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.
| 1986–87 season | |||
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| Chairman | Maurice Roworth | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | The City Ground | ||
| First Division | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Clough (14) Birtles Webb All: Clough (16) | ||
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Summary edit
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 edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Kjetil Osvold | Lillestrøm SK | £80,000 |
| DF | Colin Foster | Leyton Orient F.C. | £50,000 |
| MF | Calvin Plummer | Barnsley F.C. | |
| DF | Darren Wassall | ||
| FW | Phil Starbuck | ||
| FW | Lee Glover | ||
| GK | Paul Crichton | ||
| DF | Gary Andrews | ||
| MF | Ray Campbell | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Colin Walsh | Charlton Athletic | |
| DF | Jim McInally | Coventry City | £112,000 |
| DF | Ian Butterworth | Norwich City | £160,000 |
| MF | John Robertson | ||
| MF | Steve Wigley | Sheffield United | |
| MF | Steve Hodge | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| MF | Steven Murray | Celtic Glasgow | |
| MF | Leigh Palin | ||
| FW | Mick Perry | ||
| GK | Darren Heyes | ||
Winter edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | David Riley | Darlington F.C. | £40,000 |
| GK | Hans Segers | Stoke City | loan |
| MF | Calvin Plummer | Lahden Reipas | loan |
| DF | Ian Butterworth | Norwich City | |
Spring edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Paul Wilkinson | Everton | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | David Riley | Peterborough United | loan |
Results edit
Division One edit
League table edit
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results by round edit
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
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 edit
| 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 |
| 2 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 |
| 6 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 |
| 4 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 |
| 1 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 |
| 8 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 |
| 6 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 |
| 1 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 |
| 3 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 |
| 7 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 |
| 7 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 |
| 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 |
| 4 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 |
| 2 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 |
| 4 May 1987 41 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Imre Varadi 8' |
7 | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,405 Referee: J Lovatt |
| 9 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 edit
| 24 September 1986 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | Brighton and Hove |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
| 8 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 |
| 5 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 edit
| 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 edit
Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
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Steve Sutton | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  NIR
|
Gary Fleming | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Des Walker | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED
|
Johnny Metgod | 44 | 4 | 36+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Stuart Pearce | 44 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Franz Carr | 42 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Neil Webb | 39 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Ian Bowyer | 40 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Gary Mills | 38 | 1 | 27+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Nigel Clough | 49 | 16 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Garry Birtles | 33 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| GK | NED
|
Hans Segers | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Chris Fairclough | 30 | 2 | 24+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| MF | NIR
|
David Campbell | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Paul Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Colin Foster | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Ian Butterworth | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  NOR
|
Kjetil Osvold | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Phil Starbuck | 6 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  SCO
|
Brian Rice | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Brett Williams | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
David Riley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Gary Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | NIR
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Ray Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Paul Chalmers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
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Paul Crichton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Lee Glover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
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Calvin Plummer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Darren Wassall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ Nottingham Forest stats at Sporting Heroes
- ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ^ "7 of Chelsea's biggest defeats of all-time - ranked". football.co.uk. 3 April 2021.
- ^ Culley, Jon (9 January 2011). "Nigel Clough: Thick-skinned, brutally honest. Who does he take after?". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 September 2013.