The City Ground

LIVERPOOL 6 - 1 FOREST - Sat May 11, 1968 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 11, 1968 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Liverpool
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Anfield
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-6 LOST
: Half-time: 1-3

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

Season:: 1967-68
Referee:: W Handley
Attendance:: 38,850
League Week:: 42 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 11 11
Opp Before/After:: 4 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (County Cup)
League:: Burnley
Liverpool:: Nov 30, 1968

GAME COUNT:
League:: 2576 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 1200 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 2843 (of 5829)
Total:: 4081 (of 7634)
Played:: 58 years, 4 months, 11 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Joe Baker (14')

LIVERPOOL
Manager: Bill Shankly
Prior form: WDLWDW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ian St. John (34')
Tony Hateley (36')
Tony Hateley (41')
Roger Hunt (55')
Roger Hunt (71')
Tony Hateley (84')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Mick Harby	Last game
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	21	Sammy Chapman
9	F	27	Joe Baker (14')
10	M	18	Paul Richardson	First start
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore
Subs
12			?

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Mick Harby	2		35	7
2	D	23	Peter Hindley	188	4	7	1
3	D	25	John Winfield	177	4	7	1
4	M	24	Henry Newton	208	9	7	1
5	D	35	Bob McKinlay	647	10	7	1
6	F	28	Jim Baxter	23	2	7	1
7	F	23	Barry Lyons	75	13	7	1
8	F	21	Sammy Chapman	49	9	7	1
9	F	27	Joe Baker (14')	103	44	7	1
10	M	18	Paul Richardson	1		189	32
11	F	23	Ian Storey-Moore	135	51	7	1
Subs
12			?

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tommy Lawrence
2	D	Peter Wall
3	D	Ron Yeats
4	D	Chris Lawler
5	D	Tommy Smith
6	M	Ian Callaghan
7	M	Tony Hateley
8	M	Geoff Strong
9	M	Peter Thompson
10	F	Ian St. John
11	F	Roger Hunt
Subs
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat May 11, 1968)

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

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	41	25	6	10	82	40	17	2	2	52	16	8	4	8	30	24	42	56	WLDWWW	Safe
2	Manchester United	41	24	8	9	88	53	15	2	3	48	19	9	6	6	40	34	35	56	WDWWLW	Safe
3	Leeds United	41	22	9	10	71	38	17	3	1	49	14	5	6	9	22	24	33	53	WWWLLL	Safe
4	Liverpool	40	21	11	8	64	37	16	2	2	45	16	5	9	6	19	21	27	53	WDLWDW	Safe
5	Everton	40	22	5	13	61	38	17	1	2	38	12	5	4	11	23	26	23	49	WDWLLW	Safe
6	Tottenham Hotspur	41	19	9	13	69	57	11	7	3	44	20	8	2	10	25	37	12	47	LLWWDL	Safe
7	West Bromwich Albion	41	17	12	12	74	60	12	4	5	45	25	5	8	7	29	35	14	46	DWLWWD	Safe
8	Chelsea	41	17	12	12	60	67	11	7	3	34	25	6	5	9	26	42	-7	46	WLWWWL	Safe
9	Arsenal	41	16	10	15	58	55	11	6	3	35	22	5	4	12	23	33	3	42	LLWWWW	Safe
10	Newcastle United	41	13	15	13	51	63	12	7	1	35	16	1	8	12	16	47	-12	41	DWLLLL	Safe
11	Nottingham Forest	41	14	11	16	51	58	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	12	17	36	-7	39	LDDDWL	Safe
12	West Ham United	41	14	9	18	72	68	8	4	8	42	29	6	5	10	30	39	4	37	DWDWLD	Safe
13	Leicester City	41	13	11	17	64	69	7	6	7	37	34	6	5	10	27	35	-5	37	LDLWWW	Safe
14	Burnley	41	13	10	18	61	71	11	7	2	35	16	2	3	16	26	55	-10	36	DWWLLL	Safe
15	Southampton	41	13	10	18	66	83	9	7	4	37	31	4	3	14	29	52	-17	36	WDWLDD	Safe
16	Sunderland	41	12	11	18	49	60	8	7	6	28	28	4	4	12	21	32	-11	35	LWWDLD	Safe
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	13	8	20	64	74	9	4	7	43	35	4	4	13	21	39	-10	34	WLDDLW
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	6	10	5	32	24	5	2	14	19	39	-12	34	LDDLLL
19	Coventry City	41	9	14	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	9	10	19	39	-20	32	LWDLLD
20	Sheffield United	41	11	10	20	48	68	7	4	9	24	29	4	6	11	24	39	-20	32	LDLLLW
21	Stoke City	40	13	6	21	48	72	9	3	8	28	28	4	3	13	20	44	-24	32	LDLWWL
22	Fulham	41	10	7	24	55	93	6	4	11	27	41	4	3	13	28	52	-38	27	LWWLLD	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	42	26	6	10	86	43	17	2	2	52	16	9	4	8	34	27	43	58	LDWWWW	Champions	4-3
	2	Manchester United	42	24	8	10	89	55	15	2	4	49	21	9	6	6	40	34	34	56	DWWLWL	Safe	1-2
1	3	Liverpool	41	22	11	8	70	38	17	2	2	51	17	5	9	6	19	21	32	55	DLWDWW	Safe	6-1
1	4	Leeds United	42	22	9	11	71	41	17	3	1	49	14	5	6	10	22	27	30	53	WWLLLL	Safe	0-3
	5	Everton	41	22	6	13	62	39	17	1	2	38	12	5	5	11	24	27	23	50	DWLLWD	Safe	1-1
2	6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	62	68	11	7	3	34	25	7	5	9	28	43	-6	48	LWWWLW	Safe	2-1
1	7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	9	14	70	59	11	7	3	44	20	8	2	11	26	39	11	47	LWWDLL	Safe	1-2
1	8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	75	62	12	4	5	45	25	5	8	8	30	37	13	46	WLWWDL	Safe	1-2
	9	Arsenal	42	17	10	15	60	56	12	6	3	37	23	5	4	12	23	33	4	44	LWWWWW	Safe	2-1
	10	Newcastle United	42	13	15	14	54	67	12	7	2	38	20	1	8	12	16	47	-13	41	WLLLLL	Safe	3-4
	11	Nottingham Forest	42	14	11	17	52	64	11	6	4	34	22	3	5	13	18	42	-12	39	DDDWLL	Safe	1-6
	12	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	73	69	8	5	8	43	30	6	5	10	30	39	4	38	WDWLDD	Safe	1-1
	13	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	64	69	7	7	7	37	34	6	5	10	27	35	-5	38	DLWWWD	Safe	0-0
	14	Burnley	42	14	10	18	64	71	12	7	2	38	16	2	3	16	26	55	-7	38	WWLLLW	Safe	3-0
1	15	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	51	61	8	7	6	28	28	5	4	12	23	33	-10	37	WWDLDW	Safe	2-1
1	16	Southampton	42	13	11	18	66	83	9	8	4	37	31	4	3	14	29	52	-17	37	DWLDDD	Safe	0-0
	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	8	20	66	75	10	4	7	45	36	4	4	13	21	39	-9	36	LDDLWW	Safe	2-1
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	6	10	5	32	24	5	2	14	19	39	-12	34	LDDLLL	Safe
	19	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	51	71	8	5	8	32	32	1	10	10	19	39	-20	33	WDLLDD	Safe	0-0
1	20	Stoke City	41	13	7	21	48	72	9	3	8	28	28	4	4	13	20	44	-24	33	DLWWLD	Safe	0-0
1	21	Sheffield United	42	11	10	21	49	70	7	4	10	25	31	4	6	11	24	39	-21	32	DLLLWL	Relegated	1-2
	22	Fulham	41	10	7	24	55	93	6	4	11	27	41	4	3	13	28	52	-38	27	LWWLLD	Relegated