The City Ground

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3 - 3 FOREST - Sat Mar 12, 1966 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Mar 12, 1966 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Northampton Town
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: County Ground (Northampton)
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-3 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 12 March 1966

Season:: 1965-66
Referee:: H Richards
Attendance:: 18,670
League Week:: 30 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 15
Opp Before/After:: 19 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Northampton Town:: Nov 15, 1994

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2479 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1103 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2729 (of 5824)
Total:: 3952 (of 7629)
Played:: 60 years, 5 months, 9 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Joe Baker (6') - Joe Baker first goal
Ian Storey-Moore (55')
Joe Baker (86')

NORTHAMPTON TOWN
Manager: Dave Bowen
Prior form: LLLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Don Martin (17')
Graham Moore (49')
John Kurila (89')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Peter Grummitt
2	D	19	Bill Brindley
3	M	22	Henry Newton
4	D	23	Terry Hennessey
5	D	33	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jeff Whitefoot
7	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore (55')
8	F	26	Chris Crowe
9	F	25	Joe Baker (6') (86')
10	F	27	John Barnwell
11	F	23	Alan Hinton
Subs
12	M	18	Barry McArthur

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Peter Grummitt	233		4	1
2	D	19	Bill Brindley	1		168	26
3	M	22	Henry Newton	103	4	4	1
4	D	23	Terry Hennessey	14		4	1
5	D	33	Bob McKinlay	533	8	4	1
6	M	32	Jeff Whitefoot	268	7	4	1
7	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore (55')	41	12	4	1
8	F	26	Chris Crowe	59	8	4	1
9	F	25	Joe Baker (6') (86')	1		4	1
10	F	27	John Barnwell	81	16	4	1
11	F	23	Alan Hinton	86	22	4	1
Subs
12	M	18	Barry McArthur	9	4	21	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Bryan Harvey
2	D	Terry Branston
3	D	Joe Kiernan
4	D	Theo Foley
5	D	Mike Everitt
6	M	Graham Moore
7	M	Barry Lines
8	M	Don Martin
9	M	John Kurila
10	F	George Hudson
11	F	Joe Broadfoot
Subs
12		Brown

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Mar 12, 1966)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	0-1	Everton
Aston Villa	2-5	Fulham
Burnley	1-0	Newcastle United
Chelsea	2-0	Manchester United
Leeds United	3-2	Leicester City
Liverpool	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Northampton Town	3-3	Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Sheffield United
Stoke City	1-1	West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland	2-1	Blackpool
West Ham United	4-1	Blackburn Rovers

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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Liverpool	32	21	5	6	67	28	13	2	2	46	14	8	3	4	21	14	39	47	DWWWWL	Safe
2	Manchester United	30	14	11	5	61	40	9	7	0	38	14	5	4	5	23	26	21	39	DWDWDW
3	Leeds United	29	15	8	6	55	25	10	4	1	36	9	5	4	5	19	16	30	38	DLWWDL
4	Burnley	31	16	6	9	62	40	10	3	2	35	17	6	3	7	27	23	22	38	LLDDLL
5	Tottenham Hotspur	30	14	9	7	62	44	11	4	1	46	23	3	5	6	16	21	18	37	LDWDWD
6	Chelsea	28	15	5	8	45	37	6	4	4	16	14	9	1	4	29	23	8	35	WWWDWL
7	West Bromwich Albion	30	13	8	9	65	51	8	4	3	41	22	5	4	6	24	29	14	34	DLWDWD
8	Stoke City	30	11	10	9	51	47	8	5	2	33	19	3	5	7	18	28	4	32	DLLWDL
9	Everton	32	12	8	12	49	50	10	4	2	34	16	2	4	10	15	34	-1	32	DLWWDW
10	Sheffield United	30	11	10	9	40	45	8	6	2	29	21	3	4	7	11	24	-5	32	LWWDLD
11	Leicester City	28	13	5	10	55	48	7	3	4	28	23	6	2	6	27	25	7	31	WWWLWW
12	Arsenal	30	10	10	10	50	52	7	6	2	32	22	3	4	8	18	30	-2	30	LWDDDD
13	Aston Villa	31	12	4	15	52	53	8	2	5	30	22	4	2	10	22	31	-1	28	LLDWWL
14	West Ham United	31	10	8	13	49	63	8	4	3	33	25	2	4	10	16	38	-14	28	DWLWWW
15	Nottingham Forest	29	10	6	13	37	46	9	2	4	23	15	1	4	9	14	31	-9	26	WLLLLW
16	Newcastle United	30	10	6	14	39	50	8	3	4	21	15	2	3	10	18	35	-11	26	DWWLWW
17	Sunderland	31	9	6	16	37	60	8	1	5	24	23	1	5	11	13	37	-23	24	DLLLLL
18	Sheffield Wednesday	28	9	5	14	34	46	7	3	3	19	10	2	2	11	15	36	-12	23	LLWDLL
19	Northampton Town	32	7	9	16	41	74	6	3	6	21	22	1	6	10	20	52	-33	23	LLLWDW
20	Blackpool	29	7	8	14	37	48	5	4	6	27	23	2	4	8	10	25	-11	22	WDDLLD
21	Blackburn Rovers	29	7	4	18	47	61	6	1	7	25	20	1	3	11	22	41	-14	18	LWLLLW
22	Fulham	30	6	5	19	40	67	6	3	6	23	26	0	2	13	17	41	-27	17	LLDLLW

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Liverpool	33	22	5	6	68	28	14	2	2	47	14	8	3	4	21	14	40	49	WWWWLW	Safe	1-0
1	2	Leeds United	30	16	8	6	58	27	11	4	1	39	11	5	4	5	19	16	31	40	LWWDLW		3-2
1	3	Burnley	32	17	6	9	63	40	11	3	2	36	17	6	3	7	27	23	23	40	LDDLLW		1-0
2	4	Manchester United	31	14	11	6	61	42	9	7	0	38	14	5	4	6	23	28	19	39	WDWDWL		0-2
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	31	14	9	8	62	45	11	4	1	46	23	3	5	7	16	22	17	37	DWDWDL		0-1
	6	Chelsea	29	16	5	8	47	37	7	4	4	18	14	9	1	4	29	23	10	37	WWDWLW		2-0
	7	West Bromwich Albion	31	13	9	9	66	52	8	4	3	41	22	5	5	6	25	30	14	35	LWDWDD		1-1
1	8	Everton	33	13	8	12	50	50	10	4	2	34	16	3	4	10	16	34	0	34	LWWDWW		1-0
1	9	Stoke City	31	11	11	9	52	48	8	6	2	34	20	3	5	7	18	28	4	33	LLWDLD		1-1
	10	Sheffield United	31	11	11	9	42	47	8	6	2	29	21	3	5	7	13	26	-5	33	WWDLDD		2-2
	11	Leicester City	29	13	5	11	57	51	7	3	4	28	23	6	2	7	29	28	6	31	WWLWWL		2-3
	12	Arsenal	31	10	10	11	50	53	7	6	3	32	23	3	4	8	18	30	-3	30	WDDDDL		0-1
1	13	West Ham United	32	11	8	13	53	64	9	4	3	37	26	2	4	10	16	38	-11	30	WLWWWW		4-1
1	14	Aston Villa	32	12	4	16	54	58	8	2	6	32	27	4	2	10	22	31	-4	28	LDWWLL		2-5
	15	Nottingham Forest	30	10	7	13	40	49	9	2	4	23	15	1	5	9	17	34	-9	27	LLLLWD		3-3
	16	Newcastle United	31	10	6	15	39	51	8	3	4	21	15	2	3	11	18	36	-12	26	WWLWWL		0-1
	17	Sunderland	32	10	6	16	39	61	9	1	5	26	24	1	5	11	13	37	-22	26	LLLLLW		2-1
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	29	9	6	14	36	48	7	4	3	21	12	2	2	11	15	36	-12	24	LWDLLD		2-2
	19	Northampton Town	33	7	10	16	44	77	6	4	6	24	25	1	6	10	20	52	-33	24	LLWDWD		3-3
	20	Blackpool	30	7	8	15	38	50	5	4	6	27	23	2	4	9	11	27	-12	22	DDLLDL		1-2
1	21	Fulham	31	7	5	19	45	69	6	3	6	23	26	1	2	13	22	43	-24	19	LDLLWW		5-2
1	22	Blackburn Rovers	30	7	4	19	48	65	6	1	7	25	20	1	3	12	23	45	-17	18	WLLLWL		1-4

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