TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 21, 1968 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 21, 1968 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- White Hart Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 LOST
- Half-time: 0-2
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Football Post (Nottingham) - Saturday 21 September 1968
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Bristol XI (Testimonial)
- League:
- Stoke City
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Apr 12, 1969
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2586 (of 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 1210 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 2854 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 4095 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 56 years, 9 months, 7 days ago
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Manager: Bill Nicholson
Prior form: LLDWDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Jimmy Greaves (10')
Cliff Jones (44')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Brian Williamson | Last game |
| 2 | D | 24 | Peter Hindley | |
| 3 | D | 25 | John Winfield | |
| 4 | D | 26 |  Terry Hennessey | |
| 5 | D | 35 |  Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Henry Newton | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Barry Lyons | |
| 8 | F | 29 | John Barnwell off for Colin Hall (11') | |
| 9 | F | 28 | Joe Baker | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Jim Baxter | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Ian Storey-Moore  (78') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 20 | Colin Hall on for John Barnwell (11') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | Phil Beal |
| 3 | D | Joe Kinnear |
| 4 | D | Mike England |
| 5 | D | Cyril Knowles |
| 6 | M | Alan Mullery |
| 7 | M | Terry Venables |
| 8 | M | Martin Chivers (65') |
| 9 | M | Alan Gilzean |
| 10 | F | Cliff Jones |
| 11 | F | Jimmy Greaves |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Jimmy Robertson (65') |
All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Sep 21, 1968)
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 | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.83333 | 16 | DWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.42857 | 14 | WWDWWD | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.37500 | 13 | WWDDWW | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.11111 | 13 | LWWWDD | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.85714 | 12 | WWDLWW | |||
| 6 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.00000 | 11 | WDDWDW | |||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.18182 | 11 | DWLWWL | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.18182 | 10 | DLDDWD | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.46154 | 9 | LLDWDW | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .75000 | 8 | WLWLDL | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .68182 | 8 | DWLLLW | |||
| 12 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .45455 | 8 | WLLDLW | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.11111 | 7 | LDDLWD | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .90909 | 7 | DLWDLD | |||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .85714 | 7 | LLWDLL | |||
| 16 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .83333 | 7 | WDDDLL | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .78571 | 7 | LWWLLD | |||
| 18 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .54545 | 7 | LWLDWL | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .69231 | 6 | WDWLDL | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .69231 | 6 | WLLWLD | |||
| 21 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .53333 | 6 | LDLDLD | |||
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .31818 | 3 | DDLLLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
 1 | 1 | Leeds United | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.71429 | 16 | WDWWDW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2.12500 | 16 | WWWWWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.42857 | 14 | WDLWWW | 4-0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.22222 | 14 | WDDWWD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | West Ham United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.00000 | 14 | WWWDDD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.27273 | 13 | WLWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 7 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.77778 | 12 | DDWDWD | 2-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.50000 | 11 | LDWDWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 9 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .88235 | 10 | LWLDLW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .86667 | 10 | LDDWDL | 0-4 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .68182 | 9 | WLLLWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .90909 | 8 | LWDLDD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .87500 | 8 | LWDLLD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 14 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .81250 | 8 | WWLLDD | 2-2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .80000 | 8 | DLDLDW | 4-0 | |
| 2 | 16 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .58333 | 8 | WLDWLD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | 17 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | .43478 | 8 | LLDLWL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.00000 | 7 | DDLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .73333 | 7 | DWLDLD | 2-2 | ||
| 4 | 20 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .73333 | 7 | DDDLLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 21 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .52941 | 6 | LLWLDL | 0-4 | |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .34783 | 4 | DLLLLD | 1-1 | ||