1986–87 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Nottingham Forest's 122nd year in existence and eleventh consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Nottingham Forest
1986–87 season
ChairmanMaurice Roworth
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumThe City Ground
First Division8th
FA CupSecond round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Clough (14)
Birtles
Webb

All: Clough (16)

Summary

During summer manager Clough continued the squad rebuilding without notable transfers. Central back defender Chris Fairclough returned after a year injured, the same situation happenedd with veteran Forward Garry Birtles[1] "reinforcing" the strikers line. Meanwhile, Dutch Goalkeeper Hans Segers[2] lost his spot as starter to Steve Sutton and left the club to sign with Stoke City. The defensive line lined up Gary Fleming as right back, Walker and Metgod as Central backs and Pearce as left back. Fairclough left the squad during summer of 1987. In the midfield veteran Ian Bowyer was aimed by Neil Webb, Gary Mills and Franz Carr, the line was exhaust after some bright matches (included a 6–2 at Chelsea) [3] due to loss of form through spring and the team collapsed to 8th spot in League. Veteran Gary Birtles and Nigel Clough[4] completed the starters squad not being aimed by an already weaker midfield. The club opted out of Full Members' Cup in its 1986-87 edition.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Steve Sutton
GK England ENG Paul Crichton
GK Netherlands NED Hans Segers
DF Northern Ireland NIR Gary Fleming
DF England ENG Des Walker
DF England ENG Colin Foster
DF England ENG Chris Fairclough
DF England ENG Brett Williams
DF England ENG Gary Andrews
DF England ENG Darren Wassall
DF England ENG Stuart Pearce
MF England ENG Franz Carr
MF England ENG Ian Bowyer
MF Netherlands NED Johnny Metgod
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Neil Webb
MF Northern Ireland NIR David Campbell
MF England ENG Gary Mills
MF Norway NOR Kjetil Osvold
MF England ENG Ray Campbell
MF Scotland SCO Brian Rice
MF England ENG Calvin Plummer
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck
FW England ENG Garry Birtles
FW England ENG Nigel Clough
FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson
FW England ENG David Riley
FW Scotland SCO Paul Chalmers
FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover

Transfers

Winter

In
Pos. Name from Type

Spring

In
Pos. Name from Type
FWPaul WilkinsonEverton
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FWDavid RileyPeterborough Unitedloan

Results

Division One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Chelsea 42 20 11 11 57 56 +1 71
7 Arsenal 42 20 9 13 49 47 +2 69
8 Nottingham Forest 42 19 11 12 69 53 +16 68
9 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 61 44 +17 66
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 8 15 74 52 +22 65
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultLWDWWWWWDLWLWLLWWWLDLDDDWWDDLWLDWLDWLDLWLW
Position19910331111211123222223444444475764666778778
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1987/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Disqualified to 1987-88 European Cup;   = Disqualified to 1987-88 UEFA Cup;   = Qualified to 1986-87 Second Division play-offs;   = Relegated to Division Two

Matches

23 August 1986 1 Everton 2-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
19 27', 65' Kevin Sheedy Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,222
Referee: D Shaw
27 August 1986 2 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Charlton Athletic Nottingham
Neil Webb 36', 72'
Garry Birtles 53'
Nigel Clough 75'
9 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,970
Referee: KS Hackett
30 August 1986 3 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Watford Nottingham
Ian Bowyer 28' 10 47' Luther Blissett Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,709
Referee: JB Worrall
02 September 1986 4 West Ham Utd 1-2 Nottingham Forest Upton Park
Frank McAvennie 19' 3 62' Nigel Clough
64' Neil Webb
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,305
Referee: DJ Axcell
06 September 1986 5 Southampton 1-3 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Colin Clarke 73' 3 Neil Webb 11', 76'
Garry Birtles 77'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,604
Referee: LC Shapter
13 September 1986 6 Nottingham Forest 6-0 Aston Villa Nottingham
Franz Carr 8'
Garry Birtles 23', 64'
Nigel Clough 46'
Neil Webb 54', 88'
1 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,045
Referee: G Courtney
20 September 1986 7 Chelsea 2-6 Nottingham Forest Fulham
Pat Nevin 7'
John Bumstead 10'
1 4', 38', 71'Neil Webb
31', 43', 78' (pen) Garry Birtles
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,171
Referee: B Hill
27 September 1986 8 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal Nottingham
Nigel Clough 2' 1 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,371
Referee: D Scott
04 October 1986 9 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester United Nottingham
Garry Birtles 51' 1 73' Bryan Robson Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 35,828
Referee: KP Barratt
11 October 1986 10 Leicester City 1-3 Nottingham Forest Leicester
Alan Smith 53'
Gary McAllister 74', 79' (pen)
2 43' Garry Birtles Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,402
Referee: JE Martin
18 October 1986 11 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Queens Park Rangers Nottingham
Nigel Clough 47' 1 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,199
Referee: NJ Ashley
25 October 1986 12 Oxford United 1-2 Nottingham Forest Oxford
John Aldridge 27'
Ray Houghton 42'
1 70' (pen) Stuart Pearce Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,249
Referee: RS Lewis
01 November 1986 13 Nottingham Forest 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham
Neil Webb 20'
Stuart Pearce 40' (pen)
Garry Birtles 73'
1 Lee Chapman 55', 80' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,303
Referee: KJ Breen
08 November 1986 14 Coventry City 0-1 Nottingham Forest Coventry
Nick Pickering 54' 2 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,306
Referee: MG Peck
15 November 1986 15 Luton Town 2-4 Nottingham Forest Luton
Mark Stein 1', 8'
Steve Foster 16'
Brian Stein 68'
3 24' Ian Bowyer
80' Garry Birtles
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,097
Referee: AN Buksh
22 November 1986 16 Nottingham Forest 3-2 Wimbledon Nottingham
Nigel Clough 17' (pen)
Andy Thorn 30' (o.g.)
Johnny Metgod 59'
2 2' Carlton Fairweather
47' Glyn Hodges
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,481
Referee: PA Tyldesley
29 November 1986 17 Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Clive Allen 37', 58' 2 2' (pen) Stuart Pearce
67' Chris Fairclough
77' Neil Webb
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,042
Referee: RB Gifford
06 December 1986 18 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Manchester City Nottingham
Garry Birtles 48'
Franz Carr 86'
2 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: T Simpson
13 December 1986 19 Newcastle Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ken Wharton 16'
Andy Thomas 68'
Peter Beardsley 85'
2 41' Phil Starbuck
87' Franz Carr
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,193
Referee: DT Phillips
20 December 1986 20 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Southampton Nottingham
2 Stadium: City Ground
26 December 1986 21 Norwich City 1-2 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Ian Crook 74'
Robert Rosario 79'
3 64' Stuart Pearce Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,442
Referee: J Ashworth
28 December 1986 22 Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town Nottingham
Nigel Clough 73'
Ian Bowyer 90'
4 10' Brian Stein
86' Mike Newell
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,273
Referee: N Midgley
01 January 1987 23 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool Nottingham
Phil Starbuck 53' 4 Ian Rush 88' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 32,850
Referee: C Downey
03 January 1987 24 Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
4 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,159
Referee: NJ Ashley
25 January 1987 25 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Everton Nottingham
Neil Webb 25' 4 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,009
Referee: RS Lewis
31 January 1987 26 Charlton Athletic 0-1 Nottingham Forest South Norwood
4 Nigel Clough 66' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,050
Referee: DA Hedges
07 February 1987 27 Watford 1-1 Nottingham Forest Watford
John Barnes 2' 4 51' Garry Birtles Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,227
Referee: KS Hackett
14 February 1987 28 Nottingham Forest 1-1 West Ham United Nottingham
Garry Birtles 42' (pen) 4 65' (pen) Ray Stewart Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,370
Referee: GM Tyson
28 February 1987 29 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea Nottingham
7 Pat Nevin 66' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: G Courtney
07 March 1987 30 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Oxford United Nottingham
Nigel Clough 15', 43' 5 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,298
Referee: JB Worrall
14 March 1987 31 Queens Park Rangers 1-3 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush
Gary Bannister 31'
Wayne Fereday 54'
Alan McDonald 70'
7 Johnny Metgod 56' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,396
Referee: MD Reed
17 March 1987 32 Arsenal 0-0 Nottingham Forest Islington
6 Stadium: Highbury
22 March 1987 33 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Leicester City Nottingham
Franz Carr 11'
Nigel Clough 58'
4 Ally Mauchlen 70' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,679
Referee: F Roberts
28 March 1987 34 Manchester United 0-2 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Paul McGrath 12'
Bryan Robson 44'
6 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 39,182
Referee: NJ Ashley
04 April 1987 35 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City Nottingham
6 Stadium: City Ground
14 April 1987 36 Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Lee Chapman 53'David Hirst 61' 6 Nigel Clough 8', 80'Brian Rice 69' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,597
Referee: JW Lloyd
18 April 1987 37 Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish 34'
Ronnie Whelan 51'
Gary Ablett 68'
7 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,359
Referee: MG Peck
20 April 1987 38 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Norwich City Nottingham
Nigel Clough 79' 7 63' Robert Rosario Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,446
Referee: NS Butler
25 April 1987 39 Wimbledon 1-2 Nottingham Forest Wimbledon
Glyn Hodges 28' (pen)
John Fashanu 78'
8 Stuart Pearce 19' (pen) Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: DA Hedges
02 May 1987 40 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Neil Webb 54'
Johnny Metgod 65'
7 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,837
Referee: JE Martin
04 May 1987 41 Manchester City 1-0 Nottingham Forest Moss Side
Imre Varadi 8' 7 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: J Lovatt
09 May 1987 42 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Newcastle United Nottingham
Colin Foster 35'
Stuart Pearce 41' (pen)
8 70' Gascoigne Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,780
Referee: C Downey

League Cup

24 September 1986 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest Brighton and Hove
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
08 October 1986 2 Nottingham Forest 3-0
(3-0 agg.)
Brighton and Hove Albion Nottingham
Franz Carr 35', 61'
Stuart Pearce 76' (pen)
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,036
Referee: DB Allison
29 October 1986 3 Crystal Palace 2-2 Nottingham Forest South Norwood
Alan Irvine 14'
Andy Gray 69'
39' (pen) Stuart Pearce
72' Garry Birtles
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: BT Stevens
05 November 1986 Replay Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Nigel Clough 77' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 13,029
Referee: R Bridges
19 November 1986 4 Bradford City 0-5 Nottingham Forest Bradford
30' Franz Carr
38' Johnny Metgod
43' Nigel Clough
73' Gary Mills
80' Chris Fairclough
Stadium: Odsal Stadium
Attendance: 16,009
Referee: A Seville
21 January 1987 5 Arsenal 2-0 Nottingham Forest Islington
Charlie Nicholas 2'
Martin Hayes 39'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,617
Referee: B Hill

FA Cup

11 January 1987 3 Crystal Palace 1-0 Nottingham Forest South Norwood
Alan Irvine 23' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,618
Referee: LC Shapter

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision OneFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Steve Sutton 3102800030
DF Northern Ireland NIR Gary Fleming 3803401030
DF England ENG Des Walker 4804101060
DF Netherlands NED Johnny Metgod 44436+131061
DF England ENG Stuart Pearce 4483960052
MF England ENG Franz Carr 4273640063
MF England ENG Neil Webb 391432141060
MF England ENG Ian Bowyer 4033531040
MF England ENG Gary Mills 38127+50104+11
FW England ENG Nigel Clough 491642141062
FW England ENG Garry Birtles 331528140051
GK Netherlands NED Hans Segers 1801401030
DF England ENG Chris Fairclough 30224+21102+11
MF Northern Ireland NIR David Campbell 1801400+1030
FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson 80800000
DF England ENG Colin Foster 917+210000
DF England ENG Ian Butterworth 70400030
MF Norway NOR Kjetil Osvold 40400000
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck 623+221000
MF Scotland SCO Brian Rice 4131000+10
DF England ENG Brett Williams 50301010
FW England ENG David Riley 100+100000
DF England ENG Gary Andrews 1000000+10
MF Northern Ireland NIR Ray Campbell 00000000
FW Scotland SCO Paul Chalmers 00000000
GK England ENG Paul Crichton 00000000
FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover 1000000+10
MF England ENG Calvin Plummer 00000000
DF England ENG Darren Wassall 00000000

References

  1. Nottingham Forest stats at Sporting Heroes
  2. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  3. "7 of Chelsea's biggest defeats of all-time - ranked". football.co.uk. 3 April 2021.
  4. Culley, Jon (9 January 2011). "Nigel Clough: Thick-skinned, brutally honest. Who does he take after?". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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