Forest upset by Derby County

Press, 10 January 1983, Page 22

Forest upset by Derby County

NZPA-Reuter London Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest suffered a shock 2-0 English Football Association Cup third-round exit against Derby County, managed by Clough’s close friend and former partner, Peter Taylor, on Saturday. It was the first clash between Clough and Taylor who ended a long and successful partnership and went their own ways last year. Derby, bottom of the second division, emerged victorious against the visiting firsl division rival, through second-half goals by a former Forest player. Archie Gemmill, and Andy Hill.

Elsewhere, few upsets occurred, although Liverpool, the clear favourite and runaway first division leader, trailed the second division Blackburn for five minutes in the first half.

Simon Garner put Blackburn ahead in the twenty-fourth minute but the side’s brief moment of glory was ended when David Hodgson scored an equaliser in the twenty-ninth minute. lan Rush settled the issue with his twenty-second goal of the season a minute before half-time.

Tottenham, bidding for a third successsive cup triumph — only Blackburn and Wanderers have achieved the feat previously — beat its fellow division competitor, Southampton, 1-0. Mike Hazard struck in the fiftieth minute and Tottenham

went on to complete its seventeenth F.A. tie without defeat. Manchester United beat its first division rival, West Ham. 20, at home in the glamour clash of the round. Steve Coppell scored in the thirty-first minute from a corner and Frank Stapleton added the second, nine minutes into thd second half. Everton, of the first division, almost tasted defeat at the hands of a third division team. Newport. Dave Gwvther opened the

scoring tor the weisn ctuo in me second half, but Everton scrambled a late equaliser through Kevin Sheedy. Ipswich was another top division club which had to claw its way back into contention against opposition from the lower divisions.

English Football Association (F.A.) Cup. third round: Arsenal 2, Bolton 1; Brighton 1, Newcastle 1; Blackburn 1. Liverpool 2; Bradford City 0. Barnsley 1; Cambridge 1. Weymouth 0; Carlisle 2, Burnley 2; Charlton 2, Ipswich 3; Coventry 3, Worcester 1; Crystal Palace 2, York 1; Derby 2, Nottingham Forest 0; Huddersfield 1, Chelsea 1; Leeds 3, Preston 0; Leicester 2, Notts County 3; Luton 3, Peterborough 0; Manchester United 2. West Ham 0; Middlesbrough 2, Bishops Stortford 2; Newport 1, Everton 1; Northampton 0, Aston Villa 1; Norwich 2, Swansea 1; Oldham 0, Fulham 2; Oxford 1. Torquay 1. Scunthorpe 0, Grimsby 0; Sheffield United 0, Stoke 0; Shrewsbury 2, Rotherham 1; Southend 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0; Sunderland 0, Manchester City 0; Swindon 7, Aidershot 0; Tottenham 1, Southampton 0: Tranmere 0. Wolverhampton 1; Walsall 0. Birmingham 0; Watford 2. Plymouth 0; West Bromwich 3, Queens Park Rangers 2. English division three: Brentford 1, Wigan 3; Cardiff v. Millwall postponed: Doncaster 1, Bristol Rovers 2; Gillingham 4.

Exeter 4; Bournemouth v. Oxford. Bradford City v. Orient. Chesterfield v. Newport. Huddersfield v. Wrexham. Lincoln v. Southend. Plymouth v. Reading. Portsmouth v. Walsall and Preston v. Sheffield United, all postponed. English division four: Bury 0, Port Vale 1; Chester 5. Rochdale 2; Darlington 1, Crewe 1; Mansfield 1, Halifax 2; Wimbledon 1. Hull 2; Aidershot v. Scunthorpe. Bristol City v. Tranmere. Hartlepool v. Peterborough. Swindon v. Blackpool and York v. Northampton all postponed. Scottish premier division: Aberdeen 2, Morton 0; Dundee 3, Motherwell 1; Kilmarnock 0. Hibernian 2; Rangers 2, Dundee United 1; St Mirren 0, Celtic 1. Scottish Football Association (F.A.) Cup. second round: Albion 1. Stranraer 0; Berwick 2. Stirling 0; Brora Rangers 0, Montrose 0; East Fife 1, Brechin 0; Elgin 5. Gala 2; Forfar 3, Inverness 0; Queen of South 3, Hawick 0; Stenhousemuir 1, Arbroath 0. Scottish division one: Clyde 2. Airdrieonians 1; Dumbarton 2, Raith 1; Dunfermline v. Clydebank postponed; Falkirk 2. Queens Park 0; Hearts 2. Hamilton 1: Partick 1. Alloa 1; St Johnstone 2, Ayr 0. Northern Ireland league: Ards 3. Portadown 2; Ballymena 1. Glentoran 3; Cliftonville 3. Larne 2; Crusaders 3, Distillery 1; Glenavon 3, Bangor 1; Linfield 2, Coleraine 1. I