WATFORD 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 10, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 10, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Watford
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Vicarage Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-3 (Lost)
- Half-time: 1-3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Ham United (League Tier 1)
- Watford:
- May 07, 1984
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3225 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1638 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3650 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5066 (of 7451)

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DWLWDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Garry Birtles (15)
Garry Birtles (49)

WATFORD
Manager: Graham Taylor
Prior form: DDLLLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Mo Johnston (4)
Nigel Callaghan (34)
George Reilly (36)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
10 | M | ![]() | |
11 | M | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | ? |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Steve Sherwood |
2 | D | Steve Sims |
3 | D | Wilf Rostron |
4 | D | Neil Price |
5 | D | Paul Franklin |
6 | M | David Bardsley |
7 | M | Kenny Jackett |
8 | M | Nigel Callaghan ![]() |
9 | M | John Barnes |
10 | F | George Reilly ![]() ![]() |
11 | F | Mo Johnston ![]() |
Subs | ||
12 | ? |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 0-1 | Norwich City |
Coventry City | 4-0 | Liverpool |
Everton | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Manchester United |
Leicester City | 5-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Notts County | 6-1 | Sunderland |
Stoke City | 2-4 | Luton Town |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Southampton |
Watford | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
West Ham United | 3-1 | Arsenal |
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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | WWDWDW | ||
2 | West Ham United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | DWWWDL | ||
3 | Manchester United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 30 | WLDWDL | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 28 | WDDWWL | ||
5 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 28 | WWWDDW | ||
6 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 27 | DWLWDW | ||
7 | Southampton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | LWLDLW | ||
8 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 27 | LWDWLW | ||
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 26 | WLLWLW | ||
10 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | LWDWWW | ||
11 | Luton Town | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | LWDLWL | ||
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 | LWLLLW | ||
13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 22 | LLWLDD | ||
14 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 22 | DWWLWD | ||
15 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 21 | WLLWLL | ||
16 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 21 | LLWLLW | ||
17 | Birmingham City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 18 | WLDLLL | ||
18 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 14 | LLDWWL | ||
19 | Watford | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 13 | DDLLLW | ||
20 | Leicester City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 13 | DDLWWL | ||
21 | Stoke City | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 12 | LDDLDL | ||
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 7 | LLLDWL |
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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | WDWDWL | 0-4 | |
2 | West Ham United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 33 | WWWDLW | 3-1 | |
3 | Manchester United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 33 | LDWDLW | 2-0 | |
![]() | 4 | Coventry City | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 31 | WWDDWW | 4-0 |
![]() | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 29 | LLWLWW | 2-1 |
![]() | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 29 | DDWWLD | 0-0 |
![]() | 7 | Norwich City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 29 | WDWWWW | 1-0 |
![]() | 8 | Luton Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 29 | WDLWLW | 4-2 |
![]() | 9 | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | WLDLWD | 0-0 |
![]() | 10 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 28 | WDWLWD | 1-1 |
![]() | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 27 | WLWDWL | 2-3 |
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 23 | WLLLWL | 1-2 | |
13 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 22 | LWLDDL | 0-2 | |
![]() | 14 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 | LWLLWD | 1-1 |
![]() | 15 | Sunderland | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 | WWLWDL | 1-6 |
![]() | 16 | Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 21 | LLWLLL | 1-3 |
17 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 18 | LDLLLL | 0-1 | |
18 | Notts County | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 17 | LDWWLW | 6-1 | |
19 | Watford | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 16 | DLLLWW | 3-2 | |
20 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 16 | DLWWLW | 5-1 | |
21 | Stoke City | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 12 | DDLDLL | 2-4 | |
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 7 | LLDWLL | 1-5 |
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