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
: 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 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1224 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2868 (of 5724)
Total:: 4109 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 3 months, 30 days ago

Notes:: Johnny Carey's last game as manager

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

Goals
Ian Storey-Moore (18')

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
1	GK	26	Peter Grummitt
2	D	24	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey
5	D	36	Bob McKinlay
6	M	24	Henry Newton
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	100th appearance
8	F	30	John Barnwell
9	F	28	Joe Baker off for Colin Hall (89')
10	F	22	Sammy Chapman
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (18')
Subs
12	F	20	Colin Hall on for Joe Baker (89')

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	26	Peter Grummitt	353		5	2
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	419	10	5	2
3	D	25	John Winfield	414	4	5	2
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey	185	6	5	2
5	D	36	Bob McKinlay	688	10	12	3
6	M	24	Henry Newton	317	19	5	2
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	242	34	5	2
8	F	30	John Barnwell	203	25	5	2
9	F	28	Joe Baker off for Colin Hall (89)	135	50	12	3
10	F	22	Sammy Chapman	419	22	5	2
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (18)	275	117	5	2
Subs
12	F	20	Colin Hall on for Joe Baker (89)	35	2	5	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gordon Banks
2	D	Eric Skeels
3	D	Jackie Marsh
4	D	Alex Elder
5	D	Tony Allen
6	M	Mike Bernard
7	M	Harry Burrows
8	M	Peter Dobing
9	M	Terry Conroy
10	F	David Herd
11	F	George Eastham
Subs
12		Bentley

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

Home	Score	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	Status
1	Liverpool	25	17	4	4	44	14	12	1	0	27	6	5	3	4	17	8	3.14286	38	WWWWLW
2	Leeds United	23	14	7	2	38	19	9	3	0	24	5	5	4	2	14	14	2.00000	35	WWDWDW
3	Everton	24	13	7	4	50	22	10	1	1	30	5	3	6	3	20	17	2.27273	33	WLWLWD
4	Arsenal	23	13	7	3	29	13	7	4	1	18	6	6	3	2	11	7	2.23077	33	WLWWWW
5	Chelsea	24	10	8	6	43	27	5	6	1	21	12	5	2	5	22	15	1.59259	28	LWDLDW
6	West Ham United	24	9	9	6	44	29	7	4	1	33	12	2	5	5	11	17	1.51724	27	WDWLDL
7	Sheffield Wednesday	23	9	8	6	32	26	6	3	2	21	13	3	5	4	11	13	1.23077	26	LDWLWW
8	Tottenham Hotspur	23	8	8	7	39	33	5	4	2	26	14	3	4	5	13	19	1.18182	24	DWLLDL
9	West Bromwich Albion	24	9	6	9	35	43	7	4	1	24	12	2	2	8	11	31	.81395	24	WLWLDL
10	Burnley	24	10	4	10	31	49	7	3	2	19	12	3	1	8	12	37	.63265	24	DLLLDL
11	Newcastle United	24	7	9	8	33	34	5	5	2	19	14	2	4	6	14	20	.97059	23	WLWLWD
12	Southampton	25	8	7	10	31	36	6	3	3	20	16	2	4	7	11	20	.86111	23	WLLDLW
13	Sunderland	24	8	7	9	29	41	8	2	2	21	11	0	5	7	8	30	.70732	23	LWLWLW
14	Manchester City	24	7	8	9	42	33	6	5	1	32	13	1	3	8	10	20	1.27273	22	LWLWDW
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	8	9	26	29	5	4	3	17	15	2	4	6	9	14	.89655	22	DWLWDL
16	Manchester United	23	7	8	8	26	30	6	4	2	14	10	1	4	6	12	20	.86667	22	DDWLWL
17	Ipswich Town	24	7	5	12	35	39	4	2	6	21	21	3	3	6	14	18	.89744	19	DDWWLL
18	Stoke City	24	6	7	11	21	32	6	3	3	10	10	0	4	8	11	22	.65625	19	LDLWDD
19	Nottingham Forest	22	3	10	9	29	36	1	5	4	9	14	2	5	5	20	22	.80556	16	LLLDWW
20	Leicester City	24	4	7	13	22	48	4	4	4	17	18	0	3	9	5	30	.45833	15	LDLWDL
21	Coventry City	24	4	6	14	22	40	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	7	10	23	.55000	14	LLLWLL
22	Queens Park Rangers	23	3	6	14	25	53	3	5	4	15	20	0	1	10	10	33	.47170	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	Status	Result(s)
	1	Liverpool	26	17	5	4	45	15	12	2	0	28	7	5	3	4	17	8	3.00000	39	WWWLWD		1-1
	2	Leeds United	24	15	7	2	40	20	10	3	0	26	6	5	4	2	14	14	2.00000	37	WDWDWW		2-1
1	3	Arsenal	24	14	7	3	32	13	8	4	1	21	6	6	3	2	11	7	2.46154	35	LWWWWW		3-0
1	4	Everton	25	14	7	4	53	23	10	1	1	30	5	4	6	3	23	18	2.30435	35	LWLWDW		3-1
	5	Chelsea	25	11	8	6	46	28	5	6	1	21	12	6	2	5	25	16	1.64286	30	WDLDWW		3-1
	6	West Ham United	25	9	10	6	46	31	7	4	1	33	12	2	6	5	13	19	1.48387	28	DWLDLD		2-2
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	24	9	9	6	32	26	6	3	2	21	13	3	6	4	11	13	1.23077	27	DWLWWD		0-0
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	25	10	6	9	39	43	7	4	1	24	12	3	2	8	15	31	.90698	26	LWLDLW		4-0
1	9	Burnley	25	10	5	10	32	50	7	3	2	19	12	3	2	8	13	38	.64000	25	LLLDLD		1-1
2	10	Tottenham Hotspur	23	8	8	7	39	33	5	4	2	26	14	3	4	5	13	19	1.18182	24	DWLLDL
1	11	Southampton	26	8	8	10	33	38	6	4	3	22	18	2	4	7	11	20	.86842	24	LLDLWD		2-2
1	12	Sunderland	25	8	8	9	29	41	8	3	2	21	11	0	5	7	8	30	.70732	24	WLWLWD		0-0
2	13	Newcastle United	25	7	9	9	34	36	5	5	2	19	14	2	4	7	15	22	.94444	23	LWLWDL		1-2
	14	Manchester City	25	7	8	10	43	36	6	5	2	33	16	1	3	8	10	20	1.19444	22	WLWDWL		1-3
	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	8	9	26	29	5	4	3	17	15	2	4	6	9	14	.89655	22	DWLWDL
	16	Manchester United	24	7	8	9	26	33	6	4	2	14	10	1	4	7	12	23	.78788	22	DWLWLL		0-3
1	17	Stoke City	25	7	7	11	24	33	7	3	3	13	11	0	4	8	11	22	.72727	21	DLWDDW		3-1
1	18	Ipswich Town	25	7	5	13	36	42	4	2	7	22	24	3	3	6	14	18	.85714	19	DWWLLL		1-3
	19	Nottingham Forest	23	3	10	10	30	39	1	5	4	9	14	2	5	6	21	25	.76923	16	LLDWWL		1-3
	20	Leicester City	24	4	7	13	22	48	4	4	4	17	18	0	3	9	5	30	.45833	15	LDLWDL
	21	Coventry City	24	4	6	14	22	40	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	7	10	23	.55000	14	LLLWLL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	24	3	6	15	25	57	3	5	5	15	24	0	1	10	10	33	.43860	12	LWLLDL		0-4