1984–85 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 Nottingham Forest 1984–85 Brian Clough Maurice Roworth City Ground First Division 9th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round UEFA Cup First 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 Peter Davenport (16) Peter Davenport (17) 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 season was Nottingham Forest's 120th year in existence and 8th consecutive season in the First Division. Aside from the league, the club competed in the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup. Summary In his tenth season as manager, Brian Clough, after several disagreements the previous season with Hans van Breukelen, transferred in another Dutch goalkeeper Hans Segers from PSV Eindhoven.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/39045.stm Suspended ban for Grobbelaar and Segers BBC News 13 December 1997 14 December 2008 Also, starter right back defender Viv Anderson left the club after nine seasons, being transferred out to Arsenal for £250,000.Jason Dickinson John Brodie The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005 3–4 Pickard Communication Sheffield 2005 0-9547264-9-9 His spot for this campaign was covered by Kenny Swain who already was playing as a left back during the last two seasons. Swain was replaced by Scottish left back defender Jim McInally who delivered an outstanding performance during the season.http://thecityground.com/player.php?player_name=Jim+McInally The City Ground thecityground.com Meanwhile, Clough transferred out Ian Wallace after a disappointing 1983–84 season, but Trevor Christie, his replacement was a flop, and left the club during Winter due to injuries. Birtles and Riley collapsed the offensive line, meaning Peter Davenport was the only striker with a decent outcome including 17 goals scored. Clough reinforced the midfield with John Metgod;http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref%3Dhome%26goto%3Dnews%26qs_article_id%3D1762 11 November 2008 Metgod 11 September 2023 after his chaotic seasons in Real Madrid the Dutch player delivered a decent performance in a competitive line with Hodge, Bowyer, Wigley and Mills reinforcing the mid line during winter. However, the injuries (including Colin Walsh) and the mediocre performance of the strikers sink the squad to the 9th spot in League and early eliminations in UEFA Cup, League Cup and FA Cup. The season is best remembered due to the debut of forward Nigel Clough, son of the club manager, and the flop of midfielder Gary Megson, about whom Clough said "he couldn't trap a bag of cement". Megson spent five months at the City Ground, without making a single first-team appearance before being sold to Newcastle United. Squad yes yes NED GK Hans Segers yes GK ENG Steve Sutton yes ENG GK Darren Heyes yes ENG Kenny Swain DF yes DF ENG Bryn Gunn yes DF ENG Chris Fairclough yes DF ENG Mark Smalley yes DF ENG Paul Hart yes ENG Des Walker DF yes AUS DF Alan Davidson yes ENG DF Gary Fleming yes SCO DF Jim McInally yes MF ENG Ian Bowyer c yes NED MF Johnny Metgod yes yes ENG MF Franz Carr yes ENG MF Paul Raynor yes NIR MF David Campbell yes ENG MF Gary Megson yes ENG Gary Mills MF yes ENG Steve Wigley MF yes SCO Colin Walsh MF yes ENG Steve Hodge MF yes ENG Peter Davenport FW yes ENG Garry Birtles FW yes ENG David Riley FW yes ENG David Longhurst FW yes ENG FW Trevor Christie yes NIR FW Paul Kee August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from Type GK Hans SegersPSV Eindhoven £42,000 DF Jim McInallyCeltic Glasgow MF Johnny MetgodReal Madrid FW Trevor ChristieNotts County FW Paul Kee Mansfield Town F.C. MF Gary MegsonSheffield Wednesday MF Franz CarrBlackburn Rovers £100,000 DF Alan DavidsonSouth Melbourne FC MF Paul Raynor DF Gary Fleming MF David Campbell GK Darren Heyes Out Pos. Name To Type DF Viv AndersonArsenal £210,000 FW Ian WallaceBrest GK Hans van BreukelenPSV Eindhoven GK Kevin HitchcockMansfield Town loan DF Colin Todd Oxford United MF Danny Wilson Brighton and Hove Albion DF Nigel Johnson DF Les Robinson DF Adrian Shaw DF Shaun Finney Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Nigel Clough Out Pos. Name To Type MF Gary MegsonSheffield Wednesday FW Trevor ChristieDerby County Results Division One 1984–85 Football League League table First Division NFO Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A Result L/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/D/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/W/L/L/W/D/W/W/L/D/L/W/L Position 18/10/4/1/3/1/3/2/2/5/6/7/10/13/9/9/11/10/11/10/7/5/7/8/7/5/8/8/8/8/6/7/8/8/8/8/7/8/8/8/9/9 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Qualified to 1985–86 European Cup blue2 Qualified to 1985–86 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/1985/ 25 August 1984 1 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Nottingham Forest Mel Sterland 19' (pen)Imre Varadi 58John Pearson 81 37 Peter Davenport Sheffield Hillsborough 31,950 N Midgley L 29 August 1984 2 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Arsenal Johnny Metgod 63Peter Davenport 66 West Bridgford City Ground 18,215 D Scott W 1 September 1984 3 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Sunderland Peter Davenport 15, 53, 63 19 pen Colin West VG Callow West Bridgford City Ground 15,760 W 5 September 1984 4 Aston Villa 0–5 Nottingham Forest 33 Ian Bowyer 60, 68, 88 Trevor Christie77 Steve Hodge Birmingham Villa Park 17,730 JB Worrall W 8 September 1984 5 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Nottingham Forest Wayne Fereday 4, 72Gary Bannister 19 IJ Borrett Loftus Road White City 13,507 L 16 September 1984 6 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Luton Town Steve Hodge 60, 76Peter Davenport 67 82 David Moss West Bridgford City Ground 18,605 KA Redfern W 22 September 1984 7 West Ham United 0–0 Nottingham Forest D JE Martin 17,434 Upton Park Boleyn Ground 29 September 1984 8 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Norwich City W 3–1 87 Peter Mendham Dave Watson 22 o.g.Steve Hodge 88Trevor Christie 90 PA Tyldesley 15,166 6 October 1984 9 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Stoke City Peter Davenport 88 pen 12 George Berry West Bridgford City Ground T Mills 14,129 D 13 October 1984 10 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Nottingham Forest Steve Mackenzie 23 Garry Thompson52, 60, 83 31 Ian Bowyer HW King 12,991 West Bromwich The Hawthorns L 20 October 1984 11 Newcastle United 1–1 Nottingham Forest D Ken Wharton 79 45 Steve Hodge NL Wilson 28,328 Newcastle-upon-Tyne St James' Park 28 October 1984 12 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Liverpool L 0–2 34 Ronnie Whelan 54 Ian Rush G Courtney 19,838 3 November 1984 13 Southampton 1–0 Nottingham Forest David Puckett 20 Southampton The Dell 17,818 C Downey L 10 November 1984 14 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Peter Davenport 57 54 Micky Hazard 74 Tony Galvin West Bridgford City Ground 21,406 L NH Glover 17 November 1984 15 Coventry City 1–3 Nottingham Forest Terry Gibson 56 pen 42 o.g.Micky Adams 77Colin Walsh 90David Riley Coventry Highfield Road 9,840 K Walmsley W 25 November 1984 16 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Leicester City Peter Davenport 24, 29 pen 20 Ian Banks KS Hackett West Bridgford City Ground 21,463 W 1 December 1984 17 Nottingham Forest Watford L 2–0 George Reilly 3Worrell Sterling 28 DA Hedges 17,758 Watford Vicarage Road 8 December 1984 18 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Manchester United W 3–2 Steve Hodge 62Gary Mills 77 Johnny Metgod 90 14 pen, 28 Gordon Strachan AW Ward 25,902 15 December 1984 19 Nottingham Forest Everton L 5–0 Graeme Sharp 20, 75Kevin Sheedy 32Trevor Steven 44Peter Reid 50 0 32 Chris Fairclough MG Peck Walton Goodison Park 22,453 23 December 1984 20 Nottingham Forest Sunderland W 0–2 32Trevor Christie 89Steve Wigley CN Seel 21,086 Sunderland Roker Park 26 December 1984 21 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Ipswich Town W 2–0 Steve Hodge 53Johnny Metgod 55 TJ Holbrook 17,123 29 December 1984 22 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Aston Villa W 3–2 Peter Davenport 41, 86 pen Johnny Metgod 84 Colin Gibson 17Paul Rideout 35 IA Hendrick 17,676 1 January 1985 23 Nottingham Forest Chelsea L 1–0 Mickey Thomas 69 DJ Axcell 21,552 Fulham Stamford Bridge 2 February 1985 24 Nottingham Forest Norwich City W 0–1 87 Peter Davenport M Dimblebee 13,753 Norwich Carrow Road 9 February 1985 25 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Queens Park Rangers W 2–0 Steve Hodge 80Johnny Metgod 86 J McAulay 11,991 23 February 1985 26 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Southampton W 2–0 Steve Hodge 24Peter Davenport 28 pen PW Vanes 14,752 2 March 1985 27 Nottingham Forest Liverpool L 1–0 John Wark 49 pen TA Jones 35,696 Liverpool Anfield 9 March 1985 28 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Newcastle United D 0–0 EJ Scales 17,425 16 March 1985 29 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground West Bromwich Albion L 1–2 Peter Davenport 55 Nicky Cross 48Gary Owen 74 D Hutchinson 12,663 20 March 1985 30 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Sheffield Wednesday D 0–0 PN Willis 17,648 23 March 1985 31 Nottingham Forest Stoke City W 1–4 27 Steve Hodge 34 Paul Hart 52 David Riley 79 pen Peter Davenport Steve Parkin 10 G Courtney 7,544 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground 30 March 1985 32 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground West Ham United L 1–2 GM Tyson 13,560 Steve Hodge 55 20 Tony Cottee 75 Paul Goddard 6 April 1985 33 Nottingham Forest Ipswich Town L 1–0 AN Buksh 16,497 Alan Sunderland 30 Ipswich Portman Road 10 April 1985 34 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Chelsea W 2–0 T Fitzharris 14,666 Garry Birtles 49Johnny Metgod 54 13 April 1985 35 Nottingham Forest Arsenal D 1–1 Ian Allinson 82 5 Gary Mills JC Deakin Islington Highbury 24,151 20 April 1985 36 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Coventry City W 2–0 Gary Mills 25Ken Hibbitt 40 o.g. J Lovatt 12,990 24 April 1985 37 Nottingham Forest Luton Town W 1–2 David Moss 18 pen 2 Gary Mills 89 Steve Hodge B Hill Luton Kenilworth Road 10,156 27 April 1985 38 Leicester City Nottingham Forest Lineker 32 L 1–0 BT Stevens Leicester Filbert Street 13,886 4 May 1985 39 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Watford D 1–1 Nigel Clough 86 29Colin West T Simpson 12,649 6 May 1985 40 Manchester United L 2–0 Nottingham Forest John Gidman 8Frank Stapleton 67 MG Peck 41,775 Manchester Old Trafford 11 May 1985 41 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground Everton W 1–0 Garry Birtles 10 T Mills 18,784 17 May 1985 42 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham Forest L 1–0 Mark Falco 22 LC Shapter 20,075 Tottenham White Hart Lane UEFA Cup 1984-85 UEFA Cup 19 September 1984 1st Nottingham Forest ENG Nottingham City Ground BELClub Brugge KV D 0–0 18,307 3 October 1984 1st Club Brugge KV BEL 1–0 1–0 ENG Nottingham Forest Willy Wellens 89 20,000 L League Cup 1984-85 Football League Cup 25 September 1984 2 Portsmouth (Div 2) 1–0 Nottingham Forest 20,409 L Alan Biley 65 RS Lewis 10 October 1984 2 Nottingham Forest 3–0 3–1 yes Portsmouth Steve Hodge 46Steve Wigley 92Bryn Gunn 95 Nottingham City Ground 18,128 RF Nixon W 31 October 1984 3 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground Sunderland D 1–1 David Hodgson 21 Trevor Christie 44 D Shaw 14,291 6 November 1984 3 Sunderland 1–0 yes Nottingham Forest Howard Gayle 110 RA Banks 23,184 L FA Cup 1984-85 FA Cup 6 January 1985 3 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground Newcastle United D 1–1 Ian Bowyer 69 36 Gary Megson JB Worrall 23,582 9 January 1985 3 Nottingham Forest Newcastle United W 1–3 yes Chris Waddle 64 29 penPeter Davenport 107 Ian Bowyer 110Trevor Christie JB Worrall 25,166 26 January 1985 4 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground Wimbledon D 0–0 N Midgley 17,184 30 January 1985 4 Nottingham Forest Wimbledon L 1–0 Paul Fishenden 12 N Midgley 10,348 Statistics Squad statistics Football League Division One FACup Other GK NED Hans Segers 28 0 4 0 0 0 DF ENG Kenny Swain 39 0 2 0 6 0 DF ENG Chris Fairclough 35 0 4 0 6 0 DF ENG Paul Hart 34 1 2 0 2 0 DF SCO Jim McInally 24 0 4 0 0 0 MF ENG Steve Wigley 34+1 1 4 0 4+1 1 MF ENG Ian Bowyer 39 2 4 2 6 0 MF ENG Gary Mills 18+8 4 0 0 3+2 0 MF NED Johnny Metgod 40 6 4 0 6 0 MF ENG Steve Hodge 42 12 4 0 5 1 FW ENG Peter Davenport 35 16 4 1 5 0 GK ENG Steve Sutton 14 0 0 0 6 0 DF ENG Bryn Gunn 17 0 2 0 5 1 FW ENG Trevor Christie 14 5 2 1 4 1 FW ENG Garry Birtles 12+1 2 2 0 0 0 MF SCO Colin Walsh 10+3 1 0+1 0 4 0 FW ENG Nigel Clough 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 FW ENG David Riley 7+3 2 0 0 1 0 DF AUS Alan Davidson 3 0 2 0 0 0 MF ENG Paul Raynor 3 0 0 0 1 0 DF ENG Des Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 DF NIR Gary Fleming 2 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Mark Smalley 1 0 0 0 2 0 MF NIR David Campbell 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Darren Heyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW NIR Paul Kee 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Gary Megson 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Franz Carr September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1985/ References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest