWDW
12	Oxford United	16	5	6	5	17	26	4	3	1	12	8	1	3	4	5	18	-9	21	LWDWDL
13	Southampton	16	6	2	8	30	35	4	1	3	15	13	2	1	5	15	22	-5	20	LWDLLW
14	Wimbledon	16	6	1	9	18	22	3	1	4	10	11	3	0	5	8	11	-4	19	LWWLLL
15	Queens Park Rangers	16	5	3	8	15	20	4	1	3	12	11	1	2	5	3	9	-5	18	LWLLDL
16	Aston Villa	16	5	3	8	21	32	4	1	3	11	11	1	2	5	10	21	-11	18	LWWLDD
17	Manchester United	16	4	5	7	17	18	4	1	3	13	8	0	4	4	4	10	-1	17	WDDLDW
18	Charlton Athletic	16	5	2	9	18	28	2	2	4	9	12	3	0	5	9	16	-10	17	WWLLLL
19	Leicester City	16	4	4	8	18	27	2	3	3	11	12	2	1	5	7	15	-9	16	LLLDLL
20	Manchester City	16	3	6	7	15	20	3	3	2	12	9	0	3	5	3	11	-5	15	LDDWWL
21	Chelsea	16	3	6	7	17	28	1	3	4	6	14	2	3	3	11	14	-11	15	WLDDDL
22	Newcastle United	16	3	5	8	15	26	2	2	4	9	12	1	3	4	6	14	-11	14	LLDDDW

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	Arsenal	17	10	4	3	27	8	5	3	0	12	2	5	1	3	15	6	19	34	WWDWWW		4-0
	2	Nottingham Forest	17	10	2	5	38	24	6	2	0	20	6	4	0	5	18	18	14	32	LWLLWW		3-2
	3	Liverpool	17	9	4	4	36	20	5	3	1	20	8	4	1	3	16	12	16	31	LWWDDW		2-0
1	4	Everton	17	8	5	4	27	18	4	3	1	13	7	4	2	3	14	11	9	29	WLDWDW		3-1
1	5	Luton Town	17	8	5	4	19	12	6	3	0	13	4	2	2	4	6	8	7	29	WWWWLW		1-0
2	6	Norwich City	17	8	5	4	26	24	6	2	1	15	10	2	3	3	11	14	2	29	LLWDLW		2-1
3	7	West Ham United	16	7	6	3	26	23	4	1	3	14	14	3	5	0	12	9	3	27	DLWDWD
1	8	Sheffield Wednesday	17	6	8	3	32	25	4	4	0	20	10	2	4	3	12	15	7	26	DLWDWD		2-2
2	9	Coventry City	17	7	5	5	16	14	6	1	1	11	4	1	4	4	5	10	2	26	DDWLWL		0-2
	10	Tottenham Hotspur	17	7	4	6	21	19	3	3	3	10	10	4	1	3	11	9	2	25	LLLWWL		2-3
2	11	Southampton	17	7	2	8	33	36	5	1	3	18	14	2	1	5	15	22	-3	23	WDLLWW		3-1
1	12	Watford	17	6	4	7	31	25	5	1	2	19	8	1	3	5	12	17	6	22	LDWDWL		1-3
1	13	Wimbledon	17	7	1	9	19	22	4	1	4	11	11	3	0	5	8	11	-3	22	WWLLLW		1-0
2	14	Oxford United	17	5	6	6	18	28	4	3	1	12	8	1	3	5	6	20	-10	21	WDWDLL		1-2
	15	Queens Park Rangers	17	5	4	8	17	22	4	2	3	14	13	1	2	5	3	9	-5	19	WLLDLD		2-2
	16	Aston Villa	17	5	3	9	21	36	4	1	4	11	15	1	2	5	10	21	-15	18	WWLDDL		0-4
	17	Manchester United	17	4	5	8	17	19	4	1	3	13	8	0	4	5	4	11	-2	17	DDLDWL		0-1
1	18	Leicester City	17	4	5	8	20	29	2	4	3	13	14	2	1	5	7	15	-9	17	LLDLLD		2-2
1	19	Charlton Athletic	17	5	2	10	18	29	2	2	4	9	12	3	0	6	9	17	-11	17	WLLLLL		0-1
1	20	Chelsea	17	3	7	7	19	30	1	3	4	6	14	2	4	3	13	16	-11	16	LDDDLD		2-2
1	21	Manchester City	17	3	6	8	16	23	3	3	3	13	12	0	3	5	3	11	-7	15	DDWWLL		1-3
	22	Newcastle United	16	3	5	8	15	26	2	2	4	9	12	1	3	4	6	14	-11	14	LLDDDW