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
- 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 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1895 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3975 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5492 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sunday Mirror - Sunday 11 March 1990
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

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 | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | |
2 | D | ![]() ![]() | |
3 | D | ![]() | |
4 | D | ![]() | |
5 | F | ![]() | |
6 | F | ![]() | |
7 | F | ![]() | |
8 | F | ![]() | |
9 | F | ![]() | |
10 | F | ![]() ![]() | First start |
11 | F | ![]() | |
Subs | |||
12 | F | ![]() | |
13 | F | ![]() |
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 |
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 | ||
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 | Result(s) | |
![]() | 1 | Aston Villa | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 55 | WWWLLW | 2-0 |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 9 | Norwich City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 39 | WLDLWD | 0-0 |
![]() | 10 | Derby County | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 38 | WLWWLL | 1-2 |
![]() | 11 | Wimbledon | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 38 | WDDLWW | |
![]() | 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 |