The City Ground

SEASON: 1966-67

Prev Season: 1965-66
This Season: 1966-67
Next Season: 1967-68

DIVISION:: English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):: Johnny Carey
FA Cup:: Semi Final (Tottenham Hotspur (N) 1-2)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (Birmingham City (A) 1-2)

Top Goalscorer:: Ian Storey-Moore (24 goals)

LEAGUE POSITIONS

SEASON END TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1966-67								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Manchester United	42	24	12	6	84	45	17	4	0	51	13	7	8	6	33	32	1.867	60	European Cup	4-1	0-1
2	Nottingham Forest	42	23	10	9	64	41	16	4	1	41	13	7	6	8	23	28	1.561	56
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	24	8	10	71	48	15	3	3	44	21	9	5	7	27	27	1.479	56	Cup Winners Cup	1-1	1-2
4	Leeds United	42	22	11	9	62	42	15	4	2	41	17	7	7	7	21	25	1.476	55		1-0	1-1
5	Liverpool	42	19	13	10	64	47	12	7	2	36	17	7	6	8	28	30	1.362	51		1-1	0-4
6	Everton	42	19	10	13	65	46	11	4	6	39	22	8	6	7	26	24	1.413	48		1-0	1-0
7	Arsenal	42	16	14	12	58	47	11	6	4	32	20	5	8	8	26	27	1.234	46		2-1	1-1
8	Leicester City	42	18	8	16	78	71	12	4	5	47	28	6	4	11	31	43	1.099	44		1-0	0-3
9	Chelsea	42	15	14	13	67	62	7	9	5	33	29	8	5	8	34	33	1.081	44		0-0	1-2
10	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	52	59	11	5	5	34	22	5	5	11	18	37	.881	42		3-1	2-1
11	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	13	15	56	47	9	7	5	39	19	5	6	10	17	28	1.191	41		1-1	2-0
12	Stoke City	42	17	7	18	63	58	11	5	5	40	21	6	2	13	23	37	1.086	41		1-2	2-1
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	7	19	77	73	11	1	9	40	28	5	6	10	37	45	1.055	39		2-1	2-1
14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	66	76	11	4	6	43	28	4	5	12	23	48	.868	39		4-1	2-0
15	Manchester City	42	12	15	15	43	52	8	9	4	27	25	4	6	11	16	27	.827	39		2-0	1-1
16	West Ham United	42	14	8	20	80	84	8	6	7	40	31	6	2	13	40	53	.952	36		1-0	1-3
17	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	58	72	12	3	6	39	26	2	5	14	19	46	.806	36		3-1	0-1
18	Fulham	42	11	12	19	71	83	8	7	6	49	34	3	5	13	22	49	.855	34		2-1	3-2
19	Southampton	42	14	6	22	74	92	10	3	8	49	41	4	3	14	25	51	.804	34		3-1	1-2
20	Newcastle United	42	12	9	21	39	81	9	5	7	24	27	3	4	14	15	54	.481	33		3-0	0-0
21	Aston Villa	42	11	7	24	54	85	7	5	9	30	33	4	2	15	24	52	.635	29	Relegated	3-0	1-1
22	Blackpool	42	6	9	27	41	76	1	5	15	18	36	5	4	12	23	40	.539	21	Relegated	2-0	1-1

Click here for all tables for 1966-67

Competitive Games:: 51
Competitive Goals:: 79
Goals per game:: 1.6
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 56 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 66.7%

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals
Scored	22 times	11 times	9 times	2 times
Conceded	24 times	8 times	2 times	1 time
Won By	14 times	7 times	6 times
Lost By	8 times	1 time	1 time	1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	49	2	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Manchester United (0-1)
3	87	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	6	3	Chelsea (0-0), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Leicester City (0-3), Stoke City (2-1)
5	4	5	1	1	-	-	4	1	2	Manchester United (4-1)
6	7	6	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Leeds United (1-0)
7	8	7	4	1	2	1	4	4	4	Chelsea (1-2), Liverpool (1-1), Everton (1-0), Tottenham Hotspur (1-1)
8	21	8	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Leicester City (1-0)
9	67	9	2	1	-	1	1	4	2	Liverpool (0-4), Everton (1-0)
10	7	10	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Leeds United (1-1)
11	1	11	2	1	1	-	3	1	3	Sheffield Wednesday (2-0), Arsenal (1-1)
12		12	2	2	-	-	6	1	4	Burnley (4-1), Burnley (2-0)
13	1	13	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Sheffield Wednesday (1-1)
14	2	14	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	West Ham United (1-0)
15	4	15	4	4	-	-	11	3	8	Newcastle United (3-0), Sunderland (3-1), Arsenal (2-1), Sheffield United (3-1)
16	2	16	2	1	-	1	3	3	2	West Ham United (1-3), Manchester City (2-0)
17	2	17	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	West Bromwich Albion (2-1), Manchester City (1-1), Sunderland (0-1)
18		18	4	3	1	-	9	5	7	Fulham (2-1), Aston Villa (1-1), Southampton (3-1), Fulham (3-2)
19	3	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20		20	3	2	-	1	6	3	4	West Bromwich Albion (2-1), Aston Villa (3-0), Southampton (1-2)
21		21	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Newcastle United (0-0)
22		22	3	2	1	-	5	2	5	Sheffield United (2-1), Blackpool (2-0), Blackpool (1-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Stoke City (1-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 47,188 (Leicester City)
Lowest League Attendance:: 20,482 (Arsenal)
Average League Attendance:: 31,282
Highest Cup Attendance:: 47,510 (Everton)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 19,271 (Birmingham City)

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 16
Yellow cards:: 0
Red cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 2
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 20, 1966	Stoke City	H	1-2	Loss	21,848	16	Baker (?)
2	Wed Aug 24, 1966	Chelsea	A	1-2	Loss	27,501	19	Storey-Moore (?)
3	Sat Aug 27, 1966	Sheffield United	A	2-1	Win	16,047	14	Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
4	Tue Aug 30, 1966	Chelsea	H	0-0	Draw	22,199	13
5	Sat Sep 03, 1966	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	Win	21,871	9	Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
6	Tue Sep 06, 1966	Fulham	H	2-1	Win	22,135	7	Storey-Moore (?, ?)
7	Sat Sep 10, 1966	Leeds United	A	1-1	Draw	35,634	8	Wignall (?)
8	Sat Sep 17, 1966	Newcastle United	H	3-0	Win	21,732	6	Baker (8, 90), Storey-Moore (63)
9	Sat Sep 24, 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-2	Loss	34,405	9	Wignall (?)
10	Sat Oct 01, 1966	Manchester United	H	4-1	Win	41,854	7	Crowe (1, 44, 55 pen), Wignall (30)
11	Sat Oct 08, 1966	Leicester City	A	0-3	Loss	39,970	8
12	Sat Oct 15, 1966	Liverpool	H	1-1	Draw	32,887	9	Baker (?)
13	Wed Oct 26, 1966	West Ham United	A	1-3	Loss	22,982	9	Storey-Moore (?)
14	Sat Oct 29, 1966	Blackpool	H	2-0	Win	22,083	8	Storey-Moore (?), Hinton (?)
15	Sat Nov 05, 1966	Liverpool	A	0-4	Loss	40,534	9
16	Sat Nov 12, 1966	Sunderland	H	3-1	Win	24,962	10	Barnwell (?), Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
17	Sat Nov 19, 1966	Aston Villa	A	1-1	Draw	18,165	9	Lyons (?)
18	Sat Nov 26, 1966	Arsenal	H	2-1	Win	20,482	9	Barnwell (?), Storey-Moore (?)
19	Sat Dec 03, 1966	Manchester City	A	1-1	Draw	24,013	9	Baker (?)
20	Sat Dec 10, 1966	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-1	Draw	22,540	9	McKinlay (?)
21	Sat Dec 17, 1966	Stoke City	A	2-1	Win	23,312	9	Baker (?, ?)
22	Fri Dec 23, 1966	Everton	A	1-0	Win	34,084	4	Storey-Moore (?)
23	Mon Dec 26, 1966	Everton	H	1-0	Win	36,227	4	McKinlay (?)
24	Sat Dec 31, 1966	Sheffield United	H	3-1	Win	27,683	3	Baker (?), Wignall (?), Storey-Moore (?)
25	Sat Jan 07, 1967	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-1	Win	21,795	3	Hennessey (?), Storey-Moore (?)
26	Sat Jan 14, 1967	Leeds United	H	1-0	Win	43,849	3	Storey-Moore (?)
27	Sat Jan 21, 1967	Newcastle United	A	0-0	Draw	37,079	3
28	Sat Feb 04, 1967	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	Draw	41,822	3	Hennessey (?)
29	Sat Feb 11, 1967	Manchester United	A	0-1	Loss	62,727	3
30	Sat Feb 25, 1967	Leicester City	H	1-0	Win	47,188	3	Storey-Moore (?)
31	Sat Mar 04, 1967	Blackpool	A	1-1	Draw	14,003	3	Storey-Moore (?)
32	Sat Mar 18, 1967	West Ham United	H	1-0	Win	31,426	3	Baker (?)
33	Sat Mar 25, 1967	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-0	Win	42,213	3	Wignall (?), Storey-Moore (?)
34	Mon Mar 27, 1967	Burnley	H	4-1	Win	41,586	3	Kear (?, ?), Baker (?, ?)
35	Tue Mar 28, 1967	Burnley	A	2-0	Win	17,695	2	Baker (?, ?)
36	Sat Apr 01, 1967	Southampton	H	3-1	Win	37,731	2	Kear (?), Storey-Moore (? pen), Brindley (?)
37	Sat Apr 15, 1967	Aston Villa	H	3-0	Win	41,468	2	Lyons (13), Storey-Moore (64, 84)
38	Wed Apr 19, 1967	Sunderland	A	0-1	Loss	26,215	2
39	Sat Apr 22, 1967	Arsenal	A	1-1	Draw	36,196	2	Storey-Moore (?)
40	Tue May 02, 1967	Manchester City	H	2-0	Win	33,352	2	Lyons (?, ?)
41	Sat May 06, 1967	Southampton	A	1-2	Loss	25,305	2	Barnwell (?)
42	Sat May 13, 1967	Fulham	A	3-2	Win	20,417	2	Barnwell (?), Chapman (?, ?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 28, 1967	Plymouth Argyle	3			H	2-1	Win	34,005	Baker (?), Wignall (?)
Sat Feb 18, 1967	Newcastle United	4			H	3-0	Win	45,962	Wignall (35), Barnwell (56), Baker (72)
Sat Mar 11, 1967	Swindon Town	5			H	0-0	Draw	45,898
Tue Mar 14, 1967	Swindon Town	5	Y	1	A	1-1	Draw	28,008	Lyons (39)
Mon Mar 20, 1967	Swindon Town	5	Y	2	N	3-0	Win	52,956	Lyons (?), Barnwell (?), Baker (?)
Sat Apr 08, 1967	Everton	Quarter			H	3-2	Win	47,510	Storey-Moore (?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 29, 1967	Tottenham Hotspur	Semi			N	1-2	Loss	55,000	Hennessey (75)

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue Sep 13, 1966	Birmingham City	2				H	1-1	Draw	19,271	Newton (?)
Tue Sep 20, 1966	Birmingham City	2		Y	1	A	1-2	Loss	21,510	Crowe (?)

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue May 09, 1967	Notts County		H	2-0	Win	22,581	Lyons (?, ?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 06, 1966	Hibernian	Scotland	A	2-3	Loss	10,747	Baker (?, ?)
Sun Aug 07, 1966	Dundalk	Ireland	A	5-0	Win	7,389	Taylor (?, ?, ?), Addison (?), Hennessey (? pen)
Sat Aug 13, 1966	Varna XI	Bulgaria	H	0-1	Loss	9,902
Tue Nov 29, 1966	Dukla Prague	Czech Republic	H	3-1	Win	10,699	Hinton (?), Newton (?), Kear (?)
Wed May 17, 1967	Barcelona	Spain	A	2-1	Win	45,000	Wignall (?), Lyons (?)
Wed May 24, 1967	Valencia	Spain	A	0-1	Loss	-

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Johnny Carey
Sat Aug 06, 1966	Friendly	Hibernian			A	2-3	10,747	Baker (?, ?)
Sun Aug 07, 1966	Friendly	Dundalk			A	5-0	7,389	Taylor (?, ?, ?), Addison (?), Hennessey (? pen)
Sat Aug 13, 1966	Friendly	Varna XI			H	0-1	9,902
Sat Aug 20, 1966	League Tier 1	Stoke City			H	1-2	21,848	Baker (?)
Wed Aug 24, 1966	League Tier 1	Chelsea			A	1-2	27,501	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Aug 27, 1966	League Tier 1	Sheffield United			A	2-1	16,047	Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Tue Aug 30, 1966	League Tier 1	Chelsea			H	0-0	22,199
Sat Sep 03, 1966	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			H	2-1	21,871	Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Tue Sep 06, 1966	League Tier 1	Fulham			H	2-1	22,135	Storey-Moore (?, ?)
Sat Sep 10, 1966	League Tier 1	Leeds United			A	1-1	35,634	Wignall (?)
Tue Sep 13, 1966	League Cup	Birmingham City	2		H	1-1	19,271	Newton (?)
Sat Sep 17, 1966	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			H	3-0	21,732	Baker (8, 90), Storey-Moore (63)
Tue Sep 20, 1966	League Cup	Birmingham City	2	1	A	1-2	21,510	Crowe (?)
Sat Sep 24, 1966	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			A	1-2	34,405	Wignall (?)
Sat Oct 01, 1966	League Tier 1	Manchester United			H	4-1	41,854	Crowe (1, 44, 55 pen), Wignall (30)
Sat Oct 08, 1966	League Tier 1	Leicester City			A	0-3	39,970
Sat Oct 15, 1966	League Tier 1	Liverpool			H	1-1	32,887	Baker (?)
Wed Oct 26, 1966	League Tier 1	West Ham United			A	1-3	22,982	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Oct 29, 1966	League Tier 1	Blackpool			H	2-0	22,083	Storey-Moore (?), Hinton (?)
Sat Nov 05, 1966	League Tier 1	Liverpool			A	0-4	40,534
Sat Nov 12, 1966	League Tier 1	Sunderland			H	3-1	24,962	Barnwell (?), Baker (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Nov 19, 1966	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			A	1-1	18,165	Lyons (?)
Sat Nov 26, 1966	League Tier 1	Arsenal			H	2-1	20,482	Barnwell (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Tue Nov 29, 1966	Friendly	Dukla Prague			H	3-1	10,699	Hinton (?), Newton (?), Kear (?)
Sat Dec 03, 1966	League Tier 1	Manchester City			A	1-1	24,013	Baker (?)
Sat Dec 10, 1966	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			H	1-1	22,540	McKinlay (?)
Sat Dec 17, 1966	League Tier 1	Stoke City			A	2-1	23,312	Baker (?, ?)
Fri Dec 23, 1966	League Tier 1	Everton			A	1-0	34,084	Storey-Moore (?)
Mon Dec 26, 1966	League Tier 1	Everton			H	1-0	36,227	McKinlay (?)
Sat Dec 31, 1966	League Tier 1	Sheffield United			H	3-1	27,683	Baker (?), Wignall (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Jan 07, 1967	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			A	2-1	21,795	Hennessey (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Jan 14, 1967	League Tier 1	Leeds United			H	1-0	43,849	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Jan 21, 1967	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			A	0-0	37,079
Sat Jan 28, 1967	FA Cup	Plymouth Argyle	3		H	2-1	34,005	Baker (?), Wignall (?)
Sat Feb 04, 1967	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			H	1-1	41,822	Hennessey (?)
Sat Feb 11, 1967	League Tier 1	Manchester United			A	0-1	62,727
Sat Feb 18, 1967	FA Cup	Newcastle United	4		H	3-0	45,962	Wignall (35), Barnwell (56), Baker (72)
Sat Feb 25, 1967	League Tier 1	Leicester City			H	1-0	47,188	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Mar 04, 1967	League Tier 1	Blackpool			A	1-1	14,003	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Mar 11, 1967	FA Cup	Swindon Town	5		H	0-0	45,898
Tue Mar 14, 1967	FA Cup	Swindon Town	5	1	A	1-1	28,008	Lyons (39)
Sat Mar 18, 1967	League Tier 1	West Ham United			H	1-0	31,426	Baker (?)
Mon Mar 20, 1967	FA Cup	Swindon Town	5	2	N	3-0	52,956	Lyons (?), Barnwell (?), Baker (?)
Sat Mar 25, 1967	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			A	2-0	42,213	Wignall (?), Storey-Moore (?)
Mon Mar 27, 1967	League Tier 1	Burnley			H	4-1	41,586	Kear (?, ?), Baker (?, ?)
Tue Mar 28, 1967	League Tier 1	Burnley			A	2-0	17,695	Baker (?, ?)
Sat Apr 01, 1967	League Tier 1	Southampton			H	3-1	37,731	Kear (?), Storey-Moore (? pen), Brindley (?)
Sat Apr 08, 1967	FA Cup	Everton	Quarter		H	3-2	47,510	Storey-Moore (?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 15, 1967	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			H	3-0	41,468	Lyons (13), Storey-Moore (64, 84)
Wed Apr 19, 1967	League Tier 1	Sunderland			A	0-1	26,215
Sat Apr 22, 1967	League Tier 1	Arsenal			A	1-1	36,196	Storey-Moore (?)
Sat Apr 29, 1967	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	Semi		N	1-2	55,000	Hennessey (75)
Tue May 02, 1967	League Tier 1	Manchester City			H	2-0	33,352	Lyons (?, ?)
Sat May 06, 1967	League Tier 1	Southampton			A	1-2	25,305	Barnwell (?)
Tue May 09, 1967	County Cup	Notts County			H	2-0	22,581	Lyons (?, ?)
Sat May 13, 1967	League Tier 1	Fulham			A	3-2	20,417	Barnwell (?), Chapman (?, ?)
Wed May 17, 1967	Friendly	Barcelona			A	2-1	45,000	Wignall (?), Lyons (?)
Wed May 24, 1967	Friendly	Valencia			A	0-1	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (1) - £45,000				Out (3) - £45,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
Nov 01, 1966	Barry Lyons	Bought	£45,000		David Wilson	Sold
				Sep 10, 1966	Colin Addison	Sold	£45,000
				Oct 29, 1966	Chris Crowe	Sold

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Country	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		England	Brian Williamson
GK		England	Peter Grummitt	51	27	13	11
Defenders
D		England	Bill Brindley	1	1			1				1	1
D		Scotland	Bob McKinlay	51	27	13	11	2
D		England	John Winfield	49	27	13	9
D		England	Peter Hindley	51	27	13	11
D		Wales	Terry Hennessey	51	27	13	11	3
Midfielders
M		England	Dave Stainwright	1	1								2
M		England	David Wilson										1
M		England	Henry Newton	48	24	13	11	1
M		England	Jeff Whitefoot	3		1	2
M		England	Mike Kear	7	5		2	3					1
M		Scotland	William Taylor										1
Forwards
F		England	Alan Hinton	19	9	4	6	1					4
F		England	Barry Lyons	33	20	9	4	6
F		England	Chris Crowe	9	3	2	4	4
F		England	Colin Addison	3		1	2
F		England	Colin Hall
F		England	Frank Wignall	43	22	11	10	7
F		England	Ian Storey-Moore	47	26	10	11	24
F		England	Joe Baker	42	23	12	7	19			1
F		England	John Barnwell	47	27	12	8	6
F		England	Sammy Chapman	6	2	3	1	2					5

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
24 (1)	Ian Storey-Moore	47
19	Joe Baker	42
7	Frank Wignall	43
6	Barry Lyons	33
6	John Barnwell	47
4 (1)	Chris Crowe	9
3	Mike Kear	7
3	Terry Hennessey	51
2	Bob McKinlay	51
2	Sammy Chapman	6
1	Alan Hinton	19
1	Bill Brindley	1
1	Henry Newton	48

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Burnley	Mon Mar 27, 1967	Home	4-1	Tue Mar 28, 1967	Away	2-0
Everton	Fri Dec 23, 1966	Away	1-0	Mon Dec 26, 1966	Home	1-0
Fulham	Tue Sep 06, 1966	Home	2-1	Sat May 13, 1967	Away	3-2
Sheffield United	Sat Aug 27, 1966	Away	2-1	Sat Dec 31, 1966	Home	3-1
West Bromwich Albion	Sat Sep 03, 1966	Home	2-1	Sat Jan 07, 1967	Away	2-1