FOREST 5 - 2 COVENTRY CITY - Wed Jan 01, 1986 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Wed Jan 01, 1986 (7:45 PM)

Opponent:
Coventry City

Home/Away:
Home

Ground:
City Ground

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
5-2  WON 

Half-time: 1-2


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Birmingham Mail - Thursday 02 January 1986
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1985-86

Referee:
M Cotton

Sponsor:
Skol

Attendance:
13,860

Pos Before/After:
10 9

Opp Before/After:
17 17

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Blackburn Rovers (FA Cup)

League:
Tottenham Hotspur

Coventry City:
Mar 29, 1986


GAME COUNT:

League:
3317 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1730 (of 2297)
Competitive:
3761 (of 5763)
Total:
5215 (of 7550)
Played:
38 years, 9 months, 13 days ago


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

Goals
Neil Webb (41')
Neil Webb (53')
Neil Webb (75')
Johnny Metgod (80')
Peter Davenport (84')
Logo
COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Don Mackay
Prior form: LWDLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Cyrille Regis (19')
Micky Adams (21')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK24 Steve Sutton
2M24 Gary Mills
3D17 Brett Williams
4D20 Des Walker
5F29 Garry Birtles
6M34 Ian Bowyer
7D27 Johnny Metgod goal (80')
8M22 Neil Webb goal (41') goal (53') goal (75')
9F19 Nigel Clough
10F24 Peter Davenport goal (84')
11F32 John Robertson
Subs
12M23 Colin Walsh


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKSteve Ogrizovic
2DMicky Adams goal
3DGregory Downs
4DBrian Kilcline
5DBrian Borrows
6MWayne Turner
7MDavid Bennett
8MLloyd McGrath
9MDave Bowman  0 
10FTerry Gibson  0 
11FCyrille Regis goal
Subs
12Rodger


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Jan 01, 1986)
Home Score Away
Arsenal0-0Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa0-1Manchester City
Ipswich Town0-0Watford
Liverpool2-2Sheffield Wednesday
Luton Town3-1Leicester City
Manchester United1-0Birmingham City
Newcastle United2-2Everton
Nottingham Forest5-2Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers3-1Oxford United
Southampton3-1West Bromwich Albion

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
1Manchester United231544411683120371321132549 LDWWLL
2Chelsea2314543823100123845315151547 WDDWWW
3Everton2414465430822311262423182446 WWLWWW
4Liverpool2413744723102030735417162446 DWLDLD
5West Ham United231364382082126954312111845 WWWWDL
6Sheffield Wednesday241266383774122195251618142 LWLWDL
7Arsenal23125628269211883351018241 DDLWWW
8Luton Town241086382765121743517201138 WWLDWD
9Tottenham Hotspur2310493928713291233610161134 WWLWWL
10Nottingham Forest2410410363662418164261820034 DLWLWD
11Newcastle United23977323462320153541219-234 LWLWDD
12Watford23959403982126101381429132 LDWWLW
13Southampton2376103034741228029826-427 LLWLWL
14Queens Park Rangers2383122130624149218721-927 DLLLLL
15Manchester City246810283345316152371218-526 LDWLWD
16Leicester City24671132434622319219924-1125 WLDWWL
17Coventry City236611273532717193441016-824 LWDLLL
18Aston Villa245811283725515173361320-923 LLLWLD
19Oxford United235810354654222130481333-1123 LWDLDW
20Ipswich Town24541519383361117219821-1919 WLWLWD
21Birmingham City2353151433417913128520-1918 DLLLLD
22West Bromwich Albion24261621562371223039933-3512 LLDWLD


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)
1Manchester United241644421693121371321132652 DWWLLW 1-0
12Everton2514565632822311263425202447 WLWWWD 2-2
13Liverpool2513844925103032935417162447 WLDLDD 2-2
24Chelsea2314543823100123845315151547 WDDWWW
5West Ham United231364382082126954312111845 WWWWDL
6Sheffield Wednesday251276403974122195351820143 WLWDLD 2-2
7Arsenal24126628269311883351018242 DLWWWD 0-0
8Luton Town251186412875124843517201341 WLDWDW 3-1
19Nottingham Forest2511410413872423184261820337 LWLWDW 5-2
110Tottenham Hotspur2410593928713291234610161135 WLWWLD 0-0
11Newcastle United24987343663322173541219-235 WLWDDD 2-2
12Watford24969403982126101481429133 DWWLWD 0-0
13Southampton2486103335841259029826-230 LWLWLW 3-1
14Queens Park Rangers24931224317241710218721-730 LLLLLW 3-1
15Manchester City257810293345316153371318-429 DWLWDW 1-0
16Leicester City2567123346462231921101027-1325 LDWWLL 1-3
17Coventry City246612294032717193451221-1124 WDLLLL 2-5
18Aston Villa255812283825615183361320-1023 LLWLDL 0-1
19Oxford United245811364954222130491436-1323 WDLDWL 1-3
20Ipswich Town25551519383461117219821-1920 LWLWDD 0-0
21Birmingham City2453161434417913129521-2018 LLLLDL 0-1
22West Bromwich Albion2526172259237122303101036-3712 LDWLDL 1-3