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WEST HAM UNITED 3 - 1 FOREST - Wed Oct 26, 1966 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Oct 26, 1966 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Daily Mirror - Thursday 27 October 1966

Season:: 1966-67
Referee:: H New
Attendance:: 22,982
League Week:: 13 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 16 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackpool (League Tier 1)
West Ham United:: Mar 18, 1967

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2504 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 1128 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 2756 (of 5824)
Total:: 3986 (of 7629)
Played:: 59 years, 10 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ian Storey-Moore (87')

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: Ron Greenwood
Prior form: DWDWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Geoff Hurst (15')
Geoff Hurst (26')
Eddie Bovington (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	24	Peter Grummitt
2	D	22	Peter Hindley
3	D	23	John Winfield
4	D	24	Terry Hennessey
5	D	34	Bob McKinlay
6	M	22	Henry Newton
7	F	27	Chris Crowe
8	F	27	John Barnwell
9	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore (87')
10	F	27	Frank Wignall
11	F	24	Alan Hinton	100th appearance
Subs
12	D		Steve Pegram	First bench appearance

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	24	Peter Grummitt	260		11	1
2	D	22	Peter Hindley	104	4	11	1
3	D	23	John Winfield	91	3	11	1
4	D	24	Terry Hennessey	38	1	11	1
5	D	34	Bob McKinlay	560	8	11	1
6	M	22	Henry Newton	130	5	11	1
7	F	27	Chris Crowe	76	14	11	1
8	F	27	John Barnwell	98	16	11	1
9	F	21	Ian Storey-Moore (87')	68	21	11	1
10	F	27	Frank Wignall	114	42	11	1
11	F	24	Alan Hinton	99	22	53	10
Subs
12	D		Steve Pegram

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	1	Jim Standen
2	2	Dennis Burnett
3	3	Jack Burkett
4	4	Eddie Bovington
5	5	Ken Brown
6	6	Bobby Moore
7	7	Peter Brabrook
8	8	Ron Boyce
9	9	Peter Bennett
10	10	Geoff Hurst
11	11	Martin Peters
Subs
12		John Sissons

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Oct 26, 1966)

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	3-0	Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United	3-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Stoke City	13	8	2	3	21	11	4	2	1	13	5	4	0	2	8	6	10	18	WWDWWL
2	Chelsea	12	6	5	1	25	13	2	3	1	9	8	4	2	0	16	5	12	17	DWWWLD
3	Burnley	12	6	5	1	24	13	4	2	0	16	5	2	3	1	8	8	11	17	DDLWWW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	12	8	1	3	24	17	5	0	1	13	7	3	1	2	11	10	7	17	WDWWWL
5	Leicester City	12	6	4	2	32	21	4	1	0	17	5	2	3	2	15	16	11	16	DWWWWL
6	Everton	13	6	4	3	21	18	3	2	2	13	11	3	2	1	8	7	3	16	WDDWWW
7	Manchester United	12	7	1	4	24	21	5	1	0	17	7	2	0	4	7	14	3	15	LWWLWD
8	Liverpool	12	5	5	2	22	20	2	3	0	11	9	3	2	2	11	11	2	15	DWDWDD
9	Nottingham Forest	12	5	3	4	18	15	4	2	1	13	6	1	1	3	5	9	3	13	DWLWLD
10	Leeds United	12	4	5	3	16	17	4	2	0	12	6	0	3	3	4	11	-1	13	DDDDLW
11	Sheffield United	13	5	3	5	15	19	3	1	2	9	7	2	2	3	6	12	-4	13	LDWWWD
12	Sheffield Wednesday	13	3	6	4	16	17	2	3	2	10	9	1	3	2	6	8	-1	12	LDLLLD
13	Arsenal	13	4	4	5	20	23	3	2	2	11	10	1	2	3	9	13	-3	12	DLLWLL
14	West Bromwich Albion	13	5	1	7	30	28	3	0	2	10	5	2	1	5	20	23	2	11	LLLDWW
15	Southampton	13	4	3	6	21	25	2	1	4	12	15	2	2	2	9	10	-4	11	LDWLLL
16	West Ham United	12	3	4	5	26	25	0	3	2	8	10	3	1	3	18	15	1	10	DWDWLL
17	Newcastle United	13	3	4	6	11	23	2	2	2	6	7	1	2	4	5	16	-12	10	LDDLWL
18	Sunderland	13	3	3	7	20	24	3	1	3	15	13	0	2	4	5	11	-4	9	LDLDLW
19	Fulham	13	2	5	6	17	25	1	2	3	9	10	1	3	3	8	15	-8	9	DDLDWD
20	Aston Villa	13	3	2	8	14	22	2	2	4	11	12	1	0	4	3	10	-8	8	LLLWLD
21	Manchester City	12	3	2	7	11	22	2	1	3	7	12	1	1	4	4	10	-11	8	DLWLLL
22	Blackpool	13	2	2	9	15	24	1	1	5	11	11	1	1	4	4	13	-9	6	DLLLWW

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	1	Chelsea	13	7	5	1	28	13	3	3	1	12	8	4	2	0	16	5	15	19	WWWLDW		3-0
1	2	Stoke City	13	8	2	3	21	11	4	2	1	13	5	4	0	2	8	6	10	18	WWDWWL
	3	Burnley	12	6	5	1	24	13	4	2	0	16	5	2	3	1	8	8	11	17	DDLWWW
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	13	8	1	4	24	20	5	0	1	13	7	3	1	3	11	13	4	17	DWWWLL		0-3
	5	Leicester City	12	6	4	2	32	21	4	1	0	17	5	2	3	2	15	16	11	16	DWWWWL
	6	Everton	13	6	4	3	21	18	3	2	2	13	11	3	2	1	8	7	3	16	WDDWWW
	7	Manchester United	12	7	1	4	24	21	5	1	0	17	7	2	0	4	7	14	3	15	LWWLWD
	8	Liverpool	12	5	5	2	22	20	2	3	0	11	9	3	2	2	11	11	2	15	DWDWDD
	9	Nottingham Forest	13	5	3	5	19	18	4	2	1	13	6	1	1	4	6	12	1	13	WLWLDL		1-3
	10	Leeds United	12	4	5	3	16	17	4	2	0	12	6	0	3	3	4	11	-1	13	DDDDLW
	11	Sheffield United	13	5	3	5	15	19	3	1	2	9	7	2	2	3	6	12	-4	13	LDWWWD
4	12	West Ham United	13	4	4	5	29	26	1	3	2	11	11	3	1	3	18	15	3	12	WDWLLW		3-1
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	13	3	6	4	16	17	2	3	2	10	9	1	3	2	6	8	-1	12	LDLLLD
1	14	Arsenal	13	4	4	5	20	23	3	2	2	11	10	1	2	3	9	13	-3	12	DLLWLL
1	15	West Bromwich Albion	13	5	1	7	30	28	3	0	2	10	5	2	1	5	20	23	2	11	LLLDWW
1	16	Southampton	13	4	3	6	21	25	2	1	4	12	15	2	2	2	9	10	-4	11	LDWLLL
	17	Newcastle United	13	3	4	6	11	23	2	2	2	6	7	1	2	4	5	16	-12	10	LDDLWL
	18	Sunderland	13	3	3	7	20	24	3	1	3	15	13	0	2	4	5	11	-4	9	LDLDLW
	19	Fulham	13	2	5	6	17	25	1	2	3	9	10	1	3	3	8	15	-8	9	DDLDWD
	20	Aston Villa	13	3	2	8	14	22	2	2	4	11	12	1	0	4	3	10	-8	8	LLLWLD
	21	Manchester City	12	3	2	7	11	22	2	1	3	7	12	1	1	4	4	10	-11	8	DLWLLL
	22	Blackpool	13	2	2	9	15	24	1	1	5	11	11	1	1	4	4	13	-9	6	DLLLWW

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