The City Ground

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Apr 02, 1966 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 02, 1966 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Tottenham Hotspur
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: White Hart Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-2 WON
: Half-time: 3-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 02 April 1966

Season:: 1965-66
Referee:: N Matthews
Attendance:: 27,593
League Week:: 34 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 15 13
Opp Before/After:: 6 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chelsea (League Tier 1)
Tottenham Hotspur:: Sep 24, 1966

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2483 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1107 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2733 (of 5824)
Total:: 3957 (of 7629)
Played:: 60 years, 4 months, 19 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Dave Stainwright (5') - Dave Stainwright only goal
Mike Kear (13')
Roger Hoy (15') (OG)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: DWDLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Jimmy Robertson (44')
Eddie Clayton (85')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Peter Grummitt
2	M	22	Henry Newton
3	D	21	Geoff Ball	Last game
4	D	23	Terry Hennessey off for John Winfield (45')
5	D	33	Bob McKinlay
6	M	32	Jeff Whitefoot
7	M	22	Mike Kear (13')
8	M	17	Dave Stainwright (5')	First start
9	F	25	Joe Baker
10	F	26	Chris Crowe
11	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12	D	23	John Winfield on for Terry Hennessey (45')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Peter Grummitt	237		7	2
2	M	22	Henry Newton	107	4	7	2
3	D	21	Geoff Ball	3		539	89
4	D	23	Terry Hennessey off for John Winfield (45')	17		7	2
5	D	33	Bob McKinlay	537	8	7	2
6	M	32	Jeff Whitefoot	271	7	14	3
7	M	22	Mike Kear (13')	16	1	140	22
8	M	17	Dave Stainwright (5')	1		63	11
9	F	25	Joe Baker	5	3	7	2
10	F	26	Chris Crowe	61	9	14	3
11	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore	45	14	7	2
Subs
12	D	23	John Winfield on for Terry Hennessey (45')	77	3	7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy Brown
2	D	John Collins
3	D	Roger Hoy
4	D	Cyril Knowles
5	D	Jimmy Robertson
6	M	Dave MacKay
7	M	Eddie Clayton
8	M	Alan Mullery
9	M	Frank Saul
10	F	Alan Gilzean
11	F	Jimmy Greaves
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 02, 1966)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-2	Northampton Town
Fulham	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland	2-0	Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-3	Nottingham Forest
West Ham United	1-1	Burnley

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	35	23	6	6	71	28	14	2	2	47	14	9	4	4	24	14	43	52	WWLWDW	Safe
2	Burnley	34	19	6	9	69	42	12	3	2	40	18	7	3	7	29	24	27	44	DLLWWW	Safe
3	Leeds United	33	17	8	8	62	32	11	4	2	40	13	6	4	6	22	19	30	42	DLWWLL	Safe
4	Manchester United	32	15	11	6	63	43	10	7	0	40	15	5	4	6	23	28	20	41	DWDWLW	Safe
5	Chelsea	31	17	6	8	49	38	7	4	4	18	14	10	2	4	31	24	11	40	DWLWWD	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	33	14	10	9	67	52	11	5	1	51	28	3	5	8	16	24	15	38	DWDLDL
7	Everton	35	14	9	12	53	50	11	5	2	37	16	3	4	10	16	34	3	37	WDWWWD
8	West Bromwich Albion	32	13	9	10	67	54	8	4	4	42	24	5	5	6	25	30	13	35	WDWDDL
9	Leicester City	32	14	7	11	61	54	8	4	4	30	24	6	3	7	31	30	7	35	WWLWDD
10	Stoke City	34	12	11	11	58	56	9	6	2	36	20	3	5	9	22	36	2	35	DLDLWL
11	Sheffield United	34	12	11	11	44	50	9	6	2	31	21	3	5	9	13	29	-6	35	LDDLLW
12	Arsenal	33	10	10	13	52	58	7	6	4	33	26	3	4	9	19	32	-6	30	DDDLLL
13	West Ham United	34	11	8	15	55	69	9	4	4	38	29	2	4	11	17	40	-14	30	WWWWLL
14	Aston Villa	34	12	5	17	59	66	8	2	7	32	30	4	3	10	27	36	-7	29	WWLLDL
15	Nottingham Forest	33	11	7	15	45	59	10	2	4	27	18	1	5	11	18	41	-14	29	LWDLWL
16	Sheffield Wednesday	31	11	6	14	43	50	9	4	3	28	14	2	2	11	15	36	-7	28	DLLDWW
17	Blackpool	33	10	8	15	43	52	7	4	6	30	24	3	4	9	13	28	-9	28	LDLWWW
18	Newcastle United	33	11	6	16	42	53	8	3	5	21	16	3	3	11	21	37	-11	28	LWWLLW
19	Sunderland	34	11	6	17	41	64	10	1	5	28	24	1	5	12	13	40	-23	28	LLLWLW
20	Northampton Town	35	7	11	17	47	82	6	5	6	26	27	1	6	11	21	55	-35	25	WDWDLD
21	Fulham	33	9	5	19	51	70	7	3	6	26	26	2	2	13	25	44	-19	23	LLWWWW
22	Blackburn Rovers	32	7	4	21	50	70	6	1	8	27	23	1	3	13	23	47	-20	18	LLWLLL

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	35	23	6	6	71	28	14	2	2	47	14	9	4	4	24	14	43	52	WWLWDW	Safe
	2	Burnley	35	19	7	9	70	43	12	3	2	40	18	7	4	7	30	25	27	45	LLWWWD	Safe	1-1
	3	Leeds United	33	17	8	8	62	32	11	4	2	40	13	6	4	6	22	19	30	42	DLWWLL	Safe
	4	Manchester United	32	15	11	6	63	43	10	7	0	40	15	5	4	6	23	28	20	41	DWDWLW	Safe
	5	Chelsea	31	17	6	8	49	38	7	4	4	18	14	10	2	4	31	24	11	40	DWLWWD	Safe
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	34	14	10	10	69	55	11	5	2	53	31	3	5	8	16	24	14	38	WDLDLL		2-3
	7	Everton	35	14	9	12	53	50	11	5	2	37	16	3	4	10	16	34	3	37	WDWWWD
	8	West Bromwich Albion	33	13	9	11	68	56	8	4	4	42	24	5	5	7	26	32	12	35	DWDDLL		1-2
	9	Leicester City	32	14	7	11	61	54	8	4	4	30	24	6	3	7	31	30	7	35	WWLWDD
	10	Stoke City	35	12	11	12	58	58	9	6	2	36	20	3	5	10	22	38	0	35	LDLWLL		0-2
	11	Sheffield United	34	12	11	11	44	50	9	6	2	31	21	3	5	9	13	29	-6	35	LDDLLW
1	12	West Ham United	35	11	9	15	56	70	9	5	4	39	30	2	4	11	17	40	-14	31	WWWLLD		1-1
2	13	Nottingham Forest	34	12	7	15	48	61	10	2	4	27	18	2	5	11	21	43	-13	31	WDLWLW		3-2
2	14	Arsenal	33	10	10	13	52	58	7	6	4	33	26	3	4	9	19	32	-6	30	DDDLLL
4	15	Sunderland	35	12	6	17	43	64	11	1	5	30	24	1	5	12	13	40	-21	30	LLWLWW		2-0
2	16	Aston Villa	35	12	5	18	60	68	8	2	8	33	32	4	3	10	27	36	-8	29	WLLDLL		1-2
1	17	Sheffield Wednesday	31	11	6	14	43	50	9	4	3	28	14	2	2	11	15	36	-7	28	DLLDWW
1	18	Blackpool	33	10	8	15	43	52	7	4	6	30	24	3	4	9	13	28	-9	28	LDLWWW
1	19	Newcastle United	33	11	6	16	42	53	8	3	5	21	16	3	3	11	21	37	-11	28	LWWLLW
	20	Northampton Town	36	8	11	17	49	83	6	5	6	26	27	2	6	11	23	56	-34	27	DWDLDW		2-1
	21	Fulham	34	10	5	19	53	71	8	3	6	28	27	2	2	13	25	44	-18	25	LWWWWW		2-1
	22	Blackburn Rovers	32	7	4	21	50	70	6	1	8	27	23	1	3	13	23	47	-20	18	LLWLLL