FOREST · PLAYER PROFILE
David Riley
Forward · England · Forest appearances, output and career patterns.
League & cup archive · 1977/78 onwards · through 2026-05-24
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Match-by-match archive from 1977/78, through 2026-05-24. Earlier career games are outside these charts.
When did the goals come?
Compare the volume with the scoring rate — appearances differ by month.
Leading month: Mar · 1 goals · 1 goals in 5 appearances. Tied leaders use the larger sample.
By month
MonthGoals scoredGoalsApps
Jan—0
Feb—0
Mar15
Apr01
May01
Jun—0
Jul—0
Aug—0
Sep—0
Oct—0
Nov13
Dec02
Recorded goals, including multiple goals in one appearance. — = no appearance in this selection.
By day of the week
DayGoals scoredGoalsApps
Mon01
Tue—0
Wed01
Thu—0
Fri—0
Sat29
Sun01
Recorded goals, including multiple goals in one appearance. — = no appearance in this selection.
Season by season.
SeasonAppsStartsGoalsGPM
1986/871000.00
1984/8510720.20
1983/841000.00
Against each opponent.
Most goals first, using the same filters.
OpponentAppsGoalsGPM
Coventry City111.00
Stoke City111.00
West Bromwich Albion200.00
Everton100.00
Leicester City100.00
Liverpool100.00
Manchester City100.00
Manchester United100.00
Sheffield Wednesday100.00
Southampton100.00
West Ham United100.00
The match record.
Manchester City (A)1987-05-04 · 1986/87 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 0–1—West Ham United (H)1985-03-30 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 1–2—Stoke City (A)1985-03-23 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
W 4–11 goalSheffield Wednesday (H)1985-03-20 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
D 0–0—West Bromwich Albion (H)1985-03-16 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 1–2—Liverpool (A)1985-03-02 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 0–1—Everton (A)1984-12-15 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 0–5—Manchester United (H)1984-12-08 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
W 3–2—Leicester City (H)1984-11-25 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
W 2–1—Coventry City (A)1984-11-17 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
W 3–11 goalSouthampton (A)1984-11-03 · 1984/85 · Football League First Division (top flight)
L 0–1—West Bromwich Albion (H)1984-04-07 · 1983/84 · Football League First Division (top flight)
W 3–1—About these records
Only completed competitive games with a recorded start or used-substitute appearance count. Unused substitutes do not count. Goals come from reconciled match scorers; own goals are excluded. GPM divides goals by this player’s appearances, including goalless games — never by Forest’s fixture count. Appearance rates are not minutes-adjusted; historical minutes and assists are not sufficiently complete for those comparisons.
The match-by-match archive starts in 1977/78. It is not the player’s entire career if they played earlier or elsewhere. Public profile totals and calendar rates use exactly the same selected appearances.