The City Ground

COVENTRY CITY 3 - 2 FOREST - Tue Sep 16, 1969 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Sep 16, 1969 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Highfield Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Birmingham Daily Post - Wednesday 17 September 1969
: Nottingham Guardian - Wednesday 17 September 1969

Season:: 1969-70
Referee:: B Homewood
Attendance:: 26,038
Pos Before/After:: 10 10
Opp Before/After:: 7 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Apr 07, 1970

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2629 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1253 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 2899 (of 5768)
Total:: 4146 (of 7556)
Played:: 55 years, 9 months, 20 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: DLWWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Graham Collier (26') - Graham Collier first goal
Ronnie Rees (77')

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Noel Cantwell
Prior form: WWLWLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Neil Martin (41')
Dave Clements (58')
Graham Paddon (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alan Hill
2	D	25	Peter Hindley
3	D	26	John Winfield
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman
5	D	27	Terry Hennessey
6	M	25	Henry Newton
7	F	25	Ronnie Rees (77')
8	F	30	Dave Hilley
9	F	18	Graham Collier (26') off for Liam O'Kane (70')
10	F	30	John Barnwell
11	F	24	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	M	21	Liam O'Kane on for Graham Collier (70')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Alan Hill	19		3	1
2	D	25	Peter Hindley	236	4	3	1
3	D	26	John Winfield	237	5	3	1
4	F	23	Sammy Chapman	113	11	3	1
5	D	27	Terry Hennessey	169	7	3	1
6	M	25	Henry Newton	264	22	3	1
7	F	25	Ronnie Rees (77')	19	3	3	1
8	F	30	Dave Hilley	59	10	3	1
9	F	18	Graham Collier (26') off for Liam O'Kane (70')	2		3	1
10	F	30	John Barnwell	197	36	3	1
11	F	24	Ian Storey-Moore	175	84	3	1
Subs
12	M	21	Liam O'Kane on for Graham Collier (70')	8		3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bill Glazier
2	D	George Curtis
3	D	Mick Coop
4	D	Dietmar Bruck
5	D	Jeff Blockley
6	M	Maurice Setters
7	M	Graham Paddon
8	M	Dave Clements
9	M	Ernie Hunt
10	F	Ian Gibson
11	F	Neil Martin
Subs
12		Hannigan

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Sep 16, 1969)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City	3-2	Nottingham Forest
Ipswich Town	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers

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	Derby County	10	6	4	0	14	4	3	2	0	8	2	3	2	0	6	2	3.50000	16	DDWWWW
2	Liverpool	10	7	2	1	22	10	4	1	0	14	7	3	1	1	8	3	2.20000	16	DWDWWL
3	Everton	9	7	1	1	17	7	5	0	0	12	4	2	1	1	5	3	2.42857	15	WDWWLW
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	4	4	1	17	13	2	3	0	9	6	2	1	1	8	7	1.30769	12	WDDLDD
5	Leeds United	9	3	5	1	16	11	1	3	0	6	4	2	2	1	10	7	1.45455	11	DDDLDW
6	Tottenham Hotspur	9	5	1	3	14	11	2	1	2	8	8	3	0	1	6	3	1.27273	11	WWDWWL
7	Coventry City	9	4	3	2	10	8	2	2	0	7	4	2	1	2	3	4	1.25000	11	WWLWLD
8	Stoke City	9	4	3	2	13	11	4	1	0	11	5	0	2	2	2	6	1.18182	11	DDWWLW
9	Arsenal	9	3	4	2	7	7	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	1.00000	10	DWDLDW
10	Nottingham Forest	9	3	4	2	10	11	3	1	1	5	5	0	3	1	5	6	.90909	10	DLWWDW
11	Manchester City	9	3	3	3	15	9	1	2	1	5	4	2	1	2	10	5	1.66667	9	LDWDDW
12	Newcastle United	9	3	2	4	8	8	3	0	1	7	3	0	2	3	1	5	1.00000	8	LDDWLL
13	Crystal Palace	9	2	4	3	12	13	2	1	2	8	8	0	3	1	4	5	.92308	8	DLLDWD
14	Chelsea	9	1	6	2	8	12	1	3	0	4	3	0	3	2	4	9	.66667	8	DDDDDD
15	Manchester United	9	2	4	3	9	14	2	1	2	5	7	0	3	1	4	7	.64286	8	LDDWDW
16	Burnley	9	1	5	3	9	13	1	2	2	5	5	0	3	1	4	8	.69231	7	LDDDDL
17	Southampton	10	2	2	6	16	20	1	2	2	9	10	1	0	4	7	10	.80000	6	DWLDLL
18	West Bromwich Albion	9	2	2	5	10	13	0	1	3	2	6	2	1	2	8	7	.76923	6	LWLLDD
19	Sheffield Wednesday	9	2	2	5	10	16	1	1	2	5	6	1	1	3	5	10	.62500	6	WWLDDL
20	West Ham United	9	2	2	5	6	10	2	1	2	5	5	0	1	3	1	5	.60000	6	DLDLLL
21	Ipswich Town	9	1	2	6	9	15	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	4	7	13	.60000	4	LLLLWD
22	Sunderland	10	0	3	7	6	22	0	3	2	3	8	0	0	5	3	14	.27273	3	LLLDLL

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	Derby County	10	6	4	0	14	4	3	2	0	8	2	3	2	0	6	2	3.50000	16	DDWWWW
	2	Liverpool	10	7	2	1	22	10	4	1	0	14	7	3	1	1	8	3	2.20000	16	DWDWWL
	3	Everton	9	7	1	1	17	7	5	0	0	12	4	2	1	1	5	3	2.42857	15	WDWWLW
2	4	Tottenham Hotspur	10	6	1	3	17	13	2	1	2	8	8	4	0	1	9	5	1.30769	13	WDWWLW		3-2
2	5	Coventry City	10	5	3	2	13	10	3	2	0	10	6	2	1	2	3	4	1.30000	13	WLWLDW		3-2
2	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	4	5	1	18	14	2	3	0	9	6	2	2	1	9	8	1.28571	13	DDLDDD		1-1
2	7	Leeds United	9	3	5	1	16	11	1	3	0	6	4	2	2	1	10	7	1.45455	11	DDDLDW
	8	Stoke City	9	4	3	2	13	11	4	1	0	11	5	0	2	2	2	6	1.18182	11	DDWWLW
	9	Arsenal	10	3	4	3	9	10	1	2	2	5	6	2	2	1	4	4	.90000	10	WDLDWL		2-3
	10	Nottingham Forest	10	3	4	3	12	14	3	1	1	5	5	0	3	2	7	9	.85714	10	LWWDWL		2-3
	11	Manchester City	9	3	3	3	15	9	1	2	1	5	4	2	1	2	10	5	1.66667	9	LDWDDW
	12	Newcastle United	9	3	2	4	8	8	3	0	1	7	3	0	2	3	1	5	1.00000	8	LDDWLL
	13	Crystal Palace	9	2	4	3	12	13	2	1	2	8	8	0	3	1	4	5	.92308	8	DLLDWD
	14	Chelsea	9	1	6	2	8	12	1	3	0	4	3	0	3	2	4	9	.66667	8	DDDDDD
	15	Manchester United	9	2	4	3	9	14	2	1	2	5	7	0	3	1	4	7	.64286	8	LDDWDW
	16	Burnley	9	1	5	3	9	13	1	2	2	5	5	0	3	1	4	8	.69231	7	LDDDDL
	17	Southampton	10	2	2	6	16	20	1	2	2	9	10	1	0	4	7	10	.80000	6	DWLDLL
	18	West Bromwich Albion	9	2	2	5	10	13	0	1	3	2	6	2	1	2	8	7	.76923	6	LWLLDD
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	9	2	2	5	10	16	1	1	2	5	6	1	1	3	5	10	.62500	6	WWLDDL
	20	West Ham United	9	2	2	5	6	10	2	1	2	5	5	0	1	3	1	5	.60000	6	DLDLLL
	21	Ipswich Town	10	1	3	6	10	16	1	2	2	3	3	0	1	4	7	13	.62500	5	LLLWDD		1-1
	22	Sunderland	10	0	3	7	6	22	0	3	2	3	8	0	0	5	3	14	.27273	3	LLLDLL

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