FOREST 1 - 1 LEEDS UNITED - Sat Aug 24, 1968 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 24, 1968 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leeds United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-1 ABANDONED
- Half-time: 1-1
- Replay:
- Feb 25, 1969 (0-2 LOST )
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 24 August 1968
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
- Leeds United:
- Feb 25, 1969
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2581 (of 5085)
- League Tier 1:
- 1205 (of 2337)
- Competitive:
- 2848 (of 5827)
- Total:
- 4089 (of 7632)
- Played:
- 58 years, 10 days ago
Review
The game was abandoned at half-time due to a fire that destroyed the Main Stand! After Leeds had taken the lead through Bremner and we equalised with a Dave Hilly goal, the game was called off during half-time when a fire started underneath the Main Stand.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Brian Williamson | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 25 | John Winfield | |
| 4 | D | 25 |  Terry Hennessey | |
| 5 | D | 35 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Henry Newton | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | F | 29 | John Barnwell | |
| 9 | F | 20 | Colin Hall | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Ian Storey-Moore | |
| 11 | F | 29 | Dave Hilley  (37') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 22 | Sammy Chapman | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gary Sprake |
| 2 | D | Reaney |
| 3 | D | Cooper |
| 4 | D | Billy Bremner |
| 5 | D | Jack Charlton |
| 6 | M | Norman Hunter |
| 7 | M | O'Grady |
| 8 | M | Belfitt |
| 9 | M | Jones |
| 10 | F | Gray |
| 11 | F | Hibbitt |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Terry Yorath |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1-2 | West Ham United |
| Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Arsenal |
| Liverpool | 4-1 | Sunderland |
| Manchester United | 0-4 | Chelsea |
| Newcastle United | 0-0 | Everton |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Manchester City |
| Southampton | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Stoke City | 1-0 | Leicester City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-2 | 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 | Leeds United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WWDD | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | DDWD | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | LWWD | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DLWW | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | WLDW | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | WLDW | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 9 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 10 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DDLW | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | DWLD | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | WLWL | |||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | LWD | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | DWL | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | DLLW | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LWDL | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LWLL | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 | DLLD | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 22 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LL | |||
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 | Leeds United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | WWDDW | 2-1 | ||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | DDWDW | 2-1 | ||
 2 | 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | WLDWW | 4-1 | |
| 3 | 5 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | DWWLW | 2-1 | |
| 5 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | DWLDW | 3-2 | |
| 7 | 7 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | DWLW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | LWLWD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | DDLWD | 0-0 | |
 6 | 10 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | LWWDL | 1-4 | |
| 6 | 11 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 5 | DLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 | WLDWL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 | WLWLL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | 14 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 | LWLLW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 15 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | LWDLD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | 16 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | WLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | LWDL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 3 | LLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DDLD | ||
| 3 | 20 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | DLLWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | DLLDD | 1-1 | |
| 22 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | LLL | 1-2 | ||
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