FOREST 2 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON - Sat Aug 24, 1985 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 24, 1985 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Southampton
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-0
- Season:
- 1985-86
- Referee:
- Arthur Robinson
- Sponsor:
- Skol
- Attendance:
- 12,643
- Pos Before/After:
- 19
12 - Opp Before/After:
- 17
20
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Queens Park Rangers (League Tier 1)
- Southampton:
- Dec 20, 1985
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3295 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1708 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3735 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5184 (of 7451)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Hans Segers | |
| 2 | D |  Jim McInally | |
| 3 | D |  Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | Ian Butterworth | |
| 5 | D | Des Walker | |
| 6 | D | Johnny Metgod  | |
| 7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | M | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Shilton |
| 2 | D | Kevin Bond |
| 3 | D | Ivan Golac |
| 4 | D | Mark Wright |
| 5 | D | Andy Townsend |
| 6 | M | Nick Holmes |
| 7 | M | David Armstrong |
| 8 | M | Alan Curtis |
| 9 | M | Jimmy Case |
| 10 | F | George Lawrence |
| 11 | F | Danny Wallace |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | David Puckett |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| Aston Villa | 1-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Chelsea | 2-0 | Birmingham City |
| Everton | 1-1 | Coventry City |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Manchester City | 1-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Liverpool |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Southampton |
| Oxford United | 5-0 | Leicester City |
| Watford | 5-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| West Ham United | 0-1 | Luton Town |
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WW | ||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WD | ||
| 3 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 5 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DW | ||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DW | ||
| 7 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | LW | ||
| 8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LW | ||
| 9 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LW | ||
| 10 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | LW | ||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | WL | ||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | WL | ||
| 13 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 15 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 16 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 17 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 18 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | ||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LD | ||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | ||
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 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | WWW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | DWW | 3-1 |
| 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | DWW | 2-0 |
| 6 | 4 | Watford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | LWW | 5-1 |
| 6 | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | WLW | 2-1 |
| 10 | 6 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | DDW | 5-0 |
| 6 | 7 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DDW | 1-0 |
| 6 | 8 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | DDW | 1-0 |
| 7 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | WDL | 0-1 |
| 6 | 10 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | WDL | 0-1 |
| 3 | 11 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWD | 1-1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DLW | 2-1 |
| 10 | 13 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 4 | WDL | 0-5 |
| 7 | 14 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LWL | 0-1 |
| 7 | 15 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LLW | 1-0 |
| 7 | 16 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LWL | 1-2 |
| 5 | 17 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 | WLL | 0-2 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 | |
| 4 | 19 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 1-3 |
| 3 | 20 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 1-2 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 | LDL | 1-2 | |
| 2 | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 | DLL | 1-5 |