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/Opponent Tier:
- 1/1
- NEXT GAMES:
- FA Cup:
- Preston North End
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- League Tier 1:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2599 (of 4835)
- League Tier 1:
- 1224 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 2867 (of 5529)
- Total:
- 4100 (of 7273)
- Notes:
- Johnny Carey's last game as manager
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
STOKE CITY
Manager:
Form: DLWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Form: DLWDDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| 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 |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| 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:
| 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 | Points per win: 2 |
Table after:
| 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 | |
 | 3 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2.462 | 35 | LWWWWW |
 | 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 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | .907 | 26 | LWLDLW |
| 9 | Burnley | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 | .640 | 25 | LLLDLD |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1.182 | 24 | DWLLDL |
| 11 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | .868 | 24 | LLDLWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .707 | 24 | WLWLWD |
| 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 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | .727 | 21 | DLWDDW |
| 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 | |