The City Ground

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

Season:: 1986-87
Referee:: R Lewis
Sponsor:: Home Ales
Attendance:: 10,219
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 17 15

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

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

Goals
Stuart Pearce (70) (Pen)

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	Hans Segers
2	D	Gary Fleming
3	D	Stuart Pearce (70)
4	D	Des Walker
5	D	Johnny Metgod
6	M	Ian Bowyer
7	F	Franz Carr
8	M	Neil Webb
9	F	Nigel Clough
10	F	Garry Birtles
11	F	David Campbell off for Chris Fairclough (60)
Subs
12	M	Chris Fairclough on for David Campbell (60)

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		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 25, 1986)

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	3	Everton	12	6	3	3	20	14	4	1	1	11	5	2	2	2	9	9	6	21	WLLLWW	3-2
3	4	Arsenal	12	6	3	3	14	8	4	2	0	9	2	2	1	3	5	6	6	21	DLWWWW	3-1
2	5	Liverpool	12	6	2	4	24	16	3	2	1	11	5	3	0	3	13	11	8	20	LDWLWL	1-4
2	6	Coventry City	12	5	4	3	12	9	4	1	1	8	3	1	3	2	4	6	3	19	DWLLWD	2-2
3	7	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	4	3	12	10	2	3	1	6	5	3	1	2	6	5	2	19	WWDWDL	0-2
3	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
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
2	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
2	12	Charlton Athletic	12	5	2	5	15	17	2	2	2	8	7	3	0	3	7	10	-2	17	DLWWWW	3-1
2	13	Southampton	12	5	1	6	25	26	4	0	2	14	8	1	1	4	11	18	-1	16	WDWLLW	3-2
2	14	Wimbledon	12	5	1	6	14	16	3	1	2	10	9	2	0	4	4	7	-2	16	LDLLLW	2-0
2	15	Oxford United	12	4	4	4	12	21	3	3	0	8	4	1	1	4	4	17	-9	16	DWLWLW	2-1
6	16	Leicester City	12	4	3	5	16	17	2	2	2	10	9	2	1	3	6	8	-1	15	LWWWLL	2-3
6	17	Watford	12	4	2	6	19	18	3	1	2	10	6	1	1	4	9	12	1	14	LLDLWL	2-3
2	18	Aston Villa	12	4	1	7	17	28	3	0	3	9	11	1	1	4	8	17	-11	13	LDWWLW	2-0
1	19	Chelsea	12	3	3	6	14	23	1	2	3	5	11	2	1	3	9	12	-9	12	LWLLWL	1-3
1	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