FOREST 3 - 0 WEST HAM UNITED - Sat Dec 17, 1983 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 17, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Ham United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Referee:
- T Holbrook
- Sponsor:
- Wrangler
- Attendance:
- 14,544
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 3
3
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham City (League Tier 1)
- West Ham United:
- May 12, 1984
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3226 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1639 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3651 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5067 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- WestHamStats.info (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Monday 19 December 1983
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WLWDWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Steve Hodge (26)
Garry Birtles (70)
Colin Walsh (86) (Pen)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Hans van Breukelen | |
| 2 | D |  Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | M | Chris Fairclough  (0) | |
| 5 | D | Paul Hart off for Ian Wallace () | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles  (70) | |
| 10 | M |  Colin Walsh (86) | |
| 11 | M | Steve Hodge (26) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Ian Wallace on for Paul Hart () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Phil Parkes |
| 2 | D | Neil Orr |
| 3 | D | Steve Walford |
| 4 | D | Ray Stewart |
| 5 | D | Frank Lampard  |
| 6 | M | Alvin Martin |
| 7 | M | Geoff Pike () |
| 8 | M | Alan Devonshire |
| 9 | M | Trevor Brooking |
| 10 | F | David Swindlehurst |
| 11 | F | Steve Whitton |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Alan Dickens () |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3-1 | Watford |
| Aston Villa | 4-0 | Ipswich Town |
| Liverpool | 5-0 | Notts County |
| Norwich City | 0-0 | Coventry City |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | West Ham United |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | Everton |
| Southampton | 2-1 | Birmingham City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Stoke City |
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 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 36 | DWDLWW | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | WDWDWL | ||
| 3 | West Ham United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 33 | WWWDLW | ||
| 4 | Coventry City | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 31 | WWDDWW | ||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 29 | LLWLWW | ||
| 6 | Norwich City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 29 | WDWWWW | ||
| 7 | Luton Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 29 | WDLWLW | ||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | DWWLDL | ||
| 9 | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | WLDLWD | ||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 28 | WDWLWD | ||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 27 | WLWDWL | ||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 23 | WLLLWL | ||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 22 | LWLDDL | ||
| 14 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 | LWLLWD | ||
| 15 | Sunderland | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 | WWLWDL | ||
| 16 | Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 21 | LLWLLL | ||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 18 | LDLLLL | ||
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 17 | LDWWLW | ||
| 19 | Watford | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 16 | DLLLWW | ||
| 20 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 16 | DLWWLW | ||
| 21 | Stoke City | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 12 | DDLDLL | ||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 7 | LLDWLL | ||
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 | 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 37 | DWDWLW | 5-0 |
 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 36 | DWDLWW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | WWDLWL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 32 | LWLWWW | 2-0 |
| 1 | 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 32 | WDDWWD | 0-0 |
| 3 | 6 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | LDLWDW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 7 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 31 | DWLWDW | 4-0 |
| 3 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 30 | LWDWLW | 3-0 |
| 3 | 9 | Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 | DWWWWD | 0-0 |
| 3 | 10 | Luton Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 29 | WDLWLW | |
| 3 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | DWWLDL | |
| 4 | 12 | Arsenal | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 24 | LWLLLW | 3-1 |
| 1 | 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 23 | WLLLWL | |
| 1 | 14 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 22 | WLDDLL | 0-4 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 | WWLWDL | ||
| 2 | 16 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 22 | WLLWDL | 0-2 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 | DLLLLL | 1-2 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 17 | DWWLWL | 0-5 | |
| 19 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 16 | LLLWWL | 1-3 | |
| 20 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 16 | DLWWLW | ||
| 21 | Stoke City | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 13 | DLDLLD | 0-0 | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 8 | LDWLLD | 0-0 | |
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