EVERTON 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Aug 31, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Aug 31, 1968 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
Everton

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
Goodison Park

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
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 31 August 1968

Season:
1968-69

Referee:
L Cussons

Attendance:
45,951

Pos Before/After:
16 20

Opp Before/After:
8 6

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
West Bromwich Albion (League Cup)

League:
West Bromwich Albion

Everton:
Apr 25, 1969


GAME COUNT:

League:
2583 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:
1207 (of 2297)
Competitive:
2850 (of 5763)
Total:
4090 (of 7550)
Played:
56 years, 1 month, 8 days ago


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

Goals
Sammy Chapman (84')
Logo
EVERTON
Manager: Harry Catterick
Prior form: LWLWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
John Hurst (54')
Joe Royle (64')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Brian Williamson
2D24 Peter Hindley
3D25 John Winfield
4D25 Terry Hennessey
5D35 Bob McKinlay
6M24 Henry Newton
7F23 Barry Lyons
8F29 John Barnwell
9F20 Colin Hall
10F23 Ian Storey-Moore
11F29 Dave Hilley off for Sammy Chapman (65')
Subs
12F22 Sammy Chapman on for Dave Hilley (65') goal (84')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKGordon West
2DSandy Brown
3DJohn Hurst goal
4DTommy Wright
5DBrian Labone
6MAlan Ball
7MTommy Jackson
8MHoward Kendall
9MColin Harvey
10FJohnny Morrissey
11FJoe Royle goal
Subs
12Kenyon


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Aug 31, 1968)
Home Score Away
Arsenal2-1Queens Park Rangers
Burnley1-1Coventry City
Chelsea2-2Tottenham Hotspur
Everton2-1Nottingham Forest
Leeds United1-0Liverpool
Leicester City3-1Southampton
Manchester City1-1Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday5-4Manchester United
Sunderland1-1Newcastle United
West Ham United4-0West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers1-1Stoke City

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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Arsenal642012421082210423.0000010 WWDDWW
2Leeds United541013521072200632.600009 WWWWD
3West Ham United641112620174210522.000009 DWWLWW
4Liverpool63219630083021131.500008 WLDWWD
5Chelsea531111521052101632.200007 DWLWW
6Sheffield Wednesday62316311041121222.000007 DDWDWL
7Manchester United6312793016601113.777787 WLDWLW
8Everton62228511132111531.600006 LWLWDD
9Ipswich Town630310920275101341.111116 WLWLLW
10Newcastle United61416613054011121.000006 DDLWDD
11Southampton63038830174002141.000006 LWLLWW
12Sunderland62229920040022591.000006 LWWDLD
13West Bromwich Albion622210112106301248.909096 DWLDWL
14Wolverhampton Wanderers62137721041003361.000005 LLWDLW
15Burnley621381420041013413.571435 DLWWLL
16Nottingham Forest5041450202202123.800004 DDLDD
17Manchester City612361211032013310.500004 LWDLDL
18Stoke City6204492013300316.444444 WLLLWL
19Tottenham Hotspur5113680123510133.750003 LWDLL
20Leicester City6114591014301316.555563 DLLWLL
21Queens Park Rangers603361403044003210.428573 DLLDDL
22Coventry City4103581015400204.625002 LLLW


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Arsenal7520145310103210422.8000012 WDDWWW 2-1
2Leeds United651014531082200632.8000011 WWWWDW 1-0
3West Ham United7511166301114210522.6666711 WWLWWW 4-0
24Sheffield Wednesday733111721095121221.571439 DWDWLW 5-4
5Chelsea632113722074101631.857148 DWLWWD 2-2
26Everton732210621153111531.666678 WLWDDW 2-1
37Liverpool73229730083022141.285718 LDWWDL 0-1
18Ipswich Town7313111020275111451.100007 LWLLWD 1-1
19Newcastle United71517713054021231.000007 DLWDDD 1-1
210Sunderland7232101021051022591.000007 WWDLDD 1-1
411Manchester United731311143016601258.785717 LDWLWL 4-5
212Wolverhampton Wanderers72238822052003361.000006 LWDLWD 1-1
213Southampton73049113017400327.818186 WLLWWL 1-3
114West Bromwich Albion7223101521063013412.666676 WLDWLL 0-4
15Burnley722391521052013413.600006 LWWLLD 1-1
416Leicester City72148102017401316.800005 LLWLLW 3-1
17Manchester City713371312043013310.538465 WDLDLD 1-1
18Stoke City72145102013301327.500005 LLLWLD 1-1
19Tottenham Hotspur61238100123511155.800004 LWDLLD 2-2
420Nottingham Forest6042570202202235.714294 DDLDDL 1-2
121Coventry City5113691015401215.666673 LLLWD 1-1
122Queens Park Rangers703471603044004312.437503 LLDDLL 1-2