The City Ground

LEICESTER CITY 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat May 04, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 04, 1968 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 1-0

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1967-68
Referee:: V Batty
Attendance:: 25,605
League Week:: 41 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 10 11
Opp Before/After:: 14 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (League Tier 1)
Leicester City:: Nov 09, 1968

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2575 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 1199 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 2842 (of 5828)
Total:: 4080 (of 7633)
Played:: 58 years, 4 months, 6 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Ian Storey-Moore (4')
Sammy Chapman (76')

LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Matt Gillies
Prior form: LLDLWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Rodney Fern (53')
Bobby Roberts (60')
Rodney Fern (67')
Bobby Roberts (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Brian Williamson
2	D	23	Peter Hindley
3	D	25	John Winfield
4	M	24	Henry Newton
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay
6	F	28	Jim Baxter
7	F	23	Barry Lyons
8	F	29	John Barnwell
9	F	27	Joe Baker
10	F	21	Sammy Chapman (76')
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (4')
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Brian Williamson	11		12	1
2	D	23	Peter Hindley	187	4	12	1
3	D	25	John Winfield	176	4	12	1
4	M	24	Henry Newton	207	9	12	1
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	646	10	12	1
6	F	28	Jim Baxter	22	2	12	1
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	74	13	12	1
8	F	29	John Barnwell	152	23	12	1
9	F	27	Joe Baker	102	44	14	2
10	F	21	Sammy Chapman (76')	48	8	12	1
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore (4')	134	50	12	1
Subs
12	F	29	Dave Hilley	19	4	12	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Shilton
2	D	John Sjoberg
3	D	Malcolm Manley
4	D	Graham Cross
5	D	Willie Bell
6	M	David Nish
7	M	Bobby Roberts
8	M	David Gibson
9	M	Rodney Fern
10	F	Michael Stringfellow
11	F	Frank Large
Subs
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat May 04, 1968)

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	0-2	Sheffield United
Everton	3-0	Stoke City
Fulham	2-2	Southampton
Leeds United	1-2	Liverpool
Leicester City	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Manchester United	6-0	Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Arsenal
Sunderland	0-0	West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur	1-3	Manchester City
West Ham United	0-0	Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	Chelsea

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	Manchester City	40	24	6	10	79	39	17	2	2	52	16	7	4	8	27	23	40	54	WWLDWW	Safe
2	Manchester United	40	23	8	9	82	53	14	2	3	42	19	9	6	6	40	34	29	54	LWDWWL	Safe
3	Leeds United	39	22	9	8	67	32	17	3	0	48	12	5	6	8	19	20	35	53	WLWWWL	Safe
4	Liverpool	39	20	11	8	62	36	16	2	2	45	16	4	9	6	17	20	26	51	LWDLWD	Safe
5	Everton	39	21	5	13	58	38	16	1	2	35	12	5	4	11	23	26	20	47	WWDWLL	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	40	19	9	12	68	54	11	7	2	43	17	8	2	10	25	37	14	47	WLLWWD	Safe
7	Chelsea	40	17	12	11	60	64	11	7	3	34	25	6	5	8	26	39	-4	46	WWLWWW	Safe
8	West Bromwich Albion	40	17	11	12	74	60	12	4	5	45	25	5	7	7	29	35	14	45	DDWLWW	Safe
9	Newcastle United	40	13	15	12	51	57	12	7	1	35	16	1	8	11	16	41	-6	41	LDWLLL	Safe
10	Nottingham Forest	40	14	11	15	49	54	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	11	15	32	-5	39	LLDDDW	Safe
11	Arsenal	39	14	10	15	52	51	10	6	3	31	19	4	4	12	21	32	1	38	LWLLWW	Safe
12	West Ham United	40	14	8	18	72	68	8	3	8	42	29	6	5	10	30	39	4	36	LDWDWL	Safe
13	Burnley	40	13	10	17	61	69	11	7	1	35	14	2	3	16	26	55	-8	36	LDWWLL	Safe
14	Leicester City	40	12	11	17	60	67	6	6	7	33	32	6	5	10	27	35	-7	35	LLDLWW	Safe
15	Southampton	40	13	9	18	64	81	9	7	4	37	31	4	2	14	27	50	-17	35	LWDWLD	Safe
16	Sheffield Wednesday	41	11	12	18	50	61	6	10	4	31	22	5	2	14	19	39	-11	34	DLDDLL
17	Sunderland	40	12	10	18	49	60	8	6	6	28	28	4	4	12	21	32	-11	34	WLWWDL
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	40	12	8	20	61	74	8	4	7	40	35	4	4	13	21	39	-13	32	WWLDDL
19	Stoke City	39	13	6	20	48	69	9	3	8	28	28	4	3	12	20	41	-21	32	LLDLWW
20	Coventry City	40	9	13	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	8	10	19	39	-20	31	DLWDLL
21	Sheffield United	40	10	10	20	46	68	7	4	9	24	29	3	6	11	22	39	-22	30	WLDLLL
22	Fulham	40	10	6	24	53	91	6	3	11	25	39	4	3	13	28	52	-38	26	DLWWLL	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	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Manchester City	41	25	6	10	82	40	17	2	2	52	16	8	4	8	30	24	42	56	WLDWWW	Safe	3-1
	2	Manchester United	41	24	8	9	88	53	15	2	3	48	19	9	6	6	40	34	35	56	WDWWLW	Safe	6-0
	3	Leeds United	40	22	9	9	68	34	17	3	1	49	14	5	6	8	19	20	34	53	LWWWLL	Safe	1-2
	4	Liverpool	40	21	11	8	64	37	16	2	2	45	16	5	9	6	19	21	27	53	WDLWDW	Safe	2-1
	5	Everton	40	22	5	13	61	38	17	1	2	38	12	5	4	11	23	26	23	49	WDWLLW	Safe	3-0
	6	Tottenham Hotspur	41	19	9	13	69	57	11	7	3	44	20	8	2	10	25	37	12	47	LLWWDL	Safe	1-3
1	7	West Bromwich Albion	41	17	12	12	74	60	12	4	5	45	25	5	8	7	29	35	14	46	DWLWWD	Safe	0-0
1	8	Chelsea	41	17	12	12	60	67	11	7	3	34	25	6	5	9	26	42	-7	46	WLWWWL	Safe	0-3
	9	Newcastle United	41	13	15	13	51	63	12	7	1	35	16	1	8	12	16	47	-12	41	DWLLLL	Safe	0-6
1	10	Arsenal	40	15	10	15	54	52	10	6	3	31	19	5	4	12	23	33	2	40	WLLWWW	Safe	2-1
1	11	Nottingham Forest	41	14	11	16	51	58	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	12	17	36	-7	39	LDDDWL	Safe	2-4
	12	West Ham United	41	14	9	18	72	68	8	4	8	42	29	6	5	10	30	39	4	37	DWDWLD	Safe	0-0
1	13	Leicester City	41	13	11	17	64	69	7	6	7	37	34	6	5	10	27	35	-5	37	LDLWWW	Safe	4-2
1	14	Burnley	41	13	10	18	61	71	11	7	2	35	16	2	3	16	26	55	-10	36	DWWLLL	Safe	0-2
	15	Southampton	41	13	10	18	66	83	9	7	4	37	31	4	3	14	29	52	-17	36	WDWLDD	Safe	2-2
1	16	Sunderland	41	12	11	18	49	60	8	7	6	28	28	4	4	12	21	32	-11	35	LWWDLD	Safe	0-0
1	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	13	8	20	64	74	9	4	7	43	35	4	4	13	21	39	-10	34	WLDDLW		3-0
2	18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	6	10	5	32	24	5	2	14	19	39	-12	34	LDDLLL		1-2
1	19	Coventry City	41	9	14	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	9	10	19	39	-20	32	LWDLLD		0-0
1	20	Sheffield United	41	11	10	20	48	68	7	4	9	24	29	4	6	11	24	39	-20	32	LDLLLW		2-0
2	21	Stoke City	40	13	6	21	48	72	9	3	8	28	28	4	3	13	20	44	-24	32	LDLWWL		0-3
	22	Fulham	41	10	7	24	55	93	6	4	11	27	41	4	3	13	28	52	-38	27	LWWLLD	Relegated	2-2