FOREST 1 - 1 WATFORD - Sat Aug 30, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 30, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Watford
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 (Draw)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1986-87
- Referee:
- Joseph Worrall
- Sponsor:
- Home Ales
- Attendance:
- 14,723
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 8 9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Ham United (League Tier 1)
- Watford:
- Feb 07, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3337 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1750 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3783 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5260 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Birmingham Weekly Mercury - Sunday 31 August 1986
- Sunday Mirror - Sunday 31 August 1986
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D |  Gary Fleming | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | Des Walker | |
| 5 | D |  Johnny Metgod | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer  (27) | |
| 7 | F | Franz Carr | |
| 8 | M | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 11 | F | David Campbell | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | Gary Mills |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tony Coton |
| 2 | D | Steve Terry |
| 3 | D | Paul Franklin |
| 4 | D | Wilf Rostron |
| 5 | D | David Bardsley |
| 6 | M | John McClelland |
| 7 | M | John Barnes |
| 8 | M | Brian Talbot |
| 9 | M | Kenny Jackett |
| 10 | F | Worrell Sterling |
| 11 | F | Luther Blissett |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Roberts |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1-1 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal |
| Luton Town | 0-0 | Newcastle United |
| Manchester United | 0-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| Norwich City | 4-3 | Southampton |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Watford |
| Oxford United | 0-0 | West Ham United |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Chelsea |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| Wimbledon | 1-0 | 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 | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WW | ||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | WD | ||
| 3 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 4 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 6 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DW | ||
| 7 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | WL | ||
| 8 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | WL | ||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LW | ||
| 10 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WL | ||
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LW | ||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LW | ||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LW | ||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 15 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 16 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | ||
| 17 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | ||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 19 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | ||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | DL | ||
| 21 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | ||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 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 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | WDW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | WDW | 2-1 |
| 2 | 3 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | WWD | 0-0 |
| 8 | 4 | Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | LWW | 1-0 |
| 8 | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LWW | 1-0 |
| 3 | 6 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | WDD | 1-1 |
| 7 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | DDW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 8 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | DWD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 9 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | WLD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LWD | 1-1 |
| 6 | 11 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DW | 4-3 |
| 8 | 12 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WDL | 0-1 |
| 2 | 13 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LWD | 1-1 |
| 6 | 14 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | DLW | 1-0 |
| 8 | 15 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | WLL | 3-4 |
| 6 | 16 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 | WLL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 17 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 0-2 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | LDD | 0-0 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LDD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | 20 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | 0-1 |
| 21 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | LLL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 0-1 | |