WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 - 5 FOREST - Sat Sep 07, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:
Sat Sep 07, 1968 (3:00 PM)

Opponent:
West Bromwich Albion

Home/Away:
Away

Ground:
The Hawthorns

Game Type:
League Tier 1

Score:
5-2  WON 

Half-time: 2-0


Sources:
AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 07 September 1968
Coventry Evening Telegraph- Saturday 07 September, 1968
WorldFootball.net (Link)
Albion Till We Die (Link)
Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:
1968-69

Referee:
R Paine

Attendance:
23,377

Pos Before/After:
20 14

Opp Before/After:
14 17

NEXT GAMES:

Next Game:
Coventry City (League Tier 1)

West Bromwich Albion:
Mar 22, 1969


GAME COUNT:

League:
2584 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:
1208 (of 2259)
Competitive:
2852 (of 5724)
Total:
4092 (of 7505)
Played:
55 years, 6 months, 21 days ago


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

Goals
Sammy Chapman (4')
Ian Storey-Moore (20')
Joe Baker (49')
Ian Storey-Moore (88')
Joe Baker (89')
Logo
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Alan Ashman
Prior form: WLDWLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Jeff Astle (55')
Tony Brown (86')

Lineup
 
Num Pos Age Player Notes
1GK28 Brian Williamson
2M24 Henry Newton
3D25 John Winfield
4D26 Terry Hennessey
5D35 Bob McKinlay
6F28 Jim Baxter off for Dave Hilley
7F23 Barry Lyons
8F29 John Barnwell
9F28 Joe Baker goal (49') goal (89')
10F22 Sammy Chapman goal (4')
11F23 Ian Storey-Moore goal (20') goal (88')
Subs
12F29 Dave Hilley on for Jim Baxter


Lineup

Num Pos Player
1GKDick Sheppard
2DJohn Kaye
3DJohn Talbut
4DGraham Williams
5DDoug Fraser
6MEddie Colquhoun
7MRonnie Rees
8MJeff Astle goal
9MClive Clark
10FBobby Hope
11FTony Brown goal
12?


All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 07, 1968)
Home Score Away
Chelsea1-1Everton
Coventry City2-1Newcastle United
Leeds United2-1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Liverpool2-0Queens Park Rangers
Manchester United1-1West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday2-1Ipswich Town
Southampton1-2Arsenal
Stoke City1-0Manchester City
Sunderland2-0Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur7-0Burnley
West Bromwich Albion2-5Nottingham Forest

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 AGAPts Current Form Status
1Arsenal7520145310103210422.8000012 WDDWWW
2Leeds United651014531082200632.8000011 WWWWDW
3West Ham United7511166301114210522.6666711 WWLWWW
4Sheffield Wednesday733111721095121221.571439 DWDWLW
5Chelsea632113722074101631.857148 DWLWWD
6Everton732210621153111531.666678 WLWDDW
7Liverpool73229730083022141.285718 LDWWDL
8Ipswich Town7313111020275111451.100007 LWLLWD
9Newcastle United71517713054021231.000007 DLWDDD
10Sunderland7232101021051022591.000007 WWDLDD
11Manchester United731311143016601258.785717 LDWLWL
12Wolverhampton Wanderers72238822052003361.000006 LWDLWD
13Southampton73049113017400327.818186 WLLWWL
14West Bromwich Albion7223101521063013412.666676 WLDWLL
15Burnley722391521052013413.600006 LWWLLD
16Leicester City72148102017401316.800005 LLWLLW
17Manchester City713371312043013310.538465 WDLDLD
18Stoke City72145102013301327.500005 LLLWLD
19Tottenham Hotspur61238100123511155.800004 LWDLLD
20Nottingham Forest6042570202202235.714294 DDLDDL
21Coventry City5113691015401215.666673 LLLWD
22Queens Park Rangers703471603044004312.437503 LLDDLL


Table after:
FIRST DIVISION Home Away
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPts Current Form StatusResult(s)
1Arsenal8620166310103310632.6666714 DDWWWW 2-1
2Leeds United7610166410103200632.6666713 WWWDWW 2-1
3West Ham United8521177301114220632.4285712 WLWWWD 1-1
4Sheffield Wednesday8431138310116121221.6250011 WDWLWW 2-1
25Liverpool8422117400103022141.5714310 DWWDLW 2-0
16Chelsea733114823085101631.750009 WLWWDD 1-1
17Everton833211721153121641.571439 LWDDWD 1-1
28Sunderland8332121031071022591.200009 WDLDDW 2-0
29Manchester United832312153117701258.800008 DWLWLD 1-1
210Ipswich Town8314121220275112571.000007 WLLWDL 1-2
211Newcastle United8152891305402235.888897 LWDDDL 1-2
612Stoke City83146103014301327.600007 LLWLDW 1-0
613Tottenham Hotspur72231510112105111551.500006 WDLLDW 7-0
614Nottingham Forest714210902022122871.111116 DLDDLW 5-2
315Wolverhampton Wanderers82249102205200448.900006 WDLWDL 1-2
316Southampton830510133028600327.769236 LLWWLL 1-2
317West Bromwich Albion8224122021188013412.600006 LDWLLL 2-5
318Burnley822492221052014420.409096 WWLLDL 0-7
219Coventry City62138102017501215.800005 LLLWDW 2-1
420Leicester City82158122017401418.666675 LWLLWL 0-2
421Manchester City813471412043014311.500005 DLDLDL 0-1
22Queens Park Rangers803571803044005314.388893 LDDLLL 0-2

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