COVENTRY CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Tue Apr 05, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Tue Apr 05, 1983 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highfield Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Tottenham Hotspur (League Tier 1)
- Coventry City:
- Dec 28, 1983
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3201 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1614 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3618 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5017 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 06 April 1983
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DLLLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Ian Wallace (56)
John Robertson (90) (Pen) - John Robertson last goal
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | M | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | M | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | M | ![]() | |
11 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | M | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Les Sealey |
2 | D | Stephen Jacobs |
3 | D | Brian Roberts |
4 | D | Paul Dyson |
5 | D | Danny Thomas |
6 | M | Gary Gillespie |
7 | M | Steve Hunt |
8 | M | Gerry Francis |
9 | M | James Melrose |
10 | F | Steve Whitton ![]() |
11 | F | Mark Hateley |
Subs | ||
12 | Ian Butterworth |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Coventry City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
Southampton | 0-0 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
Swansea City | 1-5 | West Ham 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 | ||
1 | Liverpool | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 54 | 77 | WWDDWW | ||
2 | Watford | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 61 | WLWLLW | ||
3 | Manchester United | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 59 | LWDWWD | ||
4 | Aston Villa | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 58 | WWLDWW | ||
5 | Stoke City | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -2 | 51 | LWDWWL | ||
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 50 | LDWWLW | ||
7 | Southampton | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -2 | 50 | DWLWWD | ||
8 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 49 | LWDWLD | ||
9 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 49 | DLLLLW | ||
10 | Everton | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 48 | LWDLLW | ||
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 47 | DWWLLL | ||
12 | West Ham United | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 46 | WLDLDW | ||
13 | Arsenal | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -2 | 46 | LWDWDL | ||
14 | Coventry City | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | -6 | 44 | LLDLDL | ||
15 | Sunderland | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -7 | 44 | WWDWLD | ||
16 | Notts County | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -15 | 44 | LLDLLW | ||
17 | Manchester City | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 43 | -20 | 41 | LLLLWL | ||
18 | Norwich City | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -16 | 37 | LDDDWD | ||
19 | Swansea City | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -6 | 36 | LLWDWD | ||
20 | Birmingham City | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -15 | 34 | WLLWDL | ||
21 | Luton Town | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 34 | DWLLLL | ||
22 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 41 | -27 | 34 | WLDDDW |
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 | Result(s) | |
1 | Liverpool | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 54 | 77 | WWDDWW | ||
2 | Watford | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 61 | WLWLLW | ||
3 | Manchester United | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 59 | LWDWWD | ||
4 | Aston Villa | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 58 | WWLDWW | ||
![]() | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 52 | LLLLWW | 2-1 |
![]() | 6 | Stoke City | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -2 | 51 | LWDWWL | |
7 | Southampton | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -2 | 51 | WLWWDD | 0-0 | |
![]() | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 50 | LDWWLW | |
![]() | 9 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 49 | LWDWLD | |
![]() | 10 | West Ham United | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 49 | LDLDWW | 5-1 |
![]() | 11 | Everton | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 48 | LWDLLW | |
![]() | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 47 | DWWLLL | |
13 | Arsenal | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -2 | 46 | LWDWDL | ||
14 | Coventry City | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | -7 | 44 | LDLDLL | 1-2 | |
15 | Sunderland | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -7 | 44 | WWDWLD | ||
16 | Notts County | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -15 | 44 | LLDLLW | ||
17 | Manchester City | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 43 | -20 | 41 | LLLLWL | ||
18 | Norwich City | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -16 | 37 | LDDDWD | ||
19 | Swansea City | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -10 | 36 | LWDWDL | 1-5 | |
![]() | 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 41 | -27 | 35 | LDDDWD | 0-0 |
![]() | 21 | Birmingham City | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -15 | 34 | WLLWDL | |
![]() | 22 | Luton Town | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 34 | DWLLLL |
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