The City Ground

LEEDS UNITED 1 - 0 FOREST - Wed Apr 30, 1969 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Apr 30, 1969 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Leeds United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Elland Road
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-1 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

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

Season:: 1968-69
Referee:: Pat Partridge
Attendance:: 46,508
Pos Before/After:: 18 18
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (County Cup)
League:: Ipswich Town
Leeds United:: Aug 16, 1969

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2619 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 1243 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 2888 (of 5724)
Total:: 4130 (of 7505)
Played:: 54 years, 11 months, 26 days ago

Review
With this win, Leeds captured the title for the first time in their history. Liam Kane, making his debut, went off with a nasty injury after just half-an-hour, but he came on as sub a week later in the County Cup Final.

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

Goals

LEEDS UNITED
Manager: Don Revie
Prior form: WDWWDD (Old to recent)

Goals
Johnny Giles (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Alan Hill
2	M	25	Henry Newton
3	D	26	John Winfield
4	F	22	Sammy Chapman
5	M	20	Liam O'Kane off for Bob McKinlay (36')	Debut
6	M	19	Paul Richardson
7	F	24	Barry Lyons
8	F	21	Colin Hall
9	F	28	Joe Baker	Last game
10	F	29	Jim Baxter	Last game
11	F	30	Dave Hilley
Subs
12	D	36	Bob McKinlay on for Liam O'Kane (36')

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Alan Hill	46		5	2
2	M	25	Henry Newton	317	19	5	2
3	D	26	John Winfield	414	4	5	2
4	F	22	Sammy Chapman	419	22	5	2
5	M	20	Liam O'Kane off for Bob McKinlay (36)	225	1
6	M	19	Paul Richardson	245	21	5	2
7	F	24	Barry Lyons	242	34	5	2
8	F	21	Colin Hall	35	2	5	2
9	F	28	Joe Baker	135	50	5	2
10	F	29	Jim Baxter	49	3	5	2
11	F	30	Dave Hilley	92	17	5	2
Subs
12	D	36	Bob McKinlay on for Liam O'Kane (36)	688	10	5	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Sprake
2	D	Paul Madeley
3	D	Paul Reaney
4	D	Terry Cooper
5	D	Norman Hunter
6	M	Jack Charlton
7	M	Billy Bremner
8	M	Johnny Giles
9	M	Peter Lorimer
10	F	Michael O'Grady
11	F	Mick Jones
12		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Wed Apr 30, 1969)

Home	Score	Away
Leeds United	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Manchester City	1-1	West Ham United
Newcastle United	5-0	Stoke City

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	41	26	13	2	65	26	17	3	0	40	9	9	10	2	25	17	2.50000	65	WDWWDD	Champions
2	Liverpool	40	25	10	5	62	22	16	4	1	36	10	9	6	4	26	12	2.81818	60	WDWWDD	Safe
3	Everton	41	21	14	6	76	35	14	5	2	43	10	7	9	4	33	25	2.17143	56	WDDDLW	Safe
4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	12	6	3	31	12	10	6	5	25	15	2.07407	56	DLLWWL	Safe
5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	11	7	3	40	24	9	3	9	33	29	1.37736	50	DLWDWW	Safe
6	Southampton	42	16	13	13	57	48	13	5	3	41	21	3	8	10	16	27	1.18750	45	DWWDWL	Safe
7	Tottenham Hotspur	41	14	16	11	61	51	10	8	3	39	22	4	8	8	22	29	1.19608	44	WLWWWL	Safe
8	West Ham United	41	13	17	11	65	49	10	8	3	47	22	3	9	8	18	27	1.32653	43	DDDLLL	Safe
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	11	15	64	67	11	7	3	43	26	5	4	12	21	41	.95522	43	DWWWWD	Safe
10	Newcastle United	39	14	13	12	55	53	11	6	2	34	19	3	7	10	21	34	1.03774	41	DWWDLW	Safe
11	Manchester United	41	14	12	15	54	51	12	5	3	35	16	2	7	12	19	35	1.05882	40	WWWLLW	Safe
12	Ipswich Town	41	14	11	16	57	59	9	4	7	30	25	5	7	9	27	34	.96610	39	WLDLDW	Safe
13	Burnley	42	15	9	18	55	82	11	6	4	36	25	4	3	14	19	57	.67073	39	WLLWLL	Safe
14	Manchester City	39	13	9	17	61	54	11	5	2	46	19	2	4	15	15	35	1.12963	35	WLLWLL	Safe
15	Sheffield Wednesday	41	10	15	16	41	54	7	8	5	27	26	3	7	11	14	28	.75926	35	LLLDDL	Safe
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	15	17	41	58	7	10	4	26	22	3	5	13	15	36	.70690	35	LWLDLL	Safe
17	Sunderland	41	11	12	18	42	65	10	6	5	28	18	1	6	13	14	47	.64615	34	LDDLWW	Safe
18	Nottingham Forest	41	10	13	18	45	56	6	6	9	17	22	4	7	9	28	34	.80357	33	LWLLDW	Safe
19	Stoke City	41	9	15	17	40	58	9	7	5	24	24	0	8	12	16	34	.68966	33	WDDLLD	Safe
20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	8	6	7	32	22	2	5	14	14	42	.71875	31	LWLDDD
21	Leicester City	38	8	11	19	33	61	7	7	5	24	22	1	4	14	9	39	.54098	27	LDLWLW
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	4	10	28	39	95	4	7	10	20	33	0	3	18	19	62	.41053	18	LLLDWL	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	Leeds United	42	27	13	2	66	26	18	3	0	41	9	9	10	2	25	17	2.53846	67	DWWDDW	Champions	1-0
	2	Liverpool	40	25	10	5	62	22	16	4	1	36	10	9	6	4	26	12	2.81818	60	WDWWDD	Safe
	3	Everton	41	21	14	6	76	35	14	5	2	43	10	7	9	4	33	25	2.17143	56	WDDDLW	Safe
	4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	12	6	3	31	12	10	6	5	25	15	2.07407	56	DLLWWL	Safe
	5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	11	7	3	40	24	9	3	9	33	29	1.37736	50	DLWDWW	Safe
	6	Southampton	42	16	13	13	57	48	13	5	3	41	21	3	8	10	16	27	1.18750	45	DWWDWL	Safe
1	7	West Ham United	42	13	18	11	66	50	10	8	3	47	22	3	10	8	19	28	1.32000	44	DDLLLD	Safe	1-1
1	8	Tottenham Hotspur	41	14	16	11	61	51	10	8	3	39	22	4	8	8	22	29	1.19608	44	WLWWWL	Safe
1	9	Newcastle United	40	15	13	12	60	53	12	6	2	39	19	3	7	10	21	34	1.13208	43	WWDLWW	Safe	5-0
1	10	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	11	15	64	67	11	7	3	43	26	5	4	12	21	41	.95522	43	DWWWWD	Safe
	11	Manchester United	41	14	12	15	54	51	12	5	3	35	16	2	7	12	19	35	1.05882	40	WWWLLW	Safe
	12	Ipswich Town	41	14	11	16	57	59	9	4	7	30	25	5	7	9	27	34	.96610	39	WLDLDW	Safe
	13	Burnley	42	15	9	18	55	82	11	6	4	36	25	4	3	14	19	57	.67073	39	WLLWLL	Safe
	14	Manchester City	40	13	10	17	62	55	11	6	2	47	20	2	4	15	15	35	1.12727	36	LLWLLD	Safe	1-1
	15	Sheffield Wednesday	41	10	15	16	41	54	7	8	5	27	26	3	7	11	14	28	.75926	35	LLLDDL	Safe
	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	15	17	41	58	7	10	4	26	22	3	5	13	15	36	.70690	35	LWLDLL	Safe
	17	Sunderland	41	11	12	18	42	65	10	6	5	28	18	1	6	13	14	47	.64615	34	LDDLWW	Safe
	18	Nottingham Forest	42	10	13	19	45	57	6	6	9	17	22	4	7	10	28	35	.78947	33	WLLDWL	Safe	0-1
	19	Stoke City	42	9	15	18	40	63	9	7	5	24	24	0	8	13	16	39	.63492	33	DDLLDL	Safe	0-5
	20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	8	6	7	32	22	2	5	14	14	42	.71875	31	LWLDDD
	21	Leicester City	38	8	11	19	33	61	7	7	5	24	22	1	4	14	9	39	.54098	27	LDLWLW
	22	Queens Park Rangers	42	4	10	28	39	95	4	7	10	20	33	0	3	18	19	62	.41053	18	LLLDWL	Relegated