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LIVERPOOL 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 15, 1969 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 15, 1969 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Anfield
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: A Bone
Attendance:: 42,359
Pos Before/After:: 20 19
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leeds United (League Tier 1)
Liverpool:: Oct 04, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2604 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1228 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2873 (of 5724)
Total:: 4115 (of 7505)
Played:: 55 years, 2 months, 12 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: WWLLDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Barry Lyons (5')
Barry Lyons (67')

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

Goals

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	26	Peter Grummitt
2	D	24	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	F	22	Sammy Chapman
5	D	26	Terry Hennessey
6	M	24	Henry Newton
7	F	23	Barry Lyons (5') (67')
8	F	29	Jim Baxter
9	F	28	Joe Baker
10	F	30	John Barnwell
11	F	24	Ronnie Rees	Debut
Subs
12	D	36	Bob McKinlay

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tommy Lawrence
2	D	Ron Yeats
3	D	Chris Lawler
4	D	Tommy Smith
5	D	Emlyn Hughes
6	M	Ian Callaghan
7	M	Alun Evans
8	M	Geoff Strong
9	M	Peter Thompson
10	F	Ian St. John
11	F	Roger Hunt
Subs
12		Graham

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Feb 15, 1969)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-0	Burnley
Leeds United	1-0	Chelsea
Liverpool	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton	0-0	Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Leeds United	29	19	8	2	48	21	13	3	0	33	7	6	5	2	15	14	2.28571	46	WWDWWW
	2	Liverpool	29	20	5	4	49	16	14	2	0	30	7	6	3	4	19	9	3.06250	45	LWDWWW
	3	Everton	29	17	8	4	63	26	11	2	1	36	7	6	6	3	27	19	2.42308	42	DWWDWW
	4	Arsenal	27	15	8	4	36	16	9	5	1	24	7	6	3	3	12	9	2.25000	38	WWWWLD
	5	Southampton	30	11	9	10	41	39	8	4	3	28	18	3	5	7	13	21	1.05128	31	WDDWWW
	6	West Ham United	27	9	12	6	48	33	7	4	1	33	12	2	8	5	15	21	1.45455	30	LDLDDD
	7	Chelsea	28	11	8	9	48	39	5	6	2	22	14	6	2	7	26	25	1.23077	30	DWWLLL
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	27	9	11	7	43	36	6	5	2	29	16	3	6	5	14	20	1.19444	29	DLDDWD
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	28	9	11	8	33	30	6	5	2	22	14	3	6	6	11	16	1.10000	29	WDDLDL
	10	Burnley	29	11	7	11	37	56	8	4	2	23	15	3	3	9	14	41	.66071	29	LDWLDD
	11	West Bromwich Albion	28	10	7	11	41	47	7	4	2	25	14	3	3	9	16	33	.87234	27	DLWLLD
	12	Manchester City	27	8	9	10	48	38	7	5	2	37	17	1	4	8	11	21	1.26316	25	WDWLWD
	13	Newcastle United	27	8	9	10	37	39	6	5	2	21	15	2	4	8	16	24	.94872	25	LWDLLW
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	8	9	10	28	34	6	5	3	19	16	2	4	7	9	18	.82353	25	WDLWLD
	15	Sunderland	28	8	9	11	31	48	8	4	3	22	14	0	5	8	9	34	.64583	25	LWDLLD
	16	Ipswich Town	29	9	6	14	41	46	6	2	7	25	24	3	4	7	16	22	.89130	24	LLWDWL
	17	Manchester United	27	8	8	11	31	37	7	4	2	18	11	1	4	9	13	26	.83784	24	WLLLWL
	18	Stoke City	27	7	9	11	26	35	7	5	3	15	13	0	4	8	11	22	.74286	23	WDDWDD
	19	Leicester City	28	5	9	14	26	52	5	5	4	20	20	0	4	10	6	32	.50000	19	DLLWDD
	20	Nottingham Forest	26	3	12	11	31	41	1	6	4	9	14	2	6	7	22	27	.75610	18	WWLLDD
	21	Coventry City	26	4	6	16	22	44	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	9	10	27	.50000	14	LWLLLL
	22	Queens Park Rangers	29	3	8	18	30	65	3	6	7	16	27	0	2	11	14	38	.46154	14	LDDLLL

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	Leeds United	30	20	8	2	49	21	14	3	0	34	7	6	5	2	15	14	2.33333	48	WDWWWW	Safe	1-0
	2	Liverpool	30	20	5	5	49	18	14	2	1	30	9	6	3	4	19	9	2.72222	45	WDWWWL		0-2
	3	Everton	29	17	8	4	63	26	11	2	1	36	7	6	6	3	27	19	2.42308	42	DWWDWW
	4	Arsenal	28	16	8	4	38	16	10	5	1	26	7	6	3	3	12	9	2.37500	40	WWWLDW		2-0
	5	Southampton	31	11	10	10	41	39	8	5	3	28	18	3	5	7	13	21	1.05128	32	DDWWWD		0-0
	6	West Ham United	27	9	12	6	48	33	7	4	1	33	12	2	8	5	15	21	1.45455	30	LDLDDD
	7	Chelsea	29	11	8	10	48	40	5	6	2	22	14	6	2	8	26	26	1.20000	30	WWLLLL		0-1
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	28	9	12	7	44	37	6	5	2	29	16	3	7	5	15	21	1.18919	30	LDDWDD		1-1
	9	Sheffield Wednesday	28	9	11	8	33	30	6	5	2	22	14	3	6	6	11	16	1.10000	29	WDDLDL
	10	Burnley	30	11	7	12	37	58	8	4	2	23	15	3	3	10	14	43	.63793	29	DWLDDL		0-2
	11	West Bromwich Albion	28	10	7	11	41	47	7	4	2	25	14	3	3	9	16	33	.87234	27	DLWLLD
1	12	Newcastle United	28	8	10	10	37	39	6	5	2	21	15	2	5	8	16	24	.94872	26	WDLLWD		0-0
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	8	10	10	30	36	6	6	3	21	18	2	4	7	9	18	.83333	26	DLWLDD		2-2
2	14	Manchester City	27	8	9	10	48	38	7	5	2	37	17	1	4	8	11	21	1.26316	25	WDWLWD
2	15	Manchester United	28	8	9	11	33	39	7	4	2	18	11	1	5	9	15	28	.84615	25	LLLWLD		2-2
1	16	Sunderland	28	8	9	11	31	48	8	4	3	22	14	0	5	8	9	34	.64583	25	LWDLLD
1	17	Ipswich Town	29	9	6	14	41	46	6	2	7	25	24	3	4	7	16	22	.89130	24	LLWDWL
	18	Stoke City	27	7	9	11	26	35	7	5	3	15	13	0	4	8	11	22	.74286	23	WDDWDD
1	19	Nottingham Forest	27	4	12	11	33	41	1	6	4	9	14	3	6	7	24	27	.80488	20	WLLDDW		2-0
1	20	Leicester City	28	5	9	14	26	52	5	5	4	20	20	0	4	10	6	32	.50000	19	DLLWDD
1	21	Queens Park Rangers	30	3	9	18	31	66	3	7	7	17	28	0	2	11	14	38	.46970	15	DDLLLD		1-1
1	22	Coventry City	26	4	6	16	22	44	2	3	7	12	17	2	3	9	10	27	.50000	14	LWLLLL