Nottingham
Forest

Season 1985 - 1986
Final Division 1 Table:
| - | - | - | Home | Away | - | ||||||||
| - | - | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 88 |
| 2 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 86 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 84 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 76 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 73 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 71 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 69 |
| 8 | FOREST | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 68 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 66 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 65 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 63 |
| 12 | Watford | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 59 |
| 13 | Queen's Park Rangers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 52 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 46 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 45 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 44 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 43 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 42 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 42 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 41 |
| 21 | Birmingham City (R) | 42 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 29 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 42 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 24 |
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: 4th Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Garry Birtles | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 FA | 2 |
| Ian Bowyer | 25 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Ian Butterworth | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| David Campbell | 14 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 L : 2 LC | 5 |
| Franz Carr | 23 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 L : 1 LC | 4 |
| Nigel Clough | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 L (1p) : 3 LC | 18 |
| Peter Davenport | 27 | 4 | 2 | - | 13 L (2p) : 1 LC | 14 |
| Gary Fleming | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Hodge | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim McInally | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny Metgod | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 L : 1 LC | 7 |
| Gary Mills | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Stuart Pearce | 30 | 4 | - | - | 1 L | 1 |
| Brian Rice | 19 | 3 | - | - | 3 L : 2 LC | 5 |
| John Robertson | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Hans Segers | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Sutton | 31 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Des Walker | 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Colin Walsh | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 L : 1 FA | 7 |
| Neil Webb | 38 | 4 | 2 | - | 14 L | 14 |
| Steve Wigley | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Brett Williams | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams for Friendlies not known | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used |
| 03/08/85 | Bournemouth | F | A | D | 3-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 05/08/85 | Weymouth | F | A | W | 5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 07/08/85 | Portsmouth | F | A | W | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 09/08/85 | Brighton & Hove A |
F | A | L | 2-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12/08/85 | Barnsley | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/08/85 | Luton T | L | A | D | 1-1 | Segers | McInally | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Hodge | Mills | Webb | Birtles | Davenport | Robertson | - |
| 21/08/85 | Sheff W | L | H | L | 0-1 | Segers | McInally | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Hodge | Wigley | Webb | Birtles | Davenport | Robertson | - |
| 24/08/85 | Southampton & | L | H | W | 2-1 | Segers | McInally | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Metgod | Wigley | Webb | Birtles | Davenport | Robertson | - |
| 27/08/85 | QPR | L | A | L | 1-2 | Segers | McInally | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Webb | Wigley | Metgod | Clough | Birtles | Robertson* | *Mills |
| 31/08/85 | Man U | L | H | L | 1-3 | Segers | McInally* | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Webb | Wigley | Metgod | Clough | Birtles | Davenport | *Bowyer |
| 03/09/85 | Liverpool | L | A | L | 0-2 | Segers | Butterworth | Pearce | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Wigley | Webb | Birtles* | Davenport | Rice | *Clough |
| 08/09/85 | Leicester C | L | A | W | 3-0 | Segers | Butterworth | Pearce | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Wigley | Webb | Birtles* | Davenport | Rice | *Clough |
| 11/09/85 | Notts C | NCCf | H | L | 1-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14/09/85 | Tottenham H | L | H | L | 0-1 | Segers | Walker | Pearce | Butterworth | Metgod | Bowyer | Wigley | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Rice | - |
| 21/09/85 | Watford | L | H | W | 3-2 | Segers | Walker | Pearce | Butterworth | Metgod | Bowyer* | Wigley | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Rice | *Campbell |
| 25/09/85 | Bolton W | FLC2/1 | H | W | 4-0 | Segers | Walker* | Pearce | Butterworth | Metgod | Campbell 2 | Wigley | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Rice | *Carr |
| 28/09/85 | West Ham U | L | A | L | 2-4 | Segers* | Walker | Pearce | Butterworth | Metgod | Bowyer | Mills | Campbell | Clough | Davenport | Webb | *Walsh |
| 05/10/85 | Ipswich T | L | H | W | 3-1 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Butterworth | Walker | Bowyer 2 | Metgod | Campbell* | Clough | Davenport | Robertson | *Birtles |
| 08/10/85 | Bolton W | FLC2/2 | A | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Wigley | Metgod* | Clough | Davenport | Rice | *Walsh |
| 12/10/85 | Aston Villa & | L | A | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough | Davenport | Rice | - |
| 14/10/85 | Bristol R | F | A | D | 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/10/85 | Newcastle U | L | A | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough | Davenport 2 | Rice | - |
| 22/10/85 | Borrowash Victoria | F | A | W | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26/10/85 | Arsenal | L | H | W | 3-2 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod* | Clough | Davenport 3 | Rice | *Walker |
| 30/10/85 | Derby C | FLC3 | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough | Davenport | Rice | - |
| 03/11/85 | WBA | L | H | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough | Davenport (p) | Rice | - |
| 09/11/85 | Chelsea | L | A | L | 2-4 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough 2 | Davenport | Rice* | *Walker |
| 16/11/85 | Man C | L | H | L | 0-2 | Sutton | Mills | Pearce | Butterworth | Birtles* | Webb | Carr | Metgod | Clough | Davenport | Rice | *Walker |
| 23/11/85 | Everton | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Walker | Butterworth | Webb | Mills | Metgod | Clough | Davenport | Walsh | - |
| 25/11/85 | QPR | FLC4 | A | L | 1-3 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Walker | Birtles | Webb | Mills | Metgod | Clough | Davenport | Walsh | - |
| 01/12/85 | Oxford U | L | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Walker | Birtles | Webb | Mills | Metgod | Clough | Davenport (p) | Walsh | - |
| 07/12/85 | Sheff W | L | A | L | 1-2 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Carr | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Walsh | - |
| 14/12/85 | Luton T | L | H | W | 2-0 | Sutton | McInally | Pearce | Walker | Butterworth | Bowyer | Carr | Metgod* | Clough | Webb | Robertson | *Walsh |
| 20/12/85 | Southampton | L | A | L | 1-3 | Sutton | McInally | Birtles* | Walker | Butterworth | Bowyer | Carr | Webb | Clough | Walsh | Robertson | *Metgod |
| 26/12/85 | Birmingham C | L | A | W | 1-0 | Sutton | McInally* | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Metgod | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Robertson | *Walsh |
| 28/12/85 | Liverpool | L | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Mills | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Metgod | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Robertson | - |
| 01/01/86 | Coventry C | L | H | W | 5-2 | Sutton | Mills | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Metgod | Webb 3 | Clough | Davenport | Robertson | - |
| 04/01/86 | Blackburn R | FAC3 | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Mills | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer* | Metgod | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Robertson | *Walsh |
| 11/01/86 | Tottenham H | L | A | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Butterworth | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Metgod | Webb | Clough* | Davenport 2 | Walsh | *Robertson |
| 13/01/86 | Blackburn R | FAC3r | A | L | 2-3 | Sutton | Butterworth | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Metgod | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Walsh | - |
| 15/01/86 | PSV Eindhoven | F | H | L | 0-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18/01/86 | Man U | L | A | W | 3-2 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Carr | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Walsh 2 | - |
| 24/01/86 | Newcastle U | F | A | W | 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01/02/86 | QPR | L | H | W | 4-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Carr* | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Walsh 2 | *Campbell |
| 08/02/86 | Newcastle U | L | H | L | 1-2 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Carr* | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Walsh | *Campbell |
| 04/03/86 | Stoke C | F | A | L | 1-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 08/03/86 | Ipswich T | L | A | L | 0-1 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Carr | Webb | Clough | Davenport | Rice | *Campbell |
| 15/03/86 | Aston Villa | L | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Birtles | Bowyer | Mills | Campbell | Clough (p) | Webb | Walsh* | *Metgod |
| 19/03/86 | Real Sociedad U-21 | F | A | W | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22/03/86 | Leicester C | L | H | W | 4-3 | Sutton | Fleming | Williams | Walker | Metgod | Bowyer | Carr | Campbell | Clough 2 | Birtles | Rice | - |
| 24/03/86 | Ottery St Mary | F | A | W | 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29/03/8 | |||||||||||||||||