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CHELSEA 2 - 1 FOREST - Wed Aug 24, 1966 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Aug 24, 1966 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stamford Bridge
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Daily Mirror - Thursday 25 August 1966
: Nottingham Guardian - Thursday 25 August 1966

Season:: 1966-67
Referee:: G Roper
Attendance:: 27,501
Pos Before/After:: 17 19
Opp Before/After:: 7 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Aug 30, 1966

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2493 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1117 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2743 (of 5724)
Total:: 3972 (of 7505)
Played:: 57 years, 7 months, 27 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: L (Old to recent)

Goals
Ian Storey-Moore (72')

CHELSEA
Manager: Tommy Docherty
Prior form: W (Old to recent)

Goals
Peter Osgood (49')
Peter Osgood (66')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Peter Grummitt
2	D	22	Peter Hindley
3	M	22	Henry Newton
4	D	23	Terry Hennessey
5	D	33	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jeff Whitefoot
7	F	23	Alan Hinton
8	F	26	Colin Addison
9	F	26	Joe Baker
10	F	27	Frank Wignall
11	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore (72')
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Bonetti
2	D	Joe Kirkup
3	D	Ron Harris
4	D	Eddie McCreadie
5	D	John Boyle
6	M	Charlie Cooke
7	M	John Hollins
8	M	George Graham
9	M	Peter Houseman
10	F	Bobby Tambling
11	F	Peter Osgood
Subs
12		Young

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Aug 24, 1966)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City	2-1	Liverpool
Stoke City	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland	2-0	Southampton

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Burnley	2	2	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	4	WW
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	4	WW
	3	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	2.50000	4	WW
	4	Manchester United	2	2	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	2	1	1.75000	4	WW
	5	Newcastle United	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2.00000	3	DW
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	2	W
	7	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
	8	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	2	W
	9	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50000	2	W
	10	Everton	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.00000	2	WL
	11	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
	12	Southampton	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
	13	Leicester City	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	.75000	1	LD
	14	Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	1	DL
	15	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	.25000	1	LD
	16	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	.60000	0	L
	17	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
	18	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	LL
	19	Leeds United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.33333	0	L
	20	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.33333	0	L
	21	Fulham	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	LL
	22	Sheffield United	2	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.00000	0	LL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Burnley	2	2	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	4	WW
	2	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	99.99900	4	WW
5	3	Stoke City	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	4.00000	4	WW		2-0
1	4	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	2.50000	4	WW
2	5	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.00000	4	WW		2-1
2	6	Manchester United	2	2	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	2	1	1.75000	4	WW
2	7	Newcastle United	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2.00000	3	DW
3	8	Manchester City	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	1.50000	3	DW		2-1
1	9	Everton	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.00000	2	WL
1	10	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	WL		1-2
9	11	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	LW		2-0
6	12	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.00000	2	WL		0-2
6	13	Leeds United	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	.75000	2	LW		2-1
1	14	Leicester City	2	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	.75000	1	LD
1	15	Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	1	DL
4	16	Southampton	2	0	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.33333	1	DL		0-2
2	17	Blackpool	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	.25000	1	LD
2	18	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	0	2	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	.57143	0	LL		1-2
2	19	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	LL		1-2
2	20	West Ham United	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	LL
	21	Fulham	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.00000	0	LL
	22	Sheffield United	2	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.00000	0	LL

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