The City Ground

LIVERPOOL 6 - 1 FOREST - Sat May 11, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 11, 1968 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Anfield
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-6 LOST

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1967-68
Referee:: W Handley
Attendance:: 38,850
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (County Cup)
League:: Burnley
Liverpool:: Nov 30, 1968

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2576 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1200 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2843 (of 5724)
Total:: 4080 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 11 months, 14 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Johnny Carey
Prior form: LDDDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Joe Baker

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Bill Shankly
Prior form: WDLWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Tony Hateley
Tony Hateley
Roger Hunt
Tony Hateley
Roger Hunt
Ian St. John

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Mick Harby	Last game
2	D	23	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	M	24	Henry Newton
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay
6	F	28	Jim Baxter
7	F	23	Barry Lyons
8	F	21	Sammy Chapman
9	F	27	Joe Baker
10	M	18	Paul Richardson	First start
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12			?

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Mick Harby	3		35	8
2	D	23	Peter Hindley	419	10	7	2
3	D	25	John Winfield	414	4	7	2
4	M	24	Henry Newton	317	19	7	2
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	688	10	7	2
6	F	28	Jim Baxter	49	3	7	2
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	242	34	7	2
8	F	21	Sammy Chapman	419	22	7	2
9	F	27	Joe Baker	135	50	7	2
10	M	18	Paul Richardson	245	21	189	33
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore	275	117	7	2
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tommy Lawrence
2	D	Peter Wall
3	D	Ron Yeats
4	D	Chris Lawler
5	D	Tommy Smith
6	M	Ian Callaghan
7	M	Tony Hateley
8	M	Geoff Strong
9	M	Peter Thompson
10	F	Ian St. John
11	F	Roger Hunt
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat May 11, 1968)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Burnley	3-0	Leeds United
Leicester City	0-0	Stoke City
Liverpool	6-1	Nottingham Forest
Manchester United	1-2	Sunderland
Newcastle United	3-4	Manchester City
Sheffield United	1-2	Chelsea
Southampton	0-0	Coventry City
West Ham United	1-1	Everton
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur

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	Manchester City	41	25	6	10	82	40	17	2	2	52	16	8	4	8	30	24	2.05000	56	WLDWWW	Safe
2	Manchester United	41	24	8	9	88	53	15	2	3	48	19	9	6	6	40	34	1.66038	56	WDWWLW	Safe
3	Leeds United	41	22	9	10	71	38	17	3	1	49	14	5	6	9	22	24	1.86842	53	WWWLLL	Safe
4	Liverpool	40	21	11	8	64	37	16	2	2	45	16	5	9	6	19	21	1.72973	53	WDLWDW	Safe
5	Everton	40	22	5	13	61	38	17	1	2	38	12	5	4	11	23	26	1.60526	49	WDWLLW	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	41	19	9	13	69	57	11	7	3	44	20	8	2	10	25	37	1.21053	47	LLWWDL	Safe
7	West Bromwich Albion	41	17	12	12	74	60	12	4	5	45	25	5	8	7	29	35	1.23333	46	DWLWWD	Safe
8	Chelsea	41	17	12	12	60	67	11	7	3	34	25	6	5	9	26	42	.89552	46	WLWWWL	Safe
9	Arsenal	41	16	10	15	58	55	11	6	3	35	22	5	4	12	23	33	1.05455	42	LLWWWW	Safe
10	Newcastle United	41	13	15	13	51	63	12	7	1	35	16	1	8	12	16	47	.80952	41	DWLLLL	Safe
11	Nottingham Forest	41	14	11	16	51	58	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	12	17	36	.87931	39	LDDDWL	Safe
12	West Ham United	41	14	9	18	72	68	8	4	8	42	29	6	5	10	30	39	1.05882	37	DWDWLD	Safe
13	Leicester City	41	13	11	17	64	69	7	6	7	37	34	6	5	10	27	35	.92754	37	LDLWWW	Safe
14	Burnley	41	13	10	18	61	71	11	7	2	35	16	2	3	16	26	55	.85915	36	DWWLLL	Safe
15	Southampton	41	13	10	18	66	83	9	7	4	37	31	4	3	14	29	52	.79518	36	WDWLDD	Safe
16	Sunderland	41	12	11	18	49	60	8	7	6	28	28	4	4	12	21	32	.81667	35	LWWDLD	Safe
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	13	8	20	64	74	9	4	7	43	35	4	4	13	21	39	.86486	34	WLDDLW
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	6	10	5	32	24	5	2	14	19	39	.80952	34	LDDLLL
19	Coventry City	41	9	14	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	9	10	19	39	.71831	32	LWDLLD
20	Sheffield United	41	11	10	20	48	68	7	4	9	24	29	4	6	11	24	39	.70588	32	LDLLLW
21	Stoke City	40	13	6	21	48	72	9	3	8	28	28	4	3	13	20	44	.66667	32	LDLWWL
22	Fulham	41	10	7	24	55	93	6	4	11	27	41	4	3	13	28	52	.59140	27	LWWLLD	Relegated

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	Manchester City	42	26	6	10	86	43	17	2	2	52	16	9	4	8	34	27	2.00000	58	LDWWWW	Champions	4-3
	2	Manchester United	42	24	8	10	89	55	15	2	4	49	21	9	6	6	40	34	1.61818	56	DWWLWL	Safe	1-2
1	3	Liverpool	41	22	11	8	70	38	17	2	2	51	17	5	9	6	19	21	1.84211	55	DLWDWW	Safe	6-1
1	4	Leeds United	42	22	9	11	71	41	17	3	1	49	14	5	6	10	22	27	1.73171	53	WWLLLL	Safe	0-3
	5	Everton	41	22	6	13	62	39	17	1	2	38	12	5	5	11	24	27	1.58974	50	DWLLWD	Safe	1-1
2	6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	62	68	11	7	3	34	25	7	5	9	28	43	.91176	48	LWWWLW	Safe	2-1
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	9	14	70	59	11	7	3	44	20	8	2	11	26	39	1.18644	47	LWWDLL	Safe	1-2
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	75	62	12	4	5	45	25	5	8	8	30	37	1.20968	46	WLWWDL	Safe	1-2
	9	Arsenal	42	17	10	15	60	56	12	6	3	37	23	5	4	12	23	33	1.07143	44	LWWWWW	Safe	2-1
	10	Newcastle United	42	13	15	14	54	67	12	7	2	38	20	1	8	12	16	47	.80597	41	WLLLLL	Safe	3-4
	11	Nottingham Forest	42	14	11	17	52	64	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	13	18	42	.81250	39	DDDWLL	Safe	1-6
	12	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	73	69	8	5	8	43	30	6	5	10	30	39	1.05797	38	WDWLDD	Safe	1-1
	13	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	64	69	7	7	7	37	34	6	5	10	27	35	.92754	38	DLWWWD	Safe	0-0
	14	Burnley	42	14	10	18	64	71	12	7	2	38	16	2	3	16	26	55	.90141	38	WWLLLW	Safe	3-0
1	15	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	51	61	8	7	6	28	28	5	4	12	23	33	.83607	37	WWDLDW	Safe	2-1
1	16	Southampton	42	13	11	18	66	83	9	8	4	37	31	4	3	14	29	52	.79518	37	DWLDDD	Safe	0-0
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	8	20	66	75	10	4	7	45	36	4	4	13	21	39	.88000	36	LDDLWW	Safe	2-1
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	6	10	5	32	24	5	2	14	19	39	.80952	34	LDDLLL	Safe
	19	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	10	10	19	39	.71831	33	WDLLDD	Safe	0-0
1	20	Stoke City	41	13	7	21	48	72	9	3	8	28	28	4	4	13	20	44	.66667	33	DLWWLD	Safe	0-0
1	21	Sheffield United	42	11	10	21	49	70	7	4	10	25	31	4	6	11	24	39	.70000	32	DLLLWL	Relegated	1-2
	22	Fulham	41	10	7	24	55	93	6	4	11	27	41	4	3	13	28	52	.59140	27	LWWLLD	Relegated