STOKE CITY 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 17, 1966 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 17, 1966 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 17 December 1966
- Season:
- 1966-67
- Referee:
- F Nicholson
- Attendance:
- 23,312
- League Week:
- 21 of 42
- Pos Before/After:
- 9
9 - Opp Before/After:
- 4 4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- Stoke City:
- Dec 26, 1967
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2512 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 1136 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 2764 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 3995 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 59 years, 9 months, 1 day ago
FOREST
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: LWDWDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Joe Baker (68')
Joe Baker (83')
STOKE CITY
Manager: Tony Waddington
Prior form: LLWDLW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Harry Burrows (66') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Peter Grummitt | |
| 2 | D | 22 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 23 | John Winfield | 100th appearance |
| 4 | D | 24 |  Terry Hennessey | |
| 5 | D | 34 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 22 | Henry Newton | |
| 7 | F | 21 | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | F | 27 | John Barnwell | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Frank Wignall | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Joe Baker  (68') (83') | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Ian Storey-Moore | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 32 | Jeff Whitefoot | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | John Farmer |
| 2 | D | Eric Skeels |
| 3 | D | Alan Philpott |
| 4 | D | Calvin Palmer |
| 5 | D | Alan Bloor 0 |
| 6 | M | Maurice Setters 0 |
| 7 | M | George Eastham |
| 8 | M | Harry Burrows |
| 9 | M | Peter Dobing |
| 10 | F | Dennis Viollet |
| 11 | F | Roy Vernon |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Bridgewood |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2-0 | Sunderland |
| Blackpool | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Chelsea | 5-5 | West Ham United |
| Everton | 3-2 | Fulham |
| Leeds United | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | Southampton |
| Newcastle United | 0-3 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Burnley |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-4 | Manchester United |
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 | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 28 | WWWWLD | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 27 | LWDDDD | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 26 | WWWLWD | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 25 | LLWDLW | |||
| 5 | Leicester City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 24 | LWWLWL | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 24 | LWLWDW | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 24 | DLLWWW | |||
| 8 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 22 | WWDLLD | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 22 | LWDWDD | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -3 | 21 | WWLWDD | |||
| 11 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 20 | WWWLWL | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 18 | LLWLDD | |||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 18 | LDDLLD | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 18 | DWWLDW | |||
| 15 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 17 | LWLWWW | |||
| 16 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 17 | LDWLDD | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 17 | WLLLWL | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 15 | WWLWLL | |||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -16 | 15 | WLDLWL | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -20 | 14 | DLLWLD | |||
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -7 | 13 | LLLWLL | |||
| 22 | Blackpool | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 11 | DDLWLD | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 30 | WWWLDW | 4-3 | ||
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 28 | WDDDDD | 5-5 | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 26 | WWWLWD | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | LWDLWL | 1-2 | ||
 1 | 5 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 25 | WLWDWD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 6 | Leicester City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 24 | LWWLWL | ||
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 24 | WDLLDW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 24 | LLWWWL | 2-3 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 24 | WDWDDW | 2-1 | ||
| 10 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -2 | 23 | WLWDDW | 3-2 | ||
| 11 | West Ham United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 21 | WWLWLD | 5-5 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 19 | DWLDDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 19 | LWLDDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 19 | DDLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 15 | Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 19 | WWLDWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 16 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 18 | LLLWLD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 17 | Fulham | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -7 | 17 | WLWWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 18 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 17 | LDLWLW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 19 | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 15 | WLWLLL | 0-2 | |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 14 | LLWLDL | 0-3 | ||
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 13 | LLWLLL | 3-4 | ||
| 22 | Blackpool | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 12 | DLWLDD | 1-1 | ||