The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 4 NEWCASTLE UNITED - Tue Oct 08, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Oct 08, 1968 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Newcastle United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Meadow Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: A Dimond
Attendance:: 17,651
Pos Before/After:: 18 19
Opp Before/After:: 19 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 1)
Newcastle United:: Nov 15, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2588 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1212 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2856 (of 5724)
Total:: 4097 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 6 months, 17 days ago

Notes:: Played at Meadow Lane

Review
Played at Notts County's ground due to a fire at the City Ground

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

Goals
Ian Storey-Moore (56')
Ian Storey-Moore (60')

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Manager: Joe Harvey
Prior form: DLLLDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Keith Dyson (37')
Bryan Robson (44')
Wyn Davies (84')
Alan Foggon (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Brian Sherratt	Only appearance
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	200th appearance
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay
6	M	24	Henry Newton
7	F	23	Barry Lyons
8	F	29	John Barnwell
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	29	Jim Baxter
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (56') (60')
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Brian Sherratt	1
2	D	24	Peter Hindley	419	10	3	2
3	D	25	John Winfield	414	4	3	2
4	D	26	Terry Hennessey	185	6	3	2
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	688	10	3	2
6	M	24	Henry Newton	317	19	3	2
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	242	34	3	2
8	F	29	John Barnwell	203	25	3	2
9	F	28	Joe Baker	135	50	3	2
10	F	29	Jim Baxter	49	3	3	2
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (56) (60)	275	117	3	2
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley	92	17	24	5

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ian McFaul
2	D	John McNamee
3	D	Ron Guthrie
4	D	Dave Craig
5	D	Alwyn Burton
6	M	Geoff Allen (14')
7	M	Tommy Gibb
8	M	Bobby Moncur
9	M	Keith Dyson
10	F	Bryan Robson
11	F	Wyn Davies
Subs
12		Alan Foggon (14')

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Tue Oct 08, 1968)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	3-1	West Ham United
Liverpool	1-1	Everton
Nottingham Forest	2-4	Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers	2-1	Ipswich Town

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	Liverpool	12	8	2	2	27	7	5	0	0	14	3	3	2	2	13	4	3.85714	18	LWWWWW
2	Arsenal	12	7	4	1	17	8	4	2	0	11	3	3	2	1	6	5	2.12500	18	WWWLDD
3	Leeds United	11	8	2	1	21	10	5	1	0	12	3	3	1	1	9	7	2.10000	18	WWDWLW
4	Everton	12	6	4	2	22	9	5	1	1	14	3	1	3	1	8	6	2.44444	16	WDWDWW
5	Chelsea	12	6	4	2	24	12	3	4	0	12	7	3	0	2	12	5	2.00000	16	DWWDLW
6	West Ham United	12	5	6	1	21	11	3	3	1	14	7	2	3	0	7	4	1.90909	16	WDDDDD
7	Sheffield Wednesday	12	5	5	2	16	13	4	2	0	13	7	1	3	2	3	6	1.23077	15	WWLWDD
8	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	4	3	26	18	3	1	2	15	8	2	3	1	11	10	1.44444	14	WDWWDW
9	Sunderland	12	3	6	3	14	16	3	1	1	7	5	0	5	2	7	11	.87500	12	DWDLDD
10	Manchester United	11	4	3	4	15	17	4	2	1	10	8	0	1	3	5	9	.88235	11	WLDLWD
11	West Bromwich Albion	12	4	3	5	18	27	3	2	1	11	9	1	1	4	7	18	.66667	11	LLWDLW
12	Ipswich Town	12	4	2	6	18	20	3	0	3	10	8	1	2	3	8	12	.90000	10	DLLDWL
13	Manchester City	12	3	4	5	15	18	2	3	0	8	5	1	1	5	7	13	.83333	10	DLDWWL
14	Southampton	12	3	4	5	14	17	3	1	2	10	8	0	3	3	4	9	.82353	10	LLDDDD
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	4	5	11	17	2	3	1	6	9	1	1	4	5	8	.64706	10	DLDDLW
16	Burnley	12	4	2	6	12	28	4	1	1	8	7	0	1	5	4	21	.42857	10	DLWLWL
17	Stoke City	12	3	3	6	11	18	3	1	1	5	4	0	2	5	6	14	.61111	9	DWLDLD
18	Nottingham Forest	10	1	6	3	14	14	0	4	0	5	5	1	2	3	9	9	1.00000	8	DLWDLD
19	Newcastle United	12	1	6	5	13	18	1	4	2	9	10	0	2	3	4	8	.72222	8	DLLLDL
20	Coventry City	12	2	4	6	12	17	2	1	4	10	11	0	3	2	2	6	.70588	8	LDLDDL
21	Leicester City	12	2	3	7	12	21	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	6	3	15	.57143	7	WLDLDL
22	Queens Park Rangers	12	0	5	7	10	27	0	4	1	5	9	0	1	6	5	18	.37037	5	LLLDDL

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	Liverpool	13	8	3	2	28	8	5	1	0	15	4	3	2	2	13	4	3.50000	19	WWWWWD		1-1
	2	Arsenal	12	7	4	1	17	8	4	2	0	11	3	3	2	1	6	5	2.12500	18	WWWLDD
	3	Leeds United	11	8	2	1	21	10	5	1	0	12	3	3	1	1	9	7	2.10000	18	WWDWLW
	4	Everton	13	6	5	2	23	10	5	1	1	14	3	1	4	1	9	7	2.30000	17	DWDWWD		1-1
	5	Chelsea	12	6	4	2	24	12	3	4	0	12	7	3	0	2	12	5	2.00000	16	DWWDLW
	6	West Ham United	13	5	6	2	22	14	3	3	1	14	7	2	3	1	8	7	1.57143	16	DDDDDL		1-3
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	12	5	5	2	16	13	4	2	0	13	7	1	3	2	3	6	1.23077	15	WWLWDD
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	4	3	26	18	3	1	2	15	8	2	3	1	11	10	1.44444	14	WDWWDW
	9	Sunderland	12	3	6	3	14	16	3	1	1	7	5	0	5	2	7	11	.87500	12	DWDLDD
6	10	Burnley	13	5	2	6	15	29	5	1	1	11	8	0	1	5	4	21	.51724	12	LWLWLW		3-1
1	11	Manchester United	11	4	3	4	15	17	4	2	1	10	8	0	1	3	5	9	.88235	11	WLDLWD
1	12	West Bromwich Albion	12	4	3	5	18	27	3	2	1	11	9	1	1	4	7	18	.66667	11	LLWDLW
1	13	Ipswich Town	13	4	2	7	19	22	3	0	3	10	8	1	2	4	9	14	.86364	10	LLDWLL		1-2
5	14	Newcastle United	13	2	6	5	17	20	1	4	2	9	10	1	2	3	8	10	.85000	10	LLLDLW		4-2
2	15	Manchester City	12	3	4	5	15	18	2	3	0	8	5	1	1	5	7	13	.83333	10	DLDWWL
2	16	Southampton	12	3	4	5	14	17	3	1	2	10	8	0	3	3	4	9	.82353	10	LLDDDD
2	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	4	5	11	17	2	3	1	6	9	1	1	4	5	8	.64706	10	DLDDLW
1	18	Stoke City	12	3	3	6	11	18	3	1	1	5	4	0	2	5	6	14	.61111	9	DWLDLD
1	19	Nottingham Forest	11	1	6	4	16	18	0	4	1	7	9	1	2	3	9	9	.88889	8	LWDLDL		2-4
	20	Coventry City	12	2	4	6	12	17	2	1	4	10	11	0	3	2	2	6	.70588	8	LDLDDL
	21	Leicester City	12	2	3	7	12	21	2	2	1	9	6	0	1	6	3	15	.57143	7	WLDLDL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	13	1	5	7	12	28	1	4	1	7	10	0	1	6	5	18	.42857	7	LLDDLW		2-1

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