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 

Half-time: 1-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Staffordshire Sentinel - Friday 27 December 1968

Season:
1968-69

Referee:
H Hackney

Attendance:
20,452

Pos Before/After:
19 19

Opp Before/After:
18 17

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Preston North End (FA Cup)

League:
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stoke City:
Aug 12, 1969


GAME COUNT:

League:
2600 (of 5021)
League Tier 1:
1224 (of 2273)
Competitive:
2868 (of 5739)
Total:
4109 (of 7526)
Played:
55 years, 11 months, 10 days ago
Notes:
Johnny Carey's last game as manager



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

Goals
Ian Storey-Moore (18')
Logo
STOKE CITY
Manager: Tony Waddington
Prior form: LDLWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Terry Conroy (64')
Peter Dobing (70')
George Eastham (85')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK26 Peter Grummitt
2D24 Peter Hindley
3D25 John Winfield
4D26 Terry Hennessey
5D36 Bob McKinlay
6M24 Henry Newton
7F23 Barry Lyons100th appearance
8F30 John Barnwell
9F28 Joe Baker off for Colin Hall (89')
10F22 Sammy Chapman
11F23 Ian Storey-Moore goal (18')
Subs
12F20 Colin Hall on for Joe Baker (89')


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKGordon Banks
2DEric Skeels
3DJackie Marsh
4DAlex Elder
5DTony Allen
6MMike Bernard
7MHarry Burrows
8MPeter Dobing goal
9MTerry Conroy goal
10FDavid Herd
11FGeorge Eastham goal
Subs
12Bentley




All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Thu Dec 26, 1968)
Home Score Away
Arsenal3-0Manchester United
Ipswich Town1-3Chelsea
Leeds United2-1Newcastle United
Liverpool1-1Burnley
Manchester City1-3Everton
Queens Park Rangers0-4West Bromwich Albion
Southampton2-2West Ham United
Stoke City3-1Nottingham Forest
Sunderland0-0Sheffield 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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Liverpool251744441412102765341783.1428638 WWWWLW
2Leeds United231472381993024554214142.0000035 WWDWDW
3Everton2413745022101130536320172.2727333 WLWLWD
4Arsenal23137329137411866321172.2307733 WLWWWW
5Chelsea2410864327561211252522151.5925928 LWDLDW
6West Ham United249964429741331225511171.5172427 WDWLDL
7Sheffield Wednesday239863226632211335411131.2307726 LDWLWW
8Tottenham Hotspur238873933542261434513191.1818224 DWLLDL
9West Bromwich Albion24969354374124122281131.8139524 WLWLDL
10Burnley2410410314973219123181237.6326524 DLLLDL
11Newcastle United24798333455219142461420.9705923 WLWLWD
12Southampton258710313663320162471120.8611123 WLLDLW
13Sunderland2487929418222111057830.7073223 LWLWLW
14Manchester City247894233651321313810201.2727322 LWLWDW
15Wolverhampton Wanderers2478926295431715246914.8965522 DWLWDL
16Manchester United23788263064214101461220.8666722 DDWLWL
17Ipswich Town247512353942621213361418.8974419 DDWWLL
18Stoke City246711213263310100481122.6562519 LDLWDD
19Nottingham Forest22310929361549142552022.8055616 LLLDWW
20Leicester City24471322484441718039530.4583315 LDLWDL
21Coventry City244614224023712172371023.5500014 LLLWLL
22Queens Park Rangers2336142553354152001101033.4717012 LLWLLD


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)
1Liverpool261754451512202875341783.0000039 WWWLWD 1-1
2Leeds United2415724020103026654214142.0000037 WDWDWW 2-1
13Arsenal24147332138412166321172.4615435 LWWWWW 3-0
14Everton2514745323101130546323182.3043535 LWLWDW 3-1
5Chelsea2511864628561211262525161.6428630 WDLDWW 3-1
6West Ham United2591064631741331226513191.4838728 DWLDLD 2-2
7Sheffield Wednesday249963226632211336411131.2307727 DWLWWD 0-0
18West Bromwich Albion251069394374124123281531.9069826 LWLDLW 4-0
19Burnley2510510325073219123281338.6400025 LLLDLD 1-1
210Tottenham Hotspur238873933542261434513191.1818224 DWLLDL
111Southampton268810333864322182471120.8684224 LLDLWD 2-2
112Sunderland2588929418322111057830.7073224 WLWLWD 0-0
213Newcastle United25799343655219142471522.9444423 LWLWDL 1-2
14Manchester City2578104336652331613810201.1944422 WLWDWL 1-3
15Wolverhampton Wanderers2478926295431715246914.8965522 DWLWDL
16Manchester United24789263364214101471223.7878822 DWLWLL 0-3
117Stoke City257711243373313110481122.7272721 DLWDDW 3-1
118Ipswich Town257513364242722243361418.8571419 DWWLLL 1-3
19Nottingham Forest233101030391549142562125.7692316 LLDWWL 1-3
20Leicester City24471322484441718039530.4583315 LDLWDL
21Coventry City244614224023712172371023.5500014 LLLWLL
22Queens Park Rangers2436152557355152401101033.4386012 LWLLDL 0-4