Nottingham 3-0 Birmingham City - March 31, 1986 / Division 1 1985/1986
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Team line-ups
Nottingham
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Steve Sutton | 24 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Metgod | 90 | 28 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gary Fleming | 19 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Des Walker | 20 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Pearce | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Webb | 90 | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ian Bowyer | 34 | 300 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Campbell | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Rice | 22 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nigel Clough | 45 | 20 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Garry Birtles | 46 | 29 | 218 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
74
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
David Seaman | 22 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Ranson | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Smalley | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 27 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Garton | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Handysides | 23 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Kuhl | 21 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Des Bremner | 33 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Wayne Clarke | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robert Hopkins | 24 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
39
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Colin Walsh | 46 | 23 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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F |
Andrew Kennedy | 21 |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Stuart Pearce
IN
Brett Williams
OUT
Neil Webb
IN
Franz Carr
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Billy Garton
IN
James Hagan
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
603
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Clough vs Birmingham City
15 victories
6 draws
4 losses
Clough vs Bond
4 victories
6 draws
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
53
10
Success rate in this team:
30 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Bond vs Nottingham
3 victories
6 draws
4 losses
Bond vs Clough
2 victories
6 draws
4 losses
Videos
Key figures

Nottingham keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss vs Birmingham City running (since 06/10/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/02/1959 (6 matches)

Nottingham keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City running (since 05/09/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/12/1977 (8 matches)

It's the first time John Metgod scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VNottingham Forest 5-2 Coventry01/01/1986 | DNottingham Forest 1-1 Blackburn04/01/1986 | VNottingham Forest 4-0 Queens Park Rangers01/02/1986 | LNottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United08/02/1986 | DNottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa15/03/1986 | VNottingham Forest 4-3 Leicester22/03/1986 |
Overall | VNottingham Forest 4-0 Queens Park Rangers01/02/1986 | LNottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United08/02/1986 | LIpswich Town 1-0 Nottingham Forest08/03/1986 | DNottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa15/03/1986 | VNottingham Forest 4-3 Leicester22/03/1986 | DCoventry 0-0 Nottingham Forest29/03/1986 |
Current form
Away | LManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City01/01/1986 | VOxford United 0-1 Birmingham City01/02/1986 | DCoventry 4-4 Birmingham City16/02/1986 | LSheffield Wednesday 5-1 Birmingham City08/03/1986 | LLeicester 4-2 Birmingham City12/03/1986 | VAston Villa 0-3 Birmingham City22/03/1986 |
Overall | VBirmingham City 2-0 Queens Park Rangers01/03/1986 | LSheffield Wednesday 5-1 Birmingham City08/03/1986 | LLeicester 4-2 Birmingham City12/03/1986 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Tottenham15/03/1986 | VAston Villa 0-3 Birmingham City22/03/1986 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Manchester United29/03/1986 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 9 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 7 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
33 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
35 |
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
22 |
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
57 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
29 |
33 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
47 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
54 |
24 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
34 |
1.73 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
1.94 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.94 |
1.42 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.54 |
1.41 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
16 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
21 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
12 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Peter Davenport | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | David Geddis | ![]() |
![]() | Peter Davenport | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Wayne Clarke | ![]() |
![]() | Peter Davenport | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Billy Wright | ![]() |
![]() | Peter Davenport | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Nigel Clough | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Ian Handysides | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
51 ga
Away
55 gf
75 ga
Total
111 gf
126 ga
Historical head to head
Home
75 gf
55 ga
Away
51 gf
56 ga
Total
126 gf
111 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
February 23, 1959 |
Home | 5 - 0 |
February 23, 1959 |
Largest victory
Overall | 8 - 0 |
March 10, 1920 |
Away | 7 - 1 |
March 07, 1959 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
April 21, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
December 26, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
February 26, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
October 16, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Colin Addison | 5 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
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Ian Wallace | 5 goals | 1981 - 1984 |
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Colin Booth | 3 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
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Garry Birtles | 3 goals | 1979 - 1983 |
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Peter Davenport | 3 goals | 1983 - 1984 |
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Len Julians | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Nottingham
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Johnny Gordon | 5 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Frank Worthington | 4 goals | 1980 - 1982 |
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Robin Stubbs | 3 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
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Jimmy Harris | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Kenneth Leek | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
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Gordon Astall | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Bob McKinlay | 13 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
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Jeff Whitefoot | 11 matches | 1958 - 1964 |
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Ian Bowyer | 10 matches | 1978 - 1985 |
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John Robertson | 10 matches | 1977 - 1985 |
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Viv Anderson | 10 matches | 1977 - 1984 |
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Billy Gray | 10 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Nottingham
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Kevin Dillon | 10 matches | 1977 - 1983 |
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Trevor Smith | 10 matches | 1959 - 1964 |
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Johnny Watts | 9 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
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Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
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Mike Hellawell | 8 matches | 1961 - 1964 |
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Colin Withers | 7 matches | 1961 - 1964 |
They played in both sides
174 matches


165 matches
160 matches


168 matches
90 matches


29 matches
89 matches


228 matches
75 matches


61 matches
73 matches


1 match
They played in both sides
89 matches


228 matches
160 matches


168 matches
174 matches


165 matches
75 matches


61 matches
38 matches


60 matches
48 matches


35 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 31, 1986
April 01, 1986
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