FOREST 0 - 0 COVENTRY CITY - Sat Sep 14, 1968 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 14, 1968 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- Meadow Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-0 (Draw)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Attendance:
- 27,260
- Pos Before/After:
- 14/13
- Opp Before/After:
- 19/19
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1968-69
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2584 (of 4860)
- League Tier 1:
- 1209 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2852 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 4085 (of 7305)
- Notes:
- Played at Meadow Lane
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Review:
Played at Notts County's ground due to a fire at the City Ground
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LLWDWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LLWDWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Brian Williamson | |
| 2 | F | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | F | John Winfield | |
| 4 | D | Terry Hennessey | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Henry Newton | |
| 7 | F | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | F | John Barnwell | |
| 9 | F | Joe Baker | |
| 10 | F | Sammy Chapman | |
| 11 | F | Ian Storey-Moore | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | F | Dave Hilley |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Stoke City |
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Manchester United |
| Everton | 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 2 | Liverpool |
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Leeds United |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Southampton |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Coventry City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 4 | Chelsea |
| West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Sunderland |
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 | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.667 | 14 | DDWWWW | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.667 | 13 | WWWDWW | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.429 | 12 | WLWWWD | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.875 | 11 | LWWDDW | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.625 | 11 | WDWLWW | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.571 | 10 | DWWDLW | |
| 7 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.571 | 9 | LWDDWD | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.200 | 9 | WDLDDW | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .800 | 8 | DWLWLD | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 7 | WLLWDL | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .889 | 7 | LWDDDL | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .600 | 7 | LLWLDW | |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.500 | 6 | WDLLDW | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.111 | 6 | DLDDLW | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .900 | 6 | WDLWDL | |
| 16 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .769 | 6 | LLWWLL | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .600 | 6 | LDWLLL | |
| 18 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .409 | 6 | WWLLDL | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .727 | 5 | LLWDWL | |
| 20 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .667 | 5 | LWLLWL | |
| 21 | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .500 | 5 | DLDLDL | |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .389 | 3 | LDDLLL | |
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 | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.833 | 16 | DWWWWW | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.429 | 14 | WWDWWD | |
 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.375 | 13 | WWDDWW |
 1 | 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.111 | 13 | LWWWDD |
| 1 | 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.857 | 12 | WWDLWW |
| 1 | 6 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.000 | 11 | WDDWDW |
| 2 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.182 | 11 | DWLWWL |
| 8 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.182 | 10 | DLDDWD | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .750 | 8 | WLWLDL | |
| 7 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .682 | 8 | DWLLLW |
| 7 | 11 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .455 | 8 | WLLDLW |
| 1 | 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.417 | 7 | DLLDWD |
| 1 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.111 | 7 | LDDLWD |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .909 | 7 | DLWDLD |
| 5 | 15 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .857 | 7 | LLWDLL |
| 5 | 16 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .833 | 7 | WDDDLL |
| 1 | 17 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .786 | 7 | LWWLLD |
| 6 | 18 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .545 | 7 | LWLDWL |
| 19 | Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .727 | 6 | LWDWLD | |
| 20 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .692 | 6 | WLLWLD | |
| 21 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .533 | 6 | LDLDLD | |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .318 | 3 | DDLLLL | |