The City Ground

CHELSEA 1 - 1 FOREST - Wed Aug 14, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Aug 14, 1968 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stamford Bridge
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 15 August 1968
: Daily Mirror - Thursday 15 August 1968
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: Thomas Dawes
Attendance:: 36,515
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 20 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Apr 08, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2578 (of 5018)
League Tier 1:: 1202 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 2845 (of 5736)
Total:: 4085 (of 7523)
Played:: 56 years, 3 months, 8 days ago

Review
Peter Grummitt broke his thumb in the 82nd minute. Dave Hilley came on to replace him as an outfield player, and Joe Baker went in goal for the last 10 minutes.
The Daily Mirror reported that Joe Baker wasn't troubled by Chelsea at all while he was in goal. They also went on to say that Henry Newton shouted at Baker for taking more than 4 steps with the ball, and that Chelsea defender Johnny Boyle was then booked for arguing with the ref that Baker had taken more than the allowed steps. The referee then 'gave Baker a comic demonstration of what he must not do'!

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

Goals
Ian Storey-Moore (27')

CHELSEA
Manager: Dave Sexton

Goals
Bobby Tambling (63')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Peter Grummitt off for Dave Hilley (82')
2	D	24	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	D	25	Terry Hennessey
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay
6	M	24	Henry Newton
7	F	23	Barry Lyons
8	M	18	Paul Richardson
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	28	Jim Baxter
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (27')
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley on for Peter Grummitt (82')

	So Far	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Peter Grummitt off for Dave Hilley (82)	334		4	2
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	190	4	4	2
3	D	25	John Winfield	183	5	4	2
4	D	25	Terry Hennessey	121	6	4	2
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	649	12	4	2
6	M	24	Henry Newton	210	17	4	2
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	79	19	4	2
8	M	18	Paul Richardson	4		95	6
9	F	28	Joe Baker	105	54	4	2
10	F	28	Jim Baxter	25	4	4	2
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (27)	138	61	4	2
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley on for Peter Grummitt (82)	22	5	114	8

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Bonetti
2	D	Ron Harris
3	D	Dave Webb
4	D	Johnny Boyle 85
5	D	Eddie McCreadie
6	M	Alan Birchenall
7	M	John Hollins
8	M	Peter Houseman
9	M	Tommy Baldwin
10	F	Peter Osgood
11	F	Bobby Tambling
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Aug 14, 1968)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Leeds United	4-1	Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Newcastle United
Southampton	2-0	Liverpool
Stoke City	0-2	West Ham United
Sunderland	3-0	Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	Manchester United

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	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	5.00000	4	WW
2	Ipswich Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	99.99900	2	W
3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	3.00000	2	W
4	Everton	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.00000	2	LW
5	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
6	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
7	Stoke City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.00000	2	W
8	Newcastle United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
9	Nottingham Forest	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
10	Queens Park Rangers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D
11	West Ham United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	1	D
12	Burnley	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	.40000	1	DL
13	Leicester City	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	.25000	1	DL
14	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
15	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	1	D
16	Manchester City	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
17	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.50000	0	L
18	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
19	Southampton	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.33333	0	L
20	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
21	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0
22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00000	0	L

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	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	5.00000	4	WW
1	2	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	3.50000	4	WW		4-1
12	3	West Bromwich Albion	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00000	3	DW		3-1
7	4	West Ham United	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	3.00000	3	DW		2-0
1	5	Everton	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.00000	2	LW
11	6	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.00000	2	LW		3-0
9	7	Manchester City	2	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.00000	2	LW		3-2
	8	Newcastle United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD		1-1
	9	Nottingham Forest	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1.00000	2	DD		1-1
4	10	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.00000	2	DD		1-1
8	11	Southampton	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	2	LW		2-0
6	12	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	.75000	2	WL		1-3
8	13	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.66667	2	WL		0-2
7	14	Stoke City	2	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.66667	2	WL		0-2
13	15	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.33333	2	WL		0-3
4	16	Chelsea	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00000	1	D		1-1
5	17	Burnley	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	.40000	1	DL
8	18	Queens Park Rangers	2	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	.40000	1	DL		1-4
6	19	Leicester City	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	.25000	1	DL
2	20	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.50000	0	L
1	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	.50000	0	LL		2-3
1	22	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00000	0