The City Ground

SEASON: 1968-69

Prev Season: 1967-68
This Season: 1968-69
Next Season: 1969-70

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Johnny Carey, Matt Gillies
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Preston North End (A) 0-3)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (West Bromwich Albion (H) 2-3)

Top Goalscorer:: Ian Storey-Moore (18 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1968-69

SEASON END TABLE								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	Leeds United	42	27	13	2	66	26	18	3	0	41	9	9	10	2	25	17	2.53846	67	European Cup	0-2	0-1
2	Liverpool	42	25	11	6	63	24	16	4	1	36	10	9	7	5	27	14	2.62500	61	Inter Cities Fairs Cup	0-1	2-0
3	Everton	42	21	15	6	77	36	14	5	2	43	10	7	10	4	34	26	2.13889	57		1-0	1-2
4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	12	6	3	31	12	10	6	5	25	15	2.07407	56	Inter Cities Fairs Cup	0-2	1-1
5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	11	7	3	40	24	9	3	9	33	29	1.37736	50		1-2	1-1
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	17	11	61	51	10	8	3	39	22	4	9	8	22	29	1.19608	45		0-2	1-2
7	Southampton	42	16	13	13	57	48	13	5	3	41	21	3	8	10	16	27	1.18750	45	Inter Cities Fairs Cup	1-0	1-1
8	West Ham United	42	13	18	11	66	50	10	8	3	47	22	3	10	8	19	28	1.32000	44		0-1	0-1
9	Newcastle United	42	15	14	13	61	55	12	7	2	40	20	3	7	11	21	35	1.10909	44	Inter Cities Fairs Cup	2-4	1-1
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	11	15	64	67	11	7	3	43	26	5	4	12	21	41	.95522	43		3-0	5-2
11	Manchester United	42	15	12	15	57	53	13	5	3	38	18	2	7	12	19	35	1.07547	42		0-1	1-3
12	Ipswich Town	42	15	11	16	59	60	10	4	7	32	26	5	7	9	27	34	.98333	41		1-2	3-2
13	Manchester City	42	15	10	17	64	55	13	6	2	49	20	2	4	15	15	35	1.16364	40	Cup Winners Cup	1-0	3-3
14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	55	82	11	6	4	36	25	4	3	14	19	57	.67073	39		2-2	1-3
15	Sheffield Wednesday	42	10	16	16	41	54	7	9	5	27	26	3	7	11	14	28	.75926	36		0-0	1-0
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	15	17	41	58	7	10	4	26	22	3	5	13	15	36	.70690	35		0-0	0-1
17	Sunderland	42	11	12	19	43	67	10	6	5	28	18	1	6	14	15	49	.64179	34		1-0	1-3
18	Nottingham Forest	42	10	13	19	45	57	6	6	9	17	22	4	7	10	28	35	.78947	33
19	Stoke City	42	9	15	18	40	63	9	7	5	24	24	0	8	13	16	39	.63492	33		3-3	1-3
20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	8	6	7	32	22	2	5	14	14	42	.71875	31		0-0	1-1
21	Leicester City	42	9	12	21	39	68	8	8	5	27	24	1	4	16	12	44	.57353	30	Relegated	0-0	2-2
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	4	10	28	39	95	4	7	10	20	33	0	3	18	19	62	.41053	18	Relegated	1-0	1-2

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	21 times	5 times	4 times		1 time
Conceded	12 times	12 times	8 times	1 time
Won By	7 times	1 time	2 times
Lost By	12 times	8 times	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	3	-	-	3	0	4	0	Liverpool (0-1), Leeds United (0-2), Leeds United (0-1)
2		2	1	1	-	-	2	0	2	Liverpool (2-0)
3		3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4		4	5	1	2	2	2	4	4	West Ham United (0-1), Sheffield Wednesday (0-0), Arsenal (0-2), Arsenal (1-1), Everton (1-0)
5		5	1	-	-	1	1	2	0	Chelsea (1-2)
6		6	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	West Ham United (0-1)
7		7	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Southampton (1-0)
8		8	2	-	-	2	1	4	0	Everton (1-2), Tottenham Hotspur (0-2)
9	4	9	2	-	-	2	2	5	0	Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Manchester United (1-3)
10	3	10	2	-	1	1	2	4	1	Newcastle United (1-1), Burnley (1-3)
11		11	3	-	1	2	4	7	1	Sunderland (1-3), Manchester City (3-3), Manchester United (0-1)
12		12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	7	13	3	2	1	-	5	1	5	Southampton (1-1), Sunderland (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (3-0)
14	8	14	2	2	-	-	6	2	4	West Bromwich Albion (5-2), Sheffield Wednesday (1-0)
15		15	2	1	-	1	1	1	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-1), Manchester City (1-0)
16	9	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	12	17	3	1	1	1	4	4	3	Ipswich Town (1-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0), Ipswich Town (3-2)
18	51	18	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Stoke City (1-3)
19	78	19	4	-	3	1	5	7	3	Coventry City (0-0), Stoke City (3-3), Newcastle United (2-4), Leicester City (0-0)
20	73	20	2	-	2	-	2	2	2	Chelsea (1-1), Coventry City (1-1)
21	28	21	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Leicester City (2-2)
22	7	22	2	1	-	1	2	2	2	Queens Park Rangers (1-2), Queens Park Rangers (1-0)

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

GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
Manager: Johnny Carey
1	Sat Aug 10, 1968	Burnley	H	2-2	30,298	10	Baxter (60'), Hennessey (73')
2	Wed Aug 14, 1968	Chelsea	A	1-1	36,515	9	Storey-Moore (27')
3	Sat Aug 17, 1968	West Ham United	A	0-1	31,114	16
4	Tue Aug 20, 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0-0	27,819	14
	Sat Aug 24, 1968	Leeds United	H	1-1	31,126		Hilley (37')
5	Wed Aug 28, 1968	Newcastle United	A	1-1	34,613	16	Storey-Moore (78' pen)
6	Sat Aug 31, 1968	Everton	A	1-2	45,951	20	Chapman (84')
7	Sat Sep 07, 1968	West Bromwich Albion	A	5-2	23,377	14	Chapman (4'), Storey-Moore (20', 88'), Baker (49', 89')
8	Sat Sep 14, 1968	Coventry City	H	0-0	27,260	13
9	Sat Sep 21, 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-2	37,386	18	Storey-Moore (78')
10	Sat Oct 05, 1968	Stoke City	H	3-3	21,519	18	Newton (23'), Storey-Moore (25', 33')
11	Tue Oct 08, 1968	Newcastle United	H	2-4	17,651	19	Storey-Moore (56', 60')
12	Sat Oct 12, 1968	Sunderland	A	1-3	25,575	21	Storey-Moore (12')
13	Sat Oct 19, 1968	Ipswich Town	H	1-2	21,148	22	Storey-Moore (10')
14	Sat Oct 26, 1968	Manchester City	A	3-3	32,937	19	Storey-Moore (56'), Baker (69', 74')
15	Sat Nov 02, 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-0	19,490	19
16	Sat Nov 09, 1968	Leicester City	A	2-2	26,828	20	Lyons (5'), Storey-Moore (63')
17	Sat Nov 16, 1968	Arsenal	H	0-2	24,550	20
18	Sat Nov 23, 1968	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-2	18,857	21	Lyons (32')
19	Sat Nov 30, 1968	Liverpool	H	0-1	25,175	21
20	Sat Dec 07, 1968	Southampton	A	1-1	17,957	21	Lyons (44')
21	Sat Dec 14, 1968	Sunderland	H	1-0	18,007	20	Storey-Moore (17')
22	Sat Dec 21, 1968	Ipswich Town	A	3-2	18,739	19	Hall (22'), Lyons (25'), Storey-Moore (51')
23	Thu Dec 26, 1968	Stoke City	A	1-3	20,452	19	Storey-Moore (18')
Manager: Matt Gillies
24	Sat Jan 11, 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1	24,659	20
25	Sat Jan 18, 1969	Leicester City	H	0-0	27,776	20
26	Sat Feb 01, 1969	Arsenal	A	1-1	35,585	20	Barnwell (66')
27	Sat Feb 15, 1969	Liverpool	A	2-0	42,359	19	Lyons (5', 67')
28	Tue Feb 25, 1969	Leeds United	H	0-2	36,249	19
29	Sat Mar 01, 1969	Burnley	A	1-3	11,884	19	Baker (5')
30	Tue Mar 04, 1969	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-0	21,035	19	Rees (2')
31	Sat Mar 08, 1969	West Ham United	H	0-1	24,303	19
32	Tue Mar 11, 1969	Southampton	H	1-0	19,031	18	Richardson (84')
33	Sat Mar 22, 1969	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-0	20,546	19	Hall (10'), Hennessey (44'), Hilley (47')
34	Mon Mar 24, 1969	Manchester City	H	1-0	24,612	17	Newton (75')
35	Mon Mar 31, 1969	Manchester United	H	0-1	41,892	17
36	Sat Apr 05, 1969	Manchester United	A	1-3	51,952	19	Hilley (42')
37	Mon Apr 07, 1969	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-0	26,001	18	Lyons (58')
38	Tue Apr 08, 1969	Chelsea	H	1-2	30,413	18	Lyons (74')
39	Sat Apr 12, 1969	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-2	22,920	18
40	Sat Apr 19, 1969	Coventry City	A	1-1	37,772	19	Storey-Moore (8')
41	Fri Apr 25, 1969	Everton	H	1-0	26,629	18	Hilley (11')	Safe
42	Wed Apr 30, 1969	Leeds United	A	0-1	46,508	18		Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Matt Gillies
Sat Jan 04, 1969	Preston North End	3		A	0-3	20,008

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Johnny Carey
Tue Sep 03, 1968	West Bromwich Albion	2			H	2-3	23,970	Lyons (37'), Storey-Moore (63')

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Matt Gillies
Wed May 07, 1969	Notts County		H	2-1	7,275	Lyons (17', 41')

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Johnny Carey
Thu Aug 01, 1968	Werder Bremen	Germany	A	1-0	5,000	Baker (70')
Sun Aug 04, 1968	SV Alsenborn	Germany	A	3-1	4,000	Baxter (51'), Baker (55'), Hilley (88')

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Matt Gillies
Sat Jan 25, 1969	Norwich City	England	A	1-1	8,252	Barnwell (74')

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Johnny Carey
Tue Oct 01, 1968	Bristol XI	England	A	6-2	5,669	Lyons (?, ?, ?), Baxter (?), Newton (?), Baker (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Johnny Carey
Thu Aug 01, 1968	Pre-Season Friendly	Werder Bremen		A	1-0	5,000	Baker (70')
Sun Aug 04, 1968	Pre-Season Friendly	SV Alsenborn		A	3-1	4,000	Baxter (51'), Baker (55'), Hilley (88')
Sat Aug 10, 1968	League Tier 1	Burnley		H	2-2	30,298	Baxter (60'), Hennessey (73')
Wed Aug 14, 1968	League Tier 1	Chelsea		A	1-1	36,515	Storey-Moore (27')
Sat Aug 17, 1968	League Tier 1	West Ham United		A	0-1	31,114
Tue Aug 20, 1968	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday		H	0-0	27,819
Sat Aug 24, 1968	League Tier 1	Leeds United		H	1-1	31,126	Hilley (37')
Wed Aug 28, 1968	League Tier 1	Newcastle United		A	1-1	34,613	Storey-Moore (78' pen)
Sat Aug 31, 1968	League Tier 1	Everton		A	1-2	45,951	Chapman (84')
Tue Sep 03, 1968	League Cup	West Bromwich Albion	2	H	2-3	23,970	Lyons (37'), Storey-Moore (63')
Sat Sep 07, 1968	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		A	5-2	23,377	Chapman (4'), Storey-Moore (20', 88'), Baker (49', 89')
Sat Sep 14, 1968	League Tier 1	Coventry City		H	0-0	27,260
Sat Sep 21, 1968	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur		A	1-2	37,386	Storey-Moore (78')
Tue Oct 01, 1968	Testimonial	Bristol XI		A	6-2	5,669	Lyons (?, ?, ?), Baxter (?), Newton (?), Baker (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1968	League Tier 1	Stoke City		H	3-3	21,519	Newton (23'), Storey-Moore (25', 33')
Tue Oct 08, 1968	League Tier 1	Newcastle United		H	2-4	17,651	Storey-Moore (56', 60')
Sat Oct 12, 1968	League Tier 1	Sunderland		A	1-3	25,575	Storey-Moore (12')
Sat Oct 19, 1968	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town		H	1-2	21,148	Storey-Moore (10')
Sat Oct 26, 1968	League Tier 1	Manchester City		A	3-3	32,937	Storey-Moore (56'), Baker (69', 74')
Sat Nov 02, 1968	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		H	0-0	19,490
Sat Nov 09, 1968	League Tier 1	Leicester City		A	2-2	26,828	Lyons (5'), Storey-Moore (63')
Sat Nov 16, 1968	League Tier 1	Arsenal		H	0-2	24,550
Sat Nov 23, 1968	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers		A	1-2	18,857	Lyons (32')
Sat Nov 30, 1968	League Tier 1	Liverpool		H	0-1	25,175
Sat Dec 07, 1968	League Tier 1	Southampton		A	1-1	17,957	Lyons (44')
Sat Dec 14, 1968	League Tier 1	Sunderland		H	1-0	18,007	Storey-Moore (17')
Sat Dec 21, 1968	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town		A	3-2	18,739	Hall (22'), Lyons (25'), Storey-Moore (51')
Thu Dec 26, 1968	League Tier 1	Stoke City		A	1-3	20,452	Storey-Moore (18')
Manager: Matt Gillies
Sat Jan 04, 1969	FA Cup	Preston North End	3	A	0-3	20,008
Sat Jan 11, 1969	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		A	0-1	24,659
Sat Jan 18, 1969	League Tier 1	Leicester City		H	0-0	27,776
Sat Jan 25, 1969	Friendly	Norwich City		A	1-1	8,252	Barnwell (74')
Sat Feb 01, 1969	League Tier 1	Arsenal		A	1-1	35,585	Barnwell (66')
Sat Feb 15, 1969	League Tier 1	Liverpool		A	2-0	42,359	Lyons (5', 67')
Tue Feb 25, 1969	League Tier 1	Leeds United		H	0-2	36,249
Sat Mar 01, 1969	League Tier 1	Burnley		A	1-3	11,884	Baker (5')
Tue Mar 04, 1969	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers		H	1-0	21,035	Rees (2')
Sat Mar 08, 1969	League Tier 1	West Ham United		H	0-1	24,303
Tue Mar 11, 1969	League Tier 1	Southampton		H	1-0	19,031	Richardson (84')
Sat Mar 22, 1969	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		H	3-0	20,546	Hall (10'), Hennessey (44'), Hilley (47')
Mon Mar 24, 1969	League Tier 1	Manchester City		H	1-0	24,612	Newton (75')
Mon Mar 31, 1969	League Tier 1	Manchester United		H	0-1	41,892
Sat Apr 05, 1969	League Tier 1	Manchester United		A	1-3	51,952	Hilley (42')
Mon Apr 07, 1969	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday		A	1-0	26,001	Lyons (58')
Tue Apr 08, 1969	League Tier 1	Chelsea		H	1-2	30,413	Lyons (74')
Sat Apr 12, 1969	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur		H	0-2	22,920
Sat Apr 19, 1969	League Tier 1	Coventry City		A	1-1	37,772	Storey-Moore (8')
Fri Apr 25, 1969	League Tier 1	Everton		H	1-0	26,629	Hilley (11')	Safe
Wed Apr 30, 1969	League Tier 1	Leeds United		A	0-1	46,508		Safe
Wed May 07, 1969	County Cup	Notts County		H	2-1	7,275	Lyons (17', 41')

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Matt Gillies
Sat Jan 04, 1969	Preston North End	3		A	0-3	20,008

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Johnny Carey
Tue Sep 03, 1968	West Bromwich Albion	2			H	2-3	23,970

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Matt Gillies
Wed May 07, 1969	Notts County		H	2-1	7,275

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Johnny Carey
Thu Aug 01, 1968	Werder Bremen	Germany	A	1-0	5,000
Sun Aug 04, 1968	SV Alsenborn	Germany	A	3-1	4,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Matt Gillies
Sat Jan 25, 1969	Norwich City	England	A	1-1	8,252

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Johnny Carey
Tue Oct 01, 1968	Bristol XI	England	A	6-2	5,669

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £0				Out (5) - £13,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Brian Sherratt	Loan In			Billy Taylor	Sold
	Gordon Marshall	Bought			Gordon Marshall	Sold
	Liam O'Kane	Bought		Dec 01, 1968	Brian Williamson	Sold	£13,000
Feb 15, 1969	Ronnie Rees	Bought		Apr 30, 1969	Jim Baxter	Released
Mar 01, 1969	Alan Hill	Bought		Apr 30, 1969	Joe Baker	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Alan Hill	England	24	10	4	1	5
GK		Brian Sherratt Loan In	England	24	1			1
GK		Brian Williamson	England	28	9	1	3	4
GK		Gordon Marshall	England	29	7	2	2	3
GK		Peter Grummitt	England	25	18	3	7	8				1
Defenders
D		Bill Brindley	England	21	2	1		1
D		Bob McKinlay	Scotland	35	35	5	11	18				1	1	1
D		John Winfield	England	25	45	10	13	21		1
D		Len Harris	England	19	1			1
D		Peter Hindley	England	24	38	7	13	17
D		Terry Hennessey	Wales	25	41	9	11	20	2
Midfielders
M		Billy Taylor	Scotland	29	3		3							4
M		Henry Newton	England	24	45	10	13	21	2
M		Liam O'Kane	N. Ireland	20	1			1				1
M		Paul Richardson	England	18	19	6	5	8	1				2	4
Forwards
F		Barry Lyons	England	23	44	10	12	21	9	2
F		Colin Hall	England	20	21	4	4	12	2			1	1	4
F		Dave Hilley	Scotland	29	25	6	7	11	4			1	3	6
F		Ian Storey-Moore	England	23	29	3	12	13	18			1
F		Jim Baxter	Scotland	28	25	7	6	12	1			2		1
F		Joe Baker	England	28	31	7	11	13	5			2	1
F		John Barnwell	England	29	30	5	9	15	1					4
F		Ronnie Rees	Wales	24	11	5		6	1
F		Sammy Chapman	England	21	31	9	10	12	2	1			2

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
18 (1)	Ian Storey-Moore	29
9	Barry Lyons	44
5	Joe Baker	31
4	Dave Hilley	25
2	Colin Hall	21
2	Henry Newton	45
2	Sammy Chapman	31
2	Terry Hennessey	41
1	Jim Baxter	25
1	John Barnwell	30
1	Paul Richardson	19
1	Ronnie Rees	11

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
West Bromwich Albion	Sat Sep 07, 1968	Away	5-2		Sat Mar 22, 1969	Home	3-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Leeds United	Sat Aug 24, 1968	Home	1-1	Tue Feb 25, 1969	Home	0-2
Leeds United	Wed Apr 30, 1969	Away	0-1	Mon Mar 31, 1969	Home	0-1
Manchester United	Sat Apr 05, 1969	Away	1-3	Sat Sep 21, 1968	Away	1-2
Tottenham Hotspur	Sat Apr 12, 1969	Home	0-2	Sat Aug 17, 1968	Away	0-1
West Ham United	Sat Mar 08, 1969	Home	0-1			-