The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 3 STOKE CITY - Sat Oct 05, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 05, 1968 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Meadow Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-3 DRAWN
: Half-time: 3-3

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 05 October 1968

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: P Baldwin
Attendance:: 21,519
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 19 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Stoke City:: Dec 26, 1968

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2587 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1211 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2855 (of 5724)
Total:: 4096 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 6 months, 15 days ago

Notes:: Played at Meadow Lane

Review
Played at Notts County's ground due to a fire at the City Ground

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

Goals
Henry Newton (23')
Ian Storey-Moore (25')
Ian Storey-Moore (33')

STOKE CITY
Manager: Tony Waddington
Prior form: LDWLDL (Old to recent)

Goals
David Herd (8')
Harry Burrows (20')
Willie Stevenson (44')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Peter Grummitt
2	D	24	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay
6	M	24	Henry Newton (23')
7	F	23	Barry Lyons
8	F	29	John Barnwell
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	29	Jim Baxter
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (25') (33')
Subs
12	F	20	Colin Hall

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Peter Grummitt	353		52	12
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	419	10	14	3
3	D	25	John Winfield	414	4	14	3
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey	185	6	14	3
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	688	10	14	3
6	M	24	Henry Newton (23)	317	19	14	3
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	242	34	14	3
8	F	29	John Barnwell	203	25	14	3
9	F	28	Joe Baker	135	50	14	3
10	F	29	Jim Baxter	49	3	14	3
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (25) (33)	275	117	14	3
Subs
12	F	20	Colin Hall	35	2	14	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gordon Banks
2	D	William Bentley
3	D	Eric Skeels
4	D	Tony Allen
5	D	Alan Bloor
6	M	Willie Stevenson
7	M	Harry Burrows
8	M	Peter Dobing
9	M	Terry Conroy
10	F	David Herd
11	F	George Eastham
Subs
12		Mahoney

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 05, 1968)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	0-4	Liverpool
Chelsea	3-1	Ipswich Town
Coventry City	0-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton	2-0	Manchester City
Manchester United	0-0	Arsenal
Newcastle United	0-1	Leeds United
Nottingham Forest	3-3	Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur	3-2	Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion	3-1	Queens Park Rangers
West Ham United	0-0	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	Arsenal	11	7	3	1	17	8	4	2	0	11	3	3	1	1	6	5	2.12500	17	WWWWLD
2	Liverpool	11	7	2	2	23	7	5	0	0	14	3	2	2	2	9	4	3.28571	16	DLWWWW
3	Leeds United	10	7	2	1	20	10	5	1	0	12	3	2	1	1	8	7	2.00000	16	DWWDWL
4	West Ham United	11	5	5	1	21	11	3	2	1	14	7	2	3	0	7	4	1.90909	15	WWDDDD
5	Everton	11	5	4	2	20	9	4	1	1	12	3	1	3	1	8	6	2.22222	14	DWDWDW
6	Chelsea	11	5	4	2	21	11	2	4	0	9	6	3	0	2	12	5	1.90909	14	DDWWDL
7	Sheffield Wednesday	11	5	4	2	15	12	4	1	0	12	6	1	3	2	3	6	1.25000	14	LWWLWD
8	Tottenham Hotspur	11	4	4	3	23	16	2	1	2	12	6	2	3	1	11	10	1.43750	12	DWDWWD
9	Sunderland	11	3	5	3	13	15	3	1	1	7	5	0	4	2	6	10	.86667	11	DDWDLD
10	Ipswich Town	11	4	2	5	17	17	3	0	3	10	8	1	2	2	7	9	1.00000	10	WDLLDW
11	Manchester City	11	3	4	4	15	16	2	3	0	8	5	1	1	4	7	11	.93750	10	LDLDWW
12	Manchester United	10	4	2	4	15	17	4	1	1	10	8	0	1	3	5	9	.88235	10	LWLDLW
13	Burnley	11	4	2	5	12	24	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	5	4	21	.50000	10	LDLWLW
14	Southampton	11	3	3	5	14	17	3	1	2	10	8	0	2	3	4	9	.82353	9	WLLDDD
15	West Bromwich Albion	11	3	3	5	15	26	2	2	1	8	8	1	1	4	7	18	.57692	9	LLLWDL
16	Newcastle United	11	1	6	4	13	17	1	4	1	9	9	0	2	3	4	8	.76471	8	DDLLLD
17	Coventry City	11	2	4	5	12	16	2	1	3	10	10	0	3	2	2	6	.75000	8	WLDLDD
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	2	4	5	10	17	2	3	1	6	9	0	1	4	4	8	.58824	8	WDLDDL
19	Stoke City	11	3	2	6	8	15	3	1	1	5	4	0	1	5	3	11	.53333	8	LDWLDL
20	Nottingham Forest	9	1	5	3	11	11	0	3	0	2	2	1	2	3	9	9	1.00000	7	DDLWDL
21	Leicester City	11	2	3	6	10	18	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	5	1	12	.55556	7	LWLDLD
22	Queens Park Rangers	11	0	5	6	9	24	0	4	1	5	9	0	1	5	4	15	.37500	5	LLLLDD

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	1	Liverpool	12	8	2	2	27	7	5	0	0	14	3	3	2	2	13	4	3.85714	18	LWWWWW		4-0
1	2	Arsenal	12	7	4	1	17	8	4	2	0	11	3	3	2	1	6	5	2.12500	18	WWWLDD		0-0
	3	Leeds United	11	8	2	1	21	10	5	1	0	12	3	3	1	1	9	7	2.10000	18	WWDWLW		1-0
1	4	Everton	12	6	4	2	22	9	5	1	1	14	3	1	3	1	8	6	2.44444	16	WDWDWW		2-0
1	5	Chelsea	12	6	4	2	24	12	3	4	0	12	7	3	0	2	12	5	2.00000	16	DWWDLW		3-1
2	6	West Ham United	12	5	6	1	21	11	3	3	1	14	7	2	3	0	7	4	1.90909	16	WDDDDD		0-0
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	12	5	5	2	16	13	4	2	0	13	7	1	3	2	3	6	1.23077	15	WWLWDD		1-1
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	4	3	26	18	3	1	2	15	8	2	3	1	11	10	1.44444	14	WDWWDW		3-2
	9	Sunderland	12	3	6	3	14	16	3	1	1	7	5	0	5	2	7	11	.87500	12	DWDLDD		1-1
2	10	Manchester United	11	4	3	4	15	17	4	2	1	10	8	0	1	3	5	9	.88235	11	WLDLWD		0-0
4	11	West Bromwich Albion	12	4	3	5	18	27	3	2	1	11	9	1	1	4	7	18	.66667	11	LLWDLW		3-1
2	12	Ipswich Town	12	4	2	6	18	20	3	0	3	10	8	1	2	3	8	12	.90000	10	DLLDWL		1-3
2	13	Manchester City	12	3	4	5	15	18	2	3	0	8	5	1	1	5	7	13	.83333	10	DLDWWL		0-2
	14	Southampton	12	3	4	5	14	17	3	1	2	10	8	0	3	3	4	9	.82353	10	LLDDDD		0-0
3	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	4	5	11	17	2	3	1	6	9	1	1	4	5	8	.64706	10	DLDDLW		1-0
3	16	Burnley	12	4	2	6	12	28	4	1	1	8	7	0	1	5	4	21	.42857	10	DLWLWL		0-4
2	17	Stoke City	12	3	3	6	11	18	3	1	1	5	4	0	2	5	6	14	.61111	9	DWLDLD		3-3
2	18	Nottingham Forest	10	1	6	3	14	14	0	4	0	5	5	1	2	3	9	9	1.00000	8	DLWDLD		3-3
3	19	Newcastle United	12	1	6	5	13	18	1	4	2	9	10	0	2	3	4	8	.72222	8	DLLLDL		0-1
3	20	Coventry City	12	2	4	6	12	17	2	1	4	10	11	0	3	2	2	6	.70588	8	LDLDDL		0-1
	21	Leicester City	12	2	3	7	12	21	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	6	3	15	.57143	7	WLDLDL		2-3
	22	Queens Park Rangers	12	0	5	7	10	27	0	4	1	5	9	0	1	6	5	18	.37037	5	LLLDDL		1-3