FOREST 1 - 0 ARSENAL - Sat Sep 27, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 27, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Manchester United (League Tier 1)
- Arsenal:
- Jan 21, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3342 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1755 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3789 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5266 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 29 September 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 | M | Chris Fairclough | |
| 5 | D |  Johnny Metgod | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Franz Carr | |
| 8 | M | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | Nigel Clough  (2) | |
| 10 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 11 | F | David Campbell | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | Gary Mills |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John Lukic |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson |
| 3 | D | Kenny Sansom |
| 4 | D | David O'Leary |
| 5 | D | Tony Adams |
| 6 | M | Steve Williams |
| 7 | M | David Rocastle |
| 8 | M | Paul Davis |
| 9 | M | Niall Quinn |
| 10 | F | Perry Groves |
| 11 | F | Charlie Nicholas (60) |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ian Allinson (60) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1-0 | Watford |
| Liverpool | 3-3 | Aston Villa |
| Luton Town | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| Norwich City | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Arsenal |
| Oxford United | 3-2 | Charlton Athletic |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | Leicester City |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | West Ham United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Everton |
| Wimbledon | 2-2 | Southampton |
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 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | WDWWWW | ||
| 2 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | DDWDWW | ||
| 3 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | WDWLWW | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | DWLWWL | ||
| 5 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | WDLLWW | ||
| 6 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | WDDWWD | ||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | DWLWDW | ||
| 8 | Wimbledon | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | WWWWLL | ||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | DWLDLW | ||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WWWDLD | ||
| 11 | Watford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | LDLWWL | ||
| 12 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | LLWDDD | ||
| 13 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | WDLWDL | ||
| 14 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 9 | LLWLLW | ||
| 15 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | DLDLDD | ||
| 16 | Oxford United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 | DDLWDD | ||
| 17 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LWDDLL | ||
| 18 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 6 | DLDLWL | ||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 5 | LWLLLD | ||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 | DDLLLW | ||
| 21 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LLDWLL | ||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 3 | LLWLLL | ||
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 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 19 | DWWWWW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | DWLWWW | 2-0 |
 1 | 3 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | DWDWWL | 0-2 |
| 2 | 4 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | DDWWDW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 5 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | WLWWLD | 3-3 |
| 3 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | WLDLWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | DLLWWD | 2-2 |
| 1 | 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | WLWDWD | 2-2 |
| 1 | 9 | Wimbledon | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | WWWLLD | 2-2 |
| 3 | 10 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | DLWDLW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 | WWDLDL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 12 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | DLWWLL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 13 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 10 | LWLLWD | 2-2 |
| 2 | 14 | Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 10 | DLWDDW | 3-2 |
| 3 | 15 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | LWDDDL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 16 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 | WDDLLW | 1-0 |
| 2 | 17 | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 | LDLDDL | 0-1 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 6 | DLDLWL | ||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 5 | WLLLDL | 2-3 | |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 5 | DLLLWL | 0-2 | |
| 21 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LLDWLL | ||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 4 | LWLLLD | 3-3 | |