OXFORD UNITED 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 19, 1987 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 19, 1987 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Oxford United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Manor Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Season:
- 1987-88
- Referee:
- C Trussell
- Sponsor:
- Shipstones
- Attendance:
- 7,891
- Pos Before/After:
- 3
3 - Opp Before/After:
- 16 16
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Arsenal (League Tier 1)
- Oxford United:
- May 07, 1988
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3394 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1807 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3850 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5341 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 21 December 1987
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: WDWLDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Brian Rice (56)
Calvin Plummer (73)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | Steve Chettle | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | Des Walker | |
| 5 | D | Colin Foster | |
| 6 | F |  Terry Wilson | |
| 7 | F | Calvin Plummer  (73) off for Phil Starbuck (87) | |
| 8 | M | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F |  Tommy Gaynor | |
| 11 | F | Brian Rice (56) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Phil Starbuck on for Calvin Plummer (87) | |
| 13 | D |  Gary Fleming |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hucker |
| 2 | D | Bardsley |
| 3 | D | Dreyer |
| 4 | D | Shelton (68) |
| 5 | D | Hill |
| 6 | M | Caton |
| 7 | M | Hebberd |
| 8 | M | Whitehurst |
| 9 | M | Saunders |
| 10 | F | Phillips (45) |
| 11 | F | Rhodes-Brown |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Mustoe (45) | |
| 13 | Foyle (68) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Oxford United | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Portsmouth | 1-2 | Manchester United |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Newcastle United |
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 | Liverpool | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 32 | 44 | DDWWWD | ||
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 39 | WWLLWD | ||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 34 | WDWLDW | ||
| 4 | Everton | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 33 | LWWDDW | ||
| 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 32 | DDDLWW | ||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 32 | DDLLLL | ||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | DWDDLW | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 27 | WLLDLD | ||
| 9 | Luton Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25 | WWWLWD | ||
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 25 | WWLLDD | ||
| 11 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 24 | WDWWDL | ||
| 12 | Coventry City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -7 | 24 | DDDDDW | ||
| 13 | West Ham United | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 | LLWDWD | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 22 | LDDWWD | ||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 22 | LDDLLL | ||
| 16 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 22 | WLDDLL | ||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 21 | WWLWLW | ||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -18 | 19 | DLLWDD | ||
| 19 | Watford | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 17 | WDLWDL | ||
| 20 | Norwich City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 15 | LLDLWL | ||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 14 | WLDLDW | ||
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 | Liverpool | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 47 | DWWWDW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 40 | WLLWDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 37 | DWLDWW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 4 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 35 | DDLWWW | 2-1 |
 1 | 5 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 34 | WWDDWD | 1-1 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 32 | DDLLLL | ||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | DWDDLW | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 27 | WLLDLD | ||
| 4 | 9 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 26 | LWDWDW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 10 | Luton Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25 | WWWLWD | |
| 1 | 11 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 25 | WWLLDD | |
| 1 | 12 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 24 | WDWWDL | |
| 1 | 13 | Coventry City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -7 | 24 | DDDDDW | |
| 1 | 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 22 | LDDLLL | |
| 1 | 15 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 22 | DDWWDL | 1-2 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 22 | LDDLLL | 0-2 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 21 | WLWLWL | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -19 | 19 | LLWDDL | 1-2 | |
| 19 | Watford | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 17 | WDLWDL | ||
| 20 | Norwich City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 15 | LLDLWL | ||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 14 | WLDLDW | ||