1986–87 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 Nottingham Forest 1986–87 Brian Clough Maurice Roworth The City Ground First Division 8th FA Cup Second round League Cup Third round _left _snalchik11a _right _shorts _southampton1415h2 FF0000 77DDFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF _redborder _redcollarplain _redborder DD0000 Clough (14)BirtlesWebb Clough (16) 1985–86 1987–88 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. 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 happened with veteran Forward Garry BirtlesNottingham Forest stats at Sporting Heroes "reinforcing" the strikers line. Meanwhile, Dutch Goalkeeper Hans SegersLowe Simon Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record 2000 Desert Island Books 1-874287-39-2 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 aided by Neil Webb, Gary Mills and Franz Carr, the line was exhausted after some bright matches (included a 6–2 at Chelsea) https://www.football.co.uk/news/7-of-chelseas-biggest-defeats-of-alltime-ranked/742543/ football.co.uk 7 of Chelsea's biggest defeats of all-time – ranked 3 April 2021 due to loss of form through spring and the team collapsed to 8th spot in League. Veteran Garry Birtles and Nigel Cloughhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/nigel-clough-thickskinned-brutally-honest-who-does-he-take-after-2179645.html Nigel Clough: Thick-skinned, brutally honest. Who does he take after? 9 January 2011 The Independent London Jon Culley 30 September 2013 completed the starters squad not being aided by an already weaker midfield. The club opted out of Full Members' Cup in its 1986–87 edition. Squad y y GK ENG Steve Sutton y GK ENG Paul Crichton y GK NED Hans Segers y DF NIR Gary Fleming y DF ENG Des Walker y DF ENG Colin Foster y DF ENG Chris Fairclough y DF ENG Brett Williams y DF ENG Gary Andrews y DF ENG Darren Wassall y DF ENG Stuart Pearce c y MF ENG Franz Carr y MF ENG Ian Bowyer y MF NED Johnny Metgod y y MF ENG Neil Webb y MF NIR David Campbell y MF ENG Gary Mills y MF NOR Kjetil Osvold y MF ENG Ray Campbell y MF SCO Brian Rice y MF ENG Calvin Plummer y FW ENG Phil Starbuck y FW ENG Garry Birtles y FW ENG Nigel Clough y FW ENG Paul Wilkinson y FW ENG David Riley y FW SCO Paul Chalmers y FW SCO Lee Glover Transfers 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 WalshCharlton Athletic DF Jim McInallyCoventry City £112,000 DF Ian ButterworthNorwich City £160,000 MF John Robertson MF Steve WigleySheffield United MF Steve HodgeTottenham Hotspur MF Steven MurrayCeltic Glasgow MF Leigh Palin FW Mick Perry GK Darren Heyes Winter In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type FW David RileyDarlington F.C. £40,000 GK Hans SegersStoke City loan MF Calvin Plummer Lahden Reipasloan DF Ian ButterworthNorwich City Spring In Pos. Name from Type FW Paul WilkinsonEverton Out Pos. Name To Type FW David RileyPeterborough United loan 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 L/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/D/W/L/D/W/L/D/L/W/L/W Position 19/9/10/3/3/1/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/3/2/2/2/2/2/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/7/5/7/6/4/6/6/6/7/7/8/7/7/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Disqualified to 1987-88 European Cup blue2 Disqualified to 1987-88 UEFA Cup red2 Qualified to 1986–87 Second Division play-offs red1 Relegated to Division Two complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1987/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1987/ 1 23 August 1986 Everton 2–0 19 Nottingham Forest 27, 65 Kevin Sheedy Walton Goodison Park 35,222 D Shaw L 2 27 August 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Charlton Athletic W 4–0 9 Neil Webb 36, 72Garry Birtles 53Nigel Clough 75 KS Hackett 12,970 3 30 August 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Watford D 1–1 10 Ian Bowyer 28 47 Luther Blissett JB Worrall 14,709 4 2 September 1986 Nottingham Forest West Ham Utd Upton Park Boleyn Ground W 1–2 3 Frank McAvennie 19 62 Nigel Clough 64 Neil Webb DJ Axcell 21,305 5 6 September 1986 Nottingham Forest Southampton Southampton The Dell W 1–3 3 Colin Clarke 73 Neil Webb 11, 76Garry Birtles 77 LC Shapter 14,604 6 13 September 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Aston Villa W 6–0 1 Franz Carr 8Garry Birtles 23, 64Nigel Clough 46Neil Webb 54, 88 G Courtney 17,045 7 20 September 1986 Nottingham Forest Chelsea Fulham Stamford Bridge W 2–6 1 Pat Nevin 7John Bumstead 10 4, 38, 71Neil Webb 31, 43, 78 pen Garry Birtles B Hill 20,171 8 27 September 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Arsenal W 1–0 1 Nigel Clough 2 D Scott 25,371 9 4 October 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Manchester United D 1–1 1 Garry Birtles 51 73 Bryan Robson KP Barratt 35,828 10 11 October 1986 Nottingham Forest Leicester City Leicester Filbert Street L 1–3 2 Alan Smith 53Gary McAllister 74, 79 pen 43 Garry Birtles JE Martin 18,402 11 18 October 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers W 1–0 1 Nigel Clough 47 NJ Ashley 17,199 12 25 October 1986 Nottingham Forest Oxford United Oxford Manor Ground L 1–2 1 John Aldridge 27Ray Houghton 42 70 pen Stuart Pearce RS Lewis 10,249 13 1 November 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday W 3–2 1 Neil Webb 20 Stuart Pearce 40 penGarry Birtles 73 Lee Chapman 55, 80 KJ Breen 23,303 14 8 November 1986 Nottingham Forest Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road L 0–1 2 Nick Pickering 54 MG Peck 16,306 15 15 November 1986 Nottingham Forest Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road L 2–4 3 Mark Stein 1, 8Steve Foster 16Brian Stein 68 24 Ian Bowyer80 Garry Birtles AN Buksh 11,097 16 22 November 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Wimbledon W 3–2 2 Nigel Clough 17 penAndy Thorn 30 o.g.Johnny Metgod 59 2 Carlton Fairweather47 Glyn Hodges PA Tyldesley 15,481 17 29 November 1986 Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham White Hart Lane W 3–2 2 Clive Allen 37, 58 2 pen Stuart Pearce67 Chris Fairclough77 Neil Webb RB Gifford 30,042 18 6 December 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Manchester City W 2–0 2 Garry Birtles 48Franz Carr 86 T Simpson 19,120 19 13 December 1986 Nottingham Forest Newcastle United Newcastle-upon-Tyne St James' Park L 3–2 2 Ken Wharton 16Andy Thomas 68Peter Beardsley 85 41 Phil Starbuck 87 Franz Carr DT Phillips 26,193 20 20 December 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Southampton 0–0 2 D 21 26 December 1986 Nottingham Forest Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road L 1–2 3 Ian Crook 74Robert Rosario 79 64 Stuart Pearce J Ashworth 21,442 22 28 December 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Luton Town D 2–2 4 Nigel Clough 73 Ian Bowyer 90 10 Brian Stein 86 Mike Newell N Midgley 20,273 23 1 January 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Liverpool D 1–1 4 Phil Starbuck 53 Ian Rush 88 C Downey 32,850 24 3 January 1987 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park D 0–0 4 NJ Ashley 19,159 25 25 January 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Everton W 1–0 4 Neil Webb 25 RS Lewis 17,009 26 31 January 1987 Nottingham Forest Charlton Athletic South Norwood Selhurst Park W 0–1 4 Nigel Clough 66 DA Hedges 5,050 27 7 February 1987 Nottingham Forest Watford Watford Vicarage Road D 1–1 4 John Barnes 2 51 Garry Birtles KS Hackett 15,227 28 14 February 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest West Ham United D 1–1 4 Garry Birtles 42 pen 65 pen Ray Stewart GM Tyson 19,370 29 28 February 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Chelsea L 0–1 7 Pat Nevin 66 G Courtney 18,317 30 7 March 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Oxford United W 2–0 5 Nigel Clough 15, 43 JB Worrall 12,298 31 14 March 1987 Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Shepherd's Bush Loftus Road L 1–3 7 Gary Bannister 31Wayne Fereday 54Alan McDonald 70 Johnny Metgod 56 MD Reed 9,396 32 17 March 1987 Nottingham Forest Arsenal Islington Highbury 18,352 D 0–0 6 33 22 March 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Leicester City W 2–1 4 Franz Carr 11Nigel Clough 58 Ally Mauchlen 70 F Roberts 18,679 34 28 March 1987 Nottingham Forest Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford L 2–0 6 Paul McGrath 12Bryan Robson 44 NJ Ashley 39,182 35 4 April 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Coventry City D 0–0 6 36 14 April 1987 Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough W 2–3 6 Lee Chapman 53David Hirst 61 Nigel Clough 8, 80Brian Rice 69 JW Lloyd 18,597 37 18 April 1987 Nottingham Forest Liverpool Liverpool Anfield L 3–0 7 Kenny Dalglish 34Ronnie Whelan 51Gary Ablett 68 MG Peck 37,359 38 20 April 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Norwich City D 1–1 7 Nigel Clough 79 63 Robert Rosario NS Butler 14,446 39 25 April 1987 Nottingham Forest Wimbledon Wimbledon Plough Lane L 1–2 8 Glyn Hodges 28 penJohn Fashanu 78 Stuart Pearce 19 pen DA Hedges 5,005 40 2 May 1987 Neil Webb 54Johnny Metgod 65 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur W 2–0 7 JE Martin 19,837 41 4 May 1987 Nottingham Forest Manchester City Moss Side Maine Road L 1–0 7 Imre Varadi 8 J Lovatt 21,405 42 9 May 1987 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Newcastle United W 2–1 8 Colin Foster 35Stuart Pearce 41 pen 70 Gascoigne C Downey 17,780 League Cup 1986-87 Football League Cup Second Round 24 September 1986 Nottingham Forest Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove Goldstone Ground D 0–0 replay 8 October 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Brighton and Hove Albion W 3–0 Franz Carr 35, 61Stuart Pearce 76 pen DB Allison 16,036 Third Round 29 October 1986 Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace South Norwood Selhurst Park D 2–2 Alan Irvine 14Andy Gray 69 39 pen Stuart Pearce 72 Garry Birtles BT Stevens 12,020 replay 5 November 1986 West Bridgford City Ground Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace W 1–0 Nigel Clough 77 R Bridges 13,029 Fourth Round 19 November 1986 Nottingham Forest Bradford City Bradford Odsal Stadium W 0–5 30 Franz Carr38 Johnny Metgod43 Nigel Clough73 Gary Mills80 Chris Fairclough A Seville 16,009 Fifth Round 21 January 1987 Nottingham Forest Arsenal Islington Highbury L 2–0 Charlie Nicholas 2Martin Hayes 39 B Hill 38,617 FA Cup 1986-87 FA Cup Third round 3 11 January 1987 Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace South Norwood Selhurst Park L 1–0 Alan Irvine 23 LC Shapter 11,618 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision One FA Cup Football LeagueCup GK ENG Steve Sutton 28 0 0 0 3 0 DF NIR Gary Fleming 34 0 1 0 3 0 DF ENG Des Walker 41 0 1 0 6 0 DF NED Johnny Metgod 36+1 3 1 0 6 1 DF ENG Stuart Pearce 39 6 0 0 5 2 MF ENG Gary Mills 27+5 0 1 0 4+1 1 MF ENG Ian Bowyer 35 3 1 0 4 0 MF ENG Neil Webb 32 14 1 0 6 0 MF ENG Franz Carr 36 4 0 0 6 3 FW ENG Nigel Clough 42 14 1 0 6 2 FW ENG Garry Birtles 28 14 0 0 5 1 GK NED Hans Segers 14 0 1 0 3 0 DF ENG Chris Fairclough 24+2 1 1 0 2+1 1 MF NIR David Campbell 14 0 0+1 0 3 0 FW ENG Paul Wilkinson 8 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Colin Foster 7+2 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Ian Butterworth 4 0 0 0 3 0 MF NOR Kjetil Osvold 4 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Phil Starbuck 3+2 2 1 0 0 0 MF SCO Brian Rice 3 1 0 0 0+1 0 DF ENG Brett Williams 3 0 1 0 1 0 FW ENG David Riley 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Gary Andrews 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 MF NIR Ray Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Paul Chalmers 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Paul Crichton 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Lee Glover 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 MF ENG Calvin Plummer 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Darren Wassall 0 0 0 0 0 0 September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1987/ References Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons Nottingham Forest