1985–86 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 Nottingham Forest 1985–86 Brian Clough Maurice Roworth The City Ground First Division 8th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round _3_stripes_border_white _3 stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _shoulder_stripes_blue_stripes _blue_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_blue FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 FFFF31 Nigel Clough (15) Clough (18) 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was Nottingham Forest's 121st year in existence and ninth consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup. Summary During summer the Board appointed Archie Gemmill as its new coach assistant, the former midfielder returned to the club after six seasons.https://www.espn.co.uk/football/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/2863155/brian-cloughs-nottingham-forest-stun-english-football-rewind-to-1978 Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest stun English football – Rewind to 1978 ESPN 3 May 2016 21 March 2022 Another arrival was midfielder Neil Webb in June, manager Brian Clough paid Portsmouth £250,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8366 Neil Webb – Football Stats – No Club – Age 54 – 1980–1997 – Soccer Base www.soccerbase.com 3 April 2018 reinforcing an ageing squad. To reinforce the defensive line, Left-back Defender Stuart Pearce was brought by manager Brian Clough. Pearce was the makeweight in a £300,000 deal that saw Coventry City centre-back Ian Butterworth move to Forest.https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/stuart-pearce-reveals-not-leave-2129701 Stuart Pearce reveals why he did not leave Nottingham Forest for Manchester United or Rangers nottinghampost.com Jonty Colman 21 October 2018 20 September 2023 The already ageing squad is rebuilding for this season, Dutch Goalkeeper Hans Segers with several injuries was replaced by Steve Sutton as starter. In defence, after the departure of Kenny Swain the right back position was covered by Northern Irish Gary Fleming.http://www.thegaryflemingpractice.co.uk/services.html The Gary Fleming Practice 17 April 2009 Derry Journal Central backs Paul Hart and Chris Fairclough were replaced by arrival Buttersworth and young defender Des Walker who had his breakthrough as starter. On the left back Scottish Jim McInally left his post as starter being replaced by arrival young defender Stuart Pearce. In the midfield, Clough reinforced the line with Right winger Franz Carr (he was already in the team since August 1984) and the new arrival Neil Webb for the central midfield amongst Metgod and veteran Ian Bowyer. The strikers line was completed by young forward Nigel Clough and veteran Davenport who clinched a transfer to Manchester United on 12 March 1986 for a fee of £750,000.https://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=39353 Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net The rebuilding had a cost for the club finishing on a mediocre 8th spot in League. The club opted out of Full Members' Cup in its 1985–86 edition. Squad y y GK ENG Steve Sutton y GK NED Hans Segers y GK ENG Darren Heyes y DF NIR Gary Fleming y DF ENG Des Walker y DF SCO Jim McInally y DF ENG Ian Butterworth y DF ENG Chris Fairclough y DF ENG Brett Williams y DF ENG Stuart Pearce y MF ENG Franz Carr y MF ENG Ian Bowyer c y MF NED Johnny Metgod y MF NIR David Campbell y y MF ENG Neil Webb y MF ENG Gary Mills y MF ENG Steve Wigley y MF SCO Colin Walsh y MF ENG Steve Hodge y MF SCO Brian Rice y MF SCO John Robertson y MF SCO Steven Murray y MF ENG Leigh Palin y FW ENG Peter Davenport y FW ENG Garry Birtles y FW ENG Nigel Clough y FW ENG Mick Perry y FW ENG David Riley August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Stuart Pearce Coventry City£238,000 MF Neil WebbPortsmouth £210,000 MF Brian RiceHibernian £182,000 DF Ian ButterworthCoventry City MF John RobertsonDerby County MF Leigh PalinAston Villa DF Brett Williams MF Archie Gemmill MF Steven Murray FW Mick Perry Out Pos. Name To TypeMF Steve HodgeAston Villa £450,000 DF Kenny SwainPortsmouth DF Bryn GunnShrewsbury Town loan DF Paul HartSheffield Wednesday MF Paul RaynorHuddersfield Town FW David LonghurstHalifax Town Winter In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type DF Bryn GunnWalsall loan DF Mark SmalleyBirmingham City DF Alan DavidsonSouth Melbourne FW Paul Kee Southampton Spring In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type DF Bryn GunnMansfield Town loan FW Peter DavenportManchester United £657,000 Results Division One 1985–86 Football League League table First Division NFO Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A Result D/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/D/D/L/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/D/W/D/W/W/D/D/D/W/D/D/W Position 12/19/12/14/18/20/16/17/15/16/15/12/9/8/7/9/10/10/10/11/10/10/11/10/9/9/8/6/7/9/10/10/10/10/8/8/8/8/7/7/8/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Lost #FFD700 Champions, Disqualified to 1986–87 European Cup blue2 Disqualified to 1986–87 UEFA Cup red1 Relegated to Division Two complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1985/ September 2023 On June 2, 1985, English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/02/how-heysel-tragedy-changed-english-football-clubs-banned-europe 'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football theguardian.com 2 June 2020 Simon Burnton 2 September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1986/ 17 August 1985 1 Luton Town 1–1 12 Nottingham Forest D Brian Stein 20 52 Neil Webb JE Martin 11,318 Luton Kenilworth Road 21 August 1985 2 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Sheffield Wednesday L 0–1 19 Simon Stainrod 2 18,367 24 August 1985 3 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Southampton W 2–1 12 Johnny Metgod 22 Mark Wright 44 o.g. 65 David Armstrong Art. Robinson 12,643 27 August 1985 4 Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers L 2–1 14 Gary Bannister 6Terry Fenwick 37 pen 17 Neil Webb JC Deakin 10,748 White City Loftus Road 31 August 1985 5 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Manchester United L 1–3 18 Peter Davenport 46 2Mark Hughes5Peter Barnes40 Frank Stapleton KS Hackett 26,274 3 September 1985 6 Nottingham Forest Liverpool L 2–0 20 Ronnie Whelan 55, 70 T Mills 27,135 Liverpool Anfield 8 September 1985 7 Nottingham Forest Leicester City W 0–3 Neil Webb 35Peter Davenport 78Brian Rice 89 TJ Holbrook 14,247 Leicester 14 September 1985 8 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Tottenham Hotspur L 0–1 85 Hughton TJ Holbrook 14,247 21 September 1985 9 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Watford W 3–2 15 Neil Webb 35Peter Davenport 78Brian Rice 89 34 Callaghan 90 Rostron TJ Holbrook 14,247 28 September 1985 10 Nottingham Forest West Ham United L 2–4 16 61Johnny Metgod 70Nigel Clough Tony Cottee 6Frank McAvennie 12, 20Alan Dickens 59 DJ Axcell 14,540 Boleyn Ground Upton Park 5 October 1985 11 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Ipswich Town W 3–1 15 Stuart Pearce 8 Ian Bowyer 11, 27 48 Ian Atkins TA Jones 12,120 12 October 1985 12 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa W 2–1 12 Colin Gibson 67 60 o.g. Brendan Ormsby 72Nigel Clough AN Buksh 15,315 Birmingham Villa Park 19 October 1985 13 Nottingham Forest Newcastle United W 0–3 9 28 Brian Rice 78, 87 Peter Davenport NL Wilson 23,304 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 26 October 1985 14 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Arsenal W 3–2 8 Peter Davenport 29 pen, 65, 72 89 Graham Rix 90 Paul Davis J McAulay 17,756 3 November 1985 15 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground West Bromwich Albion W 2–1 7 Neil Webb 38 Peter Davenport 75 pen 44 Steve Hunt N Midgley 19,610 9 November 1985 16 Nottingham Forest Chelsea L 4–2 9 David Speedie 1Kerry Dixon 24, 61Micky Hazard 35 pen 10, 55 Nigel Clough RG Milford 17,743 Fulham Stamford Bridge 16 November 1985 17 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Manchester City L 0–2 10 28 Clive Wilson55 Paul Simpson VG Callow 15,140 23 November 1985 18 Everton 1–1 10 Nottingham Forest D Paul Bracewell 76 70 Nigel Clough J Lovatt 27,869 Walton Goodison Park 1 December 1985 19 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Oxford United D 1–1 10 Peter Davenport 59 pen 19 Andy Thomas PA Tyldesley 15,317 7 December 1985 20 Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday L 2–1 11 Brian Marwood 57 Mark Chamberlain 85 54 Neil Webb TJ Holbrook 22,495 Sheffield Hillsborough 14 December 1985 21 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Luton Town W 2–0 10 Nigel Clough 30Neil Webb 78 JE Bray 12,078 20 December 1985 22 Nottingham Forest Southampton L 3–1 10 Steve Moran 10, 38David Armstrong 73 43 Franz Carr HW King 12,500 Southampton The Dell 26 December 1985 23 Nottingham Forest Birmingham City W 0–1 11 17 Neil Webb K Walmsley 10,378 Birmingham St Andrews 28 December 1985 24 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Liverpool D 1–1 10 Neil Webb 11 55 Kevin MacDonald KW Baker 27,141 1 January 1986 25 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Coventry City W 5–2 9 Neil Webb 40, 52, 76Johnny Metgod 80Peter Davenport 84 19 Cyrille Regis 20 Micky Adams MJ Cotton 13,860 11 January 1986 26 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 9 Nottingham Forest W 47, 69 Peter Davenport 51 Colin Walsh RG Milford 19,043 Tottenham White Hart Lane 18 January 1986 27 Manchester United 2–3 8 Nottingham Forest W Jesper Olsen 46 pen, 67 43, 80 Colin Walsh 88 Nigel Clough JM Key 46,717 Manchester Old Trafford 1 February 1986 28 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Queens Park Rangers W 6 4–0 Colin Walsh 20, 84 Franz Carr 27Neil Webb 59 T Fitzharris 11,538 8 February 1986 29 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Newcastle United L 1–2 7 Colin Walsh 80 66, 73 Peter Beardsley JW Lloyd 15,388 8 March 1986 30 Ipswich Town 1–0 9 Nottingham Forest L Terry Butcher 52 DV Reeves 12,827 Ipswich Portman Road 15 March 1986 31 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Aston Villa D 1–1 10 Nigel Clough 62 pen 72 Mark Walters JA Moules 12,933 22 March 1986 32 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Leicester City W 4–3 10 Ian Bowyer 7Franz Carr 38Nigel Clough 65, 89 5, 68Alan Smith 48 Tony Sealy D Scott 14,484 29 March 1986 Nottingham Forest Coventry City D 0–0 10 C Downey 9,447 33 Coventry Highfield Road 31 March 1986 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Birmingham City W 3–0 10 Nigel Clough 28 penJohnny Metgod 46Neil Webb 88 JB Worrall 12,134 34 2 April 1986 35 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground West Ham United W 2–1 8 Johnny Metgod 39Brian Rice 88 69 Tony Cottee LR Dilkes 17,498 5 April 1986 36 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich Albion D 1–1 8 Martyn Bennett 76 21 Johnny Metgod CC Trussell 7,901 West Bromwich 8 April 1986 37 Nottingham Forest Arsenal D 1–1 8 Ian Allinson 19 pen 65 David Campbell LM Robinson 15,087 Islington Highbury 12 April 1986 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Chelsea D 0–0 8 D Shaw 18,055 38 19 April 1986 39 Nottingham Forest Manchester City W 2–1 7 Gordon Davies 85 71Neil Webb 82 David Campbell J Lovatt 19,715 Moss Side Maine Road 21 April 1986 12:00 40 Nottingham Forest Watford D 1–1 7 John Barnes 12 22 Nigel Clough A Gunn 11,510 Watford Vicarage Road 26 April 1986 41 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Everton D 0–0 8 B Hill 30,171 3 May 1986 15:00 42 Nottingham Forest Oxford United W 2–1 8 Jeremy Charles 27 16, 81 Nigel Clough RL Hamer 11,842 Oxford Manor Ground League Cup 1985-86 Football League Cup 25 September 1985 2 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground Bolton Wanderers W 4–0 David Campbell 66, 74Brian Rice 70Nigel Clough 79 PW Vanes 10,530 8 October 1985 2 Nottingham Forest Bolton Wanderers W 3–0 Brian Rice 62 Peter Davenport 74Nigel Clough 84 D Hutchinson 4,010 0–7 30 October 1985 3 Nottingham Forest Derby County W 1–2 Jeff Chandler 9 pen 12Johnny Metgod68 Franz Carr D Shaw 25,000 Derby Baseball Ground 25 November 1985 4 Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers L 3–1 Terry Fenwick 8 pen Gary Bannister 87 John Byrne 90 80 Nigel Clough ML James 13,052 White City Loftus Road FA Cup 1985-86 FA Cup 4 January 1985 3 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground Blackburn Rovers D 1–1 Garry Birtles 65 43 Chris Thompson G Courtney 15,772 13 January 1986 3 Nottingham Forest Blackburn Rovers L 3–2 John Lowey 17Noel Brotherston 42Chris Thompson 44 24 Colin Walsh 88 Garry Birtles G Courtney 11,710 Blackburn Ewood Park Statistics Squad statistics Football League Division One FACup Football LeagueCup GK ENG Steve Sutton 31 0 2 0 3 0 DF NIR Gary Fleming 16 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Ian Butterworth 22+1 0 1 0 3 0 DF ENG Des Walker 36+3 0 2 0 2 0 DF ENG Stuart Pearce 30 1 0 0 4 0 MF ENG Ian Bowyer 25+1 3 2 0 0 0 MF ENG Neil Webb 38 14 2 0 4 0 MF NED Johnny Metgod 37+2 6 2 0 4 1 MF ENG Franz Carr 23 3 0 0 1+1 1 FW ENG Nigel Clough 37+2 15 2 0 4 3 FW ENG Peter Davenport 27 13 2 0 4 1 GK NED Hans Segers 11 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Garry Birtles 24+1 0 2 2 3 0 MF SCO Brian Rice 19 3 0 0 3 2 MF SCO Colin Walsh 16+4 6 1+1 1 1+1 0 MF NIR David Campbell 14+4 3 0 0 1 2 MF ENG Gary Mills 13+1 0 1 0 3 0 DF SCO Jim McInally 12 0 0 0 1 0 DF ENG Brett Williams 11 0 2 0 0 0 MF SCO John Robertson 10+1 0 1 0 0 0 MF ENG Steve Wigley 8 0 0 0 2 0 MF ENG Steve Hodge 2 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Archie Gemmill 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Steven Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Leigh Palin 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Mick Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Darren Heyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Chris Fairclough 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG David Riley September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1986/ References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest