The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Mar 10, 1990 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 10, 1990 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Mirror - Sunday 11 March 1990
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1989-90
Referee:: P Harrison
Sponsor:: Shipstones
Attendance:: 18,750
Pos Before/After:: 4 4
Opp Before/After:: 6 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Charlton Athletic (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Sep 01, 1990

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3482 (of 5039)
League Tier 1:: 1895 (of 2291)
Competitive:: 3975 (of 5761)
Total:: 5495 (of 7549)
Played:: 35 years, 1 month, 11 days ago

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

Goals
David Currie (78') - David Currie only goal
Brian Laws (82') - Brian Laws last goal

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: John Sillett
Prior form: WLWWWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Kevin Gallacher (2')
David Speedie (13')
Kevin Drinkell (69')
David Speedie (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Steve Sutton
2	D	28	Brian Laws (82')
3	D	27	Stuart Pearce
4	D	24	Des Walker
5	F	21	Terry Wilson
6	F	23	Toddy Orlygsson off for Nigel Jemson (70')
7	F	25	Gary Crosby
8	F	24	Garry Parker off for Tommy Gaynor (70')
9	F	23	Nigel Clough
10	F	27	David Currie (78')	First start
11	F	26	Brian Rice
Subs
12	F	20	Nigel Jemson on for Toddy Orlygsson (70')
13	F	27	Tommy Gaynor on for Garry Parker (70')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Steve Sutton	252		3	1
2	D	28	Brian Laws (82')	82	6	3	1
3	D	27	Stuart Pearce	212	41	3	1
4	D	24	Des Walker	232	1	3	1
5	F	21	Terry Wilson	111	9	7	2
6	F	23	Toddy Orlygsson off for Nigel Jemson (70')	16	2	3	1
7	F	25	Gary Crosby	74	16	3	1
8	F	24	Garry Parker off for Tommy Gaynor (70')	80	24	3	1
9	F	23	Nigel Clough	240	133	3	1
10	F	27	David Currie (78')	3		35	6
11	F	26	Brian Rice	119	21	3	1
Subs
12	F	20	Nigel Jemson on for Toddy Orlygsson (70')	15	3	3	1
13	F	27	Tommy Gaynor on for Garry Parker (70')	62	18	101	20

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Steve Ogrizovic
2	D	Peter Billing
3	D	Anthony Dobson
4	D	Trevor Peake
5	D	Brian Borrows
6	M	Micky Gynn
7	M	David Speedie
8	M	David Smith
9	M	Kevin Gallacher
10	F	Kevin Drinkell
11	F	Cyrille Regis
Subs
12		Downs
13		Steve Livingstone

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 10, 1990)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Luton Town
Chelsea	0-0	Norwich City
Manchester City	1-1	Arsenal
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Coventry City
Southampton	2-1	Derby County
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Charlton Athletic

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	Status
1	Liverpool	27	15	8	4	51	26	8	4	1	24	8	7	4	3	27	18	25	53	DDWWDW
2	Aston Villa	27	16	4	7	43	26	10	2	2	28	15	6	2	5	15	11	17	52	WWWWLL
3	Arsenal	27	14	4	9	41	27	11	2	0	32	7	3	2	9	9	20	14	46	LWLDLW
4	Nottingham Forest	27	12	7	8	39	28	7	4	3	21	13	5	3	5	18	15	11	43	WWWDWL
5	Chelsea	28	11	9	8	45	41	5	5	4	24	22	6	4	4	21	19	4	42	WLLDWW
6	Coventry City	27	12	4	11	28	35	10	1	3	19	12	2	3	8	9	23	-7	40	WLWWWL
7	Southampton	27	10	9	8	53	46	6	5	2	30	20	4	4	6	23	26	7	39	DLLDWL
8	Tottenham Hotspur	28	11	6	11	39	36	7	1	6	24	20	4	5	5	15	16	3	39	LWWLLL
9	Derby County	26	11	5	10	33	23	8	1	5	24	12	3	4	5	9	11	10	38	DWLWWL
10	Wimbledon	27	9	11	7	34	29	4	4	5	16	17	5	7	2	18	12	5	38	WDDLWW
11	Everton	26	11	5	10	35	34	9	2	2	23	11	2	3	8	12	23	1	38	WDWLWL
12	Norwich City	27	10	8	9	30	31	5	7	1	17	10	5	1	8	13	21	-1	38	LWLDLW
13	Queens Park Rangers	26	9	9	8	30	29	6	3	3	16	12	3	6	5	14	17	1	36	DWDLWW
14	Sheffield Wednesday	29	8	9	12	24	37	7	6	2	18	9	1	3	10	6	28	-13	33	LDLWDW
15	Crystal Palace	27	9	6	12	32	51	6	4	4	20	19	3	2	8	12	32	-19	33	LLLWDW
16	Manchester United	27	8	7	12	34	37	5	4	4	19	12	3	3	8	15	25	-3	31	LLDWLW
17	Luton Town	28	6	11	11	32	43	5	6	3	16	14	1	5	8	16	29	-11	29	DWLDLW
18	Manchester City	27	7	7	13	28	42	7	2	5	21	17	0	5	8	7	25	-14	28	DWDDLL
19	Millwall	28	5	9	14	33	48	4	5	5	19	16	1	4	9	14	32	-15	24	DDLLLL
20	Charlton Athletic	28	5	8	15	23	38	3	5	6	14	16	2	3	9	9	22	-15	23	LLWWDL

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	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Aston Villa	28	17	4	7	45	26	11	2	2	30	15	6	2	5	15	11	19	55	WWWLLW		2-0
1	2	Liverpool	27	15	8	4	51	26	8	4	1	24	8	7	4	3	27	18	25	53	DDWWDW
	3	Arsenal	28	14	5	9	42	28	11	2	0	32	7	3	3	9	10	21	14	47	WLDLWD		1-1
	4	Nottingham Forest	28	12	7	9	41	32	7	4	4	23	17	5	3	5	18	15	9	43	WWDWLL		2-4
	5	Chelsea	29	11	10	8	45	41	5	6	4	24	22	6	4	4	21	19	4	43	LLDWWD		0-0
	6	Coventry City	28	13	4	11	32	37	10	1	3	19	12	3	3	8	13	25	-5	43	LWWWLW		4-2
	7	Southampton	28	11	9	8	55	47	7	5	2	32	21	4	4	6	23	26	8	42	LLDWLW		2-1
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	29	12	6	11	42	36	8	1	6	27	20	4	5	5	15	16	6	42	WWLLLW		3-0
3	9	Norwich City	28	10	9	9	30	31	5	7	1	17	10	5	2	8	13	21	-1	39	WLDLWD		0-0
1	10	Derby County	27	11	5	11	34	25	8	1	5	24	12	3	4	6	10	13	9	38	WLWWLL		1-2
1	11	Wimbledon	27	9	11	7	34	29	4	4	5	16	17	5	7	2	18	12	5	38	WDDLWW
1	12	Everton	26	11	5	10	35	34	9	2	2	23	11	2	3	8	12	23	1	38	WDWLWL
	13	Queens Park Rangers	26	9	9	8	30	29	6	3	3	16	12	3	6	5	14	17	1	36	DWDLWW
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	29	8	9	12	24	37	7	6	2	18	9	1	3	10	6	28	-13	33	LDLWDW
	15	Crystal Palace	27	9	6	12	32	51	6	4	4	20	19	3	2	8	12	32	-19	33	LLLWDW
	16	Manchester United	27	8	7	12	34	37	5	4	4	19	12	3	3	8	15	25	-3	31	LLDWLW
	17	Luton Town	29	6	11	12	32	45	5	6	3	16	14	1	5	9	16	31	-13	29	WLDLWL		0-2
	18	Manchester City	28	7	8	13	29	43	7	3	5	22	18	0	5	8	7	25	-14	29	WDDLLD		1-1
	19	Millwall	28	5	9	14	33	48	4	5	5	19	16	1	4	9	14	32	-15	24	DDLLLL
	20	Charlton Athletic	29	5	8	16	23	41	3	5	6	14	16	2	3	10	9	25	-18	23	LWWDLL		0-3