The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Nov 02, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Nov 02, 1968 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Meadow Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-0 DRAWN
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 02 November 1968

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: G Kew
Attendance:: 19,490
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 17 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Jan 11, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2592 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1216 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2860 (of 5724)
Total:: 4101 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 5 months, 22 days ago

Notes:: Played at Meadow Lane

Review
This was the lat of 6 games played at Notts County's ground due to a fire at the City Ground

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

Goals

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Ronnie Allen
Prior form: LWLDWL (Old to recent)

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	29	Gordon Marshall
2	D	24	Peter Hindley off for Billy Taylor (88')
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey
5	D	36	Bob McKinlay
6	M	24	Henry Newton
7	F	20	Colin Hall
8	F	29	John Barnwell
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	22	Sammy Chapman
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	M	29	Billy Taylor on for Peter Hindley (88')

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Phil Parkes
2	D	David Woodfield
3	D	John Holsgrove
4	D	Derek Parkin (75')
5	D	Bobby Thomson
6	M	Les Wilson
7	M	Mike Bailey
8	M	Derek Dougan
9	M	Peter Knowles
10	F	John Farrington
11	F	Dave Wagstaffe
Subs
12		John McAlle (75')

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Nov 02, 1968)

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

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	Liverpool	16	10	3	3	33	11	7	1	0	19	5	3	2	3	14	6	3.00000	23	WWDWLW
	2	Everton	16	9	5	2	32	14	6	1	1	16	4	3	4	1	16	10	2.28571	23	WWDWWW
	3	Leeds United	15	10	3	2	25	15	6	2	0	14	3	4	1	2	11	12	1.66667	23	LWWWLD
	4	Arsenal	16	8	6	2	20	11	5	3	0	13	4	3	3	2	7	7	1.81818	22	DDDWLD
	5	Chelsea	16	7	6	3	29	16	4	4	0	15	7	3	2	3	14	9	1.81250	20	LWDDWL
	6	West Ham United	16	6	7	3	30	16	4	3	1	22	7	2	4	2	8	9	1.87500	19	DDLLWD
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	16	7	5	4	31	25	4	2	2	19	11	3	3	2	12	14	1.24000	19	DWDLWW
	8	West Bromwich Albion	16	7	4	5	27	28	5	2	1	18	10	2	2	4	9	18	.96429	18	LWWWWD
	9	Burnley	16	8	2	6	25	31	6	1	1	16	9	2	1	5	9	22	.80645	18	WLWWWW
	10	Sheffield Wednesday	16	5	7	4	20	20	4	3	1	14	10	1	4	3	6	10	1.00000	17	DDDLLD
	11	Sunderland	16	5	6	5	20	26	5	1	2	13	7	0	5	3	7	19	.76923	16	DDLWLW
	12	Manchester City	16	4	7	5	24	23	3	5	0	16	9	1	2	5	8	14	1.04348	15	WLDWDD
	13	Newcastle United	16	4	6	6	25	25	2	4	2	12	12	2	2	4	13	13	1.00000	14	DLWWWL
	14	Manchester United	15	5	4	6	21	25	4	2	2	11	10	1	2	4	10	15	.84000	14	WDDLLW
	15	Southampton	16	4	5	7	19	25	3	2	3	13	14	1	3	4	6	11	.76000	13	DDLLWD
	16	Stoke City	16	5	3	8	16	23	5	1	2	9	7	0	2	6	7	16	.69565	13	LDWLLW
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	4	5	7	15	22	2	4	2	8	12	2	1	5	7	10	.68182	13	LWLDWL
	18	Ipswich Town	16	5	2	9	22	28	3	0	5	11	13	2	2	4	11	15	.78571	12	WLLLWL
	19	Nottingham Forest	14	1	7	6	21	26	0	4	2	8	11	1	3	4	13	15	.80769	9	LDLLLD
	20	Queens Park Rangers	16	2	5	9	19	36	2	4	2	12	15	0	1	7	7	21	.52778	9	DLWWLL
	21	Coventry City	16	2	5	9	15	29	2	2	4	11	12	0	3	5	4	17	.51724	9	DLLLDL
	22	Leicester City	16	3	3	10	14	28	3	2	3	11	10	0	1	7	3	18	.50000	9	DLWLLL

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	Everton	17	10	5	2	34	14	7	1	1	18	4	3	4	1	16	10	2.42857	25	WDWWWW		2-0
1	2	Liverpool	17	10	4	3	33	11	7	1	0	19	5	3	3	3	14	6	3.00000	24	WDWLWD		0-0
	3	Leeds United	16	10	4	2	25	15	6	2	0	14	3	4	2	2	11	12	1.66667	24	WWWLDD		0-0
1	4	Chelsea	17	8	6	3	31	16	5	4	0	17	7	3	2	3	14	9	1.93750	22	WDDWLW		2-0
1	5	Arsenal	16	8	6	2	20	11	5	3	0	13	4	3	3	2	7	7	1.81818	22	DDDWLD
	6	West Ham United	17	7	7	3	34	19	5	3	1	26	10	2	4	2	8	9	1.78947	21	DLLWDW		4-3
	7	Tottenham Hotspur	17	7	6	4	32	26	4	3	2	20	12	3	3	2	12	14	1.23077	20	WDLWWD		1-1
1	8	Burnley	17	9	2	6	26	31	7	1	1	17	9	2	1	5	9	22	.83871	20	LWWWWW		1-0
1	9	West Bromwich Albion	17	7	5	5	27	28	5	3	1	18	10	2	2	4	9	18	.96429	19	WWWWDD		0-0
	10	Sheffield Wednesday	16	5	7	4	20	20	4	3	1	14	10	1	4	3	6	10	1.00000	17	DDDLLD
	11	Sunderland	17	5	6	6	20	28	5	1	2	13	7	0	5	4	7	21	.71429	16	DLWLWL		0-2
1	12	Newcastle United	17	4	7	6	25	25	2	5	2	12	12	2	2	4	13	13	1.00000	15	LWWWLD		0-0
1	13	Manchester City	17	4	7	6	24	25	3	5	0	16	9	1	2	6	8	16	.96000	15	LDWDDL		0-2
	14	Manchester United	16	5	5	6	21	25	4	3	2	11	10	1	2	4	10	15	.84000	15	DDLLWD		0-0
	15	Southampton	17	4	6	7	20	26	3	2	3	13	14	1	4	4	7	12	.76923	14	DLLWDD		1-1
	16	Stoke City	17	5	4	8	17	24	5	1	2	9	7	0	3	6	8	17	.70833	14	DWLLWD		1-1
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	4	6	7	15	22	2	4	2	8	12	2	2	5	7	10	.68182	14	WLDWLD		0-0
	18	Ipswich Town	17	5	2	10	22	29	3	0	5	11	13	2	2	5	11	16	.75862	12	LLLWLL		0-1
	19	Nottingham Forest	15	1	8	6	21	26	0	5	2	8	11	1	3	4	13	15	.80769	10	DLLLDD		0-0
1	20	Coventry City	17	2	6	9	16	30	2	3	4	12	13	0	3	5	4	17	.53333	10	LLLDLD		1-1
1	21	Leicester City	17	3	4	10	14	28	3	2	3	11	10	0	2	7	3	18	.50000	10	LWLLLD		0-0
2	22	Queens Park Rangers	17	2	5	10	22	40	2	4	2	12	15	0	1	8	10	25	.55000	9	LWWLLL		3-4