The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 1 CHELSEA - Sat Feb 28, 1987 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 28, 1987 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 02 March 1987
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1986-87
Referee:: George Courtney
Sponsor:: Home Ales
Attendance:: 18,317
Pos Before/After:: 5 7
Opp Before/After:: 16 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oxford United (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Sep 05, 1987

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3363 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1776 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3816 (of 5724)
Total:: 5298 (of 7505)
Played:: 37 years, 2 months, 1 day ago

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

Goals

CHELSEA
Manager: John Hollins
Prior form: LDWWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Pat Nevin (66')

Penalties Missed:
Garry Birtles (83')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Steve Sutton
2	D	20	Gary Fleming
3	D	18	Brett Williams
4	D	21	Des Walker
5	M	22	Chris Fairclough
6	M	35	Ian Bowyer
7	F	20	Franz Carr
8	D	29	Johnny Metgod
9	F	20	Nigel Clough
10	F	30	Garry Birtles
11	M	25	Gary Mills
Subs
12	D	18	Steve Chettle

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Steve Sutton	258		14	2
2	D	20	Gary Fleming	84		14	2
3	D	18	Brett Williams	50		14	2
4	D	21	Des Walker	407	1	14	2
5	M	22	Chris Fairclough	134	2	14	2
6	M	35	Ian Bowyer	566	99	14	2
7	F	20	Franz Carr	158	23	14	2
8	D	29	Johnny Metgod	138	17	28	4
9	F	20	Nigel Clough	412	131	14	2
10	F	30	Garry Birtles	283	96	14	2
11	M	25	Gary Mills	171	15	14	2
Subs
12	D	18	Steve Chettle	529	14	38	6

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tony Godden
2	D	Keith Dublin
3	D	Joe McLaughlin
4	D	Colin Pates
5	D	Steve Clarke
6	M	John Bumstead
7	M	Micky Hazard
8	M	David Speedie
9	M	Jerry Murphy
10	F	Pat Nevin
11	F	Gordon Durie
Subs
12		Darren Wood

Lineup notes:
Both Chris Fairclough and Ian Bowyer went off injured on the 37th minute after a clash of heads. We finished the first half with just nine men until they returned at half time.

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Feb 28, 1987)

Home	Score	Away
Coventry City	2-1	Charlton Athletic
Liverpool	1-0	Southampton
Luton Town	2-1	West Ham United
Manchester United	0-0	Everton
Norwich City	1-1	Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest	0-1	Chelsea
Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Manchester City
Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	Watford
Wimbledon	3-1	Newcastle 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	Everton	28	16	6	6	53	23	10	3	1	33	9	6	3	5	20	14	30	54	WWWLWD
2	Arsenal	28	15	9	4	42	16	9	4	0	22	4	6	5	4	20	12	26	54	WWDLDD
3	Liverpool	28	15	7	6	51	29	9	3	2	30	12	6	4	4	21	17	22	52	DWWWWD
4	Tottenham Hotspur	27	14	5	8	48	29	8	3	4	27	13	6	2	4	21	16	19	47	LWLWWW
5	Nottingham Forest	28	13	8	7	50	34	8	6	0	27	10	5	2	7	23	24	16	47	DDWWDD
6	Luton Town	28	13	8	7	32	27	10	3	1	18	7	3	5	6	14	20	5	47	WWWDWD
7	Norwich City	28	12	11	5	40	37	7	6	1	22	16	5	5	4	18	21	3	47	DDDWDW
8	Coventry City	28	11	7	10	31	32	9	2	3	22	13	2	5	7	9	19	-1	40	WDLLLW
9	Wimbledon	27	12	3	12	36	35	7	3	4	19	13	5	0	8	17	22	1	39	WLWDLW
10	West Ham United	27	10	8	9	41	44	6	2	5	24	21	4	6	4	17	23	-3	38	LWLWLD
11	Watford	27	10	7	10	45	36	7	4	2	25	11	3	3	8	20	25	9	37	WDLWDL
12	Manchester United	28	9	10	9	37	30	8	2	4	27	14	1	8	5	10	16	7	37	WDWDWD
13	Queens Park Rangers	27	10	6	11	29	33	7	3	4	21	17	3	3	7	8	16	-4	36	WLLWWW
14	Sheffield Wednesday	28	8	11	9	40	44	6	7	1	27	15	2	4	8	13	29	-4	35	DLLDLD
15	Oxford United	29	8	10	11	31	46	6	6	3	23	18	2	4	8	8	28	-15	34	LLWLDD
16	Chelsea	29	8	9	12	37	49	5	4	6	20	23	3	5	6	17	26	-12	33	LDWWLD
17	Manchester City	28	6	11	11	26	37	6	4	4	19	15	0	7	7	7	22	-11	29	DWLDDD
18	Southampton	27	8	4	15	41	52	6	2	5	23	19	2	2	10	18	33	-11	28	LDLWLL
19	Leicester City	29	7	6	16	37	56	5	5	4	25	19	2	1	12	12	37	-19	27	WLWLLL
20	Charlton Athletic	28	6	8	14	26	39	3	5	6	15	16	3	3	8	11	23	-13	26	LDDLDL
21	Aston Villa	28	6	7	15	33	58	5	4	5	18	21	1	3	10	15	37	-25	25	LDLLLD
22	Newcastle United	27	5	7	15	28	48	4	3	6	19	22	1	4	9	9	26	-20	22	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	Everton	29	16	7	6	53	23	10	3	1	33	9	6	4	5	20	14	30	55	WWLWDD		0-0
1	2	Liverpool	29	16	7	6	52	29	10	3	2	31	12	6	4	4	21	17	23	55	WWWWDW		1-0
1	3	Arsenal	28	15	9	4	42	16	9	4	0	22	4	6	5	4	20	12	26	54	WWDLDD
2	4	Luton Town	29	14	8	7	34	28	11	3	1	20	8	3	5	6	14	20	6	50	WWDWDW		2-1
2	5	Norwich City	29	12	12	5	41	38	7	7	1	23	17	5	5	4	18	21	3	48	DDWDWD		1-1
2	6	Tottenham Hotspur	27	14	5	8	48	29	8	3	4	27	13	6	2	4	21	16	19	47	LWLWWW
2	7	Nottingham Forest	29	13	8	8	50	35	8	6	1	27	11	5	2	7	23	24	15	47	DWWDDL		0-1
	8	Coventry City	29	12	7	10	33	33	10	2	3	24	14	2	5	7	9	19	0	43	DLLLWW		2-1
	9	Wimbledon	28	13	3	12	39	36	8	3	4	22	14	5	0	8	17	22	3	42	LWDLWW		3-1
1	10	Watford	28	11	7	10	46	36	7	4	2	25	11	4	3	8	21	25	10	40	DLWDLW		1-0
2	11	Queens Park Rangers	28	11	6	11	30	33	8	3	4	22	17	3	3	7	8	16	-3	39	LLWWWW		1-0
	12	Manchester United	29	9	11	9	37	30	8	3	4	27	14	1	8	5	10	16	7	38	DWDWDD		0-0
3	13	West Ham United	28	10	8	10	42	46	6	2	5	24	21	4	6	5	18	25	-4	38	WLWLDL		1-2
2	14	Chelsea	30	9	9	12	38	49	5	4	6	20	23	4	5	6	18	26	-11	36	DWWLDW		1-0
1	15	Sheffield Wednesday	29	8	11	10	40	45	6	7	2	27	16	2	4	8	13	29	-5	35	LLDLDL		0-1
1	16	Oxford United	29	8	10	11	31	46	6	6	3	23	18	2	4	8	8	28	-15	34	LLWLDD
	17	Manchester City	29	6	11	12	26	38	6	4	4	19	15	0	7	8	7	23	-12	29	WLDDDL		0-1
	18	Southampton	28	8	4	16	41	53	6	2	5	23	19	2	2	11	18	34	-12	28	DLWLLL		0-1
	19	Leicester City	29	7	6	16	37	56	5	5	4	25	19	2	1	12	12	37	-19	27	WLWLLL
	20	Charlton Athletic	29	6	8	15	27	41	3	5	6	15	16	3	3	9	12	25	-14	26	DDLDLL		1-2
	21	Aston Villa	29	6	8	15	34	59	5	4	5	18	21	1	4	10	16	38	-25	26	DLLLDD		1-1
	22	Newcastle United	28	5	7	16	29	51	4	3	6	19	22	1	4	10	10	29	-22	22	LLLDLL		1-3