The City Ground

STOKE CITY 3 - 1 FOREST - Thu Dec 26, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Thu Dec 26, 1968 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Victoria Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)

Attendance:
Pos Before/After:: 19/19
Opp Before/After:: 18/17
Referee:
Season:: 1968-69
Forest/Opp Tier:: 1/1

NEXT GAMES:
FA Cup:: Preston North End
League:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Tier 1:: Wolverhampton Wanderers

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2599 (of 4878)
League Tier 1:: 1224 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 2867 (of 5575)
Total:: 4101 (of 7323)

Notes:: Johnny Carey's last game as manager

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)

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

Goals:
Ian Storey-Moore

STOKE CITY
Manager:
Prior form: LDLWDD (Old to recent)

Goals:

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Peter Grummitt
2	D	Peter Hindley
3	D	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	Colin Hall

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Thu Dec 26, 1968)

Home	F	A	Away
Arsenal	3	0	Manchester United
Ipswich Town	1	3	Chelsea
Leeds United	2	1	Newcastle United
Liverpool	1	1	Burnley
Manchester City	1	3	Everton
Queens Park Rangers	0	4	West Bromwich Albion
Southampton	2	2	West Ham United
Stoke City	3	1	Nottingham Forest
Sunderland	0	0	Sheffield Wednesday

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	Liverpool	25	17	4	4	44	14	12	1	0	27	6	5	3	4	17	8	3.143	38	WWWWLW
	2	Leeds United	23	14	7	2	38	19	9	3	0	24	5	5	4	2	14	14	2.000	35	WWDWDW
	3	Everton	24	13	7	4	50	22	10	1	1	30	5	3	6	3	20	17	2.273	33	WLWLWD
	4	Arsenal	23	13	7	3	29	13	7	4	1	18	6	6	3	2	11	7	2.231	33	WLWWWW
	5	Chelsea	24	10	8	6	43	27	5	6	1	21	12	5	2	5	22	15	1.593	28	LWDLDW
	6	West Ham United	24	9	9	6	44	29	7	4	1	33	12	2	5	5	11	17	1.517	27	WDWLDL
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	23	9	8	6	32	26	6	3	2	21	13	3	5	4	11	13	1.231	26	LDWLWW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	23	8	8	7	39	33	5	4	2	26	14	3	4	5	13	19	1.182	24	DWLLDL
	9	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	6	9	35	43	7	4	1	24	12	2	2	8	11	31	.814	24	WLWLDL
	10	Burnley	24	10	4	10	31	49	7	3	2	19	12	3	1	8	12	37	.633	24	DLLLDL
	11	Newcastle United	24	7	9	8	33	34	5	5	2	19	14	2	4	6	14	20	.971	23	WLWLWD
	12	Southampton	25	8	7	10	31	36	6	3	3	20	16	2	4	7	11	20	.861	23	WLLDLW
	13	Sunderland	24	8	7	9	29	41	8	2	2	21	11	0	5	7	8	30	.707	23	LWLWLW
	14	Manchester City	24	7	8	9	42	33	6	5	1	32	13	1	3	8	10	20	1.273	22	LWLWDW
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	8	9	26	29	5	4	3	17	15	2	4	6	9	14	.897	22	DWLWDL
	16	Manchester United	23	7	8	8	26	30	6	4	2	14	10	1	4	6	12	20	.867	22	DDWLWL
	17	Ipswich Town	24	7	5	12	35	39	4	2	6	21	21	3	3	6	14	18	.897	19	DDWWLL
	18	Stoke City	24	6	7	11	21	32	6	3	3	10	10	0	4	8	11	22	.656	19	LDLWDD
	19	Nottingham Forest	22	3	10	9	29	36	1	5	4	9	14	2	5	5	20	22	.806	16	LLLDWW
	20	Leicester City	24	4	7	13	22	48	4	4	4	17	18	0	3	9	5	30	.458	15	LDLWDL
	21	Coventry City	24	4	6	14	22	40	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	7	10	23	.550	14	LLLWLL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	23	3	6	14	25	53	3	5	4	15	20	0	1	10	10	33	.472	12	LLWLLD

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	Liverpool	26	17	5	4	45	15	12	2	0	28	7	5	3	4	17	8	3.000	39	WWWLWD
	2	Leeds United	24	15	7	2	40	20	10	3	0	26	6	5	4	2	14	14	2.000	37	WDWDWW
1	3	Arsenal	24	14	7	3	32	13	8	4	1	21	6	6	3	2	11	7	2.462	35	LWWWWW
1	4	Everton	25	14	7	4	53	23	10	1	1	30	5	4	6	3	23	18	2.304	35	LWLWDW
	5	Chelsea	25	11	8	6	46	28	5	6	1	21	12	6	2	5	25	16	1.643	30	WDLDWW
	6	West Ham United	25	9	10	6	46	31	7	4	1	33	12	2	6	5	13	19	1.484	28	DWLDLD
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	24	9	9	6	32	26	6	3	2	21	13	3	6	4	11	13	1.231	27	DWLWWD
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	25	10	6	9	39	43	7	4	1	24	12	3	2	8	15	31	.907	26	LWLDLW
1	9	Burnley	25	10	5	10	32	50	7	3	2	19	12	3	2	8	13	38	.640	25	LLLDLD
2	10	Tottenham Hotspur	23	8	8	7	39	33	5	4	2	26	14	3	4	5	13	19	1.182	24	DWLLDL
1	11	Southampton	26	8	8	10	33	38	6	4	3	22	18	2	4	7	11	20	.868	24	LLDLWD
1	12	Sunderland	25	8	8	9	29	41	8	3	2	21	11	0	5	7	8	30	.707	24	WLWLWD
2	13	Newcastle United	25	7	9	9	34	36	5	5	2	19	14	2	4	7	15	22	.944	23	LWLWDL
	14	Manchester City	25	7	8	10	43	36	6	5	2	33	16	1	3	8	10	20	1.194	22	WLWDWL
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	8	9	26	29	5	4	3	17	15	2	4	6	9	14	.897	22	DWLWDL
	16	Manchester United	24	7	8	9	26	33	6	4	2	14	10	1	4	7	12	23	.788	22	DWLWLL
1	17	Stoke City	25	7	7	11	24	33	7	3	3	13	11	0	4	8	11	22	.727	21	DLWDDW
1	18	Ipswich Town	25	7	5	13	36	42	4	2	7	22	24	3	3	6	14	18	.857	19	DWWLLL
	19	Nottingham Forest	23	3	10	10	30	39	1	5	4	9	14	2	5	6	21	25	.769	16	LLDWWL
	20	Leicester City	24	4	7	13	22	48	4	4	4	17	18	0	3	9	5	30	.458	15	LDLWDL
	21	Coventry City	24	4	6	14	22	40	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	7	10	23	.550	14	LLLWLL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	24	3	6	15	25	57	3	5	5	15	24	0	1	10	10	33	.439	12	LWLLDL