FOREST 2 - 0 CHELSEA - Wed Apr 10, 1985 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Apr 10, 1985 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Season:
- 1984-85
- Referee:
- T Fitzharris
- Sponsor:
- Skol
- Attendance:
- 14,666
- Pos Before/After:
- 8
8
- Opp Before/After:
- 9
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Arsenal (League Tier 1)
- Chelsea:
- Nov 09, 1985
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3284 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1697 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3724 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5165 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 11 April 1985
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: DLDWLL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Garry Birtles (49)
Johnny Metgod (54)
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | M | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | D | ![]() ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() ![]() | |
10 | M | ![]() | |
11 | M | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | ![]() |
Lineup:
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Stephen Francis |
2 | D | Keith Dublin |
3 | D | Darren Wood |
4 | D | Joe McLaughlin |
5 | D | Colin Pates |
6 | M | John Bumstead |
7 | M | David Speedie |
8 | M | Mickey Thomas () |
9 | M | Nigel Spackman |
10 | F | Pat Nevin |
11 | F | Kerry Dixon |
Subs | ||
12 | Gordon Davies () |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Chelsea |
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 | Everton | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 36 | 69 | DDWWWW | ||
2 | Manchester United | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 65 | DWWWWL | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 61 | LWWLLD | ||
4 | Liverpool | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 57 | WLWLWW | ||
5 | Southampton | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 57 | DLLWDW | ||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 55 | DDWDLW | ||
7 | Arsenal | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 55 | DWDLLW | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 50 | DLDWLL | ||
9 | Chelsea | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 49 | LLLWWW | ||
10 | Aston Villa | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -1 | 49 | DLWWWL | ||
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -6 | 45 | WLWLLW | ||
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -11 | 44 | LWLWLW | ||
13 | Leicester City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -5 | 42 | WWLLLL | ||
14 | Norwich City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -9 | 42 | DLWDLL | ||
15 | Newcastle United | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 41 | -14 | 42 | DLDLWD | ||
16 | Watford | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -1 | 38 | LWLLWD | ||
17 | West Ham United | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 37 | DLWLDL | ||
18 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -12 | 36 | DDLWWW | ||
19 | Luton Town | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -12 | 35 | DLWWLW | ||
20 | Sunderland | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 35 | DWLLLD | ||
21 | Coventry City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -16 | 34 | LWLWWL | ||
22 | Stoke City | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 38 | -51 | 17 | DLLWLL |
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 | Everton | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 36 | 69 | DDWWWW | ||
2 | Manchester United | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 65 | DWWWWL | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 61 | LWWLLD | ||
4 | Liverpool | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 57 | WLWLWW | ||
5 | Southampton | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 57 | DLLWDW | ||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 55 | DDWDLW | ||
7 | Arsenal | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 55 | DWDLLW | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 53 | LDWLLW | 2-0 | |
9 | Chelsea | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 49 | LLWWWL | 0-2 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -1 | 49 | DLWWWL | ||
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -6 | 45 | WLWLLW | ||
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -11 | 44 | LWLWLW | ||
13 | Leicester City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -5 | 42 | WWLLLL | ||
14 | Norwich City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -9 | 42 | DLWDLL | ||
15 | Newcastle United | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 41 | -14 | 42 | DLDLWD | ||
16 | Watford | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -1 | 38 | LWLLWD | ||
17 | West Ham United | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 37 | DLWLDL | ||
18 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -12 | 36 | DDLWWW | ||
19 | Luton Town | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -12 | 35 | DLWWLW | ||
20 | Sunderland | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 35 | DWLLLD | ||
21 | Coventry City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -16 | 34 | LWLWWL | ||
22 | Stoke City | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 38 | -51 | 17 | DLLWLL |