OXFORD UNITED 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Oct 25, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 25, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Oxford United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Manor Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-2
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Crystal Palace (League Cup)
- League:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Oxford United:
- Mar 07, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3346 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1759 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3794 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 5273 (of 7502)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Monday 27 October 1986
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 27 October 1986
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

OXFORD UNITED
Manager: Maurice Evans
Prior form: DDWLWL (Old to recent)
Goals
John Aldridge (28)
Ray Houghton (42)
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ||
3 | D | ![]() ![]() | |
4 | D | ![]() | |
5 | D | ![]() | |
6 | M | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | M | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() | |
11 | F | ||
Subs | |||
12 | M | ![]() |
Lineup
Num | Pos | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | GK | Tony Parks |
2 | D | Neil Slatter |
3 | D | David Langan |
4 | D | John Dreyer 86 |
5 | D | Gary Briggs |
6 | M | Les Phillips |
7 | M | Ray Houghton ![]() |
8 | M | Trevor Hebberd |
9 | M | Kevin Brock |
10 | F | John Aldridge ![]() |
11 | F | David Leworthy |
12 | ? |
Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | 3-1 | Chelsea |
Aston Villa | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
Everton | 3-2 | Watford |
Leicester City | 2-3 | Southampton |
Luton Town | 4-1 | Liverpool |
Oxford United | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Coventry City |
West Ham United | 1-3 | Charlton Athletic |
Wimbledon | 2-0 | Norwich 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 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 23 | WWWDLW | ||
2 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | WWWWDD | ||
3 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 20 | WLDWLW | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | LWWDWD | ||
5 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 19 | WWDDWD | ||
6 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | WWLLLW | ||
7 | Arsenal | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | DDLWWW | ||
8 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | WDWLLW | ||
9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | DWDWLD | ||
10 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 | LLWWWL | ||
11 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 14 | WLLDLW | ||
12 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | DLWDDL | ||
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 | LDLLWL | ||
14 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 14 | LDLWWW | ||
15 | Southampton | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 13 | LWDWLL | ||
16 | Wimbledon | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 | LLDLLL | ||
17 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 13 | DDWLWL | ||
18 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 12 | WLWLLW | ||
19 | Manchester United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | LLLDWW | ||
20 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 10 | LLDWWL | ||
21 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 | LWLLWL | ||
22 | Manchester City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 | DDLLLL |
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 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 23 | WWDLWL | 1-2 | |
2 | Norwich City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | WWWDDL | 0-2 | |
![]() | 3 | Everton | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | WLLLWW | 3-2 |
![]() | 4 | Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | DLWWWW | 3-1 |
![]() | 5 | Liverpool | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 20 | LDWLWL | 1-4 |
![]() | 6 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | DWLLWD | 2-2 |
![]() | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | WWDWDL | 0-2 |
![]() | 8 | West Ham United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 19 | WDDWDL | 1-3 |
9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | WDWLDD | 2-2 | |
![]() | 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | LWDDLW | 4-1 |
![]() | 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 17 | DLLWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 12 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 17 | DLWWWW | 3-1 |
![]() | 13 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 16 | WDWLLW | 3-2 |
![]() | 14 | Wimbledon | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 | LDLLLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 15 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -9 | 16 | DWLWLW | 2-1 |
![]() | 16 | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 15 | LWWWLL | 2-3 |
![]() | 17 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 14 | LLDLWL | 2-3 |
![]() | 18 | Aston Villa | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 13 | LDWWLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 19 | Chelsea | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 12 | LWLLWL | 1-3 |
![]() | 20 | Manchester United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | LLLDWW | |
21 | Newcastle United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 8 | WLLWLL | 0-2 | |
22 | Manchester City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 | DDLLLL |