The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 3 COVENTRY CITY - Tue Aug 22, 1967 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Aug 22, 1967 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Coventry City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-3 DRAWN
: Half-time: 2-3

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Birmingham Daily Post - Wednesday 23 August 1967
: Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 23 August 1967

Season:: 1967-68
Referee:: A Jones
Attendance:: 44,950
League Week:: 2 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 5 2
Opp Before/After:: 16 14

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Arsenal (League Tier 1)
Coventry City:: Aug 29, 1967

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2535 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 1159 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2794 (of 5829)
Total:: 4031 (of 7634)
Played:: 59 years, 24 days ago

Review
Coventry's George Curtis broke his leg after just 5 minutes. Sub Bobby Gould then scored two for the Blues in a first half that saw 5 goals in 20 minutes.

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

Goal Scorers
Joe Baker (22')
Frank Wignall (35')
Ian Storey-Moore (54') (Pen)

COVENTRY CITY
Manager: Jimmy Hill
Prior form: L (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bobby Gould (19')
Bobby Gould (27')
Ernie Machin (38')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	25	Peter Grummitt
2	D	23	Peter Hindley
3	D	24	John Winfield 0
4	D	24	Terry Hennessey
5	D	34	Bob McKinlay
6	M	23	Henry Newton
7	F	22	Barry Lyons
8	F	21	Sammy Chapman
9	F	27	Joe Baker (22')
10	F	28	Frank Wignall (35')
11	F	22	Ian Storey-Moore (54') off for Alan Hinton
Subs
12	F	24	Alan Hinton on for Ian Storey-Moore

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	25	Peter Grummitt	298		3	1
2	D	23	Peter Hindley	142	4	3	1
3	D	24	John Winfield 0	129	3	3	1
4	D	24	Terry Hennessey	76	4	3	1
5	D	34	Bob McKinlay	598	10	3	1
6	M	23	Henry Newton	165	5	3	1
7	F	22	Barry Lyons	34	6	3	1
8	F	21	Sammy Chapman	22	6	3	1
9	F	27	Joe Baker (22')	57	25	3	1
10	F	28	Frank Wignall (35')	144	47	3	1
11	F	22	Ian Storey-Moore (54') off for Alan Hinton	102	40	3	1
Subs
12	F	24	Alan Hinton on for Ian Storey-Moore	114	23	115	11

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Alan Dickie
2	D	Michael Kearns
3	D	Johnny Key
4	D	George Curtis (5')
5	D	Dietmar Bruck
6	M	Ron Farmer
7	M	Brian Lewis
8	M	Ronnie Rees 0
9	M	Dave Clements
10	F	John Tudor
11	F	Ernie Machin
Subs
12		Bobby Gould (5')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Aug 22, 1967)

Home	Score	Away
Liverpool	2-0	Arsenal
Nottingham Forest	3-3	Coventry 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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
2	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
3	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
5	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	W
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	W
7	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
8	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
9	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	6	5	1	0	1	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	LW
10	Burnley	2	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	4	-1	2	WL
11	Leeds United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
12	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
13	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
14	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
15	Leicester City	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
16	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	L
17	Fulham	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
18	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	L
19	Sheffield United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
20	Southampton	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
21	Stoke City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
22	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L

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)
12	1	Liverpool	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	DW		2-0
3	2	Nottingham Forest	2	1	1	0	6	4	0	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	3	WD		3-3
1	3	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	W
1	4	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W
1	5	Everton	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W
	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	W
	7	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	W
	9	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	6	5	1	0	1	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	LW
9	10	Arsenal	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	WL		0-2
1	11	Burnley	2	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	4	-1	2	WL
1	12	Leeds United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	13	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	D
2	14	Coventry City	2	0	1	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	-1	1	LD		3-3
1	15	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D
1	16	Leicester City	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	17	Fulham	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L
	18	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	L
	19	Sheffield United	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	L
	20	Southampton	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	L
	21	Stoke City	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	L
	22	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	L

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