The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 1 LIVERPOOL - Sat Dec 28, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 28, 1985 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 (Draw)
: Half-time: 1-0

Season:: 1985-86
Referee:: K Baker
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 27,141
Pos Before/After:: 11 10
Opp Before/After:: 2 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Coventry City (League Tier 1)
Liverpool:: Jan 01, 1987

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3316 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1729 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 3760 (of 5721)
Total:: 5212 (of 7500)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Mirror - Sunday 29 December 1985
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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

Goals
Neil Webb (10)

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Prior form: WDWLDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Kevin MacDonald (55)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Steve Sutton
2	M	Gary Mills
3	D	Brett Williams
4	D	Des Walker
5	F	Garry Birtles
6	M	Ian Bowyer
7	D	Johnny Metgod
8	M	Neil Webb (10)
9	F	Nigel Clough
10	F	Peter Davenport
11	F	John Robertson
Subs
12		?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bruce Grobbelaar
2	D	Mark Lawrenson
3	D	Jim Beglin
4	D	Alan Hansen
5	D	Steve Nicol
6	M	Kevin MacDonald
7	M	Craig Johnston
8	M	Ronnie Whelan
9	M	Jan Molby
10	F	Kenny Dalglish
11	F	Ian Rush
Subs
12		Sammy Lee

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 28, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	3-1	Queens Park Rangers
Aston Villa	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Everton	3-1	Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich Town	1-1	Luton Town
Manchester City	1-1	Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest	1-1	Liverpool
Watford	2-1	Leicester 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	23	15	4	4	41	16	8	3	1	20	3	7	1	3	21	13	25	49	LDWWLL
	2	Liverpool	23	13	6	4	46	22	10	2	0	30	7	3	4	4	16	15	24	45	WDWLDL
	3	West Ham United	23	13	6	4	38	20	8	2	1	26	9	5	4	3	12	11	18	45	WWWWDL
	4	Chelsea	22	13	5	4	36	23	9	0	1	21	8	4	5	3	15	15	13	44	WWDDWW
	5	Everton	23	13	4	6	51	29	7	2	2	28	11	6	2	4	23	18	22	43	DWWLWW
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	23	12	6	5	37	34	7	4	1	22	19	5	2	4	15	15	3	42	WLWLWD
	7	Arsenal	22	11	5	6	25	25	8	2	1	15	7	3	3	5	10	18	0	38	WDDLWW
	8	Luton Town	23	10	7	6	37	26	6	5	1	21	7	4	2	5	16	19	11	37	WWWLDW
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	22	10	4	8	39	26	7	1	3	29	12	3	3	5	10	14	13	34	DWWLWW
	10	Newcastle United	23	9	7	7	32	34	6	2	3	20	15	3	5	4	12	19	-2	34	LWLWDD
	11	Nottingham Forest	23	10	3	10	35	35	6	1	4	17	15	4	2	6	18	20	0	33	DDLWLW
	12	Watford	22	8	5	9	38	38	7	2	1	24	9	1	3	8	14	29	0	29	LLDWWL
	13	Southampton	23	7	6	10	30	34	7	4	1	22	8	0	2	9	8	26	-4	27	LLWLWL
	14	Queens Park Rangers	22	8	3	11	20	27	6	2	4	14	9	2	1	7	6	18	-7	27	WDLLLL
	15	Manchester City	23	6	7	10	27	32	4	4	3	15	14	2	3	7	12	18	-5	25	WLDWLW
	16	Leicester City	23	6	7	10	31	41	4	6	2	23	19	2	1	8	8	22	-10	25	LWLDWW
	17	Coventry City	23	6	6	11	27	35	3	2	7	17	19	3	4	4	10	16	-8	24	LWDLLL
	18	Oxford United	23	5	8	10	35	46	5	4	2	22	13	0	4	8	13	33	-11	23	LWDLDW
	19	Aston Villa	23	5	7	11	27	36	2	4	5	14	16	3	3	6	13	20	-9	22	LLLLWL
	20	Ipswich Town	23	5	3	15	18	37	3	2	6	10	16	2	1	9	8	21	-19	18	LWLWLW
	21	Birmingham City	22	5	2	15	13	32	4	1	7	9	13	1	1	8	4	19	-19	17	LDLLLL
	22	West Bromwich Albion	23	2	5	16	20	55	2	3	7	12	23	0	2	9	8	32	-35	11	DLLDWL

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	23	15	4	4	41	16	8	3	1	20	3	7	1	3	21	13	25	49	LDWWLL
2	2	Chelsea	23	14	5	4	38	23	10	0	1	23	8	4	5	3	15	15	15	47	WDDWWW	2-0
2	3	Everton	24	14	4	6	54	30	8	2	2	31	12	6	2	4	23	18	24	46	WWLWWW	3-1
2	4	Liverpool	24	13	7	4	47	23	10	2	0	30	7	3	5	4	17	16	24	46	DWLDLD	1-1
2	5	West Ham United	23	13	6	4	38	20	8	2	1	26	9	5	4	3	12	11	18	45	WWWWDL
	6	Sheffield Wednesday	24	12	6	6	38	37	7	4	1	22	19	5	2	5	16	18	1	42	LWLWDL	1-3
	7	Arsenal	23	12	5	6	28	26	9	2	1	18	8	3	3	5	10	18	2	41	DDLWWW	3-1
	8	Luton Town	24	10	8	6	38	27	6	5	1	21	7	4	3	5	17	20	11	38	WWLDWD	1-1
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	10	4	9	39	28	7	1	3	29	12	3	3	6	10	16	11	34	WWLWWL	0-2
1	10	Nottingham Forest	24	10	4	10	36	36	6	2	4	18	16	4	2	6	18	20	0	34	DLWLWD	1-1
1	11	Newcastle United	23	9	7	7	32	34	6	2	3	20	15	3	5	4	12	19	-2	34	LWLWDD
	12	Watford	23	9	5	9	40	39	8	2	1	26	10	1	3	8	14	29	1	32	LDWWLW	2-1
	13	Southampton	23	7	6	10	30	34	7	4	1	22	8	0	2	9	8	26	-4	27	LLWLWL
	14	Queens Park Rangers	23	8	3	12	21	30	6	2	4	14	9	2	1	8	7	21	-9	27	DLLLLL	1-3
	15	Manchester City	24	6	8	10	28	33	4	5	3	16	15	2	3	7	12	18	-5	26	LDWLWD	1-1
	16	Leicester City	24	6	7	11	32	43	4	6	2	23	19	2	1	9	9	24	-11	25	WLDWWL	1-2
	17	Coventry City	23	6	6	11	27	35	3	2	7	17	19	3	4	4	10	16	-8	24	LWDLLL
1	18	Aston Villa	24	5	8	11	28	37	2	5	5	15	17	3	3	6	13	20	-9	23	LLLWLD	1-1
1	19	Oxford United	23	5	8	10	35	46	5	4	2	22	13	0	4	8	13	33	-11	23	LWDLDW
	20	Ipswich Town	24	5	4	15	19	38	3	3	6	11	17	2	1	9	8	21	-19	19	WLWLWD	1-1
	21	Birmingham City	23	5	3	15	14	33	4	1	7	9	13	1	2	8	5	20	-19	18	DLLLLD	1-1
	22	West Bromwich Albion	24	2	6	16	21	56	2	3	7	12	23	0	3	9	9	33	-35	12	LLDWLD	1-1