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:
- Position Before:
- 19
- Position After:
- 19
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1968-69
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Preston North End
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- League Tier 1:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2599 (of 4785)
- League Tier 1
- 1224 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2867 (of 5475)
- Total:
- 4098 (of 7209)
- Notes:
- Johnny Carey's last game as manager
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Stoke City Goals:
Forest:
Manager: Johnny Carey
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Grummitt | |
| 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 | Colin Hall |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Other league games on this day (Thu Dec 26, 1968)
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 30 | 38 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 35 | |
| 3 | Everton | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 33 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 33 | |
| 13 | Chelsea | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 28 | |
| 19 | West Ham United | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 27 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 26 | |
| 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 24 | |
| 41 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -8 | 24 | |
| 42 | Burnley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 37 | -18 | 24 | |
| 48 | Newcastle United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 23 | |
| 50 | Southampton | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 23 | |
| 51 | Sunderland | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | -12 | 23 | |
| 53 | Manchester City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 22 | |
| 57 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 22 | |
| 58 | Manchester United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 22 | |
| 68 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 19 | |
| 72 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 19 | |
| 83 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -7 | 16 | |
| 87 | Leicester City | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | -26 | 15 | |
| 88 | Coventry City | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 14 | |
| 90 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -28 | 12 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 30 | 39 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 37 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| ⇩ | 4 | Everton | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 35 |
| ⇧ | 8 | Chelsea | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 30 |
| ⇧ | 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 28 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 27 | |
| ⇧ | 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -4 | 26 |
| ⇧ | 38 | Burnley | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 | -18 | 25 |
| ⇩ | 41 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 45 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| ⇧ | 47 | Sunderland | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | -12 | 24 |
| ⇩ | 52 | Newcastle United | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| ⇩ | 56 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 59 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| ⇩ | 60 | Manchester United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| ⇧ | 66 | Stoke City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -9 | 21 |
| ⇩ | 71 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| ⇩ | 85 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -9 | 16 |
| ⇩ | 88 | Leicester City | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | -26 | 15 |
| ⇩ | 89 | Coventry City | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 14 |
| 90 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -32 | 12 | |