FOREST 3 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Wed Dec 28, 1983 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Wed Dec 28, 1983 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Coventry City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
3-0  WON 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 29 December 1983
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1983-84

Referee:
T Jones

Sponsor:
Wrangler

Attendance:
22,169

Pos Before/After:
6 5

Opp Before/After:
7 7

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Liverpool (League Tier 1)

Coventry City:
Apr 17, 1984


GAME COUNT:

League:
3228 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1641 (of 2297)
Competitive:
3653 (of 5763)
Total:
5071 (of 7550)
Played:
40 years, 9 months, 16 days ago


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

Goals
Peter Davenport (23')
Garry Birtles (53')
Garry Birtles (84')
Logo
COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Bobby Gould
Prior form: DDWWDD (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK27 Hans van Breukelen
2D27 Viv Anderson
3D31 Kenny Swain
4D25 Bryn Gunn
5M19 Chris Fairclough
6M32 Ian Bowyer
7F22 Steve Wigley off for Ian Wallace
8M21 Steve Hodge
9F27 Garry Birtles goal (53') goal (84')
10F22 Peter Davenport goal (23')
11M21 Colin Walsh
Subs
12F27 Ian Wallace on for Steve Wigley


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKRaddy Avramovic
2DBrian Roberts
3DNicky Platnauer
4DTrevor Peake
5DSam Allardyce
6MStuart Pearce
7MDavid Bennett
8MMicky Gynn
9MAshley Grimes
10FGerry Daly
11FGraham Withey
Subs
12Ian Butterworth


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Dec 28, 1983)
Home Score Away
Nottingham Forest3-0Coventry 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 AGDPts Current Form Status
1Liverpool201253351672122553213111941 DWLWWD
2Manchester United2011543823713251244113111538 DLWWDD
3Southampton201145221481115633478837 LWDWWW
4West Ham United20113631186222210514981336 DLWLLW
5Luton Town201127362852321146041514835 WLWWWL
6Nottingham Forest191036352672123103151216933 WDWLWW
7Coventry City1996429214321385321613833 DDWWDD
8Queens Park Rangers191027301861213541517131232 WLWWWL
9Aston Villa20956312982119111351218232 LWDWLD
10Norwich City21876262353316123431011331 WWWDLD
11Tottenham Hotspur20866323133312145332017130 WLDLLD
12Arsenal209110352951518144051715628 LLLWWD
13Sunderland2076722274431511324716-527 WDLDDW
14Ipswich Town20758302752319112351116326 DDLLWD
15West Bromwich Albion207211223241411103171122-1023 LWLLLL
16Everton20659112334356316617-1223 LWDLDL
17Leicester City215610303952317160471323-921 WLWDWD
18Watford205411323833420212171217-619 LWWLWL
19Birmingham City205411172540588146917-819 LLLLLD
20Notts County205312273932415162181223-1218 WLWLLD
21Stoke City1937920333241316055717-1316 LDLLDW
22Wolverhampton Wanderers2025131648155920108728-3211 WLLDLW


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Liverpool201253351672122553213111941 DWLWWD
2Manchester United2011543823713251244113111538 DLWWDD
3Southampton201145221481115633478837 LWDWWW
4West Ham United20113631186222210514981336 DLWLLW
15Nottingham Forest2011363826821261031512161236 DWLWWW 3-0
16Luton Town201127362852321146041514835 WLWWWL
7Coventry City2096529244321385331616533 DWWDDL 0-3
8Queens Park Rangers191027301861213541517131232 WLWWWL
9Aston Villa20956312982119111351218232 LWDWLD
10Norwich City21876262353316123431011331 WWWDLD
11Tottenham Hotspur20866323133312145332017130 WLDLLD
12Arsenal209110352951518144051715628 LLLWWD
13Sunderland2076722274431511324716-527 WDLDDW
14Ipswich Town20758302752319112351116326 DDLLWD
15West Bromwich Albion207211223241411103171122-1023 LWLLLL
16Everton20659112334356316617-1223 LWDLDL
17Leicester City215610303952317160471323-921 WLWDWD
18Watford205411323833420212171217-619 LWWLWL
19Birmingham City205411172540588146917-819 LLLLLD
20Notts County205312273932415162181223-1218 WLWLLD
21Stoke City1937920333241316055717-1316 LDLLDW
22Wolverhampton Wanderers2025131648155920108728-3211 WLLDLW

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